The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-14
Thomas ITntcIrinsoIi.

lOcVi W VIC OIecnUuCk J4lUOT GOuH-
Ivy Convention, assembled in this
lplace. Az that Convention he was
a delegate FROM Waggener District,
and in that capacity acted, voting on
jail questions that came before the
Convention, even to voting for him
self for the nomination for the House
Iof Delegates, for we believe, if our
memory serves us right, the vote Of
Waggener was cast solid for Hutchin.
son,i in said Convention.
Mr.. johnson, who placed Mr.. Thos.
Iiutchinson in nomination before
the Convention, said this of him:
'Mr. President: / desire to present
1.-THE name Thomas Hutchinsonto this
Convention for Representative. The
mining interests needs represents
|tion in Che Legislature. lie is a
practical miner and understands the
wants Of this class. He is one Of us,
andb is in full sympathy with the
iGreenback Labor party. And he is
4 the kind Of man;we want in the leg
llislature to attend TO our interests.
| Did Mr.. Johson prove to be a good
lprophet2 Has not his friend basely
deserted him, his causeand the party2
\ The sequel will show.
On Saturday last, July 10th, 1880,
| Thomas Hutchinson was here as q
Delegate from Waggener District to
the Republican County Convention,
and participated in all its proceed
.Iings, and the Republican Senatorial
Convention, as well, which was held
here on same day.
AT the County Convention Mr..
Hutchinson was nominated as a Re-
publican, as one Of their candidates
for the House of Delegates, in the
hope Of catching the Greenback La
Dor vote Of the county-the party
he so outraged and deceived-as will
be seen from his own language, in
his speech accepting the Republican
nomination. Being called for Mr..
Hutchinson came forward to the
IChairman's stand, and said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Contention: l thank you for this nom
ination thus given me. am u Re-
publican, and ifelected to the Legis-
lature, and | know | will be, this Con-
vention will have no cause TO find
fault with me, for | intend to act and
vote with the Republicansin the Leg
islature. 1t is true | was nomina-
ted for the Legislature by the Green
back Convention, a few weeks ago
| know that it has been circulated
that l am a Greenbacker. The man
who said was n Greenbacker and
accepted the Greenback nomination
for the Legislature, lied. i have al
ways been a Republican, and have
been honored by this party with Of.
flee for the past ten years. Why
should | then want to leave the Re
publican party, which has been so
good to me. expect TO always be a
Republican, and to vote the Republi.
can ticket, and will be Republican
as long as l live and the Republican
party exists. | thank you gentle
men for the honor conferred on me-"
Now, when Mr.. Hutchinson so pub
licly and defiantly renowned and
deserted the Greenback Labor party,
with which he has acted for the past
few years, being, we are informed,
Chairman of a Greenback Labor
County Convention, held at Mason
City, about two years ago, can he be
looked upon as II reliable Greenback
Labor candidate, by the party that
nominated him on the 10Th of May?
Will the Greenback Laborers Of this
county stultify themselves byvoting
for tnan who has proven himself to
be a traitor in their camp? We have
too high an appreciation of the men
who compose that party, to believe
for a moment, that they will do any.
thing Of the kind. He is deserving
Eof the execration Of every Greenback
Labor voter in the county. a
We do not say that Mr.. Hutchin.
son formally accepted the Greenback
Labor nomination for the House Of
Delegates, but we do say that he left
She impression with that party that
he had accepted that nomination, by
quietly aequiescing in its work.
The speech we have given above,
IS Mr.. Hutchinson's exact language,
as we took it down at the time, as he
spoke it. An effort is being made to
deny the speech, but all who were
present and heard his speech of ac-