Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-24
outrage that should be rebuked. CCheers.
If the party has not the nerve to

outrage that should be rebuked. Cheers.
If the party has not the nerve to
s DEPEND ITS corRrs, -
it deserves to have its banner go down in
ignominious defeat. CGreat cheering.
VIM. S. Henshaw-l desire to say few
words in defense of the report of my com.
mittee. TCheers and cries Of sit down
and Kisses, during which the Speaker ges,
ticularef> vigorously, but could not be
heard. God forbid the time should ever
come when the press Of our State should be
compelled to wear muzzle. [Great con.
fusion. There was nothing political in
the action Of tha, Committee We selected
Mr.. Mofett BY
FREE BALLOT AND PAIR COUNT.
There was no wire pulling. Our candidate
was placed in nomination and elected fair
". When was it that the press Of our State
was ever muzzled, except under Republican
nisrule? say that the charges are false
and unfounded. Great cheering and
Kisses.
Mr.. Monett's Reply,
GENTLEMEN or THE COSvESTloS-I only
propose to say few words in addition to
what have already said. am too fresh
from the scenes Of Democratic enthusiasm
at Chicago to wish for aught but harmony
and success, and my individuality is moth
ing when compared with those results. |
do want to say one word however, in reply
TO a mistatement made by his excellency
the Governor, for whom personally have
had high regard and with whom in the hon
est convictions Of my mind l have differed
on matters Of public policy. As God is nv
Judge am and have been sincere in express
sion of nv honest views, expressed through
the editorial articles planned OF and Twill
stand by my convictions until death. IL
His Excellency will carefully read the edi-
torial which he critieizes he will find that
he has misquoted me, unintentionally
hope. He saws that ! charged every Dem
ocratic Legislature OF this State with dire
liction of duty. have said nothing Of the
sort. | did say that every Legislature
which failed to comply with the plain pro-
visions of the Constitution in providing, BY
direct appropriation for tha deficit OF a pre-.
ccding year, was direlcct in duty, and say
so vet.
am before you for the purpose Of with.
drawing myself from this unfortunate con-
test but before doing so will say one word
in defense against the unfair assaults made
upon the paper with which am connected.
The Wheeling REGIsrsR was founded as a
Democratic paper at time when il was nj.
most worth mans life to be Democrat.
From that time onward to the present it has
fearlcssly advocated correct Democratic
principles 1t is an individual enterprise,
and is the property Of its proprietors,
whose money and energies have brought il
up 20 its present high standard in
Journalism. 1t believes in pure Democ-
racy, and advocated those doctrines when
men, who are now on this floor with foul
mouth attempting to howl it down, were
proscriptive radicals, going about our
streets forcing themselves nuder military
protection, into private houses, and haillng
men and women and sending them TO
Camp Chase and other military prisons be-
causc they held to Democratic principles,
1t viii never hesitate to proclaim the truth
aud advocate the right, because Of fear
Of prescription.
While withdraw from this contest de-
sire it to be distinctly understood that ] do
not dc so because am afraid TO stand as
candidate. fear no man aud shrink
from no danger. IL is not my tactics to re.
treat in the face of an enemy retract
nothing, and the REGISTER stands to its
guns. know that a majority Of this Con-
ven,ion standsready to giva me its vote rs
their presiding officer feel grateful for
their confidence, but the qualification Of
my personal ambition shall not stand in the
way of the harmonious deliberations and
the successful issue Of your body ] abso-
mtely decline the use Of my name in this
connection.
Mr. Leonard got the floor and moved
that by unanimous consent the report be
recommitted 10 the committee.
Senator Kcnna by popular consent got
the floor and repeated what he said, name
". that he entered into none Of the feeling,
one way or the other and now, in the light
Of what had transpired, he agreed, in the
interests Of harmony, TO let the convention
by general consent. select man upon
whom all could agree.
Again the delegates rose to their feet
and climbed upon the backs Of the seats,
and for aime all was chaos. Then n
motion was made to adjourn until 10
o'clock this morning, which the chair de-
cidcd was carried.