Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-07-08
Voice from Hardy.
MooREFIELp, WEST VIRGINIA,
T,f,- orI 1870

il would not be uninteresting to your read
ers in old Jefferson 10 know how we stand IN
thfs section in regard to the matter. The
writer of this has quite recently been IN the
counties of Pendleton and Grant, and talked
with many of the leading and influential de-
mocFats % these two counties, and hnds
them all for the denomination OF Judge
Hoge. There are . few men in this county
opposed 10 him: some on the ground OF per-
s6nal friendship for Mr.. Lucas and some on
the ground of personal hostility to Hoge,
but the great mass of democrats IN Hardy
are ardentlv DESTROYS of Judge Hoge's re-
/ nomination. | think | am very safe IL say
inr he three counties named VIII be solid
+ for Uoge's denomination. And why should
they not be: The custom OF giving At teGsf
tro terms % each member has become set
/ tied law in the democratic party all over the
country There IS another custom IN our
party i'm this district, that has grown into a
law. and that is that the n0mlncc Is gwen,
/ Alternately. to the east aid west Of the noun
tam. Judge IIoee Is the first democratic
I mombcr of Congress we on this side have
had. except the one term Mr.. Faulkner
served. We in this section can sec no good
reason for breaking over these two we'll
kllIM u AlNQ MtAA-tnAahliStA'A
marty in the case Of Judge Iiogc. lie has
made Us a good and faithful representative,
lie his done ell that 0Ry otter nan cc9t4
here done. Then why does any good and
trne democrat in our district want % violate
the customs and usagcs OF the party II ms
case? What has he done or left undcne
+ that ANYBODY else could have done to induce
democrats to- Violate The laws ard customs OF
- - .. 4trr, HIM down and
ont We have heard of no reason excel
that Mr.. Daniel b. Lucas OF your county
wants 10 20 to Congress. In the hrst place
I this is not a good reason, and M the next
place il is no new thing TO hear th1t TINS
gentleman wants TO goto Congress lie mas
wanted 20 20 so long that II has become "a
disease with him. and thc ilsca5e i OF sUch
long standing that it has become chrome
lie and his friends talk loudly OF his great
q57itg and of the many and greet sacrihces
he has made for the party, 4 They cls'~
the nomination on this ground. Row, does
Mr.. Lucas mean to say ne has made all the
sacrifices of time, money and brains only 10
get paid back by being sent To congress. -
Has lie had Congress IN his mind 5 eye All
the tine he has been making all these sac
rifccs he speaks of iorthe democratic party.
/, this the kind of democrat hc Is? 1t not
then lie has no claim. There are very ma
nv democrats in the district who have spent
as much, if not more, time and money Tor
the democratic party rs Mr.. Lucas Las
They have rs much c'1i4 upon the party as
he has. and vet they don't ask tine party 10
riglrteit is usgqes ahd customs by turning down
and out a good democrat 20 put them m
Good democrats are such from principle,
rot for Office. Good democrats never cll'H
an Offices a. a right. They are willing a,
ways 90 abide the voice OF the people, ana
+ don't saw Il demand this or that nomlna-
ton, and Office, aS "a reward for efforts IN De
halt Of the success OF the party. ms Is
not .Iudre HoceS position. He sets up no
cL,jm 10 The nomination. though hehaS been
- Good and frac q democrat Is Nr. Lucas
has. All he asks OF the party IS simply ialr
play and cvcn-handcd justice. lie SAYS to
the party don't make a new ruie ~ my
case without sOme better reason Tor X than
the desire of Mr. Daniel b.. Lucas to 60 20
. Congress" Ii fudge IoEc las done any
thing unlemocratic. or lett U.32ar anything
auv other democrat in the district could have
dore for til. promotion OF democratic sue
ce,-. then turn him out. But, ask, what
has lie done UHieU0crGtic[ What has ne
left usd9ue that Mr.. Lucas or anybody else
could have done? Not one thing. NoG1a
in the district c-uld hav, done any more ioE
the people or his party than lie hls. lAen
wnv. as again, say to him you can get
this nomination though the usag,s OF TIE
party give il to YOU such treatment
would be- unLslrd OF IN our rlrty-lt Is not
the WAY to build up or keep up a great Pc
ty-it Is the way to pu.l one down, though.
The democratic party cant afford 20 do What
Mr.. Lucas and his friends ask y hen we
have Il good and tire mar IN Congress WHY
turr him cat to Tut inSJmcbOdy else? Look
now cur friends IN the Charleston district
. have managed matters. They took up some
wears ago and sent him 10 CongrcsS, "a young
( man. Mr.. John +. Ecana Ihc} have kept
him there term after term until he Is now
one of the leading democrats IN the House.
This Is the true way to do.
But Mr. Lucas SAYS Judge llogc agreed,
at Fairmont, that hc would not ue a caudl-
date against him this time Il he, Lucas,
would turn over 10 him his votes IN that
Convention. | was a member e that Con-
y%cntiou, andI deny this, and say 40 Srrh
bqrgqju or 0Qret9cnt Wds Htg'}'. such a pro-
position was made 10 Judge lloge by Mr..
.Iro. Barton PAYNE. one of Mr.. Luc;, friends
in that Convention, and 10y Judge ilosc re-
iected. When this proposition was report
I'd 10 a caucus OF Judge Hogc'S friends they
all denounced it in strong ANA decided IAN
ruage. They said: by the usage and
customs OF our party our end OF this district
Is entitled 20 this nomination You have
been leading Mr.. Luca, on every ballot
You ale the choice ot our side OF the noun
tain. Wa will make no trade or bargain
with ANYBODY, and especially with Mr.. Lu-
cas-. lie cant att ri 70 transfer his strength
O. anybody else. We came here to noml-
nate Won upon your merits. II we can do
10 in th., way w propose % 90 down with
our lac lying Judge Hogecould notand
did not make any such bargain against tile
indignant protest, OF all fhis best and most
earnest personal and political friends. lie
saws he did not and his word Is sufficient Tor
any man who knows him.
Mr.. lucas las been here '%rortiq7 up his
own interest If the people of these eastern
counties of the district are So terribly anN-
iouS 70 have Mr.. Lucas in Congress, why Is
it necessary for him 10 be going about urS-
inc and almost begging them Tor their sup
port? lie has been IN all these counties
Has sent his emiSSar.cs into them. Has
them I'm someo them now. Now, II thcpeo-
plc want him badly why 90 this? lie car
rcd about with him up here the memoran-
dunn ~ Mr.. Payne, made iour OF hve weeks,
he saws himself, after the Fairmont Conven-
ton. ana 'c.tcr of Judge Hoges to Mr..
PAYNE. written last November or Dcccrter.