The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-23


the same issue. We
side by side the edi'
nunication, and leave
public to judge of the
r remarks on yester-
1 lCommunicated.l
y-lSATURDAY's CON
yESTIoS.
/ When artistic and
J. -Iskillful feats of ledg.
,-lerdemain are pre-
when such
yol linen as BlitZ, Ander-
n son and other known
Id tcelebrities appear be-
l.. fore an audience and
j. perform their as
.eItouuding tricks, the
l. mass OF the people
l. ARE not only pleased
:. but repair TO their
)i homes fully satisfied
l. land eager to relate
eIthe wondrOus dOings
eIto the members of
ieItheir household and
n friends, who again
are equally enter.
and delighted
'rIby the narratives.
Q But when a bungled
e farce is presented,
alone suc-
yiceeds. Such were my
a feelings on Saturday
n afternoon last, as |
nlleft the Court House.
n A worse bungle and
I Il more unmittigated
l.l .lSwindle was never
before an in
:. '.Itelligent audience.
ri From the first in
= ception of the meet
j. ing TO its close, pal
n pable fraud and gross
sItrickery were too
n nboldly apparent. In
,fthe first p ace, the
.-lchairman had been
elselected only for his
dement's as a presid.
1 ing officer; then
D'came a motion for
e the appointments ofa
= committee ; I h Z
p chairman Grew from
his pocket q slip of
-paier, and began
E reading, when n Jerk.
ling OF his coat-tail
commenced, and he
was told he had the
5 wrong paper. The
: chairman drew a
| second paper from
/ his pocket. and an
nounced the deSir' d
, committee. Another
| motion for another
/, C ON IN itt ee W as
; made, when the
y'chairman drew from
2 his pocket the paper
: he had before pro-
-,duced by mistake.
. Thus the two COM
| mittees were ap-
4 pointed and the gem
? tleman composing
I them retired TO the
. Jury rooms, where
they were met by
:. parties in waiting,
slwhp presented to
| each committee n list
-oi d legates TO be re-
ported to the Con-
: vention for appoint
4 ment. After halt an
eIhour's absence came
rIthe "cut and dry" re.
D ports, which were
, hurried through. A
: resolution To author
LIE any Democrat
: from ohio county,
! who may b. present
: lat the State or Con-
algressional Conven-
lions, to act as Il
delegate, was offered,
as is customary nj all
: primary co VEN
,IIions. This move
-lmet with no favor at
/, the hands of the
ilyoutkful minipula
sltors, II stormy wran-
-lg.e ensued, and the
."couvention" d is
s banded in disgust.
$, IL was thought by
, many that the eX-
Ipcricnce of 1872
5 would satisfy dema-
lgogucs that circular
. organizations were n
,ifailure in West Eir.
: Iginia. The people
lItake no stock in cam
.ldidates 1orany office,
!, ,iwhose only merit is
|, ability To enter the
/ field on the "you
i'tick e me. and I'll
l,ticklc you" basis;
men who are able
alto command a few
-Iscribblers To furnish
sIdrivcl for country
: weeklies, setting
tiorth their claims,
eI&c; men who can
together a
eIfew clackers at pri-
r mary meetings, and
.,have them in readi-
l'neSS To do their Did
ding. such IN. II are
,Inot desirable az pub.
,llic officers, and such
s,men cannot receive
1.-THE endorsement of
ilany intelligent voter.
lrhe people will not
elaccept devils as Gods
land the masses are
mot TO be duped
,lby such bald
i faced impudence and
, downright brow