The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

The esteemed Register takes occasion
to severely critIclsc the Republicans Of
the Third judicial circuit for the wrhn-
gle they have gotten into over the sclcc-
ton of a candidate for Judge. the con-
vcnilon for that purpose, held at Elkins
last Thursday, having resulted In split
and the nomination OF fractional candi-
dates The Register takes 1t for grant
ed that Judge Hnlc and Mr.. Fortncy.
the two opposing candidates. were re-
sponsible for the fact that their friends
got into difIcgIty which brought about
the unfortunate state OF affairs which
now exists.
Reasoning from this standpoint. which
does u grca, injustice 10 thc two gentle
men concerned. the Register proceeds to
Indulge In some highly moral express
sions regarding candidates for a Judge
ship engaging in a scramble for Office.
and sacrificing the dignity and principle
in "consonance with the popular notion
as TO the rcquircmcn;s'of offices Of this
character"
There 10 much that the Register says
on this point that is true. but when our
contemporary attempts TO make politi-
cal capital Of the occurrence at the FL
kins convention II should have care
that Its structures on the Republicans
cannot be turned against Its own party
In another part Of the state where a
precisely similar state uf affairs exists
as the result OF judicial contest
The Register. referring 10 the EikIHs
trouble. draws the lesson that in such
situation the Democrats. with men OF
standing and honor on their ticket
should have no difficulty in attracting
the decent and conservative element Of
the Republican party and winning the
election" Hut the Registers own news
columns contain evidence that the Dem
pcratic party In West Virginia ls not
only capable Of engaging In an un-
se-mIy scramble for a judEcship. but
that ii can overstcp the bounds Of de-
cency to the extent that I, is necessary
TO call in the police and the sheriff and
his deputies to qucll i riot between the
partisans Of two Democratic candidates
for judicial honor.
In Sundays Register appeared a spec
lal dispatch from Huntington giving an
account Of 4 dlsgracafgI row between
the Harvey and Marcum factions over
the matter OF selecting delegates to the
judicial convention at which both Har-
vey and Marcum will b. candidates for
the nomination. for a judGeship. The
dispatch was headed Almost Il Riot,
and told Of how the convention split,
clcctlnS two sets Of delegates. In Civ
Ing an account Of the scene the Regis
tcrs special said: Many extra police
men, as well as the night force, together
with the sheriff and all his deputies,
were kept busy preserving order"
The difference between the Elkiug
convention and the Democratic conycn-
ton at Huntington was that in the r.
publican convention there was no reed
to invoke the services OF the guardians
Of the peace. the difficulty arising purely
over 4 technical decision u the chair.
and the dissatisfied faction walked out
quietly and nominated It's candidate
without Il row. white a. th- Democratic
convention the entire power Of the law
Of both city and state was necessary to
prevent bioodshci.
We submit 10 our esteemed ncishbor
the question. Which ofthcSr two conven-
tons was the more disErlccmf' And
was the Register exactly honest and
frank to select the less ragrcttnhlc affair
upon which to base It's sermon on dcccn-
cy in the conduct NJ contests over judi
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