Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-03

Facts VS.. Philosophy.
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for being little less charitable than "One
Of the Disappointed.
To nv mind, the Convention Of Monday,
when considered with reference to the tactics
of the winning faction at the Primaries on
the Saturday previous, downs al philosophy
from the days Of Cato to the present
At tie primaries, the winning faction,
that is to say, the self appointed guardians
of the people, the assumed opponents OF
"ring" rule, boldly declared their purpose
to ght and break up what they were pleas
ed to denominate the Faulkner and Baker
Ring"
And vet at the convention their chosen
representatives selected majority of Faux
ner men to the State convention! There is
not a well posted man in Wheeling that
don't know this to be so.
At the primaries this same faction de-
clares, as one of their grounds for opposing
the so-called (by themselves) ring that they
were opposed to sending delegates marked,
labeled, collared and prepaid for Darrah,
Caldwell, Todd, or ANY other man. And
vet on Monday this same faction through
their leader presented a resolution iron
ribbed, instructing their delegates TO vote
and work from first to last for Darrah, Cald-
well and Todd!
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There is no denying the fact the people
were sold at the primaries by the leaders OF
the selfdenominated anti-ringsters. The
proceedings Of the county convention
proved this beyond the peradventure of a
doubt That convention was a first-class
circus, gotten up on second class Prlnei-
pies.
The management at the early hour Of the
day located themselves in the lower rooms
of the Capitol-they being eX-Othcio, en-
titled to those rooms.
The raw recruits of winning faction
many Of them mere boys, proud beyond con-
cealment of their new Aedged honors, had
to be put through a course Of ringtraining
previous to the opening Of the doors.
To effect this, time was needed. Hence,
the good natured janitor pretended to busy
himself with the work of busting and ar
ranging the seats sanding the ring, etc, up
10 and even after the striking of the hour
In this effort at delay, he was ably assisted
by one Of the concert men, who seemed to
have some trouble in finding the gavel
whose musical taps were relied on TOR the
opening of the performances.
The preliminary hearing Of the inexpe-
rienced performers was confined to veterans
long used to catering to the amusement Of
the public. This work was well done, so
well, in fact. as to arouse suspicion in the
minds of some that part of the day previous
(the Sabbath) had been devoted to the drill
ing of the recruits in tumbling, bare-bac,
riding, and the difficult feat Of jumping
backwards through consuming ring
Ii must be confessed the grand entree.
lead by the Knight mot plumed) OF the
Garden Spot, was creditably good, thougha,
times deranged BY little bad riding
The acrObatic performances were superb.
Such lofty tumbling was never before seer
in Wheeling or any other place. Two con
tortionists. well known in Democratic circu'
circles, actually turned and twisted them
selves inside out. So thoroughly was this
done that the spectators could hardly realize
in them two old acquaintance.
To drop the figure Of speech and explain
Some time back there was a convention
held at the Court House to appoint dele
gates to Charleston. An effort was then
and there made to confer on the chairman
the power OF appointing committee, com
posed Of one from each district, to select
delegates. Certain gentlemen, suspecting
trick, protested against this method Of ring
sters and the most Objectionable part oil
caucus machinery. WhereupOn Lewis
Baker Esq, Cat the same Court House
meeting, mind yoUD moved that the per.
sons present from the several districts be al,
lowed TO select. their own committeeman,
and advocated his motion is some remarks.
showing that this method was embossed BY
emocratic precedents, and prevented all
attempts at manipulation. The motion was
unanimously adopted
But 10 and behold. on Monday last when
this same Lewis Baker, Esq, offered the
same motion, couched in identically the
same language, i. e., allowing the delegates
instead of the chairman to appoint the com
miltees. the two gallant tumblers and con-
tortiOnists referred to, the same two who
were so indignant at the Court House meet.
ing at the attempt to confer this power on
the chair, now made q complete sonersault,
opposed Mr. Bakers motion and declared
the only true and established mode OF APP
pointing such committees to be by the
chair! All, what q difference it makes as
to whose OK is gored. Mr.. Bakers motion
was voted down by the self denominated
anti-riugsters, and that too, without blush
And now followed the inevitable; that is to
say, the Youthful chairman from the Sixth
ward quickly extracted from his pocket a
cut-and-dried list OF committeeman, list
prepared by the veteran managers aforesaid
,ue night before, Sunday as 1t was.
And so ended the farce Nay, not ended,
or there was something even more I'M
blushing though less astounding to follow.
The committee, appointed as We have de
ScIibed by the Chair or rather by the Star.
c; amber management, after some delay
auScd it is said, bv counter ideas as to
the necessity of soothing the dreaded Ion
from 1riadelphia by administering a lump
OF sugar. brought in their report, appoint
ing twenty-thrce Of their own number,
rhirty) as fit, suitable AM influential dele,
gates to the forthcoming conventions.
The people now realize that they were
,old-that the battle against the Rings was
waged under false pretenSe-tor they see
Il at this battle so successfully made at the
prima ries onSaturday, has turned out to BE-
a mere struggle under the leadership o.
sore-heads to Establish a Ring!
Philosophy is good thing in its way, but
all the platitudcs-all the Latin and all the
moraGzing of Zone of the Disappointed
cannot wipe out the farcical plumbers of oar
city Democracy (for Sundays Convention
showed the county blameless in the prom
ises) in the last weeks.
No Democrat will regret these blunders
if they serve to warn the masses of the party.
hereafter, against the tactics of sore heads
FACTS