The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-08
Republican County Conyen.
lion.

tlVue
The work is done; the county
sayed-on paper and the bosslsm
Of one man fully aud quietly obey
ed and carried out even in the
minulest details On Tuesday last
Boss Gibbons crowd assembled In
this place and organized themselves
into a convention forthe ostensiblt
purpose Of nominating a Republi
can County ticket, bnt in fact, IA
full at the feet Of Boss John Glib
bons and implore his blessing and
carry out the supreme dictates o.
that lovely individual and salary
grsbber. Never before in the his,
tory of the county, in any political
convention Of any political party,
has there been 50 complete a lhrot'
tlingof a convention by one man
power as was the case last Tuesday.
Boss Gibbons had long previous to
the assembling Of his henchmen
followers, fixed the slate, prepared
The resolutions, and parcelled out
the the work for each one to per-
form. When the hosts @ were
gathered together in the early fore
noon, in Hanly's COllosal Rink,
what hopeful feelings, what visions
Of happiness must have surrounded
the existence Of Johnny L, Whit.
ten, Jas, B. Menager and a few 9th.
ers when they beheld the monarch
and Boss survey, with a lOrdly
mein and plaCid self satisfied smile
upon his features, his assembled
forcesl When the numerous liAie
resolutions were scattered far and
wide among the various Districts,
how animated must have been the
beating Of the hearts Of those whose
distinction it was to be permitted
tn hop up aud cry "Mr. Chairman,
! have prepared the following res,
olution and move its adoption!"-
What mountains Of gratitude must
have melted that unanimous vote
which passed the resolution which
was prepared by the Boss thanking
himself for his uatirng and success.
full efforts in exposing The gross mis-.
management By The Democratic party
in The County and getting tho faan,
ciaL matters Of the county in proper
shape" aud what heart Swellings Of
emotion there must have been to
the Boss when thus his great (2)
services were formally recogniz'
ed and Landed by his pliable crea'
turesl Indeed last Tuesday was a
most remarkable day, many a small
boom died q borning because the
Boss did not give it favor. Thus
died Alexander Wartenburg who
when he with his friends left The
blooming hills of Cologne had
bright dazzling prospects for the
Legislature; SO too with A, J. ROl
Inns who made sure that he would
run angles, curves, cut notches in
trees, by reason Of being Surveyor
80 also with our brother Of The
Mountain STATE, Lon T, PilChard
who desired much the title Of
"Hon.n which visitto Legislative
Halls would give. Bro. Pilchard
was a little more fortunate than
the other aspirauts, He was per
mit!ed to make speech, and Try
to manufacture sentiment for him
self for some future occasion. Boss
Gibbons was thus kind 10 Pilchard
but this kindness may yet be, in
the near future a thorn in the flesh
to the Boss, for Pilchard said u good
little speech, and it may take root
in the minds of some and be Of USE
to him when he will try 10 succeed
the Boss in the office Of Prosecuting
Attorney.
1t was really a melancholy sight
to see A. ]. Stevens, Of Union, after
Forrest had been put through with
ayell and q rush, Mr.. Stevens
had lift his domicile early 10 be
upon the scene Of action a day OIL
two before hand, to tell the dele
gates as they dropped into Poinl
Pleasant shat all the people die
not want Forrest for Commission
err" that "Union and Cologne were
not solid for him." Then there
was W. W. Lee, Of Arbuckle, whC
expected a nomination for the Leg
islature, because he is drawing
pension from the Government; bul
he had not caught the approving
smile Of the Boss, so he was doom
ed to see his aspirations wither and
die in o twiukling. Butof all that
was to be seen and heard, the god
q feeling existing between Glib
bonS, Menager, Written, PoIen