The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-25
Gov. Jacob Before the People.

Gov. jacob Before the People,
We print this morning an announce.
ment from Governor JACOB that he
is an independent candidate for re-
election as Governor. The announcement
Is modest, tersc, decisive. Mr.. jacob
does not explain or apologize for the step.
&c has no need to. The people Of the
State arc aware Of the reasons that make
his candidacy necessary to the welfare Of
the State. 1t need only be said that Gov.
JACOB has yielded to the urgent solicita.
ton Of hundreds Of the most reputable
and influential Democrats throughout the
State. Letters have gone up to him from
all quarters, signed in some counties by
hundreds Of Democratic voters, calling
upon him to do what he does, this morn.
ing. 1t was such q call as no man ought to
disregard. Wecan assure our readers in all
sincerity that Mr.. JACOB has been made
candidate by no mere faction, His
supporters in his own party are numerous,
powerful and enthusiastic in every county.
II the Republicans OF the State support
Mr.. JACOB with heartiness and unity, as
we think they ought and trust they will,
he will sweep the State like whirlwind.
Mr.. CAMDEN and his friends know this,
and have been thoroughly alarmed at the
prospectof his candidacy. When this
announcement goes out over the State
they will be little less than panic stricken.
To our readers in other counties we
may say, that leading and influential
Democrats here, who are enthusiastically
for JACOB, pledge Ohio county to give
him at least two thousand majority. We
hear similar reports from some other
counties in the Panhandle; but we leave
other counties 10 report Tor themselves,
and ask that the friends of JACOB in
every county will send US news Of the
uprising in their localities.
One word as 10 the nature Of tho con.
test before u.s. AS VIC understand this
revolt against the Parkersburg nomina-
ton, the objection is not so much per-
sonal one against the man nominated. It
ia against the manner OF the nomination.
against the influences and agencies that
secured it, and against the men to whose
objects the election Of the nominee would
contribute, nplain English, the Parkers.
burg Convention was packed by ring OF
which MIR. CAMDEN had become mem.
Der; he would be elected by the efforts of
that ring il at all; and he would be run
by that ring II elected. The organs Of
that ring are the Charleston Courier
edited by the State Printer, the
Wheeling Register, edited by the State
Printers "employe," partner,) and the
Parkersburg Times and Gazette, owned by
Mr.. CAMDEN and edited by his money.
Another important member OF The ring is
aSenator OF the United States, who rep.
resents the B. o. \ Railroad Companyand
who Is working to secure that Company
another instrument in the person OF Mr.
CAMDEN.
These are the leading members Of the
combination that ran the Parkersburg
Convention, who seek to obtain full con-
troll Of their party and throughit Of the
=
State, IT, against their schemes that'a
very large and influential portion Of
that party protests in the candidacy Of
Governor JACOB, 1t is an antag onist
Of that ring, as the representative Of
honest administration and as tho standard
bearer Of all Democrats who are not will.
ing to sacrifice purity in the State govern.
ment in a blind obedience to the DEGREES
Of packed Convention, that Gov. JACOB
has come forward in themodest announce.
ment that we print to-day.
There are times when the responsibility
Of deciding contest, oils upon the mi
nonty party. Such time is the present
This is now the responsibility of the Re.
publicaus in West Virginia. The futility
the faulty of making aRepublican ticket,
under existing circumstances we viii not
argue. 1t seems to us no argument is
needed. The dominant party offer US
on the one hand a, candidate around
whose nomination there is an odor
Of intrigue, and around whose stan
dard rally all the buzzards OF the
party. On the other they offer us a
caudidatexho antagOnizes all the corrupt
elements that cluster around the regular
nominee. One or the other of these men
will be next Governor, and is for US, the
minority The Rennhlicnns Of Tho s.a.0