The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-21

BELOW is tho call for Il Convention al
Point Pleasant referred to in our columns
some time since. We print it at this late
day to gratify the urgent wishes of the
Point Pleasant Register and Parkersburg
Times. We have already expressed our
opinion OF the movement as uncalled for
and III advised. The call itself docs not
show in what way any good end is to be
forwarded by this meeting. We opposed
the separate Republican Convention
which some of Our military friends wanted
to hold in 1896, and We oppose this for the
same reason, viz: that If we are to have
but one Republican party we want but
one Convention. Wo do not want TO sec
one Republican Convention held for the
express purpose of debating to rcocrctng
another. Such experiments are exceed'
ingIy dangerous. 1t Is easy to start split
in this way which it would be very dill
cult to heal afterwards We DO not be-
lieve tho platform At Parkershurg will be
any broader in consequence Of the
Point Pleasant Convention. 1t Is
likely 10 be less liberal, because men
will tleIer to reasons urged inside the Con-
ventiOn which they would stubbornly re-
sist L brought in the shape OF u threat
from al outside body. For ourselves, we
have said from the start that Our fight for
liberal policy was inside, not outside, ol
our party. We trust our Point Pleasant
friends will be able yet 10 reconcile II SINH
lar course with their sense Of duty. Let
them bring forward their platform in the
Parkesburg Convention and make the
tight there. They will accomplish much
more there than by any movement that
looks to the coercion Of that body.
And why should these gentlemen 80
outside Of their party to effect their oh
jcctS Almost everything We have adVo'
Gated or desired has been effected inside
of our own organization. The Lcgisln-
turc, the authoritative exponent ofourpar'
", has inaugurated the cnfranChiscmcnt
desired. There is no reason to suppose
the Convention will antagonizc what
the Legislature has done. We look
nj the call again for explanation,
anil find It addressed to "thosc Re-
pubIiCans who favor the immediate
repeal of the prosCriptivc laws on our
statute books" &c, and find we cannot
agree with these gentlemen any more In
the object they profess than in the means
Of attaining 1t. Immediate repeal Of
the constitutional restriction is not practt'
cable. Immediate repcap Of the laws
whereby it Is To be enforced would tnNu'
gurate Immediate" notification Of an
important constitutional provision, and
the disfranchised wOuldbe voting u couple
Of years III utter disregard Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State. If this Is what our
Point Pleasant friends seek, We cannot, in
that matter, go with them.
Here is the document as taken from the
Point Pleasant Rtyister::
Mn, EDTToR:-It has been suggested Il
us that the Liberal minded men OF the Re.
publican party ought to hold q convention
sometime in June next, We are iaVOra'
bic to this suggestion. The proposition
Is right and proper under the Circuni'
stances. Those Of the Republican party
who are in favor Of the immediate repeal
Of the prOscriptive laws on our statute
books, and who favor tho entfanchise,
mcut Of those who arc now deprived oi
the ballot because Of their participation
In the late rebellion, should assemble To-
gcthcr in State convention and determine
on what will be their course in the coming
campaign. If such convention Is held
at an carly day and before our State con
vGntion TO nominate candidates Is held, II
will result in harmoniZing the disatlcctcd
portions of the party. Such u convention
GAElluk uuL IGoulb III bICNt 6OOO W NHAt
whole party by uniting and working 10
gcthcr upon n broad, liberal, lnagnani
nous and comprehensive platform.
We say hold a Convention ut Poini
Pleasant on Thursday, June 1st, 1870. l
this meets with n favorable response from
the press, We hope they win see to II, thai
full delegations from all tho counties il
the State arc present Mt the proposed con
vention Of Liberal Republicans
lSignOd,l JOHN n. PHELPS.
F. W. SIssoS,
WM. FRENCH,
F. A. GUTHRIE,
OLIVER PnELPs,
In. PoLsLEY,
} HENRY DEEM,
s. CoMsToCK,
GEO. W. TIPrETT,
} W. ]. ALLEN.
MoRRIs SEIDLER,
j. N. REYNOLDS,
EDWARD B. ST. JoHE.
..... c. T. LATHAM, .
JAMES BARNETT,
1 B. SMooT,
o. N. GREER,
H..J. GREER,
JouN KAVBURE,
PAUL VoLLERT.