Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-07-04
COMMUNICATED.
JEFFERSON County, W. Va,

June ~, 1910.
Mr.. Editor We see from the last issue
of the Shepherdstown Register an article
under the head of ''The Charleston Nomi-
nees," in which the writer undertakes to scan
Eeand ~criticise the nominees of the Democratic
State Convention.
he starts off by %eulogizing Judge Hay
mond of the Jupreme Court, and Mr.. Pendle-
ton for the Superintendent of Free Schools
and speaks of Judge Green next, as known
in this county as a very able lawyer. He
then comes to Mr.. Matthews, who he says did
not do himself much credit as Attorney Gen.
eral. This, We say, is a matter the whole
State may judge for themselves. Very truths
fully he says that the gentleman came well
endorsed at home, which speaks better for him
than some of our candidates from this county.
Next comes Mr.. West, of Harrison county,
who he says is a farmer of ordinary ability,
and has no record, good or bad. except his
vote against the impeachment of Burdett and
Bennett, and doubts the expediency of maxi
ing a point against him on this account
Now we beg to say this, that Mr.. West has a
record of being one of the best members of
our Legislature, the proof of it is he has been
a member for two or three terms in success
sion he is an u%nassuming gentleman, genial
and clever to every one, and stood very high
in the estimation the acorhin9 members of
the last Legislature. He was always listened
to with marked attention in his remarks on
any subject matter in which he took part, and
always made his speeches without the nssis-
lance of "Beast Buffers notes." 6uner>miM,
&c.
Mr.. Miller, he says, ,crites n good hand,
&c. We say Miller is the right man IN the
right place, and we feel certain that when our
good people of Jefferson sec Joe, and the other
gentleman named, they will agree with the
article SO far, when he says the nominations
''might have been infinitely worse" but zee
doubt whether it could have been any better.
Now to US, the article in the Register sounds
very much like some sore henie2, disappointed
candidute. And whilst it's author has no
doubt been a sort of Democrat, he now wants
to sneak around as an Independent, or under
the cloak of policy, crawl over to the Repub>
lican side, but don't take him, Republicans |!
We have seen the evil effects already of adj
mitting such parties to the other side, and it
seems that we have many such persons in our
party who, when disappointed and not nom>
mated for Office themselves, cry out that they
were badly treated and 1con't stick to the nom
%ination, &c. Now as We have said we have
too many of these disorganizers in our party,
AID it does seem so strange our people will
listen to the cry coming from nearly all parts
of the county not to have a County Conven>
ton, when if they would just think for o
moment that it is some of the sharp practice
of the Republican party, combined 10Th some
mean Democrats, a0ho think they can not get
tie monai"mtion, to totally disorganize our party!
Let this feeling prevail, and We will UNDER
take to say that j effersou county will not have
her surplus of fifty thousand dollars in her
treasury lone. Lot ne tru md Ehow tho oou0-
try once that not all of it's voters want Office !;
but that we will go to work at the call of the
Executive Committee and hold our precinct
meetings with the hope that our people will
turn out and send delegates they have CON-
fidence in to their different conventions, and
let them do the best they can and abide their
decision. We say try ii once, and when our
county is represented by such men as Mr..
West and others on the State ticket. You
need not fear any modification" none what
ever. DEMOCRAT.