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noes 3l3. The motion was therefore los,
and the resolutions as they came from the
committee were adopted. w.c.B.
THE WORK Acc0mPL: ;YED.

committee were adopted. w.o.B.
THE WORK ACCOMPL.. iIED.
A Review of the situation and Some Good
Democratic Advice.
PARKERsBrRG, July 3d. Exclusive. i
The convention to-day closed its work in
a business ike manner. although its scenes
at one time were stormy and it looked asif il
would wreck on the Prohibition rock. The
decided vote b. which the convention de
cided not to commit itself to the Prohibition
craze shows that the question is removed
from politics in this State. In the opinion Of
the wiser heads of tk~ convention Maxwslrs s
nomination is monumental blunder. The
Republican party, having tied itself as q
tail to the Greenback kite it will cut sorry
figure. Claiming to be the party Of prog.
ress, it has forced an old issue and the
campaign viii be fought on the test oath
record Of the Republican party. As the
REGISTER predicted, this is decisive vic
tory for the Atkinson faction and he danced
up the aisle waving banner and singing
the song of victory when Maxwell was nom
mated with
s--s HArt and Pierponts Scalp
dangling from his belt. 1t was plain 10 sex
that the old chief fell his prowess and re
joiced that the disastrous field OF Martins
burg had been retrieved. Atkinson is on
top again, and the plume o. victory Hoat,
from his helmet. In the event Of Blaine
election be will continue to hold the Mar
shalship, aud that is worth more TO him
and his faction than victory in the State
election. Gov. Pierpont forcibly expressed
the meaning Of Maxwells nomination when
he said it will bring irre;rievable defeat in
October Staggers the White Fox Of the
Monongahela, denounced the Greenbackers
as a crazy sci, and did not want the Con,
ventiop to give them candidate tainted by
political heresy who wanted an endorse.
ment by the Republicans to give him
RespectabfIfty.
A small minority Of wise heads sought to
stay the madness Of the Convention by the
nomination of Mclean, q worthy farmer
Of large wealth in the Kanswha Valley.
Their effort was useless against
the superior tactics Of the old boss. He
had the convention we'll in hand and knew
how to hold the reins. The denomination
of the balance Of the Greenback ticket fol.
owed as matter Of course ahe- Maxwell S
nomination. The nominating speech Of
the day was made by Will Hubbard placing
Burtt before the conventions The blank
spaces in the ticket were filed up
by the Republicans with credit to
their party. Hutchinson, Fitch and Brown
are conceded to be strong nominations and
will in small degree make up for the
blnnder Of Maxwells nomination, But they
are not strong enough to pull the ticket
along. There was decided disposition TO
kick against Sturm's nomination, aud
Hustled had TO get up on the stage and an
nounce that there was no money in the
treasury and the office OF Treasurer
amounted to nothing anyway, before getting
the convention reconci1ed to swallow
the Gree,bsck chief Of Marion
Mr.. Trew Elector, is respectable
ornament 70 .he tail Of the ticket and de-.
serves the honor at the hands Of his party
An investigating committee will have to be
appointed to find out who Cooper is. That
he was satisfactory to Atkinson was enough
for the conventions TO know The nomina-
ton of Frew was
JudicioHs Concession
to the opposition faction by the Atkinson
wing. II platforms amounted to anything.
the one adopted io-dsv would be regarded
as a .hrewd arrangement. But parties are
more generally Judged by their records than
by their professions, and resolutions
don't count for much with the peo.
pie The overwhelming defeat Of Holfs
resolstion declaring for non-parisan
bench is evidence thst spoils are more to
Republicans ofWest Virginia than high pia-
ciple If they had been earnest in their pro
fessioa no better evidence ofii could have been
given than by adopting the Holt resolution
One thing must be admitted, however, and
that is the convention wsseslly enthusiast
tic over the nominations, and they intend TO
make fierce contest IN the State. Our
olks had as well realize the fact and brace
themselves for
The"F
Maxwell and Hutchinson pledged them
selves TO canvass the entire State aud they
will doubtless spread good deal Of money
as they 70 along. If the DewocrAtic fac
tiops intend to make CONCESSIONS 10 each
othet and to restore harmony in the party il
is time they were addressing themselves TO
work. The Republicans are already organ.
lied and will have the advantage OF
months work in the aeld before Our CON,
mi,tee organizes for the campaign. The
two State tickets are now in. the 6eh and
if the Democrats intend TO make an aggres-
siye 6ght, the picket lines should be cd.
vancing. Let Wilson unfurl his
banner, advance his, standards
and pass the command: Forward,
charged along the sotire linz Dehys are
dangerous. A daring leader in the field
can often pluck tie flower of SAFETY from
the nettle danges" while the w.r depart
msnt is hesitating over Eslicies that they
do not understsnd. UniL tk Execu.
tive Commit,se. takes Hold OF
the campaign Mr. Wilsoa should
take the field and be organizing his forceA
II the Democrats omnitted bhrnders !.
their conventioa the Rspnblieans have nd
pyofited by thea and have failed TO embrace
their opportunities, and the fight is TO b. q
square one, vnh the aissntaSs On the side
Of the best organization That is tho ont
look as it appears here. G.H,ss