The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-15
41nUE DRNIoCRAr,,


Returns to tho Subject of the Late Demo.
cratic County Convention,
To ls Editor Of The EalslIigeRea.
SIR;-Sherif Handlan is, OF course, free,
as Is every citizen, to advocate such men,
policies and principles as he may choose.
But, like every other citizen, he must also
bear the responsibility Of his advocacy,
He has exercised his right and 1t Is uni.
versally understood he could not be in-
duced to disavow the pre.emlnsnce in the
Camden ring which is justly his, and for
which the wliter has sought to have the
public recognition that ought not to be
denied eminent services,
You will, therefore, notice, sir, that the
INTRLLIdREoRR's brief criticism OF the
writer's last communication was neither
justified by the language OF the letter nor
agreeable to our friend the Sheriff. Far
be 1t from "True Democrat" to wish to
deprive any man Of his right, or put any
one In false position, In public estima.
tlon. He merely seeks to give every oue
the degree OF prominence to which he Is
entitled, and for that purpose to advise the
public OF the real facts. It is no part Of
his purpose 10 "set down aughtin malice"
or, in the least measure, pervert the truth.
II, by any inadvertence, his statement OF
facts is inaccurate he requests TO be cor.
reCted. Gentlemen interested are Cordi.
ally invited tospeak out, and say in what
he has been incorrect orin what unfair.
Is 1t not true that our worthy Sheriff Ia
the recognized leader OF the Camden rims?
Is 1t not true that Pendleton overwhelmed
the county convention with the depth OF
his learning In parliamentary law-with
the consent and approving nod OF the
chairman Is 1t not true that his man
from CLAY district insisted openly In the
convention that Washington had not cast
it's ballot right, and that the vote OF the
district was counted as dictated by him and
his superiorP 10 1t not true that Chairman
Jepson decided, on question made, that
the convention itself could not correct his
incorrect announcement And is 1t
not true that Hon. Edward Rob.
erteon was one Of tho nominees-io the
Legislature according to the ballots &C.
tually cast, and as shown by the record
still IN the custody OF Secretary Copp?
The truth is, sir, that while all this,
and much more Ia widely known, there is
still room for 1t to be more widely known.
When the full, true story OF the conyen.
ton and its preliminariea Is told, as 1t will
be, very little oil cGndor and fair dealing
will he found for the manipulators to bs
proud Of. The activity Of some iu schem.
ing, and oil others In treaChery to every
friendly bond will make revelation such
as the Democracy OF this county have
seldom known. Enough is now known
by the Democrats Of this county to jeopar.
dlzs, II not render impossible, the
election Of the legislative ticket, and the
men who accomplished that result must
bear the responsibility. They have
staked everything-subordinated Demo.
cratic principle and policy to - the con.
tinued upholding and prominence OF one
man and when the ballots are counted
In November, II II shall be found that the
Democratic party in this Democratic State
10 defeated, let Camden and his satraps
take the blame as they have taken the
control.
Neither OF ouririends, Jepson nor Copp,
has spoken or written q word OF answer,
though surely ample time has been given,
TO the question upon every mans lips.
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