The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-09
SECOND DISTRICT DEMOCRATs.


Ast"Ss'ouN VII tuc AOSh1nllItlCN Ol tNt
KcySer Convention.
Special Correspondence Of the Inteligencer.
GRAFTON, August s.-Thc Democratic
Convention for the Second Congressional
District. will meet ut keyser next Friday
The cause OF Lucas vs.. lIoge, for specific
performance OF the contract said 10 hive
been made at Fairlpant, In 1850, Is attract.
ing much attention now. in Democratic
circles. Lucas, 1t would seem, has bu,
little confidence In the justice OF his cause
or no initll in the average Dem.
ocrauc jurors. Certain II is tlla,
he has been very industriously
engaged for the last two months In impan.
nelinga special jury. 1t is claimed by h,p
friends that he li.ls succeeded in packing
the Jury and is sure Of IL verdict. Hogc, il
y said, relies on the fact that the contract,
If ever made, rs contrary to, public policy,
md they being parliccps crimiais, the courts
will not interfere between them and he
thereby be left in possession, acting upon
The well known maxim, in pari d.iicia 30.
iior al conditio dg1ndr,',is, ed I,osi,iea,is.
This contract, Whatever its character,
was made, as llogc and Lucas both admit,
Tor Tor the purpose Of deicuting the nomi.
mutton OF Hon. lS. +. Martin. Now it is
said by those versetl in Democratic law
that should liosc succeed in, quicting his
title to his seat in Congress rs against Lu.
cas by reason OF the ilIcgality Of the Fair.
mont contract that it will prove too much
for. lloge. 1t will prove that the ousting OF
Martin was illegal, and that Mr.. Martin
might very easily maintain IN ac-
ton against IIoge OF .'uplawful
entry and detainer" While the keys +
Court will do well to refuse to'eniore Il con-
tract so manifestly corrupt us the Fairmout
agreement is, rs stated by Lucas, yet COM
plete justice will scarcely be done by leav.
ing lloge in possession OF MI Office secured
by such means. EIJttF} r
1twould seem to bc. Just to put all the
parties back TO the position they occupied
before the agreement was made. This
wonld teach the two distinguished gentle.
men what they evidently have not yet
realized, that the public Offices OF this
country are still in the hands OF the peo.
pie and are not subjects of ,bargain and
sale by politicians. a. s.i
In case the contest is not to be confined
to lIogc and Lucas it is thought that +.
Boyd Faulkner will enter court with his
suit. Just what form OF action lie will
institute is not known, but the Fanlkner
family was never known to pay much at.
tcn,ion to forms and ceremonies when an.
other WIS to be had. - sa's-. - s. -
1t will thus be seen that the Democratic
convention ofthc lltl inst. promises to be
i very important tribunal. Its records
will doubtless be very interesting reading
for some OF the statesmen who partici.
pate in it. Asmatters now stand Lucas is
almost certain to be nominated. But
it is one thing to "set up" q
convention and quite another TO keep
it Setting" shall not be ut all surprised
to see the keysGr convention repudiate the
Fairmont contract and the contractors
The lloge men seem determined that
Lucas shall not have the nomination, and
the Lucas men seem equally determined
that llose shall not have il; and il not ir
reverent We should all pray that the Good
Being will increase their troubles.