The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15

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strong in the Fourth Congress
ional District of West Virginia
This was felt and seen by til,
Convention itself. With the sin,
gle exception of Mr.. P. w. Nor.
ris, of Richie, the name of nc
candidate elected any manifesto.
ton that could be called applause
or interest. Not a single voice Of
cheer grectedtlie name of Judge
Redmond when It was spoken by
Mr.. Menager, the gentleman who
SO happily put him in nomination
in o well studied and brilliant
speech. The little real interest
that the convention had for those
put in nomination upon the call
of the roll of counties was very
forclbly shown, when on the third
ballot, q rush was made to 9. b.
Smith, Esq, who in q moment
mounted q chair and informed
the Convention that he was not a
candidate, thus foiling the wish
of his then numerous friends and
thus stunning the nomination
which must have been his, but
for his timely speech, declining
the consideration of the Conyen.
ton.
One marked feature of the Con.
vention, was the determined effort
of every body to make speeches.
Quite a lot of youthful chaps had
committed nicely wordcd little
speeches, which they were eager
to get off, and did get off. On
this subject of speech making
though, all the orators were not
beardless youths, for there was
the mature Capt, ]. NJ, Reynolds,
who seconded the, nomination Of
Judge Redmond in such a hand.
some manner, that if Judge Red
mond ever had any chance, it
was doomed @ to a marvellous
extent, and made fattcring in
deed q His speech was as fol-
lows:
"MR, CHAIRMAN: Like Paul Of
old, l have great heayiness aud
continuous sorrow in my heart;
because the SOW has not teats
enough for the pigs. We give
you the best we have in the per-
son of Judge Redmond. Ifhe is
not acceptable, then give us Nor
ris of Richie, who is one thous-
and votes stronger in the District,
than any other Republican"
Excepting this speech of Capt.
Reynolds, the only other speech
of any merit was that of the
Chairman, Mr.. Menager. Men
ager always says nice things; i'm
purtable, serious, strong imagin-
atoms aud lofty in conception he
said that ave are a body of men
who have the interests of the
State securely at heart" When
he uttered this patriotic senti,
ment and sublime speech, we
thought of Confidential Circu.
lar Letters" and sent our memory
on a migratory mission into the
dead past to recount the goods
things done for this country by
the Republican party. We call
cd up to mind the Salary Grab of
ancient date under Grant, and
the more recent one under the
rule of Gibbons the whisky
frauds, the Pavement Job, of the
District of Columbia, the war tar.
if and a thousand other achieve
ments came rapidly to mind to
attest the truth of the PROPOSE
ton that the Republicans "are a
body Of men who have the inter-
ests of the State securely at
heart" On thus fortifying our
self, from the resources of al ever
faithful memory, We were not
lost in wonder that the platform
adopted should say 1--WE point
with pride to splendid achieve.
ments of the National Republican
Party" Yes; "to point with
prido,"i is the cardinal principle Of
the old thicving party, 1t has
for a score of years "pointOd" it,
self into the pockets of the peo
pie by means Of the infamous
tariff system. 1t has GpOintod'
itself equally as successful into
the Public Treasury and plumber
cd it Of millions Of the peoples
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