The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL COAvEN.
TON.

fION.
On Tuesday, August 9th, just one
week from to-day, the Democratic Con-
eressional Convention for the First Dis.
trict is to be held in the town Of Clarks-
burg, Harrison country. The circum-
stances which have led to the fixing
Of this date instead Of that originally
contemplated, have already been ex-
planned and are, we believe, satisfactory
to the Democrats of the District. The
time is comparatively short, it ID true
but measures have been adopted for
notifying the people Of each county,
and it is expected that every county in
the District will be regularly repre-
sented in the Convention. Two i'm
portant things are to be done; first, the
selection of Democratic candidate
for Congress; and, secondly, the
selection of q Presidential elector fog
the District.
Until within a few weeks
past, there was little if any doubt that
Hon. JOHN j. DAVIS would receive
unanimous denomination for second
term. His having recently declared
e
himself opposed to the National Demo
cratic nominees; opposed to the policy
Of the Democratic party in West Wiz.
ginia; and opposed to the ratification
of the new Constitution; has rendered
it impossible for the Democracy OF
the First District, consistently, to sup
port him at this time. The Convention
will therefore find it necessary to look
for another candidate.
Some care must be exercised in the
choice of Presidential Elector. The
candidates nominated by the Demo-
cratic Convention at Baltimore are
Liberal Republican" whose platform
of principles is in accordance with
Democratic sentiment as to the policy
that should be pursued in the adminis-
tration of national affairs. The move
ment for the election of GREELEY and
BROWN is not confined to the Demo-
cratic party, but all over the country,
in every State, thousands of Republi.
cans are giving their support to the
liberal cause. There are many Re-
publicans in this State who are thor
sughly tired of the usurpations OF
President GRANT and will labor to
prevent his reelection. 1t is no more
than right that this political element
should find cordial recognition at the
hands of the regular Democratic party
here, to the end that all the friends Of
the election of GREELEY and BROWN
may cooperate harmoniously in the
labors OF the campaign, and we, at
least, would very cheerfully yield our
assent to the appointment of Liberal
Republican as Presidential Elector in
this Congressional District.
At the same time, it is apparent to
all who reflect upon the matter that in
this State the contest between GREELEY
and GRANT will be virtually decided on
the 22d of August. If the Democratic
party in West Virginia should be de-
feated and disorganized and the new
Constitution rejected at that time, il
needs no prophet to show that the
chances in the November election will
be decidedly in favor Of GRANT. Such
will be the decentralization and discour.
agement OF those who are now laboring
for Democratic success, that it will be
well nigh impossible to rally the
party so as to present an uni
ted front in November; while
the GRANT men, elated, encouraged and
flushed with what they will inevitably
regard as their victory, will be in much
better shape for the Presidential contest
than their opponents can assume. The
present struggle is therefore one in
which all the opponents of Grantism
the Liberal Republicans, as well as the
Democrats, are interested upon the
Democratic side. No GREELEY man
can afford to see the new Constitution
rejected nor the Democratic ticket de
feated on the 22d of August next. If
then, the Liberal Republicans Of
West Virginia are sincere in their de-
sire for GRANTS defeat and are anxious
to assist in carrying this State fol
GREELEY and Brown, now is their time
to act.
THE JACOB men all admit that they