The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-24

tends that II was not aware 81 the
fact that Rev d. Hensley was the
Republican candidate for State
Senator in The Fifth District, yet
in It's preceding issue, II used this
language:
aBrown the candidate for State
Senator in the Fifth District, on
the Democratic ticket, will have "a
walk.oyer unless Hensley or Pick
ems withdraws from the race.s
And again, in the same issue it
says
with three candidates in the
field for State Senator, Browns
chances for election are better than
either Of the other two. Follow
Republicans please consider this
before putting the third man on
the track
We had not been aware before
that the Republicans had put Mr..
Pickens on the track, although We
suspected that be was put on in
their interest.
! We are aware Of the fact that
the Greenback (2) Convention
which met AZ Ripley a few weeks
ago and nominated Mr. PiCkens,
consisted Of four or FIVE men in all,
most Of whom were Republicans,
and Of whom two were lawyers,
and one a physician, DR.. A. R. Bar.
bee.
We like to see the Republicansof
the Fifth District repudiating the
attempt Of their leaders to sell
them out "body and brooches" toa
handful Of Greenbackers, and ad.
mire the nerve displayed by the
Republican Senatorial Executive
Committee in filling the vacancy
on the Republican ticket, caused
by the withdrawal Of oshell.-
They have selected Mr.. Hensley as
their candidate, and his letter Of
acceptance has appeared in all the
Republican papers Of this Senate.
rial District, except that of the
Gazette, published in this place
This paper failed and refused to
publish his letter, so a prominent
Republican informed US. Had DR..
Hensley sent US his letter with a
request to publish it, we would
have done so, although our paper is
Democratic. We would have been
more liberal toward him than his
organ, the Gaste.
Our neighbor may plead ignor.
ance of Mr.. Hensley's candidacy,
but he is the Republican candidate
nevertheless, and placed on the
ticket by authority of its Republi.
can Committee, and is making n
canvass Of the District, and has
already made several speeches.
The Gasette certainly is not ignor.
ant Of this fact, Hensley no doubt
feels complimented when he fnds
that it is the published opinion of
his party organ in this county
that he will be slaughtered unless
he withdraws."
It does not matter TO the Demo.
Gratis, whether Pickens and Hen.
sley remain on the track, or one
or both of them gets off the track,
Tho Republicans have been
"rattled" from the beginning. It
was conceded by both parties that
Jackson county was entitled 10 the
Senator. The Republicans nomin.
ated 0shel5 of Jackson, who after
an interview with United States
Marshall Liggett, withdrew. Their
committee then ransacked Jackson
county to find some Republican
who would accept the profered
honor, but in vain. Failing, they
then placed DR.. Hensley, Of Mason,
on the ticket.
We like the pluck displayed by
the Republican Committee, but
yet we cannot help but believe that
Mr.. Pickcns has been badly treated;
and Mr.. Hensley has Jared no bet.
ter ut the hands Of the Gazette, as
witness the editorial in the last
issue of that paper.
Now as TO the claim that either
Hensley or Pickeus could be elect.
ed over Mr., Brown, we say unhes.
itatingly, that such claim is pre-.
posterous.
Let us SEQ, Roano county will
give Mr.. Brown 400 majority at
least. In Jackson county Two years
ago tho vote for members of the
House of Delegates was as follows:
]. NJ, Adams, (Rep.) .......-.... ..lo7l
Jas. kissell, rep ..".................l2222 1924
y. 5. Armstrong, Dem ...... 1893
q. L. Brown, tDem. ).".". .".,..m.li07
Mr.. Browns record having been