The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-19
CHE J.|,l, G!:l;t.telliIqenter.
Onire, NOS, 10 nnd "a Fourleenin street
FOURTH C0SGREssIONAL DISTRICT
A Richie Republican Who Makes Some
Comments on Mr.. Norris Inspirations.

4 Richie Republican Who Makes som,
Comments on Mr.. norris' Aspirations
10 l1 Editor Of as inkgicaor.
slE-some person comes to tho from
with an article in your paper describing
the late Republican Convention Of THU
county, and in his wild attempt to peryerI
facts SO as to suit his londest hopes and
widest imasinatiops, he becomes 80 regard
less Of truth as to wander from Its beaten
path into the waya Ct misrepresen tation
and fllsehood. The author OF that article
not only misrepreeenls facts aud drays on
his Imagination for Others, but also eup.
presses important events Of the Conyen.
ton Tor no other purpose than 10 conceal
the straws which show which way the
wind blows. ltI,5 .s3.4fs ~
Let the facts be submitted to the candid
reader, and then he may Judge Of the 'per.
feet enthusiasm" asserted to be attending
the Morris boom In this county. 1l'
The Morris men took charge Of the con.
veniion and the organization was effected
In their interests. Immediately thereafter
Il was moved that the delegates to the
Congressional Convention be selected in
first class, packing style, viz: that com.
mittee composed OF one mem Der from each
district, he appointed to eelec. delegates to
attend said convention. Morris'e handi.
work was clearly shown in this motion,
snd the fight was made on this and de.
clarations Of premeditated packing made
apd denied. The "perfect enthusiasm"
spoken OF heretofore in your columns was
expressed In a majority Of four for the mo.
ton. Having this majority 1t was fair
calling for the packers and the anti.Morris
men with one exception gave up the fight.
In tho debate on the report OF this com.
mittee Thos. E. Davis asserted that no man
was selected Us q delegate to the Congress.
tonal Convention who was not pro.
nounced Morris man. This was denied by
member OF the committee who said that the
delegated were selected regardless OF their
preference for candidate for Congress. Yet
IN three days alter the Convention one OF
Morris's cohorts says through the medium
OF your paper that Richie sends a solid
Morris delegation 10 Huntingdon. In all
candcr, l would like to inquire of this
geniua how he knows that sucn is the case
when he has not siuce the convention seen
one fourth OF tha delegates, unless, ss was
asserted in convention, the committee
knew that they were all pronounced Nor.
ris men? And the answer comes back that
undoubtedly the machine was successful,
and 1t is possible that this delegation will
forget the large vote cast against Morris
and give him their solid support. I The
Morris ring, headed by Morris himself.
was successful, and the sentimen.s OF the
tried and true Republicans OF this county
were ignored.
You may think it strange why the peo-
pie Of this eounty refuse to support Morris
for Congress. We have the best Of reasons
to offer Tor our article, and We, will allow
the outside wcrld to judge OF the consis:
tency Of our position. @
He is a chronic ofIice.seeker. He was
once elected County Superintendent OF
Free Schools, and for the succeeding term
WAS beaten by J. n. Kendall. In ISIS he
ran for State Senate, but was badly Left BY
David McGregcr. In 1850 he announced
himself Tor The nomination Of Prosecuting
Attorney for Richie county, subject to the
action Of the Rspublica County Conven-
ton. His opponent, Thomas E. Davis,
was successful and received the uomina.
ton By quite mplimentary vote. Prior
to this time, Morris had asserted in the
Gazette that no person could be elected to
any office IN Richie county without the
support OF his papsr-she Gazette. Not.
Tithstanding that this campaign YVES then
looked upon as doubtful by the Republican
party, Morris Immediately began 10 howl
over his defeat, soon announced himself
az On independent candidate for Prose-
cutting Attorney, LETT the County Executive
Committee in disorganizsd stste, and of
all the candidates for county offices support
ed himself only. In the beginning OF the
campaign he was urged to support the Re.
publican nominees ou. he refused, and, TO
crafty his OWE selfish ambition, he left the
party 10 fight it out alone. The result was
that the Republican ticket, with one e1.
ception, was elected by a larger msiority
than had been known for years, and
Thomas E. Davis received msjority Of
almost four hundred over the regular Dem.
ocrstic noninss.
are we, then, to be eenarred for reius.
ing 10 support this man, whose interest in
the success Of the party was 60 little as to
permit him to desert it In supposed time
OF need? Are We wrong in eayipg, Down
with the man who, after finding himself to
be subject to the Conyention, sets the ex.
pressed will oil the party at defiance and
breaks the cords with which honor's laws
have bound hin?' Is the Republican
party Of the Fourth District SO destitute ct
material as to send this traitor to the party
to Congress2 Arc there not men in the
parry who are deserving OF the nomination
from the fact that they have in the past,
when certain defeat stared them in the
face, undertaken the canvass to aid in
building up the Republican party7 Is it
right that Nh. Norris shall reap the bsne-
fits OF the labors OF these noble, se!f sscri-
6cing persons and lei them 70 unrewarded?
In time Of need he hesitates not to spurn
the party; but when the party has an office
for which he has the ghesi OF q chance,
how afable he becomes and with what
seemingly sincere devotion be swears eter.
nal allegiance to the Republican party.
We do not think the honest, true RepubIi-
cans oil. the Fourth district can be 60 gulled
as TO make P. w. Morris their standard
bare. in this campaign. We have an op.
porlunity for success, and We hope it will
not be thrown away in this style, for if
Morris is the nominee for Congress he will
be slaughtered, aud the worst Of 1t all, he
will be slaughtered st home by indignant
Republicans who have TOO much independ.
ence to bow the knee to selfish hypocrisy.
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