Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-02
COL. BEN. WILSON.
His Views i'm Regard tn His Advocated
Nomination.

His Views in Regard tn His Advocated
Nomination..
n Dr. Editor If be- sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, d. C., July 29.-My
name having been frequently mentioned
in the newspapers of the First Congres-
sional District ~ a probable candidate for
Congress, and many OF my friends having
invited me by letter to make the race,
desire to say u word upon this subject
through the REGISTEE.
am not a candidate and do q desire
To compete for the nomination, hut | will
br content with the nomination Of any
other gentleman who shall be put forward
nv our convention. What l most desire is
the election OF 4 Democrat in Il district,
and this we AN secure by the harmonious
action of our party. We have 4 reliable
hut small majority, rs the statistics will
show. With 4 we'll organized campaign
and a good candidate ut the head of the
ticket, there is no reason why We shall not
succeed We can il we wlll-the qucs-
ton is, will we?
/ shall chccrGully and cordially support
anv gentleman whose name has been men
toned i'm connection with q seat in Con-
greSS from our district, or any other whom
the Convention may nominate, whether 1t
be Judge BrannOn. judge Jacobs, Mr.. Vi.
Frame. Mr.. John .. Pcndleton, or any
other gentleman.
think that | forcScc that the coming
campaign Will be holly contested and
fcrrcly fought. The Republicans do not
conceal their purpose of making II bold
strike for the ~re-capturc of the State. One
advantage they have is i'm being fortified
with plenty of money and speakers from
other States. SO they We're in the last
national campaign, but with the loss OF
the First district, we carried the State.
We have been relying too much upon
di$cord among the Republicans, but we
must remember from past experience that
whatever the splits in their party may be,
they will close up their ranks and present
a solid front ut the polls, where every vote
will be cast for the man or men that VIII
do their party the most good.
What Republican success now IN the
State would mean, every Democrat readily
understands. A Republican Legislature
would seize the control of the State I'M
yrrSitv and the other State institutions,
and would revOlutiOniZe their manage
mcnt To conform to the policy of the party
when il was formerly in power. 1t would
sweep away from us n United States
Senator now and probably the other here
after. By gcrrymandering the Congress
Sinnal districts they would make the elcc-
ton of two Republican members of Con-
prrsS probable, and by similar methods
would secure the election OF Republican
Circuit Judges in different parts of the
state. They have, or think they have, 4
lighting chance for the supremacy IN the
state and are now maSSing thIr forces ana
Manning their campaign which only a
united, harmonious Democracy can over
come and defeat.
We should remember that West Virginia
Is the pivotal State in the Union, thai 10y
her October election in ISL she fired the
first run i'm Cleyeland's campaign, and
secured his election BY giving encourage
ment and confidence to closely contested
sister Democratic States. For the DemOc'
"H"NN
r,ry. the majority party in the State, nj
the coming election to surrender tins plN'
nal State to the Republicans, and thus
make possible the election ola Republican
I President i'm lSSS, would be u reproach 70
MS, and lose to u party the prestige oith'
I splendid national victory in ISL
Now is the time for Democrats to organ
ize. harmonic and work.
thank, with all my heart, the many
ardent, earnest friends who have ~zeaIouSiy
and ipdu~striouSly sustained me IN pas,
campaigns and offer Ia do : again, My
position here is IN important one, but WITH
a salary inadequate TO the reS~PonSiohltS
| have now become familiar with the qneS'
tions and principles involvedin many cases,
~agrregating millions Of dollars which have
been confded to me, and think, perhaps,
| can best serve the Government by re
naming where am.
Very Respectfully, b. WILSON