Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-02
Coalition IN West Virginia.

though Observation-Disclosures, fiatmoney ad-
.vocates, prohibltiOnists, all met together TO
denounce the Democratic party and devise
ways and means for getting their hands
into the State treasury.
Marshal ATKINSON, Mr.. CARsEADoN, and
the rest OF the Probibiiionists. did not mis-
represent the public feeling in West vir-
ginia on the subject Of the liquor traffic.
The Democratic State Convention OF last
week declared, we believe, in favor OF sub
hitting TO the voters the very question
which the Republican Convention, by a
vote OF three 70 one. refused TO declare in
favor Of submitting to them. This afllrma-
tive action Of the Democratic State
Convention and negative action OF the
Republican state Convention would seem
10 indicate that strange state OF things
exists invest Virginia. The Prohibition
lists Of the country, it must ne recollectsd.
are running candidate for President OF
the United States. In West Virginia. us
elsewhere. the Republicans, as we have
said, will probably lose votes 10y offending
inc Il lOntOitiOHisls ~ sn'y WIN baiH, VI
bore to gain, votes by trucking to the
GTeenback faction.
But this mongrel conventions conven-
tion composed OF Greenbsckers, Republi-
caaa, aud Probibitionl>,s, endorsed the
platform Of the late Republican National
Convention, as follows:
R,SOIred, first, The Republican party OF
West Virginia, in convention assembled.
affirm the platform OF principles adopted
ut Chicago on the 4th day OF June. 1884,
by the national Republican party.
Was such bareiaced, brsxen impudence
ever before manifested by any body
OF politicians In this country, SOUi-
mating . Greenbackex for Governor, the
Convention declared its adhesion TO .
party which fsvors the present ma
tional-bank system aud gold and silver
as the real basis OF all gresnbscks.
In q word. Mr.. MAXWELL believes thst the
Government can by It's fiat make green backs
ss good 40 silver or gold, whereas the Con.
vention which dominated him believes that
the only way 20 accomplish that object Is
10 make every greenbsoi redssmable In
specie Mr.. NAxwsLL would pay or the
national debt with irredeemAbs green
backs. whereas the Convention which
nominated him would pay of ths! debt
with nothing bot gold
DO these facts indicate that the Republi-
cans have any hope Of carrying West Vir-
ginia next October! Would . strong and
hopeful party have need 20 call 10 a. allies
Greenbsckers and Prohibitionistst And
will these Greenbsckers stand by the nomi-
nees In Wow Of the fac, that the same men
who nominated q Greenbacker for Cover
nor put him upon hsrd.money platform!
Will the Prohibitionists be content to sup
port candidates nominated by Convention
that refused TO allow them even TO vote
upon question OF prohibition
Was there any competition for the nomina-
lions for the Offices other than that Of Cover
Eors Nay, verify. They were awarded unan.
imously 10 FLICK, BRowS. STURN, and who
ever would accept them, or had been pre-
yiously selected by the Greenback faction.
This is another reason Why we cannot I'M
derstand why anybody need fear the result
in West Virginia. There Is scarcely any
thing that we can see TO occasion a doubt
that the Democrats will sweep the State
in October, and OF course in November,
especially rs MAXWELL is the very man
whom the Democrats boat four years ago
when he ran n n candidate for supreme
Count Judge. A telegram from Charleston
10 the Wheeling Register says that there
the nomination Of Maxwell was received
yeIy coldly by the Republican,, and adds
that some Of them concede WILSON'S cleo
ton by large majority. Wequote;
4" Leading Grsenbsckcrs ssy they will GO
back TO the Democrats rather than support
a man whose chief notoriety IL due 10 his
proscriptive course twonty years ago.
There Is great dissatisfaction. The Charles
ton daily Times, which. il 10 said, would
have supported Gof, Flick, or Sturgiss,
will pour hot shot into Fusion ranks.
Wilson and bis friends are iubilAnk"
by the way, the Wheeling InteliiQe~cer,
the leading Republican paper In Wet Viz
gipis. was opposed 10 the nomination OF
maxwell, So the Wheeling Register. the
leading Democratic paper. was opposed TO
the nomination OF WILSON. So the two
parties are In the same condition 30 far as
organs are concerned. The editor Of the
Register tslegraphed from Psrkersburg 10
his PAPER that In the opinion Of toe wiser
heads Of the Convention NAxwRL's nomi.
nation was = monumental blunder on the
part OF the Republican party. lie adds:
"Hsving tied itself as tail 70 the Green
back kite, il will Gu. sorry figure Claim
ing 10 be The party OF progress. 1t has
forced an old issue, and the campaign will
be fought on the test-oath record OF the
Republican party"
Nobody can be elected to high office In
West Virginia who favored the infamous
test cath. We need not tell our reader,
what that oath was.
Our old friend. Governor PIsRpoISr, was
in the Petersburg Convention. lie warned |
tie Republicans that they were placing
themselves in false position. What, be |
sske0, would the counties OF the north aud |
west Thank II the Kanawha Valley should |
rush n candidate through under protest.
Why, said be, they would cut aud bolt the |
ticket and consign II to defeat. He warned
delegates they were about TO nominate
man who would surely I've defeated.
Another delegate. from Marion county,
seconded Governor PIgRPOINTs efforts. Mr..
sTICCERs, tho White Fox Of the Mononga-
bels, denounced the Gresnbaeksrs as
crazy set, and saying he did not want the
Convention 70 give them candidate tainted
by political heresy that wanted an en-
dorssmtnt by The Republicans W give him
respeeiabiliiy. good bit, and one show.
Ing That there srs Republicans in West
Virginia who will not consent 10 give q
Greenhsek candidate "respeetabIity.~
As TO the prohibition resolution. Mr..
CArsKApoS made an impassioned speech.
10 which he told the Convention that. lie.
lorg Republican that he was, be would
Withdraw from the organization the mo.
mtnt that II became party Of cowardice.
"wb'n that time comes will no longer
10 With you. When you attempt to ignore