The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

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Republican senatorial conven-
vention.
rrosr Wednesdays paIiy.
The Republicans met in Sena--
torial Convention, IN Hoolf,s Opera
House, this city, yesterday after
noon, Hon. w w Jackson, of
New Haven. presiding.
After tho committee on creden-
tiaIs. basis of representation, reso-
lutions and order of business had
reported aud been adopted. vote
6f the counties of the District was
ordered. and when Roane Was
1suched Editor Flynn. of the Roane
County Record. in very pretty
speech nominated ii G. woodward
for State Senator, and there being
no further nominations, he was on
motion declared the nominee by
acclamation
DIR. Barbee read a telegram from
Mr.. woodward, announcing that
he was too i'll TO be present at the
convention
Speeches were made by Judge
Romeo III. Freer, DR.. a r. Barbee
and Hon. G. B. Gibbons, of Park
ersburg, all of whom are candidates
for the nomination for Congress.
The convention was SHINY at
tended, lacked enthusiasm. and al
together was very tame affair.
This morning the Republican
Congressional Convention viii con-
vene in the Opera House. and no
doubt "a good crowd will be present.
1t is true that the County Court,
at the dictation of the Republican
Ring, refused to enter the report
of the committee to ascertain the
debt of the county, which showed
a debt of SIG, 8oS.32. This COM
mittee was composed of Messrs.
w. ii. Howard, A L. Boggess, two
Republicans, and John E. Beller,
a Democrat. To have admitted
this report to record would have
exposed the truth, about the debt,
and that would have killed the
Ring and defeated the Republican
party. And in order to deceive
the people, had false and untruth-
full report, prepared by the Ring,
entered of record. The origi-
nal report is the truth, and moth
ing but the truth.
The defeat of Capt. Thornburg for
County Commissioner, few years
ago, now SO much lamented by the
editor of the Gazette, was at the
Instance of the Ring now domino
ting the Republican party. The
word was given out to defeat the
id rebel" and the Republicans
obeyed the command of the Ring,
and did it. The Democrats were
in no way responsible for his de-
feat. After Capt. Thornburg had
been nominated by the Republi-
cans, the Ring began to interview
him. and finding he was man of
his own mind and would not be die
Ntated to by them, they determined
on his defeat, and accomplished it.
although the balance of the Re-
publican ticket was elected by over
300 majority. and Capt. Thornburg
was defeated by Mr.. Dunn, Dem
ocrat, by nearly 200 majority.
Could Mr.. Dunn have been elected
by such a majority, without at least
500 Republicans voting for him?
We doubt very much if the man
who is now so lamenting about
Capt Thornburg's defeat, even vo-
ted for him. A man whom the
Republican Ring cannot use will
meyer be permitted to have seat
upon the County Court bench.
Figures won't lie, but a liar can
figure. And that is the way the
Ring is trying to explain away the
county debt of s10o,ooo. But hap
PLY the people do not believe its
figuring. The truth of the debt
stands out too bold for any one to
be deceived by Its figuring
For Capehart.
The Putnam Democrat says that
IL ont of the II congressional