The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-16
RITCIIE DEMOCRATS
Kicking Against the Work of the Late
County Convention.

Kicking Against the Work of the Late
County Convention.
Richie Democrat.
The Wheeling Registers account Of tho
Richie County Democratic Convention is
a bold. faced misrepresentation Of the facts
The convention wss the most Outrageously
"packed" and manipulated affair ever
held anywhere, The proceedings were
unfair, unjust and un- Democratic from be.
ginning to end, and 1t 10 no wouder, that
the leading Democracy Of the county have
resented the insulting proceedings
We declare emphatiCally and without
any, fear OF successful contradiction, that
Inc action OF the convention on the 7Eh
does not represent the Democracy Of this
county, The stalwaIt Democrats OF this
Couuty-nen who have no other interest
TO serve except the good OF the party
have risen up In their might, since last
Saturday, and declare in language that
cannot be miscopstTued that they intend
10 be represented! They do not propose
to hays their rights as Citzsns trampled
under foot by such underhanded pro-
ceedings as occurred last Saturday No.
they do not ,
We can give no report Of the proceed
inps, because It is too disgusting. TO appear
in print, Just think Of men being run ~
TO convention to vote at the whip crack
Of The men who drive them, What do
Won think OF men who are guilty Of at
temptipg 10 choke down the will Of the
neople by using such despicible and con-
temptible methodsH u.,
unjust and un-DemoCralic. I'VE are sur:
prlsed that any man would be guilty OF
such action.
Men and mere boys were gathered up
and taken 10 the convention to aid few
wire.pullers thwart the will Of the people,
They carried their point by whoops and
wells, while deCency fled tho EceuU'
The mistake has already boon ulscoV'
cred By those who acted SO shameiully,
and we are confident that . repetition OF
ne proceedings Of last Saturday will 10.
orcur again, One thing is absolutely GER
ttain.-the day Of wire-pullers and pack
adj" conventions il passed IN this county.
The people have taken this matter into
hand and will soon demonstrate their
ability to manage their political affairs,
and do go without the assistance OF trick
cry or wire-pulling.
The Clay District Democratic have taken
the lead IN this matter and have Issued
the following call for a conference oil AIN
the Democrats in the county. Tho object
Of this conference is explained IN the CAL
itSeli, which We here give:
We, the undersigned, Democratic voters
of CLAY District, Richie county, West Nir'
pinia, realizing the NECESSITY Of the utmost
harmony In our party rSnkP, respectfully
request each and every Democratic voter
OF the county, who desires party smc1sse,
to meet in conference at the court House,
| In Harrisville, on Saturday, the 2lst day
OF August, 1880, at l o'clock r.
Believing as We do that Nll methods
which result in ipjustic9 TO any portion oil
The party are 10 BIZ deprecated, the object
Of the Conference will DO to pass resolu'
lions that will promote tho best interesta5
OF tho party and bring about cordial and
iraternal relations In our ranks through
out the country, and 10 attend to all other
legitimate business that may come before
tke conference,
This call Is signed by 1888 names, Sll
citizens OF Clay district, In which 10 Penns'
boro. This 10 the largest Democratic dis
trict in the county, and the signers are
such prominent men rs Greed Collins and
others. In the language Of one oil Jack
sons auppnrters there 10 merry HI" TO
pay in RitChie.-ED,]