Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-16
WHAT HURTS OUR RITCHIE CON
TEMPORARY!

The Ritchic Democrat is all ont of sorts
about the result of the recent Democratic
convention i'm that county, and deals in
the following congratulations about the
REGISTER'S account of the convention:
The Wheeling REGISTER's account Of
the Richie county Democratic cOnyen-
ton, is bald-accd Misrepresentation Of
facts. The convention WAS the most out
ragcouSly packed and manipulated al
fair ever held anywhere. The proceedings
were unfair, unjust and un-DemOcratiC
from beginning to end, and is no wonder
that the leading Democracy Of the county
have resented the insulting proceedings
We declare emphaticauy, and without
any fear of successful contradiction, that
the action OF the convention ON the 9TH
does not represent the Democracy of this
county. The Stalwart Democrats of the
cOunty-mcn who have no other interest
to serve except the good of the party-have
risen up in their might, since last SItur-
DAY, and declare in language that can not
to De miScunStrued, that they intend to be
represented! They do not propose to have
their rights ~ citizens trampled under
foot BY such undetermined proceedings rs
occurred last Saturday. No, they do
not.
We can give no report of the proceed
ings, because il is too disgusting To appear
in print. Just think OF men being run in
to q convention To vote at the whip crack Of
the men who drive them. What do you
think of men who are guilty of attempting
to choke down the will of the people by
using such depiSdblc and contemplate
methods?
The rulings of the Chair were all unfair,
unjust and undemOCratiC. We are sur
priSed that any man would he guilty of
such action.
Men and mere boys We're gathered up
and taken 10 the convention to aid few
wirc-pullerS thwart the will of the people.
They carried their points by whOOps and
yells, while decency fled the scene.
The mistake has already been discover
ed by those who acted 50 shametully,
and we are confident that 4 repetition of
the proceedings of last Saturday will not
occur again. One thing is certain, the
day of wire-pullers and packed cOnyen-
tiOnS is passed in this county. The peO-
pie have taken this matter in hand, and
Will S4Ou OtilioAlNlINlt NAlclA tAbAAAlN W
age their political affairs, and do 50 with
out the assistance of tTickery or wire-pull-
ing.
The REGISTER aims to give strictly re-
liable accounts of all events. We had
every reason to believe the report of the
convention at IIarrisville sent up by our
correspondent was accurate, and published
it rs such. The Democrat doesn't show
any reason why the report was not reliable
or why we should change our opinion
about it, rs the charges are all general.
The Democrat gives the names Of Isl per-
sons in Clay district that ask for confer
ence of the Democrats of the county, butt
sets forth no specific reasons why they
should be dissatisfied or should ask for q
conference 1t is very easy matter for n
paper to raise cry of fraud, but very
difficult matter to substantiate it
Below is an editorial from the Richie
Revie0 which eOrrobOrates the REGISTERS
report. Yet if the REGISTERS report was
not correct we are willing to be corrected.
1t is idle to say the convention was