Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-28
BROOKE REPUBLICAN.

To the Editor of the intelligence.
Slr.-It may be 'fair pay IN pOat!cS 20
ma.eTla. IaclS - - 10 C5c-IFe ,e5 Pu2i.,S,
mat = lt may DC so Considered by Wa-nine
party men, but l DO not think the t2ir
miad=d people Of this district VIII endorse
5 lar a. I know, I am zone Of the per
sons 10 waom IL has occurred thai J. j.
nor good poitt!-S 70 n1nlnate toC SAFE
Senator Rev. A. W. Robertson, Of Han
been tod that even Il my district should
select me for a senatorial cOniers= ! Will
not 1e permitted 10 go 10 the convention.
TX Is nor true that l attempted in any way
70 select a candidate from Hancock county
nor had I anything TO 10 with The matter,
but after the selection Of Mr.. Robertson, l
nation for the reason that be Is a new
conner IL the State, dos not know our peo-
PIE and is not acquainted with the inter-
tstS Of OHIO county, which county IS fully
three-fOurthS Of the First Senatorial. dis
trict and surely should nave some voice IN
selecting the candidate VINO Is 10 look after
her Interests.
also saii openly that was favorable TO
the rousirs-i6n of Mr.. II. c. Horyey, Of
Brooke county. because he : % eminently
III man 20 rsprese the entire district, and
further fCr the reason that he was e.ecteQ
.u $50 and counted out by partisan board
Tnr Int 'Hgencer says ne mad not votes
enough 20 e.5 90 him, 80 but the EDITORS mtn-
the flies OF the Inte.ligeccer for the facts.
The editor Of the Intellg ercer has not
been acre long enough 20 know II, but Il
is a fact that On.y CEe Republican State
Senator nominated by HacOCk county has
been 5,5cte1 since 1865 and generally be-
cause the selection made by that county
mas not been satisfactory 20 the Republic
cans II this district. which a further reason
why Ohio county should ne!p 10 se.ect the
UnIi last Monday night had TO other
reasons for opposing Rev. Robertson Lhan
those given above and went 70 the Ira
delDhia district sCgges ton meeting expect
ing 90 b. a candidate for delegate 70 the
State Convention az Park=TSburg and not
20 the county CONVEX ttCr. Before the meet
x Mr.. c. B. Hart asked ME 70 have full.
frank conference with him, IL the course
CT Waich Mr.. Hart said that he would be
thu next United States Senator from West
Virginia ard that he would not permit
anything 10 be "set up against his inter-
ests.
7 mentioned various leaders in the party
who might aspire 20 that honorao.s y 81
ton but was assured by Mr.. Hart that
they We're mot in it," that he had Onto
county and this section and would b. the
then c5Hcluded that It was my duty TO
run for delegate - the county convention
and s5e f T could not be Senatorial con-
fierce and told Mr.. Hart of my attention.
also toll him that did not know who
Mr.. Hervey's choice would b for Senator
and had never known nor do I know now,
the matter never having been mentioned
between us but feeling that he * worthy Of
that position himself I would be entirety
wiling 90 trust him % vote for the best
man when the time CONES.
I also tod A1r. Hart that would not be a
party % Overriding the viii of Hancock
county" but that Il the delegates from
Hancock county would not agree az a mat
TER Of Justice 20 nominate Mr.. Hervey. then
7 would ask them 10 give a list Of names
for Ohio county 20 se.ect from or nave
than select from list . De furnished by
of the machine in politics In the dissatis-
faction over the recent primary election.
which may have hen fair pay in poll
tics" but was not Sair to many Of the can
II The people Of Ohio county should ss,cct
Senatorial CCrfC-tes who Will be for Rev.
r. Robertson. or rather for Mr.. Hart. I will
frey confess that 7 am not acquainted
with the sentiment Of the people.
JOSEPH c. BRADY.
Wheeling. " Va. July 8.