Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-19
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONVENTION
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p,ser has bosshta controlling interest il ths
standard, Of this city, the Greenhsck osksa
Of the State, nd will 10 EDITOR in cklsi.
Cok Freer is we'll nd fksoably known
throughout the State, s1id ior some dns
published one o[ the satiny Repablicaa
papers IN the Third Congressional district,
and tfurfns the administration sf Grant and
Hayes, held important pssitio.s, and was
At one s:ses our re1sNeptansN Il Nhaeia-
|weNelc0k&s the C6.Soei ts' ous city -
trust that bis stay wf.hus mfr 10 . pleasant
and prosperous one.
In an interview witi,oue oe the leading
Greenbackefs OF West Wrginh ~ obtais.
ed the following items Of interest: The
Executive Committee u the 0rcsnback
party OF this STATE, held k'meetiayShsse. on
the 18th inst, +. J.Janey, Of EsrffSyooanty.
chairman, presiding. The noted
.PeahkAesS ROslaosoo1e
were ignored. and the psoposs& fasioa
with the Prohibition and Rsps psbiicssvstsd
down by the >nmmittee, and rho .prirsipiss
as embodied In the Presidential Gvs.back
platform OF 1880 ~sr unauimcVAy ADOPTED
as the platform for the next campsaya, and
they will 30 into the fight with antlnssioa-
nj banks, anti. monopoly and labor rrefosa,
as their war cry, and feel quite conAdsat
that victory will yet perch upon thsr baa
ners.
Prom what We can learn, an cfSet has
been made to fuse the Greenbsck 'elssneat
OF this Congressional district, with the Re-
publican and temperance parties, and while
this proposition met with the apppUvA of
the older members OF the Republican Dsgty.
and some Of the Greenhicksrs, the younger
members of the Republican party tStsA
M eye probably to the. polls quesuonl were
bitterly opposed to 70 fusion. But me
from principle and refused 10 fuse with sny
party, bat cordially invite men Of all po-
iitical views 10 Join hands with them In the
war against all monopolies. Senator llar.
bee was in favor Of fusion and rcserted
the proposition ~
The GStden OPpsvtaatty."
and urged his Greenback brethren 70 srtss
IL and march on to victory" The Sens'
tor having had Congressional aspirations.
and basing his Ihopes Of sncccss upon The
coalition In question, will now silently Did
his arms" and retire TO the walks Of priVuts
life.
From q prominent Greenbacker who 10
we'll posted, we learn that the foliowtaG
gentlemen have Congression ASPIRATIONS.
and will be candidates before their respec-
tive district conventions; First dissreees
Robert Marshall and Col Guess. The Bsc-
cad district has no fullfcdsed candidate.
but Il Is probable that one may turI 'uS
before the conven ton meets. In the Third
district there is Bdrdett and Farnswoseh.
and T.. Willis Wilson, with the chance In
favor Of the latter, owing 10 his record %
the
Qae.ltos Of Mos~pstes.
in our own Fourth district the Greea-
back brethren, like the Democrats .hsye
so many good men to choose from u viii
be hard TO make q selection. We will ooly
mention few: Col. X. II. Frecr, OF Park.
ersburg; Judge Guthrie and Scnator Baf.
bee OF Mason, and Col Thompson, Of Put.
nam. The Congressional convention Of
this district will bc held July 4th At RIP
ton will be held at Martinsburg, August
Sd. We might aid that the following well
known citizens OF Wood county, al earnest
Greenbsckers, and
Opposed % Ysssea,..
and have no aspirations for ofiioe. Col. ".
7. Senseny, DIR. Devol, Capt. Writ Neale,
Chss. Trsoewell, 4. y. Cook, VIII. Smith,
Sr. and Geo. l.. Spence, ESQ, aliof whom
devote . great deal OF time and money -
the furtherance OF their CAUSE
J. Warren Reed, Of Wiulsmstovs,
this county, and member OF the Wood
county bar. wss arrested 70
day. charged with completely In
a case of forgery. We obtsinsd our infoe
nation from a reliable source. and the do
tails are about % follows: IL appears thst
Reed was indebted To Alex. kuckmsn. DE-.
ceased. To the amount OF several hundred
dolIars, and desiring TO eysdc the payment
of the same be adopted novel method OF
doing NO. Having n friend out West vb0
wss handy with the pen, he sent him . re-
ceipt with the genuine signature OF kuck'
man affixed, and requested hi. irtsuo "
practice on the signature until he ooulo
produce q fsc simile Of tho same. when he
was 10 furnish Reed with Seceipts tor
Cessain Ans0ots
sufficient TO cover the cihm In qucs(t0o.
The plan proved successihl to . certain o..
tent. and IL wss only thrsagh the fact tbse
trouble overlook Reed = friend In the West
that the fraud was exposed, he hsvtnx fssa
arrested upon some grave charge, aud On
being searched Feeds letter ~ abose -
found upon his person, which faa ~
communicated to theAnthorities hese. we
in due time we're In possession Of tho letses
and Reeds arrest followed. Apreltmlnasy
hearing was had bsfese Justice, sod kee1
was beId In $50 10 a~ait the actipA - ths
Grand Jury. .ay u