The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-18
Looking 10 the Republican stnte Con-

Niue.tepths Of the Republican party in
this State are in favor Of ratifyinR the action
OF the Bucktannon Consenuon. Any Ell
fort ty politicians 10 thwart the will of tht
people will b. disastrous 10 thote attem otiDt
it. Judge MnxWelps nomination must o.
endorsed without any lis or aids about It.
There are too many Republicans, pledged T.
Judge Max wells support 10 thlLE ci nninl'
pa,iug any body else. No Que cal withdraw
Judys Maxwell save that genttsmau himself
and and he will poll ut least 20 GOO votes II
the State Convention should nominate some
ono elsa. The Maxwell Republicans ars IL
to stsy and will stay. The but khhnnon Con-
vention cannot be rspudiated without over
whelming defeat and split IN ths party
Parksr,turg STATE J0u,nat.
Leading political journals usually con-
suit with the leaders Of their party when
questions involving the party's integrity
are involved. We suppose our good friend
the Stats journal Is no exception to this
very proper relation. Taking it for granted
that it speaks for those who lead Republic
can thought in its locality, We beg to give
the above article special notice. at
In the first place It seems to rs that the
Journal and those who hold its views mis-
apprehend the sentiment Of the masses
Of Republicans throughout the State. We
have been at some pains, because We did
not wish to speak pnadyissdly on
so delicate subject, to find out
what the average feeling Of the party is
as TO the nomination Of Judge Max.
well as the Greenback candidate for Gov
eruor, ut Buckhannon. l. is generally
agreed that it was grave political mistake,
If 1t wss intended that Judge Maxwell
should be presented for endorsement by
the Republican State Convention which
meets at Parkersburg on the S0:h Of July.
All feel that the political arrangement for
the ensuing State campaign has been con-
fused, il not endangered, BY the action Of
the Buckhannon Convention. @ ~
After careful survey OF the field, based
upon information derived from oil parts Of
the State, we find public sentiment taking
on three specific forms Of expression.
First-There are those, represented by
the Journal for instance, who are for ac-
cepting the mistake and making the most
OF it, in order, as they say, "not to en-
danger the success Of the party This
class it seems to us Is not 80 numerous as
the Journal seems to think. It certainly
does not represent the msjor part Of think.
ing Republicans. The Greenback State
Convention had right to nominate whom
ever 1t pleased, II it proposed to ignore the
arrangement made at Grafton between tho
State committees representing the Repuh-
lican party and the Greeuback Labor
party. But when GreenbackerB make
nomination in direc. opposition to the
understauding had ut that conference, and
e1pec. Republicans to endorse Il, i! be-
comes another question, and men who
have sell reapect-men who believe that
their own party should have some!hins to
say when SO much is involyed--aro not
disposed to calmly submit without at lcatt
some consideration and perhaps rebuke.
That the reader may have clearly bsfo,e
his mind the exact state Of facts with which
We have to deal, we present a brief state
ment Of the cass to wit: q
: The conference between the committees
at Grafton was, SO far as the Republicans
we're concerned, the result Of a conference
held unonicially at Martinsburg at the |
time Of tho State Delegate Convention, be.
tween leading Republicans and prominent
members Of the Greenback labor party.
It was there determined thst i would be
wise political movement to join forces in
ths State campaign, provided the claims Of
ssch psrIy; could be harmonizsd. On the
part Of the Republicans hut one thing was
specially insisted upon SO far as caudi.
iates we're concerned, and that#as that theT
Republican party should choose the candi.
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