Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-26

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tee on arrangements to assign them the very
best, most comfortable and convenient seats
in the hall, the only wonder is that the con-
yention allowed Ohio county any candidate
at all. We can only account for Mr.. Cald
wells nomination By the fact that the
convention having adjourned from
the fair grounds to Washington Hall felt
somewhat more kindly to Ohio county. 1t
is to be hoped that. hereafter, the people at
their primary elections will be little more
careful in their selection of delegates to the
nominating convention, or else Will INSIST
upon voting for their delegates direct.
Now, we do not wish to be understood as
finding fault with the good intentions OF
majority of our delegation, but it is nothing
more than the simple truth TO say that Ohio
county-despite her 40 Iotes-exercised no
real influence and certainly added nothing
to the credit of Wheeling in the Conven-
ton. @ :: :--------~-------r--
Ii will be a long time before our country
friends can recover from the ill-humored
feeling inspired by the persistency with
which the Ohio county delegates kept the
best seats in the hall for themselves.
Brother Fontaine Smith received Brother
St. Clair into full membership in the Anti
Monopoly Church.
People who curse railroads so loudly seem
to forget that railroads are the great civil
izers OF the Nineteenth century.
The Pittsburgh Commercials prediction
that Ben Butler would get the electoral vote
of West Virginia must have been based
upon the Anti-Monopoly talk in the Demo
cratic Convention.
All the delegates did not ride on free
passes. but there is no question about giving
free racket
The Roane delegate who sat on the edge
of the gallery and fshed down in the audi
ence, said it was going to be kettle of fish
anyway, and he wanted hand in it.
Heber Smith took the palm for oratoryin
the way OF nominating speeches. His pre-
sentation of Lawyer Sands case was grace
full and appropriately short.
Henry Walker had poor field for the
display of his oratory. Old Demosthenes
would have failed in that miserable hall.
Charlie Caldwell didn't get in many
words for Faulkner but he did throw a
brick or two at the Executive.
LAWYER Daily, who put Senator yanme-
ter in nomination, was the clearest voiced
orator of the nominating field. He doesn
like the REGISTER, but the REGISTER took a
fancy to the Young man and believes that
he is one of the rising young men Of the
State.
Senator Vanmeter had reason to be
proud of his vote even if he did feel sore
over the treachery of pretended friends.
While the Senator had passed that period
in life when Governors of young States are
made, he is a noble whole souled old gen.
tleman, carrying with him him into retire
ment the respect of all his fellow citizens.
Judge Haymonds frirnds didn't know
how to stand still or he would have been
nominated for Governor.
With Henry Walkers brain to plan and
Wilson energy to execute it was not much
surprise that the field was outgeneraled.
Jim Mason's syndicate eye lost its snap
when Cam Thompson went under.
I'VE want a man for Governor with a
reputation for sobriety both at home and
abroad. snapped out Attorney Caldwell,
| and his massive head was shaken in way
that indicated he was talking about some
body
1t really begins to look like there were
factions in the Democratic party. And the
way to keep up the factional fight is for
bolters who have no regard for party organ
ization to capture q convention with rab-
bic and then to treat everything decent in
an indecent way.
Mr.. Wilson's managers have yet to learn
that politics is the science of compromise,
and when oveatures for harmony coming
from one faction are spit upon BY the other,
it doesn't bode well for the future success
of the winning faction. Human nature is
human nature in polite as well as in other
things.
The clerical force at the State House are
paid out of the Slate Treasury, and they
earned every dollar of two days pay yelling
down Democratic speakers at the bidding
of the bosses.
Where was Enochs when the light went
out?
The auditorial sun didn't set in the West
Secretary of State, Ned Wood
The new State Executive Committee will
meet on August 18th to elect permanent
officers and adopt plans Of.Organization for
the campaign.
Will the Honorable Secretary of State
Ran Stalnaker, emf CRATE to Greenbrier coun-
" after January first and tend bar,
"Hurrah for Wilson.
Joe Miller wants to be Chairman Of the
State Committee. After having been re-
pudiated BY his own county Of Cabell and
by the State Committee, it is not likely that
the party will want to carry such load at
the head of It's campaign committee.
"Hurrah for Wilson
What will Joe Galager do with his gro
Gerry shop after his term expires as food
furnisher for the penitentiary birds2
That disreputable treasury sucker, Joe
Gallagher having been rcpudiated BY his
party in his endeavors TO get on the State
Committee, should now join the Republican
party, with which he always votes and
were he naturally belongs. "Hurrah for
Wilson
In the cleaning out of corrupt officials
on January next one OF tue most cOnSplc-
uous examples will be Joe Gallagher, who
as supply contractor for the penitentiary
has been
Sucking the State Treasury
for these many years. The people will be
anxious tie know Just how the accounts of
that institution stand "Hurrah for VIII
SON
The sooner Aleck Campbell liitS himself
over into Louisiana permanently the better
for the State and party. There will be one
more bsrnacle less. "Hurrsh for wilson
Judge Campbell was too large to get
through the woods.
Aleck Monroe is good dOdger But the
nomination got the bulge on him. 1t lodged
first.
Why was Tom Vests defeat like chick.
en-? Because it went home tG roost. If
West had been Auditor, Davis would not
have been elector.
If Cleveland has any uueasineSs about
losing the State, it will be because Of the
fear that the electors at large may bolt the
ticket before the election comes Oh. The
force of habit is hard to resist. "Hurrah for