West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-01

Attorney General, Supreme judge and
elect Republican electors for President and
Vice President, taking back and irepornc-
ing svery principle for which troy have
consspdsd. win they do itp,S WIN the
Pretssn county Greenbsckers lend 1 help
Ing handf We do not express surprise q.
Republican leaders who haye made this
bargain, for mep who will follow the lead
of Conklipg, Cameron, Logan. Belkunp:
Bsbcock % Co., and hallow, bip-hip, hur-;
'ah for the man whose avowed purpose Is
to make this strong Governmedt- one
man power, an empire, would deem Il d
very small matter 10 sell out their princi.
pies for enough votes 70 give them the
fyo electoral votes Of West Virginia 10
help on their schemes.sF But we are anxi-
Gus to see what the masses OF the party,
The men who have stood up end voted the
Republican ticket because they supposed
II represented principle, will do. N
Colonel George w. Atkinson. n prom.
insnt Republican of West Virginia. re.
porte that The details of the proposed fu-
siQp betWeen the Republicans and the
GreehbsAk Labor Reform party of that
state have been arranged, 90 far az thew
can be arranged before the meeting n
the Republican State Convention called
at Wheeling on the 10Th 81 next month
for the purpose Of appointing delegates
TO Chicago. ,This propoScd fusion is in.
tended q means BY which the electoral
vote OF West Virginia, now counted for
,eel DsmocrssA nsy be secu5sd by the
EepSblic.ns. II 10 proposed that the
1ieehback Labor Reform party of the
state snail hold 20 conception early In
June and nominate fulT ticket on 4
platform Of refOrm-in Stste polIties-
making no mention OF the, money cuestion
and selectiuge tho candidates alternately
from the two psrties to.be fused, the can
idstes Tor Governor, Attorney Gen eral
ann Judge 81 the Supreme Court iof An
peals 70 be Republicans, and tho csni,.
dates for Auditor, Treasurer and State
superintendent of Schools to be members
OF the 0reenback Labor Reform orpapi-
zation. The only difficulty encountered.
selecting the Republican portion of the
ticket thus to be nominated, has been met
bY conclusion TO have such portion &C.
lected by the delegates to the Republican
bsate Enpyeptjop, which meets at Wheel.
ing on the 18th Of next month, TO choose
delegates TO- the Chicag9 Convention.
Whoever is thus indicated az the choice
of the Republicans is expected 10 be nom.
mated promptly by the Greenback organ.
izatiop, West Yirginisns heres saw that
Col: George @. 'Sturgiss, of Moppngalis.
10 likely TO be fusion canidatet for, Sover
nor; Col. james l., Davis, of Greenbrier.
Judge OF the Supreme Courtstof Appeals
and w. p. Hubbard, of Wheeling. AttOr.
ney General, the remainder of Tue ticket
TO be filed out BY, the nomination Of rem
resen1ative GreenbsckeEst, of, the, State.
such ss.J oshua l.. Gist and j anaes Y. Bas.
sell. Whatever ticket is nominated II Ia
proposed that the second Republican State
Convention, called few. weeks prior 70
the State eleosion IN Octobsr, shall ap-
prove II, with the understanding that the
league shall be used to insure the success
OF The Republican electors In November.
There Ia, II Is said, considerable dissatis.
faction throughout the State over the sys-
tenn OF county courts established under
Democratic rule, the contract system of
prison labor and the laws intended To reg.
uiate mines and mining. The Democratic
maJorities in the State dropped from IA,
OOO in 1875 to little less than o, 600 In
1878, and coalition of all the opposing ele-
ments would make the State Republican.
Among the prominent Republicans who
are mentioned az favoring q coalition
with the Greenbackers are General Golf.
Ex-Governor Stevenson, ex-senator vii,
ley, Dr. T. III. Logan, ex-Congressman
Hubbard, General J. II. Deval, President
Thompson OF the University; United
States. Aarsball Patton, Judge Hoke.
Captsin Wisnef, Mr. w. III. a. Flick
Jasper Moore, Captain Roster, Colonel
Hassler, Mr.. J. L. McLear, Colonel Juo.
w. Mason, DR.. III. s. Hill, j. II. At
kinson, Captain McFadder, ID. H. Pauph.
Colonel Thomas Swami and Major Slack