The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-05
THE sTRAIGHT.OUTs.

As has been generally anticipated, the
straight out" Democratic Convention
has resulted in "mere sound and fury
-signifying nothing" A few self
constituted representatives met at Lou.
isville on Tuesday; organized q Con-
vention, and completed their "busi-
ness" yesterday. The Convention
seems to have been composed Of men
who went to Louisville without any
other authority than that they assumed
for themselves; without appointment
by any constituency; without creden-
tials from any body of the people;
without any of the certificates usually
held necessary to secure recognition in
a representative assembly. The pro-
ceedings Of the Convention are there
fore entitled to the respect that would
be shown to the opinions Of any other
equal number of citizens selected at
random from the population OF the
United States; no more aud no less.
For instance, what convention of the
people authorized anybody to speak for
West Virginia in that assemblage Z?
Who appointed three or four citizens Of
Harrison county to represent the State?
The gentlemen who answered when the
name of West Virginia was called went
to Louisville Of their own motion and
answered simply for themselves. Their
votes bound nobody but Themselves and
were in accord with nobody's opinion
but their own. The same is true con.
corning other States. A hundred or
more gentlemen have assembled
at Louisville and without author.
ity from any human being under
the sun except their own sweet selves
have assumed to be the National Dem
ocratic Party" and to nominate csndi-
dates whom all who profess to be Dem
ocrats must support. The emptiness Of
their claim to represent the Democratic
party of the nation is sufficiently illus
trated by the case of the West Virginia
delegates who had no authority except
that which they assumed for them
selves. ..... ...
The proceedings Of the Convention
are sufficiently .ludicrous. A long letter
from Hon. CHARLES O'CoNoR Of New
York, is read. closing with this EN-
phatic and psremptory sentence; ,.. !
Love OF that absolute independence
which cannot now be maintained in
public office, q desire to promote your
success instead of impeding it, and
belief that can thus best perform my
individual quota OF. public service. have
created in my mind an unaLterable
resolus to remain in private station
This letter, including the sentence
above quoted, is made the platform"
of the party. aud upon thissplatform
Hon. CHARLES o CoNoR is nominated as
a candidate for the Presidency! Upon
his letter of declinstiou, he, lie thrust
forward to receive the suffrages Of the.
members of the Convention. His asser.
ton that be is not and will not be a
candidate is made the excuse for in
sisting upon his candidacy, and the fact
that he will not serve if elected is to
be urged as q reason why he should be
voted for.
The subsequent naming OF JOHN
QUINCY ADAMS as q candidate for the
Vice Presidency is Of . piece with the
nomination Of an impossible candidate
for the first place upon the ticket.
There 10 no more reason to expect that
Mr.. ADAMS will consent to remain in
the position in which he has been placed
than there is to expect Mr.. 0CoSoH
to accept nomination that he
has peremptorily declined. The whole
tenor Of the proceedings Of the Conyen-
ton is to make it the broadsst farce Of
the period. and it only needed the live
burlesque supplied by the presence OF
GroReR Francis TRAIN and bis frequent