Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-06-28

PARKERsBURa, June %.
About two hundred and fifty delegates, in
GLIDING about twenty negroes, from the coun-
ties outside of Wood, attended the Republican
State Convention among the butchers stalls of
the market house here today. After the APP
pointnent of committees, Tom Swami, of
Charleston, Rebel who would not fight, a
Radical who can't vote, turned the meeting
into mob by brutal and indecent attack
upon the Democrats, whom he styled coward>
", miserable sneaks, black livered scoundrels,
&C. Judge Brown, of jackson, was so much
disguised that he refused to follow Swami,
although loudly called for. Other speakers
refused to talk after such mess of black
guardism.
In the afternoon Judge r. s. Brown, of
Jackson, was made permanent President, and
the proceedings which followed the permanent
organization are without parallel for indecency
and turbulence in the history of West Vir-
ginia politics. A noisy and disgraceful row
occurred over the basis of representation
The Pan. Handle wanted to represent the
party vote and the DISTINGUISHED counties
wanted the legislative or population basis
Koontz, * of Jefferson, headed
one of the opposing gangs, and John 4. Hub
bard (white) the other.
After wranglng for an hour, the vote was
taken by the tellers, and after threatening to
bolt if defeated, the Koontz crowd won, num-
bers on both sides repeating, by passing be-
tween the tellers several times. Another
loud and lengthy quarrel ensued on the pre-
sentation Of the platform.
A resolution recommending the adoption
of the Flick amendment failed by large
majority in the committee on Resolutions, as
! H.
swindles Of Congress.
The bitter enders of tho committee de-
manded that the party should not be COM
mitted to the Flick Amendment. This being
conceded, the more extreme of them wanted
to ignore it altogether. This lead to two re.
ports, the majority approving the action of the
last Legislature in submitting the amendment,
but absolving the party from supporting it,
and the minority recommending that rebels
be enfranchised as soon rs they give evidence
of fidelity to the Radical party. Newlin
(white) and G. D. Hubbard (white) wrangled
over this for a long timo, but the majority
report finally triumphcd.
The old ticket was then ro>nominated as
follows:
Govcrnor-W. L. Stevenson (white)
Secretary of State-J. NJ. Pipes (white).
Treasurer. A. MocauIcy (white).
Auditor--Thomas Borgess. (white).
Judge of the Supreme Court-James Fl.
Brown (white).
Attorney Gcneral-A. 3. Caldwell (whitel.
Flick (white) was candidate for Attorney
General, but received only one hundred and
eighty votes out of seven hundred. The
"bitter cnders" were not content with the
defeat of his platform. but extended their
enmity to him personally, and are now rejoic-
!, H. II, f,sa
are intensely mortified and many of them will
not support the ticket
The Liberals of the Convention arc dis
gusted with Hubbard for not insisting upon
pledging the party to the amendment, and
claim that he deserted them because they
were so badly outnumbered.
The platform asserts the equality of the
races, endorses the Fifteenth Amendment,
and commends the reception into loyal COM
munion of such rebels as have worked for the
Radical party. 1t endorses the Legislature
for submitting the constitutional amendment
to the people, but absolves the party from sup
porting it. 1t demands the strict enforce
ment of the disfranchsing laws, and liberal
expenditures to attract settlers from other
States, and invites all who desire the removal
of political inequalities to enter the service of
the Republican party.
The Liberal resolution that failed so badly
in committee recommended the adoption of
the proposed amendment to the constitution
for comforting suffrage impartialy on all male
citizens of the State.
A movement to endorse the State Execu-
tive Committee was opposed so bitterly that it
was abandoned without being brought before
the Convention.
The Convention adjourned with no thanks
to anybody.
McGrew was nominated for Congress in the
Second District.