The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-04-28
Wear YIrglnla spoils o. OaIce.

Republican and GreenDacKerso oil tnls
State which the Register published
some time ago, has been rehashed by
Ia Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, with great mi.
nuteness aud particularly of detail,
as regards the terms Of contract, and
specifying the leading parties there.
to, with the aiders and abettors of
the scheme.
These details are credited to "Col.
George w. Atkinson, prominent
Republican politician of West Va.a
We all recognize George W, At
kinson as prominent Republican
politician of West Virginia. We
presume he has authority to speak
for his party. In the absence of any
denial from him that he conveyed to
the Herald correspondent the inform.
alton published, and vonches for its
accuracy, we must give it full credit.
We also take it for granted that he
has spoken by authority in pledging
some of the leading Republicans of
the State as fayoring the coalition
with the Greehbackers, amongwhom
are DR.. I. II. Logan, Hon. c. D. Hub,
bard, and Gen. l. H.. Duval, .of this
city.
We like these details and specifi-
cations. 1t is gratifying always to
have information Of this kind backed
up with such data as one can put
his finger on. Much of the Informal
ton which Col. Atkinson has given
in this connection, has heretofore
been floating about in the shape of
mere rumor. Now it has a response.
bic author, and the leading, active
agents and endorsers Of the move
nent are named.
We confess to some surprise at
finding certain leading men in the
State named int the scheme as favor
ing a fusion, whose Incorporating
adherence to the Republican party
platform heretofore would at once
raise doubt of the accuracy of the
report, except that it comes from
Col. Atkinson, who is supposed to
speak by the card"
We are glad to be able to give the
readers of the Register the full de-
tails Of the plan OF fusion, upon the
credit of7so high authority in the Re-
publican party as Col. Atkinson
The following is the Herald CORES
pondenee referredtu: @
Colonel George W. Atkinson. a
prominent Republican of West yir.
GINA, reports that the details of the
proposed fusion between the Repub
licans and the Greenback Labor Re
form party Of that State have been
arranged, so far as they can be ar
ranged before the meeting of the Re
publican State Convention called at
Wheeling onthe 18th of next month
for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to Chicago. This proposed fu-
sion isintended 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 Grcenback La
bor Reform party Of the State shall
hold its convention early in June
and nominate q full ticket on a plat.
form ofreform in State politics, max
ing no mention of the money ques-
ton and selecting the candidates al.
ternately from the two parties to be
fused, the candidates for Governor,
Acknowledgement and Judge of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals to be Re-
publicans, and the candidates for
Auditor, Treasurer and State Super
intendcnt of Schools to be members
of the Greenback Labor Reform or
ganization.
The only difficulty encountered, in
selecting the Republican portion of
the ticket thus to be nominated, has
been met by conclusion to have
such portion selected by the dele
gates 10 the Republican State Con-
vention, 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 expect
ed to be nominated promptly by the
Greenback organization. West Vir.
giniahs here say that Col. George C.
Sturgiss, of Monongalia, is likely to
be the fusion candidate for Govern.
or; Col. James l.. Davis, of Green.
brier, Judge Of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals, and W. P. Hubbard, of
Wheeling, Attorney General, the re.
mainder of the ticket to be filled out
by the nomination of representative
Greenbackers of the State, such as
Joshu l.. Gist and James Y. Basel.
Whatever ticket is nominated it is