Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-09-02

Yirginia free gress.
WYE. GALLAHER, Editor.
C1arIesto,S1,, ,JsGersO,, County, WestVa.
Terms--Se. 90 Per Annum In AdraHce.
september . 1896.
Senator Tillman. OF South Carolina, in
vites ex.President Harrison TO a joint dis
eussion. Col. Breckiuridge invited Mr..
Bryan to joint debate Neither will mate
rialize.
Mr. Harrison, Of Morgan, v no presided
At the District Delegate Convention last
wsek. acquitted himself handsomely. Prompt
n his decisions. and there was little chance
for an appeal from the definite whaeS OF his
gavel. lie Ough, to have one for coat-of-
arms.
Our clever contemporary. the Charlestown
FREE PRrss evidently doesn't know yet where
10 is at. '-Sb ePicr,i'.0lrn Register.
Perhaps the following aphorism may be
an appropriate response 20 the above:
Where ignorance is bliss Ills folly TO be
wise"
By an means le, us have a regiment OF
independent candidates. They usually m
huence one Berkeley Democrat
Don't tempt them even by attempted -ar.
casm. a regimen, Of them would be a
thousand, and what party can afford to lose
a thousand votes just now
The efforts Of the eold-standard Democrats
is ONLY a variation of the old idea of The tul
trying to wag the d0y.-Sieobrd' i0rn Register
In the case Of the Register the variation
is exhaustive blowing substituted for linz
potent effort abandoned some are sue.
ceediug in getting into the band wag'n.
An open letter addressed to Mr. R. Hum
ter. Of Berkeley Springs, sigued by Edmund
Pendle,on and many others, appeared in
the Berkeley Springs News of Friday last,
requesting him % announce himself as an
independent Democratic candidate for the
House Of Delegates Delegate from 'his
delegate district.
lis debatable question whether the
speeches made ia the District Delegate Con
veution here last Thursday were more con-
ducive to a confirmation of the faith OF
the members Of the convention. or to an
alienation Of those no, oppressed by love
Of Tree coinage Of silver at is to / The
best politics didn't manifest itself
Mr. II. B. Davenport. Jr, a native of this
county now resident in Clay county. came
within two yo;es of securing the nomina-
ton for State Senator 20 represent the dis
trict in which he lives. We hope be will
try il again with better success In the
meantime be may extract consolation from
The old saw "a miss {, as good as a mile
Judge Lucas began his speech To- The con
yentioa last Thursday bl addressing the
members thereof as Fellow Lunatic+ '-
Far be il from as 20 aver that Judge Lucas
meant il "a q joke on facts It was jus;
bit Of humor that is irresistible Ia our dis
tinguished friend when ou the hus,iogs, and
we beg the members of che convention not
To- consider 10 seriously
When Democrats of an shades of opinion
on the money question seem disposed TO cs-
chew that issue so tar - the State, district
aud county nominees are concerned, it does
seem TO be miserably abortiye politics for
free silver public speakers and press TO bee
50 liberal in abusive criticism Of those who
differ from them and SIRE essential 90 The
success of these several tickets.
When Mr. Brillhar, Withdrew from the
District Delegate Convention last Thursday
aud was followed by bis ardent supporters,
Berkeley delegate moved that vote Of
thanks be given the delegate. from BerSe
ley who stood fast. There were protests
and the motion was witndrawu-it evident
" being the opinion Of the convention chat
those who held the for, had their reward 10
the conviction of duty cooscieuuou-ly aud
courageousy discharged
We don't think Mr. Br,lnsrt even under
the broad view. Of Hon WIN. J. Bryan as
TO boiling had a good excuse tor his ac-
ton last Thursday The platform was no,
contrary % his convictions "a, least DE
seemed not % have antagonized it, aud he
simply did not have votes enough to secure
the nomination. He has had some bright
examples of boiling perhaps with no bet
Ger excuse than his own but why search
the Chronicles for Justification
Judge Beckwitb was also called upon at
the District Delegate CouyeutIon for a
speech aud responded. he spoke 70 the
point from hls standpoint, aud earnestly
not altogether as an advocate at the bar re-
garding his oath to DO the best for bis client
aud stimulated by a fee, but as one who
really thought aud believed that The odds
OF Is TO were equally good for free silver
ora free fight. Hespoke briefly. When be