The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-15
DIsGUsrED DEMOCRACY.

Democrats Of barbour County Have That
Tired PeOIinE-Thoy Meet In Convention
and Nominate County Ticket.
Special CoryuDondenat Of he IHtiitganea.
PnILIPPi. ". Va, August IA few
Of the Democratic citizens Of Barbour
county met in convention on Saturday,
the 18th. They were called to order at
l p. M, and Dr.. E. D. Gall was made
temporary chairman, which temporary
organization was made permanent
Chairman Gall addressed the conVen'
ton in very pathetic and duplicating
tones, besceching the Democracy oil bis
county 10 rally once more and give
them one more show. Ho told them
that they had traitors In their camp.
and that they had not by any means
got what they wanted; but that It was
to be hoped that when tho election 70.
turns came in on tho 4th oil November
next, not q single one Of tho desorters
would be left in tho Democratic ranks.
lie bewailcd the situation with tears In
his eyos, and with upliftod hands de-
cIared that unless they got out in the
field and did something, and that im-
mediately, that they were doomed to
destruction.
Tho speech Of Mr.. Gall cast gloom
over tho convention that did not clear
away ovon when tho sun Of democracy
had roach the meridian.
They then proceeded TO ratify the
slate which had been prepared by
Bosses leo, Grim and Peck. The dolo.
gates feeling their insignificance and
inability to withstand the pressure
brought to boar upon them by the
bosses, "thoy like sheop before their
shearers stood dumb" while the tail
sycamore from tho bend OF the river,
ono OF Napoloon's liGutenants, in tho
person OF Ben Parks, In his usual man
ner exhausted his vocabulary in placing
before tho convention o. +. Hodges,
late OF Upshur county, as the Domo'
cratic nominee for house OF delegates.
Melville Peck seconded the nomination
OF tho man from Upshur. In his spooch
he further said "if tho people OF this
county only kneW their man and could
hear him laugh thoY would then vote
for him." Capt. John K Phillips was
also placed in nomination. but as it was
not In accord with the proarranged
slato OF tho bosses, Bon Woudford, who
placed him before tho convention, was
forced to withdraw his namo before a
vote was taken.
Accordingly T. T. Elliot was nomi-
mated for sheriff, F. G. Philips for conf
missioner, and s. Ii. Nfcl.ain for county
superintendent, Tho alute being COM
pletod, tho great triumvirate was called
for, and was represented by W. ]. leo.
who began by saying: II am mad;
am good and mad; / am madss because
We have go many weak-knood Demo
crats in Congress. They havc not kept
thoir pledges to tho people, but II VIC
will but baro with them two years
longer, they might possibly como 70.
gother and pass bill OF some kind"
lie commended his lioutonants for
carrying out the nroarranged slate, and
encouraged thcm by saying that "thOy
must not loavG atonc unturned; that
by a desperate effort they would DO able
10 win this fall. :,
In his closing remarks, hO declared
that there would not DO remnant OF
Republican candidate left In sight this
fall, that they intended to tramp them
out OF existence.
II is worry evident from tho smalluoss
Of tho crowd that attended tho conven-
ton, and the expressions Of dissatisiac-
ton that were mado by prominent
Democrats on tho street, that their
task will DO any thing, but eaay. Your
correspondent Is fully conversnnt with
tho situation Of things in tho county OF
barbour, and he believes that tho
thinking class Of people have become
fully aroused as to tho situation OF al
fairs In this country, aud that tho
whole Republican ticket Of Barbour
county will DO elected"