Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-30
IBE REPUBLICAN TICKET,
The Result of Tuesdays Convention
Far from Satisfactory.
Republicans Kicking All Along the
Line, and Say the Candidates for
House of Delegates Are Disap-
pointing Some Inside History Of
the ConventiOn-Democrats Pre-
pairing for a Big Primary Sat-
urday.

feelings.
The hide-bound, thick and thin Re
puDlicans, who follow the cue of the
Intelligencer in endorsing out Of hand
anything a Republican individual, Of
fetal or Convention does, were pleased.
Such people always are
For such, life has but one purpose
and end-the glorification of the Re
publican party and abject and uncon-
ditiCnal acquiescence IN anything
eminating from a Republican source.
But Republicans are not all of this
class, fortunately for the good of the
country; and there is quite notice
able and well marked undercurrent Of
disgust at the result of the County Con-
vention.
The reading OF the report of the
Committee on Associations, while the
body was in session, provoked laugh
ter in one instance, and was received
in silence in others. The endorse
ment" of the administration of Gov
ernor Atkinson had much better have
been omitted. Its presence in the plat
form burlesqued the entire report, for
a committee which would, in alleged
sober earnestness, report a resolution
like that, would not hesitate to report
other things equally ridiculous and
laughable. And that very thing was
done. Take the resolution denOuncing
the fee system. 1t was presented to
and was adopted by body controlled
by men who either make the larger
portion Of their official incomes by the
very system which was denounced.
or who are at heart in entire sympathy
with the system so long as the present
office-hClders are in power. 1t was re-
ally more laughable than the Atkinson
resolution, to see the Convention choke
this sentiment down. No wonder dele
gates looked at one another, and Won
dered, What tell" 1t was enough to
make 'em wonder. And then there was
that other resolution denounclng civil
service reform. What do the boys in
the pcstoffice and custom house think
of that solemn declaration from Re
publican Convention? Is the g. 0. p.
to legislate them out of their lifelong
Jobs? 1t can do it, for at present 1t
is the whole thing" in a legislative
sense. Or was the resolution merely a
piece of political sheet-iron thunder,
SOItGQ up III It's tuCCt upol IhN ofNS
rather than to injure the feelings Oh
the ''ins," and not intended, III any
sense, to be slap in the face at the
Chief Executive of the nation? These
things are worth bordering over.
The Legislative ticket, and the man
ner and method Of its selection, Is
worthy of more space than can be
given the subject. 1t was a strange
proceeding, and strange result. Wen
matured plans were overturned, ana
the result was hybrid production,
which is neither fish, flesh, fowl, nor
good red herring. 1t is a ring pro-
duction. yet it doesn't represent the
ring. 1t was cut out for n. B. Scott
Senatorial delegation; yet it contains
men who, if elected, will never vote
fer Scott And the same with the
Senatorial conferees. They were
meant to be for Brady; as matter OF
fact. a number of them confess that
Whitaker is their first and only love,
although word has been passed around
that Mr.. Whitaker is out of the race.
The nomination of Mr. Behrens was
an accident. His friends succeeded IN
forcing him through at an opportune
moment, while the leaders were OH
their guard. The original scheme was
to name Mccoy, Connelley Gilchrlst
and Garvin II was given out that
Behrens was slated, and the report de-
ceiyed the very elect, but 1t was
crooked rumor. His friends heard or
the facts, and they succeeded by
schrewd manipulation, in stampedlng
the Convention for him and making
his nomination secure before anything
else was done This upset calculations.
The Connelley men were ratified, ana
worked every expedient to save their
man. and finally did it. Then the Gar
vim men saw their finish and so did
the Gilchrist hackers, for Mcclure, who
had sprung a snap game on the boys,
stood to win in walk, ana ne ana II.
That settled the city end of the ticket,
and Mccoy pulled through, without an
effort by the Gilchrist men to defeat
him, although they might have mace
a brave stand and good showing, Tor
Mr. Gilchrist is also from the country,
and is a lawyer besides. The net re-
suit is no attorney on the tlcket-and
a weak ticket as many RepuDncanS
have confessed And the worst thing
of all, in the minds OF some OF the
faithful who were setting up pms, II
isn't solid for N. B. Scott for Senator
On the contrary, Judge Golf has at
least one man on the ticket, and may
have others.
And it is the same way with regard
to the Senatorship. The conferees
were to be for Mr.. Brady. But are
thew? Rumor says there is a sclsm
and that the majority will be for MT.
Whitaker, and if he absolutely de-
clines to run, then for some other than
Mr.. Brady. They are mot for Joseph. ="
This is an occasion for tears.
Although the local Democracy have
not the support and encouragement or
Office holders-national, State, county,
or city. at their backs to stir things up
and spend money, there is well de-
welcomed feeling of confidence among
them. and in several districts there Is
quite a rivalry for the nominations for
local offices, particularly for Board of
Commissioners That there will be a
large vote cast Saturday is certain.
At the meeting of the Democratic
County Executive Committee, Monday
night, it was decided that candidates
could have extra tickets printed for the
use of themselves and friends, provided
they are printed off the same form as
is used for the official ballots. The
official ballots are now being printed.
The official announcement Of the
primary will be found in each issue
of the Register, giving all needful in
formation concerning the places OF