The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-12
LETTER FROM wETZEL.
Political Matters--SynOpsis Of Adj
dresses of Messrs. Good and Daven-

POI1I1cAI IuatterS--Sy hOpsiS VI Au-
dresses of Messrs. Good and Daven-
port.
WILEY IL BoUGHNERs STORE,
WETZEL COUNTY, w. VA,
August 8, 1874. }
Editors of the Register:
According to announcement, the Dem
o,rats of Wetzel assembled at this point
to-day for the purpose of taking steps
toward the county organization for the
fall campaign, as well rs to appoint dele
yates to the Congressional Convention at
Ellenboro on Thursday next, and, last,
but most important, to hear addresses
from Mr.. J. Hanson Good and Dana l..
Hubbard, who were announced TO speak
on the political ISSUES of the day. 1t was
also understood that Col. Ben Wilson
would probably be present, rs well as Mr..
Fontain Smith, of Marion, one Of the
candidates for State Senate. Owing to
some unforeseen accident, Mr.. Hubbard
could not attend, but sent in his place
that genial. wholc-soulcd young Demo-
crat. Mr.. George O. Davenport. Mr..
Good and Mr.. Davenport came down to
New Martinsville on Friday afternoon
and spent the night there and rode over
to this place this morning. The morn
ing was very inclcmcnt, the rain falling
heavily and necessarily. But tn"
Young gentlemen did not back ont
Tor this, but rode bravely over
the twelve miles of rough country road
to the meeting. They reached hele
soaking wet and very muddy, but they
received hearty reception from McssrS.
Wiley and Boughncr and were soon COM
fortably fixed in Mr. Boughners resi-
dcncc adjoining the store. Although
the weather was SO bad some two hun
bred people were present, all having rid
den there through the drenching rain,
some of them having ridden over twenty
miles.
After partaLjng of n bountiful rcpast
spread by Mr. Boughner, the meeting
was called to order in the large tobacco
warehouse belonging to Messrs. Wiley
II Boughncr by the Chairman Of the
County Executive Committee. Mr. JAS.
Guthrie was made permanent President
and Me>SrS. CuSick. Martin, Cochran,
Stone. Moore and Newman Eicc-Prcsi-
dents. and Mr.. K. Grouse Secretary. y
motion to do away with the old primary
system of nominating candidates and
adopt the convention system, was adopt
cd. but Il motion to do away with system
also and give every candidate Il chance
to run on his own hook, was unanimous
" voted down. A committee was then
appointed to select delegates to the ElleG-
horo and Senatorial Conventions, after
which NJ. L. ). Hall introduced Mr..
}. HANSON GOOD.
Mr.. Good opened by saying that only
for the remark made by his worthy
friend who introduced him, stating that
ne. Mr.. Good, was the candidate for Con
yr,s.. he would not here mention his
own name. But he could only say that
he was a candidate on the true Demo
cratic platform. Against his worthy OPP
poncnt. Col. Wilson, he would speak, he
said. no word He had not come to blow
his own norm, much less to utter one hard
word about Colonel Wilson. Then MIR.
Good announced that he would devote
his time entirely to national politics,
leaving the State and local matters en-
,irrlv to Mr.. Davenport. Mr. Good
then. in pleasant and fluent manner, rs
il his custom, gave hearty and ScathIng
review of the political and financial con-
dition of the carpet-bag, scalawag South
rrn States. He paid his compliments to
Moses and the rest of the robber radical
crew. in a way that pleased and con-
WINGED his audience. He gave only
fncts and figures. He made no state
,nants not warrantablc, and All wer"
backed up by published statement OF the
Auditors of these States. Mr.. GOOD theh
cave short resume of the Hodges
Murrhv-Lict. and Stocking cases, ana
salary rrab steals He gave those wor-
thics each Il passing shot, that told on
his audience. He then touched IN no
ringcrlv manner the Ireoi'
Mobilicr Swindle, giving them
connected with it merited rebukes ana
handling the sanity Colfa1, particularly,
in rough manner. Sumner, Greeley
and Schurz and their dropping ell inc
Republican party was touched upon, ana
Grant received some wcll-merlted ami
truthful rcbulcs. But probably the
strongest point in Mr.. Good speech was
upon the squandering, by Congress OF
the hubble domain. He gave the hgureS
to show how much OF the public Lands
had been given away 10 corporations
durinr ten wears last past. He told now
much il amounted to per cdPu", what II
was worth. and how far, II sold, 1t ~"uio
have gone toward extingulShing the pup
/ lie debt. We say this part OF MIR. Good :
,n.cch WAS the most telling, because II
was something that interested every
nearer. and it was put in such pam
, straightforward manner that all could un'
dcrStand it. After mentioning Sumner
civil rights bill, and Grants third tern
operations in a telling manner, Mr.. Good
after speaking an hour and twenty MIN
utcs. closed amid hearty applause. Hr
speech received the undivided attention
and certainly made him many friends II
Wctzcl. You know he Is pleasing
speaker. rs he is an agreeable gentleman
and only needs To he better acquainted L
nou the full vote Of this old banner Dem
ocratic county.
George O. davenport was then intro,
duced. He spoke first of the Legislature
and its work. stating that their labor
would compare favorablv with that OF
any legislative body ever assembled II
the State. He would even go farther
and say that their work of last winter
during five months session, was eqTa
to the Republican session of nine months
He spoke of the printing matter as some
thing which the courts must settle. L
Mr.. Walker was Swindler, he, for one
wanted him dealt with rs any othel
thief; if he was not guilty he wanted tn
courts to say so and acauit him. Mr.