The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-07-25

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found no one at the wharf to receive them
and conduct them to some place prepared
for their reception, Gas believe is aiwsys
customary on such occasions but were
'cf. to seek lodging as best they could in
strange place. This gross neglect to pro.
vide for them on their arrival at night,
was followed the next morning by con.
temptious Indifference to their presence;
not delegate from Jackson county, nor
even a citizen Of Ravenswood called upon
them or recognized their presence, which
the smallest instinct Of courtesy or polite.
ness would at once demand Of anyone how.
ever ignorant they might be Of wha. was
required ofthem on such an occasion. We
walked over the town and loafed 10 the
stores, and BY various ezpedeuts tried to
pass off the time until the delegates from
Jackson aud Roane should arrive; but when
at II o'clock there was no preparation made
fox meeting, and no one seemed to know
who the jackson delegates were, it was
proposed to 60 to the Academy aud organ.
i-e the Convention, if possible. Accord.
ugly the Kanawha delegates together with
Nj Wells, delegate from Roaue, Mr.. G.
3 Grow. of jackson, and some few Of tho
citizens of RaveDswOod, proceeded to the
Academy which fortunately We found open.
and one of the delegates from Kauawhs
county rang the bell. After oil were as.
scmblel, whom it was thought would come,
tue meeting was called together and organ
lzed according to the official report pub.
lished in your paper, which will not re.
tearse here.
To show the animus with which the two
upper counties went into the Convention
Immediately after the temporary Chair.
m4a took bis seat, q delegate from jackson
made a motion to adjourn sine die, which
il it had been acted upon would have re-
suited as he wished as it was then but q
primary meeting, and the citizens Of IA.
veaswood prescn, ouiuumbered all the DEL
ega.ts. After some discussion the mo,ion
was withdraw.
One of the delegates from Mason county
before the temporary Chairman took his
seat. think, or soon afterwafd, evidently
with the appreciation Of his colleagues from
the Valley counties, proposed that in order
to insure harmony in the district, il the
counties Of jackson and Roano would
make in open contention proposition to
adjourn sine de aud let both the gentle
men whose names 1t Vas supposed would
be be'o,a Ian Contention, 60 before the
?, epic upon their respective merits. ,hut
,iey - the delcga'cs-from the other three
couA.es would accele to the proposition.
Tie proposition was silently ucquiesced in
3na! toe temporary Chairman took hi, seat,
when he moion before referred to, wal
maae 10 lie discussion that arose upon
ne notion. a delegate from Jackson stated
that he understood the delegate from Ma.
soa to represent an unqualified proposition
to adjourn sine ,liG, wbieh was Immediate
y denied by the member from Mason, and
Notwithstanding the correction at the time,
The same gentleman reiterated his state
neat after the organization Of the Conven-
too. Other delegates from Jackson sta.
ted that tla, was the understanding Of tho
delegates from Jackson and koano, aud
that iaey would now withdraw from the
Souvention The delegate from Roane
stated that ne did not understand il in that
way, bat that he understood the gentle
man from Mason TO propose just what he
sto'ad he did propose None are so
blind as they that will not see, and none
50 deaf as those who DO not wish to hear
Alright
The JacSsontes accused the delegation
from the Valley counties Of being packed
IN the interest Of Hon James ". Hoge.
Le, US see hoy that was: Kanawha coun-
ty at her Convention held in June. in
''ructed her delegates to vote for Judge
tioge. Pursuant to appointment, two del
gates we're present from kauawha and
,ast the vote of that county for Judge
Hoge. Putnam loft her delegates free to
act as to them seemed best Seven dele
gates were present from Putnam
aud six cast their votes for Judge
loge Mason left her delegates free
Two Tere present and cast the vote of the
cOun,, Tor Judge Hogc. | defy any man
ope!E out any unfair or undue means
that were used to secure the votes of Ka.
uawha Putnam and Mason county dele.
gajss Tor Judge Hoge The people Of
these three counties will give the lie to
,uch charge on the cd Of August, aud
pay a lust tribute to the deservedly high
rapu'a:ion Of Judge Hogo as lawyer and
q Judge.
IT, you willbea with me little longer,
| wish to say few words about the people
Of Jackson who took partin the Couven-
tiou. On the morning before the Conven.
ton assembled, they held meeting in the
office of Dr.. H. B. Hoyt, and there dc.
termneJ dat the name of their candidate
j 0scnh Smith. Esq should not Be