Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-11
THE r. CONVENTION.
What the Various Candidates
Have to Say About IL.

Have to Say About Ii.
The action Of the Ohio COUNTY Demo-
cratic Executive Committee in selecting
June l4th as the time for holding the
COUNTY Convention has been the sub
ject OF a great deal Of talk in political
circles. and opinions pro and con have
been freely expressed. To present the
views of those most interested, was the
mission yesterday OF a representative oil
this paper.
Mr.. J. II. Good, committeeman from
CLAY district, was first encountered, and
was very willing to give his views. lie
said: -,
II wanted a later day selected, as did
also several other members OF the com
mittee; but when We came TO compare
views We found no time so suitable as
the l4th of June. In the nrst place We
want to run our county politics clear oil
the others; We desire to keep out OF our
County Convention any bitterness
which might be engendered in other
contests, and lastly We want our noml-
nations settled and over before the other
campaigns grow warm.
W. G.. Hsndlan, Esq, chairman OF the
committee, vas asked to give the reas-
ons he had for voting as he did. SAID
he:
INV reasons were-l would have pre-
ferred the 18th OF June or 3rd OF July,
but as those two Saturdays were taken
ND first by the absence OF the Democrats
al Cincinnati on the 26th and that the
3rd OF July might he celebrated as a
holiday. was ayerse To- taking 1t over
10 the 10th, which would be in harvest
and when the mill men would be likely
to be away"
what was your objection to holding
the convention at a later date than July
lOth?" =,
'The objection / had was that could
not SET any propriety IN the Democrats
wasting their strength and money IN
fighting amongthemselves, and believe
il would he better for the parties to
have their nominations made at about
the same time as the National Conven-
ton. l have no objection whatever to
changing the day to as late as July Srd,
as now believe the 9Th Will be cele-
brated as the Fourth"
"lOu are perfectly Tree TO say your
vote in the committee was as a commit
teeman and not as opposed to any other
candidates?
al am, perfectly. This canvass is a
different One.s so far as the Democracy Is
concerned, from any preceding 1t, mas,
much as one OF the candidates entered
the field at a very early day and neces-
STATED the coming out Of the other as
pirants, prematurely, thus opening the
general campaign at an unusually early
date. II YOU will take the time from the
first work done, YOU will see it as great
~ is usually allowed. But 1t Is impos-
sIble to please every one
Ii was generally understood that
Councilman Ark.e was opposed TO an
early convention and to learn the why
and wherefore, the reporter started IN
search of him. lie was found, assessors
book in hand, in the Third ward, and
the question was put:
How DO you regard June Ia as the
day iur the convention
IL regard it as being entirely too early
and the action OF the committee as with
out precedent; and | believe that SO
early a convention will be detrimental
to the interests OF the party and suicidal
To the nominees OF the convention, who
ever they may be, because it will give
the opposition at least two months Anal
a hall To- canvass the county as tn the
merits and dement's Of the persons
named on the Democratic ticket
IL don't clearly understand you.
"Well it will give them ample time to
ascertain ii there are any deiectIons IN
the party as to any particular candl-
date; and il so, to determine who will
be- the strongest opposition candidate 10
nominate
What has been your experience as
to political candidates"
"Mv experience has always been that
a long canvass is detrimental to the inter
ests Of the party and crippled u or
ganization very materially.
DO you think the action OF the COM
mitiee is lair TO the balance Of the can
didates?'
IL do not. | think that Mr.. Handlan
AS chairman Of the committee and a can
didate should at least have endeavored
10 ascertain the wishes of the other AN
didates in respect to the time OF holding
the convention before he pressed 1t to SO
early a date
"Were your wishes consulted?'
"No, SIR, | heard on Friday, that the
primaries were to be held on the 18th Of
June. | asked Mr.. Good II lac had
heari anything about it. lie said Mr..
Handlan had come to his office and
named June 18th, as the time he pre-
ferred the primaries to be held. Mr..
Good told me it was too early a date,
but for me to see some of the members
Of the committee and speak to them
about it. saw none Of the members
except Mr.. Wilson, who Wa utterly op.
posed to any such programme
"lIave you heard any other candi-
dates express themselves on this sub
iectl"
81 have-quite a number, and Tor the
different offices, who are unanimously
opposed to the holding Of the Conyen-
uon at So early a date. And not only
candidates, but every Democrat ! have
heard express himself in regard To the
matter, is OF opinion that the action Of
the committee, in inamIng 81 early a
date, is entirely uncalled for aud unjus-
tiiahle."
"How are your individual chances
affected by this early Convention
IL am affected in this way: As | anu
required to get up my work in a speci-
fled time and cannot give my attention
To the canvass as my opponents, who
are engaged in private business. My
time belongs To the public, and the time
oil my competitors is their own and they
can ~ and come as their convenience
suits them
well, what will you do about it?'
ooh, | don't know, but | believe it
would be for the cool OF the party if
that action could be snnulled."
Curtis z. Brown, the debonsir Jew
eler. who has long cast a longing eye on
the ieshpots Of the Sh%eritfalty, next iell
under the baneiul reportorial gaze.
MIR. Brown, hsw does the early
convention strike your"
"uh, well, l don't know. | Was told
nv Hans. Good on Friday that Mr..
Handlan wanted June l4th, and Billy
Waddle told the same thing on Satur-
day. / saidI didn't are when the pri.
maries were held so long as it was in