Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-15
DRIFT OF OPINION
q, TINE ACTION OF THE CONVENTION
Ia Adopting the Pollock se'olat'os -
Of Prominent Dsmocfats-'he
Call Of the Executive
Committee.


s.cona only. in point Of interest, yes
- 20 ina convention itselt, Was its
sc,;nn in r,.,srd to Mr.. Pollocks resoiu'
Ton direc,iny the appointment oil de.e,
- 90 tho various conventions anu
members of the conferences. TWAS 'ne
only exciting event during the session
and after the Adjournment We" i;.Ir
yassed with an esgerness ua' '""
threw the nominations IN the snsue
stirred the Democratic hear' VI VI.
county. TWAS discussed IN srouts al"
kpots everywhere and became the ao'
sorbing theme OF conversation.
circulating among the PROMINENT
narnrrats A representative vi the ne"
,srxR obtained sufficient brief interview
70 show the drift OF popular OPINION
which is here presented: IN.
Senator J. j. Woods: Mark now tue
Convention acted. One commitlee
came back and reported thar II hS1 r ho
right to make any appointments
Convention adopted the report, wv
slly endorsing this belief. bul Mne"
the second committee comes IN WIN :"
report exactly the opposite tue CON,
vention WHEELS about and endorses u
too WHY. il is ridiculous. The result
will he that at least two sets OF deiess'eS
will i've sent to the Congressional Iou'
vsn,;cn. OF course we cannot submit 10
ANYTHING like this. and must reapPo'n'
for ourselves. -.
w. G. Hanlan: The action was WIN
ont warrant and utterly indeiens,p,e'
The convention had its duties plainly
defined i'm the call and plainly iran
s,andel them. The recourse Is IN the
hands of the new executive conmt,Se,
Nm. I. Chambers, Elm ErovG Inc
people at lsrse sent their delegates !"
the convention for 4 sperlhc purpoSe
and duty. They have clearly trahs'ehe'
ed that duty and the public recourse Is
plain. The proper course shr9'" w :"
ken and a rebuke administered.
DIR. Vim. Cracrslt, OF ir'ade'pnIa
Ii Was an understandable usurpauon'
and one that will not ~ countenshveu'
| am ready to hold another convention
and elect A set oi delegates that VIII rep
resent the will OF the people.
w. n. Waddle, Elm Grove; Inc
convention has no power beyond that
ior which il was called, but Il is the dnty
oi the new Executive Committee 10 can
A convention sometime hereafter Tor the
snnointment oi delegates II the Con-
yressional convention. II this commit
tee should fail to perform that manifest
duty. il will then be the duty oil the ie'
mocrscy of the county 10 call ma ;
meeting.
Edwari l.ukin. memher-elect vt the
new Executive COMMITTEES: CONSIDER
that the Executive Committee, IN caIi-
ING the convention, called 1t ior spe''-
hc purpose and that Was not Tor the aP'
n,intment of Congressional delegates
il had no jurisdiction ami such action Is
without precedent, 10 my knowledge
IL was the work oi some designing per
son, whom | need not mention, with
the object oi defeating the VIII ot TIE
people at large.
Patrick Kennedy, present when the
above Was stated: Those are my sehtl'
ments, which were expressed when the
motion WAS made in convention.
III. Il. Ferguson; | cannot under
stand how the convention could 10 such
n thing.
Chief Eccles: Never heard oi such n
proceeding before.
Col. W. W. Miller. This is pretty
kettle OF fish, L. be sure. What kind OF
A convention is that, anyhow
Frank liealey; All last Wheeling Is
talking about il, and a mass meeting VII
I've called very soon.
Matt. Daley: 1t was n darned out
raye and must be sat down ON.
Ralph Arkle: | never saw such car.
rving on. They had the majority and
did whatever they pleased, without ear
tng whether 1t VAS rlGh; or wrong II
wsss case vi might makes right.
Robert Simpson: When those dee
,ltes were voted Tor their constituents
Id not elect them Tor the purpose at ~"
pointing delegates. They lthc dele
,,tesN arroga,ed tn themselves right
at was not delegated t. them.
W. l. Ilearnr-l heard this would "'
done and wrote to Mr.. Hannah protest
| ing in the name Of the Democratic party
and begging IN have, II such were th'
| case. any member oi the Executive Com
| Tee tee hr,.l % inst II.
! tIeNf - ~ ~. i'.H~ N ilnkf h~'
. ard lr,. u,rS. | am spectator AN,
nave nothing So ia with II.
trr lrtiv. uuiUr.,un We reproduce
. portion - tur cat.
Inc paunrAiiy Nutrfs OF the scvera
districts at OaJD ruUHlN are requested 4
q a-s.mnl, At the I,ary- hereinafter men
. .n.d. IN >alurutN, jane l., lSNO, Ice
F tween thc hours ul and O'Clock =. VI
aud elect three delegates To the Count
! Convention which will meet AT tn
Court House oi said county on Monday
June IA, 1850, AT 10 \ NJ, Ter the pur
pose Of nominating candidates ior lh
diil rent county offices aud Tor member
OF the House Of Delegates.
The nomination oi all county dIsirlc
officers, and the selection OF delegates L
the State Convention which meets II
the city OF Marlinsburg on the 18th
July, and the Congressional Congre-
sioual Convention which meets m tn
city OF Wheeling on the llth day of Al
gust, 1850, is postponed to luture tune
as we'll, also. AS coni-rces 10 the Jud
cial and Senatorial Conventions her,
after To Ice called.