Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-27
Let the Majority Rule.

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SIR:-The primaries have come and
gone, the county convention has come and
gone, and yet the Democrats are not all |
happy. If the old and long recognized
maxim of the grand old party, in its bet
ter and purer days, is to prevail, all should
be satisfied and happy over the results.
There was time in the history of the party
if candidate for nomination before the
party was defeated, and he ever became a
candidate AGAINST the regular nominee, he
was expelled from the party forever. But
the usages of the party now are
different in this respect, for
some men who figured as disSenters
and fought against the regular nominees,
going so far as to secure their defeat, even
for the high Office of Governor of State,
are now the leaders of the party. To
great extent, self interest, and not the
principles or success of the party, is the
propelling, impelling and repelling motive
actuating the wOuld-be leaders of the party
of to-day. Hence these diSSentionS.
/ have no personal feeling or partiality
to crafty in this matter, and what now
propose to say will be said in the interest
of harmony and the Democratic party, of
which / am an humble member. OF the
Legislative ticket | have this to say:
/ voted for delegates who, l
thought, would vote for Mr.. Rob
ertson for place OH the ticket.
made no request of the kind; yet, | was
satisfied that they would vote for him.
They did vote for him, as l had reasons to
believe they would. Mr.. Robertson
should, in my Judgment, have been nomi-
mated by the Convention, if the COnven-
tiOn had acted wisely on the question of
availability; but the Convention thought
differently, and acted differently, and nom-
mated another man. 1t is asserted by Mr..
RObertSOn's friends, and with much plauS-
ibility, that through an unintentiOnal mis-
count, he was defeated If this Ike true,
let the County Executive Committee
rectify the mistake and put Mr.. Robert
son on the ticket. don't know whether
this is true or not. | am satisfied that
Mr.. Robertson and his friends would not
demand that his name should be on the
ticket, if he and they didn't believe il
should be there. And, on the other hand,
believe that can say the same of Mr..
Riley and his friends, rs to his position on
the ticket. | see but one way 10 settle
this unfortunate difficulty, and it is this:
Let the county committee appoint a time
rs quick as possible, and call all the par
ties before them with all the evidence and
facts in the case, and let the committee
decide us to who is really the candidate,
both parties agreeing TO this arrange
ment before hand, and to support
the successful man, be he who he may.
This plan of adiudicating the matter will
be one honorable to both parties, and will
have the effect of uniting the party on the
successful man. 1t is imperativcly ncceS-
sary that this mistake be corrected without
delay, as the breach will continue To widen
and endauger and defeat the party county
ticket. If Mr.. Robertson is not entitled To
the nomination ! believe he will not de
mand it. and if Mr. Riley is not entitled
to the same he will not demand il. Let
the County Committee settle il rs quick aS
possible. The party is in no condition to
quarrel over this matter in Ohio county, or
over any other personal matter, Camden
or anti-Camdcn. Let all these questions
be settled after the battle is over, and not
now.
1t is also said that Mr.. John Boring, the
defeated candidate for County Commits
SiOncr, will be an independent candidate
against Mr.. Mckinley, the regularly NOM
mated candidate. Mr.. Boring has been
honored by the party of his district for
many years. and he has served his party
faithfully all of these years, and can't
for one moment think that hc will be silly
enough and desperate enough 10 even
think of anything of the kind, much less
to attempt il. Let the Democrats of | mon
District stamp such Il thing to death at
once, and rally under the flag of district
nominees Mr.. Mckinley is a good bust
ness man, every way qualified to fill the
position with credit to himself and his
constituents, and should be elected by the
usual party majority. Let us hope that
as Democrats, we will see our danger by
becoming divided, and meet it by accept
| ing the lOminces of our primaries and the
County Convention, and give our undi-
vided support checrfully to them all.
1t is the success of the party and not the
| individual we have at stake, and let us ap-
preciatc it in that light and work accord
ingly.
There is no place now in our ranks for
squealers, kickcrs, dissenters or indepcnd
cnt candidates, but let every man put his
shoulder to the wheel, so that the grand
old party may, shall and will, move on to
another grand ovation and victory in No
vember. Let there he no backslidcs, no
scratchers, but let our tickets go into the
ballot box Just as they came from the prin-
tcr's hands, with every name on them.
HARMONY.
HhneLinn AmnmA Dc 1sSG