Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-27
STATE POLITICS.
Letters on Various Matters from
Various Sources.
The Race for Congress- in the Second
District-A Correspondent who
Thinks Lucas Win Come in a
Bad Second.
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE7"

hENSER, aug 2os-1nS NegSeH NVh~
vention is still the leading topic of
discussion. The scenes and incidents
connected with that assemblage viii go
down in history as an epoch in the
POLITICS Of West Virginia. Those who
were there would not have mined it
for any consideration and those who re-
manned away will regret it the balance
ofIheir lives.
We were not many
With leaders wise, or wiser;
But many pollution NOuIu
Give half his year,
fhe but could,
Have been with g. at keySer.
Rut wwhat will the harvest be-"
That is the important question for con-
sideratiop now. Will Lucas remain
in the field, and if so will it endanger
the education of a Democrat TO repre-
sent the District in Congress? l will an
swer the first question by,propoundlny
snother-can Mr.. Lucas afford II?
surely he cannot Justify his course unless
he can prove beyond a doubt, and the
entire satisfaetiOns of the Democratic
voters of the district, that he had
clear majority of tho delegates in the
Convention and was cheated out OF the
nomination BY fraud and chicanery. If
he can do this it would please Judge
Hoge in an in defensible portions
and he would be compelled to get out
of the way. But without desiring to
discuss the rights or wrongs OF the
Conventions action it is pertinate to
require how it happened that the Hoge
men got control of the Convention, IT,
as a serted, the Lucas men had a ma
iority? Men in the habit Of attending
political Conventions will not readily
lake to the idea that Mr.. Lucas friends,
although being in the majority, per-
mitted the HOge minority to organize
the Convention and control the Conn.,
mittees. That Is little gauzy.
However, 1t is no part of my duty
10 discuss the fairness or infairness OF
the Keyser Convention. simply sug-
gest, en- PEASANT, that it is asking too
much to have one believe that the HOge
| ninsTity could get away with the Lucas
majority, as asserted by Mr.. Lucas and
| his friends.
As the result Of the unpleasantness, it
is vet too early to judge. In this county
flOHt W I'LL Ibll tic llil fONNs AhiNA
NATION from Hampshire, Hardy, Grant,
TAYLOR, Marion and Preston IS that,
while there is some division at present
| i'm each of these counties, except Grant,
| il is not likely to amount TO much in the
end. There are those who would pr0Oa-
bly, vote for Mr.. Lucas if satisfied their
votes would benefit him, but who Will
decline to do 50 simply to crafty his de-
sire to defeat Judge HOge, and i'll doing
! that elect Republican. When the
fscts connected with the kySer COnven-
ton are put properly and fairly before
the. people, as they will be, Mr.. Lucas
will find that he has no case on when
to 90 before the people, and II he per-
siStS in his course certain ana dire Us-
aster will be the result to him and his
! followers. The peculiar methods OF his
canvass for the nomination will be VEN
tilated; the action OF his supporters at
the Keyser convention will Oe fully set
forth, and Mr.. Lucas Will find that the
further he goes the more intricate will
become his pathway. But he IS the
proper Judge of his own line of action,
and will doubtless pursue the course he
has marked out regardless of the conse-
quenceS.
With three candidates in the field the
Republicans will have, at least, good
fighting chance. Their convention Is
i'm session at FairmORt to-day, and the
result of the election will be more or
less affected by the character OF the
nomination which their convention Will
''The Democratic and Republican tick
cts for this county are now both in the
field, and the candidates are already
"buzzing" the dear people" Messrs.
Alex. Parks and James McKnOw are
the Democratic candidates for
the legislature, and News. G.. +.
Evans and Marion l.. Henshaw, the
Republican. The GreenbackerS have
not vet held their Convention, but will
| probably endorse the Republican nOmi-
nee, Mr.. Henshaw, on the Republican
ticket, being GHeenbacker.
The Democrats feel sanguine of
electing their entire ticket, and some
! Republicans are equally as certain that
their ticket will pull through. The
county is uncomfOrtably close, and the
candidates are all good men and quite
| popular, 80 that the IndictiOns point TO 3
! hot fight and close election.
The Democratic Senatorial COnven-
7 llOD lOI llllS DlcAlAIl beho oSNA N"AASN w
meet in Charleston on Thursday, Au-
gust 3lst. The nOminee.is conceded to
jefferson county, and several candidates
are actively in the field. The contest
seems at present to be between Hon.
} John w. Grantham and Captain Melvin,
although Messrs. Beltzheover and STRIFE
Ter have each considerable following.
DR.. Sto ~ Is being groOmed rs dark
horse, and l would not be surprised to
see him come in winner on the home
stretch.
Hon. J. T. Janney, prominent
| Greenback leader, will most likely be
the opposition candidate, supported by
the Republicans. At any rate this was
part of the "slate" which induced the
endorsement by the Republicans of
Kitchen for Congress. But as Kitchen
was thrown over board at FairmOnt, the
entire slate will be mashed, and there
, will be new deal all around.
We will see what We will see, and the
readers of the REGISTER shall know il
all when find out.