Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-10-19
Extracts.
We make the following extracts from the
Spirit:

We make the following extracts from the
Spirit:
Hos. A. L. BoTELEG-This gentleman is
supported ed,torial'y 10y ;le Sncphe.d,sown
He5jS'e, as % candidate 70, Iuis District We
much p.e'c. NJ. Lucas, bat w support Col.
B0Jt'er. q COO ste. II he should oe 50 fortunate
"a, 10 rece ye the uou nation. He nas al least
the me Il Of never having appeared ashamed
of lis war record. We think. therefore tuat
If me were to %, iato Congress. he would have
the mora S;3u.ua TO resist ANY seductive offer
by tire Eepuu cans however advantageous ts
hi, pe-soaa. IKE ssts it might at FIST appear
to be-Sprt juac 25h.
CoNyENTI5NS-Up to thistime. conventions
seem 20 have been considered IN TINS State, the
most .els be method Of aSceiaiujng nc rela-
tive strength Of TIE respective candidates for
party holoyS. But expo elce has shown that,
6y the uufl'le,S o. the representatives. of the
pat;y ju the mla;ioGcolveu;iols men WHO.
If not actu v d'sjasteIl., at least not the
choice of the party, are selected as tue
standard bearers aIoIud whom all Of the t'u'y
faithful are expected to rally with great enthu-
siasm in the political ceutests.-6PiJ1t lime
25h.
Dun COUNTY CoNv1NTIoN.-In an editorial
article OF ours headed conventions which
appeared some weeks ago, we think we showed
how Almost impossible it is in conventions to
prevent unfair combinations, Jy Jrtjcb persons
not the choice Of tie purity are forced rgoR Il.
Feeling assured that the people would, sooner
or later, take the matter into thei- own hands,
we advised the system known as the P.ima-
ny Election System by which Eastern Nir-
g MIA had SO eiec,ua'ly wre,ted political power
from tho hands Of the arpet-baggers and ne
sross.-SYint, July 25d.
The Hon. A. L. Boteler is aR independent
candidate for Congress, and in the present dis
organized condition of The party, Will most as
sarediy carry this county. BE kelley, Hamp-
SHIRE Hardy, aad we really believe the entire
District, against any party-c0nvention nominee
whose past is, with or without reason. so OBJ
uoXious that many Wi. not and can not, under
any circumstances, vote for him We are no
prophet nor are We the son of prophet, but
we wish 1t recorded here iC- future reference,
that We predict that, unless the Grafton Con-
veut.0n dominates either Mr.. Martin, Mr.
Dowuev, Mr. Lucas, or Mr. Somebody against
whom there is not in bis own party, with or
without cause, the strongest poss Die objection
the party nominee will be beaten by the IN
dependent candidate on the 4th Thursday in
October next. The nomination of the Hon
Chas Jas. Faulkner, for Congress from this
District,l Whose past Is 50 Objectionable that it
cauuot be stood by many OF ms own party, Sc
cures the election Of the Hon. A. r. Boteler. or
some other Independent candidate, and the
DemocIaUc-Conservative party OF this District
will again suffer the dis2rsauIz,ug eject Of de-
ieat.-Spird sept. 3rd.
OvE CoNCEEssIoNAL CoNvENTI1N.-Dcfore
she next Issue OF eur paper, this Convention
Will have assembled at Graltoa aud will have
put forward a candidate for the SURFACES
Of the Democratic Conservative party of this
District. Oar late Gubernatora and Sena-
toral election on the 22ud ult, should be an
instructive lesson to the Delegates to Grafton.
O o
Everywhere the party is giving evidence Of
Reorganization aud the fact can be attributed
to nothing else than that our Conventions. in-
stead Of selecting, as the party standard bear
CTS. men around whom the party can rally with
enthusiasm, either trade oil the choice Of their
constituents, or select men whose past is too
indeIib,y stamped upon the recollecIions of all
ever 10 be iorsotten.-Spiri, Sept Srd