South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-08-25


GENTLEMEN The failure of
the. late Convention at Keyser to
nominate, squarely. candidate for
our SURFACES at the next election, re-
quires that something must be done
to secure a nominee who can obtain
the full Democratic strength of the
district. The status OF the distl let
must not be changed, and sacrificed
by having two Democrats in the
field. AS we'll might it be expected
for Vermont or Iowa to return a sol.
I'd Democratic delegation TO Congress,
as for Us to expect to elect either Mr..
Hoge or Mr.. Lucas, with both in the
race. 1t is blindness produced by
madness to think of such II thing, anL
the Democracy OF the district will
not, and must not permit the thing
to be done. Nor does it now matter
who Is to blame the decree has been
rendered-neither of our two friends
can be returned this time, the limo.
cent (if such there be) must Weld
With the other Nor is it right to
expect either Mr.. Lucas or Mr.. Uoge
to be ut the expense OF n Democratic
funeral after the election--both have
Il future, If they do not spoil it now
aud make defeat inevitable. Here
Is what can be done: A Jeffcrsonian
Democrat should be selected to bar.
monize the turbulent elements so
fiercely put in motion by the person.
al partizans of Messrs. Hoge and Lu.
cas-.
This public appeal is made direct
~ to the Hon. John Blair uoge and
the Hon. ID. b. Lucas, in the inter-
est OF harmony, with a request for
each to publicly signify his accept.
ance of some fair plan in this district.
If, however, Judge IIoge and Mr..
Lucas will not so agree and advise,
then on Saturday, the 10th of Sep
TENDER next, by and through the IL
gency and direction Of the County
Democratic Executive Committees,
ballot should be opened in every
Magisterial district, ut all the pre- /.
cincts Cor Democratic voters, in all of
the fife.n counties comprising this
Congressional District. Polls to oe
kept open from 10 until 4 o'clock of
said day, and such candidate, or can
didates as may be suggested shall be
ballotted for, and after counting the
ballots the result should he certified
to the Executive Committee Of each
county, and by them again to the
State Executive Committee, who shall
declare the person having the high
est number OF votes to be the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress III the
I'd district of West Virginia.
z. S.-The above is suggested by
friends OF both competitors, and will
be followed up by signatures in the
near future. In the meantime, the
Democratic press of the district is re.
qucsted to copy. HARMONY.
Chairman Cofran, of the Kcyser
Convention, has won immortal lau-
rels as penetrating presiding Off.
GER. In the language of Mr.. Nor.
row, 'hc is the most knowing man a.
bout how a convention votes he ever
saw In the midst OF the tumult, tur-
mol and deaiening noise, when no
one else could tell which side had
voted most or loudest Chairman Cof.
ran could decide it without hesitation!
He was always ready to decide, and
he did
The above from the Wheeling Re-
ister shows that the truth will crop
out occasionally in its columns, with
out its being aware of it. 1t draws
the character of Cofran, (who is he
anyhow y president OF the lIogc side
OF the Keyser Convention, with
masters hand, done too by Judge
Morrow, friend of Judge IIoge.
This Cotran was the Jcffries selected
to carry everything in the interest
OF llOge's nomination, right or wrong,
and he did not disappoint his friends.
Nothing coming from Lucas mar
was listened to. lie was always
ready to decide, and he did.'-Mar.
tlnsbGrg Statesman.
On our first page we give the Off
claI proceedings OF The Congressional
Convention at Keyser nominating Hon.
DANIEL b. Lucas. So far we have re-
ceived no official account of tic other
branch Of the Convention nominating
Judge Hoge. Why is this ? Had this
body no Secretary or Secretaries +?
Hope chairman COFGAN didn't take the
matter in hand and refuse to sign the
proceedings.
Kcyser Tribune We have too
much faith in both the democracy of
Judge Ioge and Mr.. Lucas, TO adj.
NIT that they, or either OF them, will
permit split in the democracy Of
this district.
We understand neither Mr. Peerce
nor VaDmpfor fool t,ort ~, a., ,,,ont