The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-16
The congre,. Election, oaee More.

The Congress Elections oaee More.
4 fen Democrats l.AIe.s IN this dis
tric; aye nsking frantic Efforts 10 get
Sonsbo.y to bod an election Tor Coz
gresA Col. WILSON himself, who is-or
ihiakI ne ia c.ndiIaie, IS personally
distributing eiyc1lur on the subject, not
addressed TO Say62iy 10 particular and
no. signed By anybody, eZcep; that it hAs
spp4nteI 10 /! the address Of the Demo
cratic Committee Of Lewis county. This
sno5yn31, circular is especially design
81 % iasirac! the CLERKS Of the sapervs.
oss aa4 officers Of election. II assumes,
OF course, as the Democratic papers have
done aimee the deiea. Of theiI candidate
in August, ths! the August election for
Congress dOa't CONT, and that the Code
authorizes en- election On the 24ih Of this
month Il qIo:es tae dicsGn Of Gea.
PATygLL's le:ts! to the committee, as il
that vas law toF the government 0! the
officer. retefTe3 to, snd s1gses;s that
they z.y Be p7aished hthey do no. opea
polls AMI ho!t 81 election, ~ which
Col WLsoS nsy b. voted tor, on the
24.a ias:.
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ing lbyss eisctg1E Ca3e tBe Oh Cyn-
sI:udyn, winch 61s5 the day 70: the Eeo-
srkl SIZE election, Inc LegHlst1re p.orld.
ed taAi members Of Congress should bs
elected on the same day. The new
Constitution changes the day foi
the general State election from
the fourth Thursday 70 the second Tues
dsy 0! October. The new Constitution
was IN operation before the ssesnd Tuez-
day Of this present October; and there
fore il The provision 0! the Code on the
subject can be held TO apply TO this years
Congressional election at al, it must fl II
either Dr the second Tuesday Of this
month or for August II that provision
0! the Code should remain unchanged,
the next Congressional election would en-.
q1estionably have TO be held oa the SC
Ond Tuesday Of October, that being the
day fixed By the Constitution, land sub.
stitutei in the Code By force OF i. for the
date BOW there and the Congressman be.
ing elected rs! the sGidn general State
election. But the Convention, the con.
s;itut!oa Masking power, BY providing FOX
q general State election this year in Az
gust, superseded such sa election in Octo-
Der; in oiher words suspended the Octo-
Der election for this year. And as the
election Of Congressman hsd 10 take place
when the general State election occurred,
il could for this year occur only in Au.
gust. There remained, therefore, not the
slightest authority anywhere tof holding
al election 10 October, this year, either On
the second Tuesday OF fourth Thursday.
The question remains, Of course, whethe.
there was any authority for even the An.
gust election TOR oHcers). We have held
and yet hold that there was none, claim.
ing that the only election it was compe.
tent for the Convention to order was on
liberalization OF rejection Of the cons.i.
t1uoa. b.! il the election Of officers at
tha! time, under order o. the Convention
be allowed 10 stand, 50 mus! the election
Of members Of Congress at the same time
and practically BY the same authority.
The officers who are threatened by Col.
WnAoS's circular are thei. own j1Ige,
oil the lsW and Of their official duty. We
Uust that unless they arc satisfied the DO.
sitions We have stated are erroneous, and
satisfied the Law does clearly and unmis.
tAkeably impose on them the duty Of hold.
ing an election on the 2iIh of this month,
they will not subject the Stsle to the er,
peuse otone. Ajudicious friend for whose
opinions on such q question we have great
respect, writes in q private letter as FOL
lows.
II see Wilson Is trying 10 make the race
on the Fourth Thursday Of this month
but upon what grounds am at a loss u
understand. There would have been
more show Of constitutionality In the
second Tuesday. l have never thought
the election in August for Congressmeu
valid; nor do l think anything can RENE.
dy the dilemma until Congress decides
sginSt all the claimants and the Governor
takes the proper steps TO fill the vacan.
cIes."
TIE Herald says that Mr.. sEwAnD's
narrative Of his travels around the world
may be considered as having been actual,
ly finished before his death. Al! thai
was required TO complete it to his OWE
satisfaction YAs his personal revision oil