The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-05
A NrMRtR OF KICKERS.

Tho Way the Democratic MannEers nre
Running Things Causes Dissatisfaction.
It was reported yesterday that there
were a number OF Democrats dissatisfied
with tho primary meetings held Satur.
day night. Names Of several Of the dis.
salished one were given, and among
theac was blr. Philo Kimberly. Know.
Ing that Mr.. Kimberly was always q
frank, outspoken man, with the courage
Of his convictions, an INrrLLloExcER re.
porter called on him TO get his views
from his own mouth.
This reporter broachcd the subject:
" am told, Mr.. Kimberly, tnat you
have some views with regard 10 the
Democratic primaries Saturday night
which arc at variance with the views OF
those who manage the party affairs, and
that tieio ara other Democrats equally
dissatisfied. Do you object to express.
Ing your views for publication In the
lSrELLiGEScgn"
We'll" said Mr.. Kimberly, II am not
ambitious Tor that kind OF notoriety, nor
do | care to give away tho secrets or the
Democratic family. I don't mind, how.
ever, eaying that the action OF the twenty.
eight or Thirty composing the meeting
was anything but satisfactory. 1t Is not
likely that they could voice the senli.
ment or decide the preference Of the six
or seven hundred voters Of the district,
especially when 1t Is understood, as II
will be, that the chosen few OF the
machine who came 10 the meeting with
the usual. cut and dry preparations for
such occasions, with tickets prepared IA
per order OF the bosses and ready to be
voted. The face OF the cal, rs published,
indicated that the meeting would be-
held nnd proper persons put in nomina-
ton to be voted for at either that or an.
other time, as the meeting might order.
In view Of the small number present, a
motion was made looking to the accom-.
p!ishment OF this end. It did not an.
swer the purpose OF tho bosses, or the
chosen lew, and was voted down,
"For over IN hour before the meeting
assembled, or was called to order. the
chosen few could be seen with their
heads together, comparing tickets, to see
that all were alike.
"rhe great mistake was made when the
bosses organized the machine. and de.
terlnincd that tho people could not be
trusted. They have captured this dis.
trict, but will 1t stay captured? or will
the CAPTURE count as m endorsement of
their candidate for Congress? He ia an
Ohio county man, wants Ohio county's
delegation with her people behind them.
Does he get them by this kind OF work +?
| don't think he does. II he wants
them, the why to get them isto omen the
polls to oil Democratic voters, on a full
vote and fair count. II he had the ma.
jority, then he would and could be
Ohio county's choice; otherwise, not.
lfhe had got the nomination in this way,
would willingly guarantee the full
party vote next fall, by way of the
vindicalion lie seeks. In any other way
there are many Democrats l know who
don't go much on the vindication
business, who may be found wanting
| when the count is made.
"rhe averageand ordinary Democratic
voter OF this city and county is tired
OF boss rule and machine politics, and OF
tho machine business generally, and
would like to return to the gcol old
time way, when Democrats met, com.
pared notes one with another, and all
were equal and stood upon the same
plane. There was no trickery or decep-
ton rs We see in these corrupt days,
when money and not brains rules every.
thing in politics. 1t was and is this kind
OF work in the ranks that is causingt the
dissatisfaction in the ranks OF the De.
mocracy OF this State, not only now, but
two years ago, when the county was run
with 4 l%ocseness and recklessness that
was not justified, and therefore the dis.
satisfaction now.
IA proposition was made Saturday
night to name proper persons to be voted
Tor at another time, when all the mem.
beers could look over the list at their
leisure and 80 to the polls and vote for
their preference. But the bosses would
not have it. They rushed business, and
the handful of twenty-eight or thirty
did the business for Union districts ak
or seveu hundred stalwart Democrats,
| ask, arc the men selected by this meet.
ing representative men OF the true De-
mocracy OF that loyal old Union district ?
The question now is, will the action Of
this email meeting De approved and en-
dorsed by the voters, and will the much
coveted 'yindication' follow such crook.
edness? We will sec when the ides of
November are here. We learn that all
the districts Of the county were treated
to the same dose that Union received"
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