The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-18
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA, /
August IA, 1876.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
August IA, 1876.
THE HINTON CONVENTION.
The Senatorial Convention for this
1.-THE Sth) district met at Hinton on
Friday, the 18th inst, and nominated
Mr.. Adams, young attorney OF SUM-
mors county, as the Democratic candidate
for the State Senate. Mr.. Adams is
Young man OF fair talent, good character,
and, although without experience in pub
lie life, will make an efficient Senator in
the event of his election. The convention
was Democratic in one particular; thatis,
it was essentially lacking in harmony.
Col. Dickinson, the present incumbent,
WAS a candidate for denomination, and
being a gentleman of strict integrity and
unbounded personal popularity, of course
had a number of friends. But when his
friends got into convention it was found
that they were outnumbered, although
the contest was very close. As is usual
in such cases, charges of chicanery were
made, and an unsatisfactory conclusion
was reached. All these things have a
tendency to Reorganization, and in that
light are peculiarly unfortunate. At the
same time it is so natural for us Demo-
Gratis to have family quarrcls, that 1t has
becomes matter OF course, and an en-
tirely harmonious and unanimously en-.
thusiastic" Democratic Convention would
bc looked upon rs one of the seven
wonders that is in this centennial year.
The Republicans get the lead of us in
harmony and organization, but we defy
the world to beat us for ''rows and rue
tons" such "a they had IN Tim Finne
rams time. At the same time we don't
seem TO lose any strength by it, but
rather to increase our members. A DEM
ocratic row generally results as hotly
contested cat fight dOes-the more they
fight the more they multiply.
1t is but justice to say that more to the
efficiency of Mr.. Ran S!alnaker, Secre.
tsry of the Hinton Convention, than to
any other cause, was order brought out
Of chaos. At night Hon. Ira j. McGln-
ness. of Cabell county, made q telling
speech in behalf of the Democratic party,
arousing his auditory to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
Hon. IL. N. Mathews reached here
this morning, after weeks canvass in
tho lower end Of the ksnswha district.
He brings the most encouraging report
from that section. He leaves this MORN
ing for the field again, and will speak
tomorrow in Union, Monroe county.
Major Mathews Is rot going to permit
the election ~ go by default, but will
make q vigorous canvass, and, rs he has |
the mental and physical strength to sup
mort him, things will most probably be |
made quite lively for his competitors.
HON. d. W. VOORHEES, ON THE SITUATION
Hon. D. w. VOORHEES,, of Indiana, left |
here for the West on yesterday, and ex.
DO It's to enter the canv. IS fer Tilden and
reform. Mr.. VOORHEES, is sangulnc of
success in Indiana, at the October cleo.
ton. He stated to your correspondent
that he thought the Democrats were as
certain of electing Blue Jeans Williams
in Indiana as We are of electiug. Mathews
in West Virginia.
It is we'll known that Mr.. VOORHEES,
was not favorable TO the nomination
of Governor Tilden. and ihs!
he holds Numerically opposite
views on the financial questions,
but ut the same time he is willing TO
subordinate his own preferences and
views to the general good. He regards
reform in the civil service and honesty
and economy in the government as para
mount to all other considerations, and
recognizing the fact that only by the
election of Tilden arethese ends to be
reached, he yields support TO the ticket.
He regards the establishment of liberty
as the fundamental object for which this
government was founded, and to use his
own language, if We expect to retain the
illumination and glory of its presence
on these shores; if we expect to transmit |