Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-10-13
THAT DEMOCRATIC fa) COUNTY
CONVENTION.

the Democracy, It marked its abJec
surrender to Republicanism; it un
masked its weakness and scare, and i
demonstrated its miserable plight. The
air is full of curses, and knives are
being sharpened, and even Crushed
/ Woefully Boyer, with his stamp-lickers
and brass patronage collar. cannot
rally the party this fall. The office
holders squeezed the very life out O
the rank and file of the party, and
| Stanlpo Boyer, Col. James Carroll
Frazer, and Johnnie Willie Dodd, dis
/ gusted everyone with their bossisil
| and funny antics. They encompassed
the defeat of Edward Larkins, who was
the choice Of the party for the Legis-
lature, and sat down on Capt. Ed.
| Hoffman, for County Commissioner
They forced Sam Dodd to move to the
country to be in position to accept
| the County SUPPLEMENTARY. They
will find that the thinking, honest,
| hard working young men will rise
and srlite them hip and thigh this
fall. Brilliant and I.arkins, no doubt.
are extremely grateful TO Boyer for
his success in downing young kids
without brains or money"
Well. the caucus was dandy. Ev-
etybody was at sea, and poor Larkins
was turned down for Mr.. John Mong
Sir ALL Granger and Populist, and a
man who has not voted a straight
| Democratic ticket for ten years, SO we
are informed We do not say the con-
versation overheard by us at the Peo-
pies National Bank, before the caucus
was held, was the sentiment that de-
feated Larkins, but it looks suspi-
ciously true. One fellow declared:
ut will ruin the Democratic party in
this county to nominate Larkins-he
IS Catholic. The Republicans put
old Dick Thomas, Catholic, on the
County Court bench and we came
a-n near beating him, too Such
talk is un-American and disgustingly
disgraceful.
Or, maybe, Larkins went down be-
cause he stood by Brilhart-the Faux
ner men doing It. Anyhow, Ed was
lied to and unkindly betrayed, and
over and under it all, was heard the
soft growl of Cute Willie Boyer play
ing at the end of his chain Then, in
order to show their love for Republi-
sans, they nominated Milton I.amon,
an old war-horse in the Republican
party-a man who has done his best
TO trample upon and throttle Democ-
Tacy in this county, WHO, until the
present county officers were elected,
rode all day and night to defeat De-
1nocracy, and who virtually hates the
principles of that party worse than the
Devil does holy water; and a man
whom the Populists had previously
nominated. This is enough to put
Willie Colston into convulsions-his
party SO sweetly swallowing Popu-
listic-Republican nominee. Shades of
VIM. Logan and Thomas Jefferson,
turn ye not over III your graves? Mr..
Samuel Dodd is a gentlemen, and the
nomination is a good one-but there
ARE great many persons in the DEM
'1cratic party who grow sick whenever
the name Dodd is mentioned: the auc-
tioneer being perennial offiee-seeker
Well, when Jim Snyder gets through
with our friend Samuel, he will be out
of politics forever. These nomina-
tons are by far the weakest that could
possibly be made, possessing none Of
the true-bi Dem ccratic qualities,
and there should be no duty upon any
Democrat to vote for them. The
whole purpose Of the caucus was to
take advantage of a few crumbs of Re-
publican dissatisfaction. Well, it
won't work Not this time.
The convention proper, although
largely attended by Jefferson County
people was one of the most disgust
ing and noisy we ever saw. Drunk
enness was rife and one could hear
maudlin oaths and loud int, rruptions
from drunken men at any time. No
one knew who were the delegates.
Charley and Bob Thorn oson yelled
down Milton Lamon' nomination and
nominated men every minute or so.
To add to the confusion, Lemuel How
ard, somewhat bemuddled and I'M
steady sang sweet song for Nv .ndy''
Wilson, and tearfully related how
they had both fought, bled, and died
for each other before the war. This
SO touched Stampo Boyer that he act
ually looked sad and sensible for once
in his life, while Maj. Charles Stuckey,
the regular chairman, Indignantly sp-
pealed to the convention to make
Howard stop his gibberish. IN vain
Jimmie Carroll Frazer aired his rudy
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cheeks and flashed his diamonds in the
faces of the delegates-order was not
restored. In vain Stampo plead with
Arch Oden-his Faulkner chain chok-
ed him.
Then the committee appointed to
escort Wind Bags Wilson into the
courthouse, appeared with their awful
burden, and Howard introduced him
to the audience, to the CONSERVATION
and disgust Of the regular chairman.
In about fifteen minutes this dema-
gogue, the meanest, lowest, and dirti-
est Democratic exhorter in the United
| States, had driven most of the respect
able Democrats out of the building by
| his abuse and extraordinary lies. His
speech was simply rehash of the one
delivered here about one month ago,
in fact, part and parcel. with the same
old Worlds Fair anecdote and chest.