South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-24
Response to the Nominations.
The PnriScrsburg ISatiiicS-
ton Meeting.
COMMENTS ON THE TICKET AND THE
PLATFORM

ILATEORH.
We make the following extracts from the
Ca<ette's report Of the speeches made by
several gentlemen at the meeting called to
ratify the action Of the State Convention,
held at Parkersburg last Saturday night.
j. y. CAMDEN, ESQ, said All true Democrats
went TO the Convention with the purpose Of
sacrificing all selfish considerations for the good
oil the party, and to promote its harmony and
success. You are presented with good ticket,
one that deserves your confidence and support.
Inc nominee for Governor is IA native OF our
own State, lawyer of high standing in his pro-
fession man of pure and unbemished charac-
ter, courteous, frank and kindly in his bearing,
and what cannot be too highly app eciated, he is
honest in all his purposes. AS Democrat he IS
unwavoring in his convictions, but liberal in his
views, and charitable to those who differ with
him in opinion, and if elected will seek to pro-
mote the good of the whole people and the adj
varcement Of the lest interest Of the State. The
nominee Tor the Court Of App, ais c. L. I. Moore,
OF Mason county, is a gentleman Of distinguished
legal ability-a man of high character and great
personal popularity. He the Democratic
nominee for Congress in the third district two
years ago,and will be an ornament to the bench.
The other gentlemen on the ticket are equally
deserving OF your support and confidence, and
suited TO the position for which they selected.
In regard TO the platform, he had but a word TO
say, the committee on resolutions made ma jOrity
and minority report on the resolutions touching
the disfranchised in the State The majority re-
port favored in express terms the cons ttutional
amendment proposed by the last legislature
knowp as the Flick Amendment The minority
report which was adopted pledges the party in
general terms TO favor the most speedy means
Of enfranchising the DISTINGUISHED. Upon the
question OF Acknowledgement, there is no differ
ence of opinion amongst Democrats. All favor
II, and aim at the same result, and only differ
TO the best and most speedy means ofaccomplish-
ing 1t. lie and the rest of the Wood county DEL
egates favored endorsing the Flick Amendment
as means already inauguarated and well adj
vanced towards its contamination, but the
resolution as adopted, commits the party TO the
most speedy method, and a consequence if the
Flick Amendment is the most speedy method, We
sund committed To 1t, and on the other baud, II
there is any other means more speedy, that was
practicable, he would embrace it with all his
heart. So that after all, it was only the best
manner Of getting at the same result.
OKEY JOHNSON Esq made most eloquent
and telling speech. lie said he had attended the
Charleston Convention, which was one Of the
largest and most respectable ever convened in
the State. and was composed of some 500 dele
gates from every county in the State except two.
They all wanted TO harmonzc the Conservative
elements of the State and enfranchise the diSran-
chised. That two years ago the Radicals told US
that negro suffrage should not be enforced upon
the State without the consent of the people, but
that 1t had been done by the Fifteenth Amend
ment. hat the negroes were voting, while our
best and oldest citizens were disfranchised (Col.
Is. II. Foley said, 81 am one, and DR. Clark is
anOther.') That negroes had been appointed
Delegates 10 the Radical State Convention, aud
had been put upon the Executive committee Of
Mood county, and lie was glad 10 hear that many
Republicans had declared their intent ton to sup
port that party no longer-he had already heard
of eleven in Williams township alone. That the
Convention had sought to harmonic all the
Conservative element-ithad done so and now
asked to he endorsed.
Coz. J. VI. JACKSON paid high compliment TO
the candidates nominated. lie didn't stop TO in
quire about their political antecedents, if they
were right now--would take old line Wings and
old line Democrats, aud unite them all That
Mr.. Jacob WAS an old line Democrat W lille 9th
eTs on the ticket were old lLe Wings He paid
a glowing tribute to the legal abilities and per-
sonal character of Mr.. Moore the candidate for
Judge ofthe Supreme Court. The ticket en-
bTaced all the Conservative elements Of the State
and was tower Of strength to the Democratic
party. That wanted 10 promote the pros
perity OF the State and encourage emigration but
that il could not be done while the emancpated
slave was controlling the balot-boX and the fair
Anglo Saxon was made TO take back seats He
reminded the audience that Gov. Stevenson and
Gov Foreman had told them in that very Court
House that when any body said the Republican
party as in favor OF negro suffrage to set il down
rs "a Democratic lie and To cram the lie down
their throats.' Where's the lie now lie did
not mean To interfere with the negroes voting,
but did intend that the white man should vote.
WALTER :. SAsDs, Esq, being called for, made
n short speech He spoke in high Commenda-
ton Of ,lc action Of the Convention and the
character Of the ticket nominated, urging all
Conservatives to earnestly labor in its behalf
lie said the laws DISTINGUISHING so many white
men would ony he repealed 10y tie Democratic
party: that The Radicals would not repeal them K
did not intend TO. They passed them, and could
have repealed them at any time since but have
stcadHisilv refused TO do so. That last winter.
when they were pressed to the wall, they voted
for the Flick Amendment which merely promised
n repeal az some future day. and which could
al be taken back next winter, and at the same
time positively refused 10 change tie Registration
law that deprived Of vote thousands Of our best
citizens who had never aided the Coniedcacy