Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-13
GEN. sPRIGG.
Another Correspondent Who Wants to SEQ
Kim Speaker.

To ne Editor ofhe Rsgp9er.
HARDY COUNTY, ". VA Decsmbers.-
The Democrats of this section Of the State
of West Virginia are very anxious that
they should receive the recognition they
deserve by The next House Of Delegates; in
the election by that body Of General Joseph
sprigg, Of this county, as Speaker. There
is no better or more deserving Democrat
in the State than he is. He aided years
ago in the organization of the Democratic
party in this State, and has been IN the
thickest Of Every battle we have had IN
this State ever since. No man has done
more for the cause Of Democracy in West
Virginia than he has. He is o Democrat
from eoncietiOa, and has never bsen any
thing else in his life. Mr.. Sprigg Is q
good lawyer, has bten at the bar about
thirty years and has practiced in this cir
cult for about tW~enty-tbIes years and mas
enjoyed q large practice. Without o Word
of dispaTagement to any one, there
il no member of the House batter
fitted for Speaker than he is. He Is
prompt in making up his mind and cour-
ageous in the expression and maintenance
OF his convictions. He will make q goo
Speaker. Besides the personal claims Mr..
SpriQg hiss upon the party, this South
Branch section should he Recognized by
the Democratic party. 1t has been ignored
and sighted long enough by the leaders OF
the psrty. There is as good Democratic
timber in these South Bri nch counties as
can be found aDywheIe, and why these
gentlemen have been kept In the real raDks
of the party 50 long we cannot understand.
We have not had q representative on tne
Democratic State ticket for twelve years.
We have never had a candidate for Con-
oress. In the distribution of other honoIs
and trusts we have had nothing worth
speaking of, yet we have been true and
loyal Democrats all the time, doing the
voting while other sections did the office
holding Although We have been treated
in this way by our W party we nave
maintained our organization and kept up
our usual msjorities. No other section OF
the State c1n ssy as much. The time has
now come when We think we should be
recognized and our loyalty and fidelity re-
warded. The election of Gen. Sprigg as
Speaker of the next House Of Delegates
will, in the judgment of the leading
Democrats of this section give strength and
courage to the party even here. We have
not enc word to say against any of the ger
tlene1 who have been spoken Of for that
position, but we do think that under all
circumstances our section has the prior
claim for the position. We Offer at the
same time for the position one of the best
men and best Democrats in the State, 1t
should be the pleasure of all good Demo
Gratis to strengthen the party wherever and
Whenever it can be done. We would rot
ask this position if We thought for a
moment that it would not re the best
party policy. We know there is not a
msn in the State who would sink per-
sonal ambition and political preferment
for the party good quicker than General
Sprigg. In the next Legislature he will
be found among the foremost working for
the good of the Democratic party. No
man loves the old party and it's principals
better than he. We hope it will be the
pleasure Of the Democratic members OF the
House TO confer upon u representative
this honor. Hardy