West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-12
CALLING UP THE RECORD.
An Old Time Democrat Desires 10
Correct James A. Browns For
getfulness.

CABdEI.. w. Va, May End, 1898.
DEAR SlK:-l do not desire 70 neddle
in the affair of the Republ can party
IA the forthcoming primary election.
nor In any other way. Bnt there can
Ue ro daubt but that the cnndf,late
non,ir ed will be elected next fall, and
as matter of course, everybody has
mis- preference, personally mast con.
fess that was not "a little surprised
when | read MIR James a. Brow MS an
nourcemc NJ ia the journal OF last week.
respect tine opini ion of any man. Re-
DuOlican us well us "a Democrat, but il
docs seem TO rue that some people are
very forgetful- The gentleman boasts
OF his loyalty TO the Rrpu ublican party.
and he may be correct. tut IL such is
true, Why did he allow .he Dcmocrat ts
TO nominate hin for State senator for
the Tnrd District (Monongalia. Pres
ton and Taylor counties) in the year
1860 lie spoke In my presence at
Grafton On the 6th Of Septem Der that
year, from the s,tne plat oriu from
which the Hon. BENZ ii Smith. DE mo-
cratic canni iate Tor Gov crnor, and
Major Andrews the Democrat candi.
date for Con gres-. had spoken n Il be-
fore Him, ard endorsed every ". rd
they hid SAID. On the 4ih 81 Jul :,
1868. tne Democratic 1ounsy C,,nvvn.
,lon met AT Portland tpow Terra Altnl
aud in "a pee ch that day The gent lie nan
denonnced Oen. Grant and his followers
rs butchers. etc and MAS SO vehement
~ his denunciation that the Democrats
~ re diSgusted with his remarks. Al
ter the Democratic victory in 1870. he
WIS very Jealous in working fer the
Convention held by the Democrats AT
Parkers1urg on the 3Oth OF May in that
wear. know this TO be true, for sat
beside hin, ia the rs,em r,lage. There
was not n little dissatis faction in the
DcnUcatic ranks that Year, on account
OF IA candidate named for Governor.
tnd ~ the urgent request OF many
mem tiers of the party. the Hon. John
y. Jacob announced himself AS an in-
dependent candidate. Mr.. Brown
strongly supported the nominees Of tile
convention. The Democratic County
Convention for Preston was held ~
Portland that year on the goth day of
July. and Dir. Brown. to show his
great loyalty tn the Democratic party,
moved TO expel from the convention
any and all Democrats who bad de-
clared thsir Intention TO vote for Gov.
Jacob. II was known then AZ IL Is
known TO many now that il WAS 10 ex-
pei the venerable Gustav Cresap and
some others whose name need not he
men stoned here. Nor is this all he
WAS so indignant because the Demo
cratic National Convention did not
nominate Democrat instead of Horace
Greeley that he declared he would not
go TO the polls that wear, bot whether
he carried out this threat cannot saw
Since that time he has acted with
the Republican party. learn but it's
useless for Mr.. Brown TO assert that he
has always acted with and for the Re-
pnOlicans and their party. for many OF
tho older memb bers OF the Democratic
party remember the time when ne
acted with them. A DEMOCRAT
lThe above article is too good and
true TO go 70 the waste-basket, and
should have appeared last week. only
IL did notarrive til after we had gone
to press. The Primary il over nov,
and 50 far as that is concerned IL makes
no difference bnt in order that truth
and justice may De vindicated and the
facts cf history set clearly forth to
those Not familiar with the past we
give this letter spice anyhow. and dare
anyhow, even SIR Brown himself, To
deny il I'D AEeUs.l