Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-14
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES.
The Manner of Selecting Them Separate
Conventions Favored.
T,rrry C,rNTX- March ID

Manner OF SeieCitnS Aheih -'CIAa"'V
Convention Favored.
TYLER COUNTY, March II.
To he E lor Of he Register.
SIR: AS the State Democratic Commit
tee is to meet on the Doth inst, at Park
srsburg, I desire to offer a few sugges-
tions.
Mr.. Leonard, the Chairman, is quoted
os OF being in favor of each Congressional
District holding its own convention and
appointing each of the three delegates,
making the total of twelve, to which the
State is entitled. most heartily con-
cur in such a proposition, and for reasons
therefor would say that in the first place it
will be Q great saving to delegates in the
item ofexpense, for instance suppose, say
the convention is held at Charleston OF
Huntingdon. some OF the people fran the
northern and eastern part OF the State
would be cOmDliied 30 travel several nun
dred miles further than they would IT each
district held it's own convention, thereby
entailirg needless expense; also, one OF the
most serious objections TO L convention
Tor the whole State, il that not over one
half CT the counties would be represented
by its own meu, bat by proxies, as wa the
case Of the Charleston convention, held IL
April, 1884, when numbers CT the counties
were voted by proxies, hence dissatisfac-
ton in the men selected; then, besides
that, there will have tn be a State
convention held sometime during the sum
mer 10 nominate q Governor and other
officers. and yOu see it will not be OF any
practical advantage to the party to come
together so often, and then if the districts
each nominate the delegates 1t will be bet
ter, for the reason that as all the counties
can very we'll be represented they will he
more apt to nominate mea who reflect the
true sentiment and feeling OF the people,
a. they come direct from their cons'iiu-
ents. Whereas, il done in q general con-
yentiou there is more room for the cry
that Is usually T AIDE that 70 slate has been
out up," etc, rs wasthe cry four yearsago
rs We well remember. But aside from all
those objections, is the true reason that II
ia more in aScO.,sauce with the Democratic
doctrine that the people act 81 o!ect %
possihle in all matters, anil that way re-
moves the central idea Of n State owen
But u word - t. oTganization-ltl IS
n potent fact that since 1876 we never nave
had a general organization OF the safe,
and the result is we came very near losing
the State in 1886 Had not n few OF
The counties in this and the Il
ties contiguous TO Parksrsbarg put
their own shoulders TO the wheel
ard rot ont the vote, to d2y the State
would have had a Republican United
States Senator, etc etc. My IDEA Is this:
LET the State Committee have a general
supervision over the State, hot nave IN
each Congressional district q committee
composed, as IL now is, of one memher
from each county, with a Chairman, Sec
Rotary and Treasurer. They (the three
to form q CCntra! committee 20 act IN con
junction with the State and various
county committees, and let the member
of the Congressional Committee be
Chairman of each County ENccu-
tive Committee. Thus you vii!
have a complete and systematic
system permeating the entire State, =
tbs County tN Commissioner can cOmmu-
| p;cste through its chairman, and he with
/ the Congressional Executive Committee, II
with the State Executive COMMITTEES, and
with q headquarters in each Congressional
| district, acting Ia conjunction with tnt
| state and county committees organization
can he made perfect, and with such a sys'
TEN the party is safe, because tnen we nave
4 system, and as it IS and has been, We ere
not safe, az pas; results have shown.
Yours truly, d.