Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-08-19

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as they with their leader, Mr. Lucas,
beaded the opposition, and were
commanders in the strife and con-
fusion we believed that all further
trouble would be avoided but then
came other objections The Taylor
/ County proxies, mea who had been
elected aul sent by delegates elected
/ by "A convention To represent their
/ county in the convention, bus not
choosing for some cause to come eX-
ereised the prerog tive and power of
I county convention and elected
them to come la their stead, not
/ knowing or caring whom they would
/ represent Tire committee deemed
this unsafe in practice and We're not
| willing to establish precedent
fraught with So much danger, and
1 which might lead 10 bad results ~
the future. IN this opinion | under
stand all the members Of the com
mittee coucurred, but the Lucas
men thought that the present case
/ should be made IN exception; which
1 II done, would have established a
! precedent, just what they said ought
hl5 to ba done. This. however, was
/ about rs consistent as some other of
! their positions The county WAS fully
aud fairly represented without these
/ proxies, and no wrong waS done by
I excluding them, 50 said dlstln-
/ guished gentleman of that e0unty,-a
/ member of the convention. | am
further Informed that the vote would
not have increased Mr., Lucas vote
/ nor chan ged Judge Iloge's from what
/ it would lave been had all tie dele
gates remained ard voted ~ the
1 regular convention, but ashley were
manipulated by Mr.. Lucas aud his
friends wac pIoaghJ these pr0XltS
into the convention, il is highly
( probable that they used them 90 the
best advantage in the boilers con-
veutiOn, where no doubt they are
made to appear as the sole represent
/ tatives OF the democracy of Taylor
/ County, whereas they only represent
1 Mr. Lucas and no one else-the
county of Taylor being almost solid
/ for Judge Hoge.
The Preston County trouble was
/ another preteXt for boiling, ana IN
this case the committee and conven-
/ tion decided that the reports and
I statements from that county We're so
4 c0ntF8dietaTy.aud there was 50 mach
! trouble to arrive at the truth or
fair decision, that it would be only
fair to admit all the democrats
present from that county to seats
/ In the convention. This also did no
wrong to any one, and by this decl-
! sim about the same result was
reached and the same vote for the
respective candidates. Oth er
I less important objections are
urged as pretexts for seeding
aud as good grounds for disaffec
/ ton and dissatisfaction but they are
mere objections, without even any
! plausibility or weight emitting them
/ to moment 5 consideration. | will
re or TO the principal one to show
( how 4 msy and uutenable they all
inlst he IL was complained that
! the President did not treat the mi
uority with proper courl esy, and do
! them ius,ica when they called for q
/ division, after the vnte had been de
! cidod in "a number OF cases against
A.. them. they called for division by
cOu"ties, which is the only way 1t
could be made, and the President
very properly decided the call out of
order, alter he had decided. Beside
this, when they ciam0red Tor a avn"
sion by counties they at the same
time were fighting against the adop-
ton of the report that was TO deter
mine the representation each county
should have on the floor OF the con-
vention. | ask how could they vote
by counties, aud what consistency
was there in calling for a division
by counties when the same gentle
men had delayed action upon the
report which was to settle the vote
each county should have The Pres
ident, therefore, properly decided a
call for a division, outof order, on
account OF time and totally imprac
ticable 10y reason Of the Convention
not knowing what vote each county
should cast ia the convention.
All kinds Of objections and foolish
opposition were urged and present.
ed as grounds for dissatisfaction
all having their origin in the grand
and patent fact, that they knew we
were too strong for them, and when
nominations should be in order and
vote should be reached that we
woald nominate Judge HOge by a
fair, square and honest vote. The
friends of Judge Hoge went TO the
convention fully determined to
abide by its decisions and conclu-
sions, not knowing who should re-
ceiye the nomination; but, if Mr.
, Lucas should develope more strength
in the convention than Judge logt
and should be nominated, we should
give him an earnest and hearty sup
bort. Why can not Mr.. Lucas anc
his friends act In like manner
toward Judge Hoge. when in theil
/ heart of hearts they know that every