The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-02
RICHIE COUNTY.

Proceedings of the Radical Conven-
I tion-ways and means to Fleet
| Jacob and Defeat the New C0nsti-
| tutioB-A Paradise for Sore-hesds
| Richie County Will give Two
undred Majority for the DemOc.
| racy.
Editors of the Register:
One Of the greatest farces in the
shape Of a convention was held at the
Court House OF our county on Satur'
day, the 9th ult.
Jacob Hatfield was called to the
chair, aud C.. T. Dawson, editor Of the
West Virginia Sar, was appointed Sec
rotary.
The object of the meeting was ex-
planned by our mutual friend c. F.
Scott, which was two-fold in its char
acter: First, the devising of waas and
means to defeat the new Constitution !;
second, if that cannot be effected, then
to select candidates who are pure and
honest, without regard to party, to beat
the immoral ones nominated by the
Democrats on the 18th ult.
These preliminsries having been set
tied, motion was made that COM
mittee OF four be appointed, consisting
Of one from each township, to draft res
olutions expressive Of the sense OF the
convention.
After the appointment of the commit.
tee the Convention took recess for
about thirty minutes, and upon the an
nouncement OF the readiness Of the com.
mittee to report the Convention was
called to order, when John T. Nourse
reported three resolutions, which were
in substance as follows:
First-That we deem it inexpedient
for this Convention to nominate candi-
dates for the House of Delegates and
Presiding Justice.
Second-That we recommend to this
Convention the names of Felix Pruuty
and John P. Harris for the Legislature
and Presiding Justice, and that we will
use all honorable and honest means to
secure their election.
Third-That the Convention do now
proceed to nominate candidates for the
minor offices, viz: Sheriff. Clerk OF Cir
cult Court, Clerk of County Court. Pros
ecu'ing Attorney and Surveyor Of Lands.
Upon the adoption Of these resolu-
tons an excited debate ensued which
was participated in by Thos. E. Davis,
Larkin Peirpont, Daniel E. Cox, Jno.
T. Nourse and c. +. Scott. when by the
timely intervention of C. F. S. disso-
luton Of the body was prevented.
Still, doubling Thomas nor Daniel in
the lions den could become reconciled,
until they were both informed by one
of the older members OF the Convention
that they were like "The Grand Hoto-
tote OF the Celestial Order OF the
Ecampus Nitus, Eph. Bee" Pups
"weuld never get their eyes open until
their brains were knocked out" Twas
at loss to know where the old war
horse would begin to strike, but being
satisfied, after considering the matter,
that he knew his business. relieved
myself OF any further uneasiness about
| it. So the nominations for the minor
offices hereinbe'ore recited were made.
Then came the tug Of par as to the
endorsement OF Prunty and Harris.
Tommy aod Daniel had by this time re-
cuperated from the effects Of the blow
received short while before, and both
addressed the chair at once. The chair.
man being Blptist as well as doubling
Thomas, the latter was recognized by
the chair. Tommy expostulated, and
besought the Convention not TO pattern
after the Baltimore Convention and
nominate the refusals OF the Democratic
party. Il was not aware before that the
Baltimore Convention did that He
was loud in his proteststious against
Prunty and Harris, and wanted to know
if there was any man in the Convention
who could inform them Of the exac,
status of Prunty and Harris on the
Constitution; whereupou George W.
linn, aud, by the by, 3 fetafion Of
doubling Thomas, informed the Con-
veutiou that Felix was sound on the
Constitution, and would vote against it.
That was satisfactory to Tommy, and
he was sqHelched.
Daniel, from the Lions Dem, who
had an eye single to John, from the
isle OF Pa,mos," arose with roar,
and demanded to know if any good
brother could tell him how John P.
Harris stood on the Constitution
whereupon VIM. H. Douglass, who il
appears had kept an eye single to the
future prospects of John P.'s course,
announced that Johnny was all right,
and be pledged his vesscity as Q gentle.
man that John P. Harris was opposed
to the Constitution he knew it person
ally, because be had conversed With him
that morning upon the subject" where
upon Daniel ceased his roaring and
took refuge behind one of the pillars Of
the Court House, amid the deafenins
yells Of the Douglass faction.
Some doubts were still entertained q
to the exact status o. John OF the Isle
of mos-slthough Douglass had
vouched for him-and he was inter
viewed that evening on the subject-by
some gentlemen, when he informed
them that he (Douglass) was wholly
unauthorized to make . statement OIL
the kind referred to, and that he was q
constitutional man. This struck
terrorto those who pressed his claims
before the Convention. and he has been
interviewed and interviewed and inter-
viewed upon the subject all to no pur'
pose, until he has become sullen a. 4
boil and does nothing but shake biz
head when approached, all significant
o: fight.
Next in order being the nominations
lof ksaeesoya the chairman NJ TIA iunc.