Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-22
Putnam Politics.


To tie Editor Of the Register.
SIR:-Prior to the campaign OF ISIS,
the Democrats had in this county re-
liable majority of 300 Oh a full vote.
Thai year the Grccnbackers and
Knights of Labor organized, and, by
uniting their forces met in convention
and nominated full ticket. The Re
publicanS, with few exceptions, kept
out OF these organizations, and when
the ticket was named, it was found that,
with single exception, it consisted OF
men who had all their lives been Demo-
Gratis. The candidate for Congress was
Hon. Henry S. Walker. For
the House of Delegates they selected
! William Kirtley. one OF our
most prominent Democratic farmers,
and whom the party had honored on
more than one occasion. For County
Clerk they named VIM. Il. Alexander, a
Republican school teacher and an cX-
Federal soldier. For Circuit Clerk, II.
l.. Judge was nominated-a young man,
but a Democrat. The candidate for the
Senate was Judge X. 5. Brown, Of jack
son. The ticket thus made up seemed
to suit the Republicans so well that
they declined to make any nominations,
and supported it almost unanimously,
the result proving the wisdom of their
action, the Democracy being defeated
by nearly 600 majority in a poll OF only
about 2,1OO.
Since 1878, the Republicans OF this
county have claimed and generally Sc
cured share of the Offices by forcing
the hyphenated party into a coalition.
threatening, if they refused, to nom
mate and support ticket of their own,
which, all knew, would result in the
election of the Democratic nominees.
Some trouble was occasionally expert
enced in parceling out the goods, Re-
publican arrogance keeping pace with
the decline of the Greenback-Labor or
ganization, until this year, feeling
greatly strengthened by the influx of
Republican laborerS from other
States to our newly developed
mines, they not only did not
seek to divide the ticket, but ac-
tually declined further coalition with
their late allies, and nominated ticket
of Republicans OF the Straightest sect,
defeating, in their convention, some OF
the men who had been most eflicieno
allies in former campaigns, and who eX-
pected to take up a permanent abiding
place in the Republican camp. Now
that the Q. 0. p. feels able to stand alone
in Putnam it has discarded its former
wct-nurSeS, and proposes to keep itself
To the whole hog, briStles ard
all. To say that the remnant OF the
Greenback Labor party is out OF humor
is TO use a misleading term. They are
mad. and are evidently bent on mischief.
To see a party they helped to make re-
snectable thus turn the cold shoulder,
and refuse even the crumbs from its
table is an ofrense not to be condoned.
Some of the Republican leaders have
tried TO mitigate the insult by Offering 4
deputy clerkship if the faithful few
would assist in saving them from defeat
otherwise fOredoomed, which was in
Stantly declined with thanks.
For two weeks past this county has
been placarded with posters announcing
\ barbecue and basket picnic to be
given here yesterday by the Republi-
cans. who were to be honored with the
presence and enlightened by the speech
of Gen. Gof. The weather was all
that could have been desired for such an
occasion. The General came, but the
crowd promised by the managers didn't.
I have sean more people in town on an
ordinary Circuit Court occasion many a
time. But the length Of this letter ad-
monishes me that | must leave further
details Of the meeting for another COM
munication. TIGORUs.
Winfield, October 10.