The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-07-04
Gov. Jacob.

ton TO the Iubernatorial chair OF this
State. This action on the part OF Gov.
Jacob was not altogether unlocked for. az
We had heard limitations Of It at the State
Convention, which. after having assembled
lcf. no hope or show Of success Tor BIS
Ezcelleucy, be refused to allow biz name
to 20 before that nominating body.
His course now. proves concluslve'V
that be did not allow bis name to 60 be-
fore the Convention, because be wanted
an excuse to run ss 40 Independent can
didate. With the hope that be might be-
come the great Radical leader that was Ia
re.ius'a,e 10 power the party that had di'.
graced and we|.nigh ruined tue little State
of West Virginia. Governor Jacob is no"
fully and fuirIy before the people as the
Radical candidate for Governor lie ia
supported by the Wheeling lahu'gencer.
the Pnrkcrsburg State journal, (ez-Go7.
ernor S.evenson's paper) the Mason Couu.
ty Journal and every Radical paper in
State. Not q single Democratic paper
10 the State as far ns We have seen, sup
ports him, but oil deprecate bis action :
Not a Democratic paper 10 the State will
support and advocate his reelection.
What Gov. Jacob expects to gain BY
this sudden change Of bis political trout
is beyond our conception. lie cannot
hope to carry enough Of the Democratic
vote with him 10 secure his election. BY
bis course be has everything to loose and
nothing to gain. We do not believe that
Stevenson 4 Co., can unite the Radical
vote upon him, and il be does get every
Radical vote 10 the State he would still
need some ten thousand more votes to
insure bis election. r.,
We do not know Of single Democrat
10 Mason who will vote for Gov. Jacob
There may be some, but We have not heard
Of them. Our voters are generally inclin-
ed to stick to the nominees, and vote their
ticket straight
The Radical boast that the Democratic
party is divided. and dissatisfied, with
their nominees, on both State and county
tickets, is all bosh. The dissensiou 10 this
county is very small, il any. and they will
ind It to be SO 90 the 4th Thursday 10
August.
An exchange 10 speaking Of Gov. Jacob
saws: John j. Jacob is the "boltiEg' can
dids.e for Governor. We have been salts
fed Of this fac. for . long time. When .
man is pretty veil known TO another tho
Judgment which is TO be formed Of bis 'n'
tended action is made up Of this knowl'
edge ofhis character. and Of what be is
doing and what others are doing in bis in
terest. Putting these two elements TO-
gethcr for Judging Of Mr.. Jacobs iu'eu'
ton, We have long since been satisfied Of
what bis course was to be. 10 the 6rs|
place, be passed by the most able, coOs1s'
tent and upright men Of the Democratic
party 10 different parts Of the State; men
Of tried honor and fidelity to the rights oil
the State; and appointed extreme Radi'
calls in their stead to places Of trust and
character. These outside appointments
we're not Of Liberal Republicans" but Of
men who never abandoned party tactics
and il is believed that most Of them nov
T.
support Grant lie was Q candidate fol
nomination prior to the Democratic Con-
ventiou; be vas there in person to pro
mote his schemes; he was there 10 consul
tation with his own friends in that body;
he remained d candidate until he saw that
the Convention composed Of the talent,
age, experience and probty Of the STATE
from the most widely deserved points o
its population, from Hancock to Monroe
ttom Jefferson to Mcdowell, from Mary
iloud to the Ohio, were in favor Of Mr.
Camden, and that but few were 10 his owl
favor. As man Of honor he was pledged
to abide BY the nomination. As a man o
p.;sc;pls he would. not accept 40 election
by the Grant party.
W W. Miller, Esq, iuformstbe Wheel