Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-20
THE "DEMOCRAT's'' TRADE.
The Ritchie County Convention Reply to
the Richie democrat"

The kitchie County COnNentiOn-Reply to
the Richie democrat"
SpsriR Correspondence oJM Register
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, August 10
The Richie Democrat, in Il long editorial
TRADE OF gencralismS and ambiguous state
mentS, takes the REGISTER correspondent
70 task over his report of the Richie
county Congressional Convention. The
editor in one breath declares the report
false, etc, and in the next virtually adj
mitS its truth. The REGISTER correspond
ent undertakes To give correct and impair
iial accounts of the dOingS of the Demo-
cratic party, and in order to do 80 secures
his information from sources which he con
SiderS reliable. He has no axes To grind
is not an office seeker; is certainly impair
tial i'm his references To candidates, reScrN-
my only the right To aid and assist the
party to which he belongs in getting the
sense Ofthe majority. Now in reference to
the Richie county convention, the facts are
these: The convention was a mass con
yentiOn OF the Democracy; the call for
which was published in the Democrat it
sell. Invitations Were sent to all the
Democrats of the county through the col
umnS of the Democrat to be present and to
make it large, impressive and represent
tatiye convention. These facts will not he
denied by the Democrat, and ~ it is pre-
Sumed the circulation Of the Democrat Is
large in its own county, the inference
would be that there would be large con-
yention. and there was Being a mass
convention how in the name OF common
sense could it DE packed? Did the learned
a,litor ever hear OF u packed mass conven-
ton? There were, rs | said, representative
men from all over the county, and OF the
.rcat crowd of Democrats present it turn
ed out that Judge JackSOn's friends were
in q very decided majority. That is the
whole matter in a nutshell.
The rulings Ofthe Chair were all unfair,
unjust and undemOcratic, says the Demo-
rrat, meaning. of course, the appointment
Of the delegates by the Chair. In reply to
this | need only to say that the Chair OF
the Richie convention did the same thing
that was done by the Chairman ofthe Ca
bell county convention mt Mr.. Gibson ;
request, and that was not deemed undemo-
cratic.
The Democrat also contained long list
of alleged indignant Democrats who call
for a conference, &c. Now / learn from
reliable authority that many who signed
that circular found that they were deceIy-
ed i'm the premises and allegations made
them when urged to sign the call, and will
only 90 to the convention to Squeich TINS
semi-Republican effort to disintegrate the
party.
Is this harmony? The Republicans are
taking advantage Of the alleged DeOmcrdi 5
kick to iniure the party. They have COM
plained of the action of certain L. vi. ;
As ''obtrusively partisan" and after re-
PORTING them are still urging them on IN
order TO not only mar the harmony oil the
party, but also TO depOSe pOstmlSterS III
four or five districts. They know, II the
poStmasters do not, that civil service now
means what il SAYS, and that if they can
catch them in overt partiSanShp they nave
them on the hip. In conclusion allow me
To saw that the Democratic party Is tne
peoples party and majority rules as II 'iu
in this instance, and rs il did under Slthl-
lar circumstances in Mr.. GibSonS own
rounty. II a conference Of Democrats Is
held will warrant that they endorse the
action of the first and the mass convention.
As far rs am concerned | will say that
| always try to get the reports correct anu
from reliable authority, and in this instance
rs all Others in which my party Is con
cerned, will send them to the REGISTER
impartial, as near as possible correct; ke-
publican money will not change their
tenor.