The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-14
WEST VIRGINIA.
The True Significance OF the Late
EIection-Jaeob Greeley Man.
Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer


EIection-Jaeob q Greeley Man.
Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer
CHARLESTON, September 9.
The election in West Virginia has
resulted in the success OF John J
Jacob, the independent candidate for
Governor, and 10 the ratification of the
new Constitution. 1t will be remem-
bered that at the last election in this
State the Democratic party carried the
State by very large majority. A |e-
gitimate consequence OF this condition
of things was a swarm Of seekers alter
nomination for every office in every
county. OF course, OF the hundred can.
didates for each office only one could
be nominated, and the rest disappointed.
The County Conventions were generally
held before the State Convention, so
that when the State Convention was
called and nominated Mr.. Camden, the
friends of Mr.. Jacob had fair field for
operation upon the disatf cted OF the
party throughout the State. The Re-
publican Convention was in tie mean
time called to assemble at Grafton.
Ii was composed Of the gathered wis
dom Of the party in the State. 1's
policy was indicated by William E
Stevenson, and it was seconded and
carried ont by the well drilled followers
of this willy, ingenious and sche'niDg
politician. He advocated the renomi-
nation policy. and in week every Re-
publican politician had accorded hi-
acouiescence in the general pan. These
occurrences brought comfort and en-
couragement TO the friends OF Jacob.
A week later and it was sscertained
that as an independent candidate Mr.
Jacob could rely upon the united sup
port of the Radicals throughout the
State These, with the assistance which
he could naturally expect from the dis
appointed OF his own party, would ren
der his election tolersbly certain. Ap-
peals from men who had teen defeated
before Democratic Conventions were
mistaken for the disinterested, gushing
outpouriugs OF patriotic hears, and
solicitations which we're the offspring
OF wounded pride or wounded pockets
we're miscons,ruel intoevidences OF IN.
bounded personal, political and moral
| l.,o,;o, N tho Gavern0r
Possessed of q character that render
ed il easy for him to conceive thst the
people couldn't do without him, Cover.
nor Jacob at once gathered inspiration
( from these enthusiastic demands upon
his conscience, and at the urgent
solicitation Of many citizens" became a
candidate. He accepted the proffered
candidacy with becoming modesty. and
with an air OF conscious martyr1om
that left no room to doubt the enormity
of the sacrifice. The campaign was
conducted upon the priociple tha,
"speech is silver, but silence is gold.
No man asjusti6ed 10 the presumption
that Governor Jacob was for any thing
or any BODY bat Governor Jacob. Upon
the Greeley question be Was silent
Upon the question OF the adoption o.
the new Constitution be was silent
These two issues we're carefully and
studiously excluded from the Guber'
material contest and in no instsncs
we're they in any way made to marx
the distinction between Jacob aud Cam
den.
True enough Camden was .outspoker
Tor Greeley snd Tor the Constitution
and the same degree of msnliues'
would have 80 distinguished Mr.. Jacob
But he was paadsriss = the whins ssd