Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-21
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION,

On Tuesday last the judicial Convention
Of this Circuit was hold at Martinsburr, and
Chas. J. Faulkner, Jr, was nominated for
Circuit Judge. To the nominee of that Con-
vention We have no personal objection,
though not our choice for that position Z; but
the mode and manner in which that uomi-
nation was consummated is sufieieot to az
rest the attention of the people, and cause
them to ask: Whittier are we drifting? The
convention at Berkeley Springs the week
preceding bad made nomination certainly
contrary to all Democratic precedent, and, as
was rumored, through a bargain and sale
made by some near and dear friends of Mr.
Butler, the Senatorial nominee, and while
many fully credited this report, the moro
prudent snd conservative we're at least will
ling to await the meeting Of the Judicial
Convention to ascertain its tauth or fal.ity.
But that delegation, upon portion of whom
rested this suspicion OF foul play at Berks-
Icy Springs, after being chosen delegates to
the judicial Convention in the interest of
certain Jefferson candidate, SO pub lisly ex,
pressing themselves, and having full and
fair opportunity to vindicate their honor and
purity OF action at Berkeley Springs. so
far forgot their manhood and the natural in
stInets OF truth, as coVertiy to conceal their
designs and purposes, with assurances CT
fidelity to the wishes of their constituents,
until the vote on the candidates was taken in
that convention, and then to the great sur,
prise OF their friends, as well as of the
friends OF the Jefferson candidate before thar
assembly, in violation Of their promises spd
assurances, and the wishes OF the people that
delegated them, they cast their vote for Mr.
faulkner We understand that one of this
INDUSTRIOUS four alleges as reason for his
eonduet that he was bull. dczed into il by
some person unknown to him. This is rather
thin, coming from a man who had. assuner-
visor OF this county, the boldness. not only
to vote himself, but to take and hold $3.50
extra compensation for services Garfield,
We are told, after hearing the coming storm,
returned his grab to the Treasury, but this
man, who was bold enough to face the storm
OF that day asd hold on to his grab, was
bull-dozea by one man from the path OF DUTY.
Another alleges for excuse, as we are in
formed, that he was a friend of Mr. Grove,
an independent candidate for the Office of
Judge, and voted for Faulkner to increase
MIR. Groves chances of election. A fac
representative contention man, indeed The
other two show their wisdom by their silence
OF these four men, three of them were lels-
gates to the Berkeley Springs convention;
all are intimate friends and political bench
men OF Mr. Butler, and two CT them were
charged by DR.. Starry's fricads with having
traded off the Judgesbip for Mr Butler, and
the same two in the Judicial Convention
verified that charge by defeating again tho
peoples choice.
Are the people willing to let pass unno>
0f
unmistakably set on it and them the seal of
their condemnation Ifthey pass it by then
in deed have We fallen on evil times and be-
come the slaves of an uuprincipled set of
political tricksters. We are told that fraud
yitiatss everything. The great and sffsctual
CRY OF the Democratic party against Garfield
is fraud, fraud. and shall VIC be found
boldly condemning il in the Republican
party and tanely condoning it in our own?
The high and holy duty Of every true Demo
erat Is to brand such transactions with sever,
est censure and disapprobation, and in so
doing We will purify our party and make it
Judgment only for good and honest men.
he'srs. John W. Grantham and Frank
becSSlsh have been nominated for the Leg
islatufe' just before We go to press. will
give proceedings of Conventian next wool
Conductor VIM Doughertv, of tho G
v. X 4. freight train. was sli,btly brm;ssa
al Milford on Monday week, by being