The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-04-24
West Virginia Politics.


Colonel George w. Atkinson, a
prominent r publican politician OF
West Virginia, reports that the de-
tails of the proposed fusion between
the Republicans and the Greenbark-
Labor Reform party of that State
have been arranged, SO far as they
can be arranged, before the meeting
of the Republican State convention
called at Wheeling on the 18th of
next month for the purpose of APP
pointing delegates to Chicago. This
proposed fusion is intended as a
means by which the electoral vote of
West Virginia, now counted for the
Democrats, may be secured by the
Republicans. 1t is proposed that the
Decentralization Reform party of
the State shall hold its convention
early in June and nominate full
State ticket on a platform of reform
in State politics, making no mention
of the money question, and selecting
the candidates alternately from the
two parties to be fused, the candi
dates for Governor, Attorney Cen
eral and Judge of the Supreme Court
of Appeals to be Republicans, and
the candidates for Auditor, Treasurer
and State Superintendent of Schools
to be members of the Greenback
Labor Reform organization. The
only difficulty encountered, selecting
the Republican portion OF the ticket
thus to be nominated, has been met
ny conclusion to have such PORTION
selected by the delegates to the Re-
publican Stale Convention, which
meets at Wheeling on the 18th of
next month, to choose delegates to
the Chicago Convention. Whoever
is thus indicated as the choice of the
Republicans is expected to be omi-
mated promptly by the Greenback
organization. West Virginians here
say that Colonel George w. Sturgiss.
of Monongalia, is likely to be the
fusion candidate for Governor Col.
James l.. Davis, of Greenbrier, Judge
of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
and William p. Hubbard. of Wheel
ing, Attorney General, the remain
der of the ticket to be filled cut by
the nomination of representative
Greenbackers of the State, such as
Colonel Joshua l.. Gest and James
Y. Bassell. Whatever ticket is nom
mated it is proposed that the second
Republican State Convention, called
few weeks prior to the State cleo
ton in October, shallapprove it, with
the understanding that the leagus
shall be used to insure the success OF
the Republican electors in Novem.
Der. There is, it is said, considerable
dissatisfaction throughout the State
over the system of county courts
established under Democratic rule
the contract system of prison labor
and the laws intended to regulate
mines and mining. The Democratic
majorities in the State dropped from
"A, 900 in 1876 to a little less than 5000
in 1878, and coalition of all the op
posing elements would make the
State Republican. Among the prom
inent Republicans who are mention
ed as favoring a coalition with the
Greenbackers are General Golf. ex
Governor Stevenson, ex Senator
Wiley, DR.. T. Fl. Logan, ex Con
gresham Hubbard, General j. II
Duval, President Thompson, of thu
State University United State:
Marshal Patton, Judge Hoke, Capt
Wismer, Mr.. w. H. II. Flick, Jaspe
Moore, Captain Roster, Col. Hassler
Mr.. J. l.. Mclean. Colonel John w
Mason. DR.. NJ. S. Hall, j. III. Atkin
son, Captain' McFadden, ID. H
Pughh, Colonel Thomas Swami ant
Major Slack.