Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-16
Mr. WILSON'S WITHDRAWAL.

maries had been nelu IN tulS NOuSISS-
siopal District, the Congressional Fix
ecutive Committee adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
1.-The Committee suggests that IN ap-
poin ing delegates, the County conven-
lions provide, as far as they can Tor
representation according TO the strength
of every candidate in each county.
Kanawha county having provided Tor
securing to each candidate his fair rep
resentation by vote at the district
meetings, the delegate convention met
on the 2sth OF May for the purpose,
among other matters, OF appointing del
egates TO the Congressional Convention:
It then appearing that In Boone ana
other counties the resolution OF the
Congressional Executive Committee had
been entirely diSregarded, the Kanawha
county convention passed a resolu-
ticn requesting the Congressional Com
mittee TO make inquiry and take
cognizance Of the matters referred
90 and upon the failure OF the Commit
tee 20 do so, then that the entire thir-
teen votes OF KanaWha county should be
cast for E. W. Wilson. This resolution,
as passed, was prepared by Mr. Alder
sons friends, and brought to me and
my friends, and as it was assured was
intended aud agreed TO by him, and was
advocated by his friends, as also mine,
in the convention, and unanimously
adopted. But for this, kanawha
county, 80 far as her thirty
three votes could do so, would
have taken such course as might be nee
essary to offset any disallowance OF rep
reservation in other counties. The
Congressional Executive Committee has
taken no action concerning the matters
referred TO, and at this late date it is
very evident that no action will be
taken. Nevertheless, tits generally un-
derstood that the thirteen votes Of Ka-
nawha delegates allowed to be named
by Mr.. Anderson will not be cast Ia &C
cordance with the Kanawha resolution.
The Fayette County Convention was
called by the Chairman Of the County
Executive Committee without action or
order of the committee, and the conyen-
ton named no convention TO which del
egates were to be sent, except the June
convention at Charleston, yet against
protest upon the ground that there was
neither an invitation or notice TO the
people. especially the farmers, the
great majority OF whom knew nothing
Of the meeting, men who had Tor
years been foremost in fighting
the battles OF Democracy in that
county; by a vote Of 10 70 15S, taken
oy John McGufin and Col. j. w. st.
Clair, appointed as tellers, the conyen-
tIon proceeded to select delegates to the
State, Congressional and Senatorial con-
yentions. The county has at least ?, 900
good Democratic voters. From my long
and extensive acquaintance in Fayette,
l have reason 10 know and do know,
that had, and have, the support of a
large majority OF the Democrats OF that
county and had proper notice been given
OF a purpose to select delegates to the
Congressional nominating convention
instead OF one-sixth OF the Democratic
voters, there would have been a sufti-
cient number present to assert the.
sentiment OF the county. am assured
by as responsible men as reside in
Boone county, who attended the
convention there, that at least Of those
present, there was an equal division on
the Congressional question, but the SEN
timent Of the people was entirely dis
regarded In the selection OF the dele
gates by committee, and no vote was
taken.
Under the call OF the Summers
County Executive Committee a vote was
taken in each district TO ascertain the
strength OF the Congressional candi-
dates. OF the six districts In the
county five gave majOrities in my favor
and entitled me TO eight Of the four
teen delegates. When the county dele
gate convention met those having con-
troll appointed sixteen delegates, twelve
OF whom are favorable to Mr.. Anderson.
In the Hinton district the vote stood
172 for Wilson and III for Anderson, yet
Of the six delegates appointed from that
district five are for Anderson.
For Mercer county mass convention
was called by the County Executive
Committee About 400 who assembled
in the Court House yard, were present
at the convention. There are five dis
trictS. Rock district was allowed l6
and East River u votes, the other three
making %. A friend Of Mr.. Anderson
was selected by the Chairman of the
County Executive Committee as Tenn
porary Chairman. For the convenience
OF voting, a motion was adopted TO vote
by districts. On motion TO make the
temporary organization permanent
the votes from the sew
eral districts separated. Rock
and East River districts returned solid
instructed votes against the opposition
OF twO-thirds OF East River, and more
than one-third OF Rock. The other
three districts stood more than two
thirds the other way. IL was plainly
evident that my friends were in the
majority. They claimed at least fifty
percent Of those present, and they
demonstrated what they were entitled
10, that the minorities in each district
should be counted, but the chair over
ruled the demand, and By the same
mode Of voting, his ruling could be sus-
tanned, and a minority Of a mass con-
yentiOn control the majority.
When 10 was proposed by motion TO
instruct the county for Anderson, my
friends again and again, especially MIR.
A. q. McCune, of Blue6eld, insisted on
making an actual count, declaring that
il Mr.. Anderson had a majority Of even
one, the whole county might be given
to him. When this proposition was not
accepted, and the same mode OF voting
attempted TO be proceeded with, the in
dignation Of the people could no longer
be restrained. Rather than see dissen-
sion in the party, l requested my
friends 70 accept an offered proposition
dividing the county, 5 for Anderson aud
6 for Wilson, though believed then and
believe now that by actual vote OF those
present these figures should have beer