Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-08-29
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II Mr.. Somerville, who offered
compromise resolution in regard 10
the troublesome Pocahontas ques-
ton. But the hour for peace offer
jngs had not arrived. He came be-
fore his time, and his resolution
but'added fuel~to the fame. The
President made futile efforts TO re.
store order. Appeals were made
from his decisions, and amid the
widest kind of confusion and dis
order, various motions to adjourn
were made and seconded, but the
Chairman declared them all out of
order. There is little doubt that
had a motion to adjourn been put,
it would have been easily carried,
but in that event the Convention
would never have re-assembled
again. AT this critical juncture,
Sprigg again got the floor, and ex-
citedly declared that if they want
ed TO break up the Democratic par
ty, the course hey were pursuing
would do it eifectually, and he
thought they ought to adjourn
and never assemble again-to
which sentiment there came up a
loud amen from the excited tumult
1t was now after six o'clock
The disorderly discussion Of the
troublesome Pocohontas question
had been kept up without abate-
ment since half past one. 1t was
evident a crisis was at hand
Faulkner and Martin, who had
been silent, but anxious spectators
of t e noisy scene. saw that in Or
der to save the Convention from
going to pieces something decisive
must be done. 1t was at once an
nounced from the stand that they
had agreed upon q proposition,
which each desired his friends to
accept. The proposition was to
admit Webster, a Faulkner county,
along with Pocehontas TIL prop
osition was reluctantly accepted on
the part of some of Martins warm
partiZans but they could do no
better, and the troubled waters 10
gan to subside AT this juncture
John p. Thomson, of Jeflerson,go
the floor and offered a series Of res
olutions for adoption by tn G Con
vention. They favored speci
basis, taxat ion of Government
bonds and National banks, and
monopolies of all kinds.
They were voted down. The "un-
terrified" were afraid to put
down, in black and white, Mt is
time, confession of faith. They
couldn't be induced to adopt few
I" glittering generalities." Mr..
Thompson was Disguised with
their lack of boldness, and an
nounced his withdrawal from the
Convention.
Nominations were now declared
to be in order. a. b. Fleming, OF
Marion, in a neat speech propOs-
ed the name of Hon. b. +. Martin.
w. l.. Wilson, of Jefferson, pre-
scented the name of Hon. ChaS. j.
Faulkner, and followed it up with
one of the best speeches made du'-
ing the Gay.
The vote was taken amid COM
parative silence, and resulted, as
before announced, in the choice of
Mr.. Faulkner. The annou zee
ment was received with n cheer by
the Faulkner men,and by the Mar
tin men with that sullenna.s which
usually follows defeat. Mr.. Mar
tin, of course had to go through
the usual process on such occa-
sions, of swearing allegiance to the
feudal chief who had SO nicely
come it over him. He marched
CALAMITY up to the fodderless rack,
which contained nothing but his
blasted hopes, and swore in. He
went through the ordeal, like a
man, and moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous. He was earnest
in his remarks, but seemed to have
lost the power over his followers to
lead them in that direction. They
were fearfully sore, and past being
aroused to any considerable de-
gree of enthusiasm in favor of the
man who had triumphed over
their leader. But ''sich is life,"
and especially is such. the charac-
teristic OF defeated men.
Mr.. Faulkner followed Martin
in short speech. He thanked the
Convention for the honor confer
red, but was panied, deeply pain
ed, that his triumph had to be over
such man as b. f. Martin. He
had not been selected because of
his greater ability. but because of
his greater age and experience
There was no nobler or more
worthy man in the State than his
late cumpeti tor, but he was yet q
young man and could afford to
bide his time. Mr.. Faulkner closed
by telling his hearers that the con-
test would, in all probability,
be fierce one. end that every man