The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-07
WESTON, June 5, 1881.

Elton 'A''i'.I'"''i' ..t H.. wsst VIRGINIA Con.
A .n' T ~bicb appointed delegates to
rbir,go, % A. ". Campbell oil Wheeling,
rpA sherman man Ihs ConVen|l9n W "a
srnetsd iof I'.,e p,nIe' m lie M honest and
saapUe1 l.,.a w,a Mr., Campbell obsyed his in.
,irpcsions and surrendered his choics to
The choice Of the mal2nty' W., o,.,,..
Aitn9 llns ,o,,D,oj ., InS N Ss,aoats' @ n Cbica.
''oH W. sr' Il Robertson was - man.
lbs convention instructed for Grant, and
appointed VIM H. Koost'son auelegats'
LlLs a ,-,,,, di.ohsvsi % his instructio NJ
'nj H led led a boI, svsiust the msjohty OF his
cary ia New York.
10 stating the lilsEence DeSTesn zen. tne ~
N2 nEI I.i.s,ion a,sm'ios ~, ths West ViT0inis
1.'.,a,o H.. and lack OF contiienca and con.
tempt IOr the delegate from New York.
ooSELlS' MAN
twill be no'lceu Ia tue sooNs Connu'
ucAton that the status Oh Mr. ROBERTSON
prior 70 the meeting o1 'ne New i0,A
slta Convention ID 1917 oIanA. Inns Inul'
tiIes that our correspondent uoss no, ua'e
nrIlln him a. uF"n' man ne usS'tS
to odick pin fISn! mere As we go "onE'
hsc'Alnea 'nat W. Mops'Ison was /"
pronounced Blame man All tue !'tne' Uo'n
O't)fsAad alls' 'he msss'nE 0. 'ne We"
IaH c)aVsnu0n' anu WAS ues'EnS'eu w
The @paoI'caus u h'a VO"stesslo"S' ui''
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 70 Ou'U"s''
WeHNsasVe' seen Lu's uen'eu'
lasI&' 'nAt WI. Oonk'lnS was Ao'e 70
lof's ihi'nsn 'he new l0tk convention "
resolution sihfn'ng uenefaL utAnt 70 ne
&'ea''es oL shat oouy LOT rtesluent. aL9
not 0Ind Nh Robertson unless ne was
present and gave assent 70 the resoIution'
la'hs tnas ne did not cay yea or nay on
hsotcelon referred TO would not commit
A'n' hs may no1 nave deemed II wise OF
necessary to FaIae a quarrel win Mr.
VoaEIlns then and there
l0sCompaFI'on Instituted oy our cor
respondent is not between two analogous
cases. 10 begin WITH the editor ot this
plPe' had not employed his time In the
Eiass' or spring oil 1880 In advocating
either Mr. Sherman or Mr.. BIatAe, but
mhs' IL opposing General Grants third
Term he was willing to support either oi
'a'e tsn'lemsn' OF, for that matter, any
'a'oI the distinguished men who were
Prominent io' the nomination. West Vir'
s'nIl vas Blaine State, and the editor
i''''a'd the right OF the convention to
,a'ia'' "a, is deIetates a. large for Mr..
5Ilin'' His desire was to see the third
ss'n o, 08a'sn @VhlClgo' lie was sent to
V0ifAlo to beat it through the notnina'
oh% NJ Blame ii that was possible,
1au "lN' sheu through a more available
I'n Man, ne Assumed the trus! on that uu'
t',sAal'nS' and therein consists the dit'
%',a'e s's O''Tsen hid case and that OF Mr.
"TVs'@on' u,s
We assume that the legislative body
SIA' pA'aeu 'ae resolutions endorsing the
-Vui.HA'I0n OIL Af' Robertson Tor Collector
w.. A'S ~. Mo ,l uAHe was sent in to the Senate
49, 4, @ ,.'I,a .sI,usH'' would not have en-
1,n's.,,l, ,''I t.h haa ne IN any wise dishonored
lnI iA'o' t., Wy n's c'auac' at Chicago. Why
ps,"'. S ".e .!''nu' 0' MI Oonkling endorse
w ,,ou' vl 'nu request the Senators from
,Is ~ 80 iTft 70 Vo'e lof his confirmation
Wv Nv HSl ~. OS.fAyea Ge ns sF1lit at Chicago
=, '" .,.,,, 'a'' VOuN'!ns In his late letter
'','Su"Aou u'u nos presume 10 say
WMMf Robertson had made any pleds,
TO the State Convention. ua snssks ~ an
inpllsi pl@i,a vh,,h ', eaH' VI " ."
pn0l. l,,rs. 's'' , ""l'u 10 vague term
.y'g'o NJ, "'Ne' q. 70 Whas constitutes an i'm
'Aeu pledge. MI Robertson, feeling thaI
bis Status Vas known and opnoSsd II, ,h,
tbo... '' I', " W w ulssrlct' may have
SS 'y''u 70 les M ConkIing pass his reso
ln1lon oil Instructions through the couyen
ton, without raisio, s,b, vi,h H., \.
It Ina ums N,,, Ia ", "'u n'm' Ou
tou a, ' hi,.., .,no WIN q arm determine
NJ y" "sa part not to b9 bound by them
'uO no' undertake to say how this was
w, ~, Ns W y, no' even know that he wa
t..''g' 'u. ~ 'ne convention, but we do un
sIl' ..,tIA . 'Ay .hai had he dishonored him
~. ann, u 'ne pGoliC estimation 1t is not liksl
,,S' ss. a' would nave received the tollowin
u''queat endorsement: at the hands {
'eaAsof Conkling's friends and followers
WaRaRls, ttisotIici.lly anrorUCod ~.
Villain II. Robertson ssnator % f,om ~ n