The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-23
-. WAITER OF HISTORY.

MATTER OF HISTORY.
Among the candidates on the Radical
ticket for members Of the Constitutional
Convention we find the name OF DANIEL
PECK, Esq, who solicits Democratic
votes for his election. We would fall
short Of doing our duty to the people OF
the county did we fail to remind them
of one incident Of this gentleman )
political course since he came to reside
in this community; an incident which
serves to show how lightly he REGARDS
political honor, and the facility with
which he serves both GoDand mammoh
especially the latter.
In 1868 when the Republican party
in this Judicial Circuit had outraged
the social and professional sense of our
community by the nomination Of a can
didate for the office Of Judge; when
the members OF the bar, almost without
distinction OF party, revolted and re-
telled agains. the outrage perpetrated
upon the dignity OF the bench,
and the fair and legitimate use
fulness of the legal profession
Mr.. PECK was one Of the foremost TO
call upon a worthy and respected
Christian lawyer in this city and urge
him TO become a candidate for the
Judseship. The members Of the bar
with great unanimity and with sin
cere desire TO redeem the judicial office
and purify the administration OF the
law, pledged their support to JAMES
PAUL., Esq, and secured his consent &c
become a candidate. This movement
on the part of the Republican as wei
as the Democratic lawyers OF this coun
tv, excited against them the bitter per
sonal hostility of the Republican nom
inee, a man who. it is not too much tt
say, sometimes permitted his persona
preiudices and resentments TO display
themselves in the courtroom TO th(
detriment OF the offending attorney anc
his cause In fact this infrmity o
disposition was commented upon anC
condemned by Mr.. PECK and was urgel
by him as reason why he in common
with other members OF the bar desired
Mr.. PAUL. s consent to serve.
Well, what was the result? Think
ing that this judicial hostility to Tia
Ohio county bar might be turned t
good advantage by him in case OF Mr.
PAu!Ls defeat, he turned Direct.
around and laJorca earnestly for the e/ee
ton otthe Rspnblicaa nominee. And ate
Mr.. PAUL. had been fairly elected b.
the people, and wien it required vic
lation Of law to secure the office for hi
opponent, Mr.. PECK contributed Of "hi
great legal learning and bis eminen
ability" to defeat the choice Of the ia
and OF the people Of the circuit. II
was to have it all his own way; h
would lie LAWYER, judge, and as far a
possible, the jury; he would be the sol
guide, counsellor and friend OF Inn
,~I-e 90. ape" tho Lonoh, and need tea
Ito rival at the judicial ear. By one o
tho most in!anOuS ANA outrageous ">
cisions that ARTHUR !. FOREMAN, then b,
virtue olthc registration law Governor
of the State. ever made, Mr.. PECK
treachery to Mr.. PAUL. was made sue
cessrul and the certificate of election
was awarded to the Republican nom
! inee.
This is q matter OF history. 1t
truth will be attested by every member
of the Ohio county bar, and by ever,
citizen who remembers the c!rcum
stances OF the judicial contest. Mr.
PECK is now a candidate to represen
this county in the Constitutional Con
yention. He cannot be elected witho0
receiving the votes Of the men who
supported JAMES PAUL. for Judge il
1899