The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-21
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II a solid combination vote Of all the op-
posing elements 10 the Democratic party,
now III power In this Slate, could be secured,
Democracy IL doomed. but the great barrier
to succees Is the nvaricous desire Of the Re
pubiicaup, in demanding every. uflce that is
worth hAying.
The nomination OF Maxwell By the Buck
harmon Convection has proved u bone Of
contention among them. and There is a pos
sibiiity that ikey will not endorse him on
the 3U:h.-Parker!turg State Standard lGreen-
Iack)
II the Greenbackers at Buckhannon had
lived up 10 the arrangement made at Graf
ton, there would have been no difficulty in
making "a solid combination vote Of all
the opposing elements 10 the Democratic
party now in power in this State" II the
head Of the ticket had been left for the Re.
publicans to nominate on the 30th OF July,
as arranged, the present confusion would
have been avoided, Republican would
have been nominated from the lower end
Of the State, thus obviatipg the geographical
difficulty which We now have to encounter.
That end Of the State was entitled to the
candidate; and it was 60 determined aud
expressed, informally at tho Martinsburg
conference. Had the Greenback Labor
Convention nominated candidate from
the lower end Of the State, We could have
adjusted the matter without difficulty, az
Republicans could have waived the irregu-
larity, for the substantial thing could have
been attained, and the present complica.
tions could have been avoided. As it is,
We have got the four candidates nominated
at BHckhannon all huddled together in one
part Of the State. The object Of the Re.
publicans in insisting upon having can
didate in the locality named was in defer
ence to the large Labor Reform" vote
which We were to receive from that sec.
ton. ~ -5
We have faith that We shall, in come
way, work out Of the middle. But to do
80 on the programme laid down by the
Greenback Labor party, will require that
that party heal up its divisions, rally to
the support Of Judge Maxwell, 80 as to en-.
able his friends to make a showing that
his nomination by the Republican Con-
vention will "bring fruit, and not ashes to
the lip"
In the came article from which We quote,
the following strange language occurr:
Maxwell is credited with eaying that he
will run as the Greenback nominee
whether they do 80 or not. This we con.
slider redeening feature in Ms1weIl's
favor with tho Greenback iusionis.s OF the
State. It implies sentiment OF honesty
Of purpose. at least" Wha! is the Stand.
ards authority for this remarkable lar
gage? We canuot believe that judge
Maxwell has placed himselt on this
ground. It having been intimated, how.
ever, that this is his position. he owes it to
himself. to the Republican party, and to
the Gteenback Labor party to state un-
equivocally where he does stand. Our
article on Friday WAS written in the inter.
es. Of peacs and harmony; and 10 bring
about, II possible, unity among the appar-
entity conflicting interests involved. We
were, and are, willing for tho sake OF peace
and unity, 10 forego something Of the free.
dom OF party action at our State Conyen.