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


moment from the time OF the tenn.
porary organization 10 the exact time
when they left the convention not
to return again, that we could not
have nominated our candidate. II
they had had the power what would
they have done
One noticeable fact in the conduct
of the gentlemen in their opposition
was that they pretended to be acting
in "the interest OF harmony" Their
song Was sin tHe interest OF bar
mony, We ask, We demand via re-
qaire lid THE interest Of harmony z
In fact we were asked to do any and
everything lin tie iutrest of har-
mony," which being interpreted
meant, let the minority run the con
vention, lpt them carry off the moan
nation. and il they cannot do that,
allow them to raise Cain generally
and break up the convention In a
grand Old fashioned row.
The extraordinary proposition was
made by Mr.. Lucas himself, In a
brief statement, that ii Judge Hoge s
friends would Withdraw his name,
that he, Nj. Lucas, would do the
same. For cool impudenee this is
decidedly refreshing, and deserves a
diploma This was the very climax
of all absurdi,y, and this at a time
when we had not adopted I'LL OF the
reports, when his friends were fight
ing for time, and nominations were
not in order. As should have been
expected this proposition was recely
ed with nroans II was only re-
neWal Of the same proposition made
by him two years ago In convention
assembled, when lac found he could
not be nominated It seems that tie
honorable gentleman meant TO imply
by That proposition nc that time,
that We had arrived at deadlock.
and could proceed no further unless
we would Withdraw the name Of
Judge Hoge We could have shown
him otherwise by Il vote; but thereal
reason seems to lie in the fact that
he had said that IF he could not get
the nomination, Judge Uoge should
not be nominated. He saw the
first part of the proposition clearly,
and aimed to accomplish the latter
the defeat of Judge Hoge. Whilst
we knew Mr. Lucas and his friends
could not prevent the nomination of
our candidate, we recognized the
fact that the element Of discOrd and
had ripened into Sc
cession and at given signal the
whole of the Jeffersonian democracy
with their allies on the floor would
bolt, and thus try to break up the
convention; but in this also, they
failed.
The latest and yet most preposter-
Gus statement is, that Mr.. Lucas
claims (Of course he does not mean
it as a true position) that he is the
nominee of the regular convention.
Now it is waste OF valuable time
to discuss any proposition so absurd
and ridiculous, but, | will give Il
few moments attention to it. These
boilers stayed in the convention and
participated in its proceedings, did
more talking, and made more noise
than any similar number Of sore
heads ever did in any convention,
and when the President announced
that nominations were in order, Il
motion was made to adjourn, ia
which we acquiesced, IN The hope
that after a recess, wiser cOunsels
would prevail and they would return
to the convection like men, who hay
ing made 4 brave and determined
fight for their champion and leader
would aCQuicsce in the inevitable,
and give a hearty support to the
nominee OF the convention. But,
lin the interest OF harmony" we
suppose, they did not come back TO
the convention. | have been at Con-
gressional Conventions before, and
know what il is 20 suffer defeat, have
felt the bitterness Of Disappointment
and even fell like denouncing the
nomination as unfair ana unjust,
but, Berkeley county never b0lted 4
convention or declined to vote for a
nominee What viii the Jetfersoniap
democrats do Id this case
The regular convention appointed
to meet at Keyser east 99b votes for
Judge Hoga out Of 1873 represented
at the time OF the ballot. some OF
the delegations claimed the right to
vote the full vote OF their counties,
as the other delegates had b0lted and
had lost their representation in the
convention, but it was deemed best
not to do so, and only in one case, l
believe, it was d0ne-that OF Hardy
county, which is nearly solid for Hoge,
and 10 is possible had the delegates
remained they would have voted 70
represent the people Of their county.
Taking the vote Judge Hoge actual
ly received aud deducting all OF
Taylor county, all Of Preston and he
yet would have a good majority, aud
we have a right 10 believe that II all
the delegates had remained, and no
boiling had taken place, that Judge
IIoge would have received as large a
vote and the convention would have
made it unanimous. This however