Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-05-07
HESITATE CONVENTION.

adopted, WILDE nominated bysa Convention
which will meet at Parkersburg on the Both
of this month, aud Convention of delegates
from the different townships of our county
will meet on Saturday, the 25th day of May,
at ii o'clock, A. NJ, to appoint county dele
gates to the Parkersburg Convention.
The following paragraph we take from tho
Winchester Times:
JuDGE j. W. KENNEDY.-We learned tho
other day in Charlestown, that the friends of
Judge j. W. Kennedy would press his claims
eral of. West Virginia. Judge X. has always
been in sympathy with the. good people of
that State, for which reason the Radical Leg.
islature turned him out of Office 1t would
seem but fair that the victim of Radical ma
Lightly should now be rewarded by the Con-
servative party for his manly independence.
Judge Kennedy is too we'll known in our
county to render it necessary to give an ex-
tended statement of his course heretofore
He was opposed to secession, and during the
war was consistent Union man, though he
took no active part in the controversy. After
the war he was elected Judge of this circuit
but was almost Immediately removed from his
Office by the radical Legislature of the State
upon charges which every one in our COM
munity knows were false. The unjust course
of the radicals towards him, and towards the
people of this county and State generally,
caused him ever since the war to co, operate
heartily with the Conservative party of the
State. His friends claim that the unjust rer.
secutions of the radical party towards him, and
his active assistance in breaking the rule of
radicalism in the State, should commend him
to the favorable consideration of the people of
our State, and especially of our county, of
which he is native.
The only two State officers at present living
East of the Alleghanies are John j. Jacob,
Governor, and Joseph Sprigg, Attorney Gems
eral. Their friends, we understand, will pre-
sent their names to the Parkersburg Conven~
ton for nomination as candidates for the Of
fees they now hold respectively. John j.
Jacob is native of Hampshire county, where
he has resided always, except for a few years
when he lived in Missouri. He is LAWYER
of large experience and much ability, is in
the prime of life, being about Al wears of ACE
When the war broke out he resided in Mis-
souri,, and though originally opposed to seces,
sion, he always sympathized with the South.
lie, however, took no part on either side in
the internecine struggle; he has had con-
siderable experience In the performance of the
duties of Governor, and he is not a man who
would fail to profit much by such experience.
lie was ln ante>war times a Wing, pnliticallv
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county, Maryland, probably about SO wears of
age, he was a states-risht man and sympa>
thiZed of course with the South in the late
sectional struggle, hut took no part in it active
ly. Shortly after the war he moved from
Cumberland to MooreGeld, Hardy county
where he formed partnership with Judge
A4len-the Judge being then prohibited from
practicing law by the unjust laws then exist
ing in this State-Joseph Sprige then
young man was thus compelled to argue and
attend to the large practice of the firm 10 the
courts. And he showed himself fully equal
to meet this responsibility. Indeed he proved
himself to he a young man of great ability.
He has since the war had large experience
as lawyer, and has availed himself fully of
the opportunities afforded him. Like John
Jacob, he has considerable experience in
the performance of the duties of the Office
which his friends desire him to I'LL The
friends of Jacob and Sprigg urge with much
force that their claims to the offices thew hold
at present ought to be regarded as very strong.
First. because they have performed the duties
OF their offices in n manner satisfactory 10 the
people of the St'te Secondly, because they
received and accepted the nomination as can
didates for these offices formerly at time
when the Radicals were strong in this State.
and by great excrtons on their part and on
the part of their friends, the State was COM
pletely revolutionized, and Radcalism here
forever crushed. And lastly, because their
present term Of service has not ended. and
failure to nominate them would amount to
condemnation of them as unfit to fill their res
spective places-a position which probably
not member of the Parkershure Convention
will be prepared to urge. We leave the mat
ter to the delegates of the people, but deem
1t but right to set forth the claims of the
friends of these gentlemen to the support of
tire delegates from this county. Their resi-
dence East of the Alleehauies will no doubt
to a certain extent commend them to the
favorable consideration of our county men.
THE CHANCES OF THE CONTEST,
In 1868 thirty-four States, SAYS the New
York SIN, voted for President, giving to
Grant PA ELECTORAL votes, and to Sevmour