The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-07-15
After Bennett the victory,

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CRATIC national convention named
as the party's candidate for the
presidency man who embodies
the living spirit of Democracy and
the highest ideals of citizenship.
The platform adopted is in keep.
ing with the long.asserted prinoi.
Piles of the party and the we'll.
known opinions of the head of the
ticket. Indeed, the platform af-
fords an ideal Democratic doou-
ment, and fits 80 ooncisely the
needs of the times that with even
less acceptable candidate than
Mr.. Bryan it would aeem bound to
win vast majority of the electoral
votes in November, The Woe pres.
idential candidate is a man of abil.
ity, acceptable to Mr.. Bryan and
in perfect accord with the platform
These circumstances present fea-
lures of strength which must prove
invinoible whom the two parties go
on trial before the people.
West Virginia's representatives
in the great national gathering are
returning homo. They come fred
with enthusiasm and imbued with
firm hopes OF victory. And while
they were making history at Den.
YER, the Republican party made
history in West Virginia, Upon
their return from the national oon.
vention they find a atate OF affairs
in the ranks of the Republican
party which not only guarantees
the suooesS of the Democratic state
ticket yet to be named, but which
will, at the same time, insure Welt
ViTgiria's electoral vote TO the ma
tioral ticket.
The action OF tho Republicans
of the state in placing two tickets
in the field affords a manifestation
of hostility which speaks of ire.
oonoilable differences and hostili-
ties which even the keenest oun-
ming of the state leaders cannot
hope to overcome. With two oan-
didates in the field, neither of
whom is the CHOICE of a majority
of the Republican voters of the
state, and both of whom have been
held up by Republican newspapers
and party leaders as being utterly
unfit for the high office of governor,
Democratic SUCCESS is inevitable.
Conditions in the Republican
party in West Virginia have reaoh-
ed the point whore nothing bat the
annihilation of those who stand in
high places will ever right the
wrongs to which the masses of that
party have been subjected This
is clearly realized, by conservative
Republicans, and all are waiting
with whatever degree of patience
is possible, under the oiroumstan-
oes, for this change to be wrought.
In order to insure complete suo.
oess, the Democrats have but to
aot with a reasonable showing OF
discretion. A straightforward plat.
form and an acceptable candidate.
and the work is done. While it
is impossible to forecast all that
the platform contains. it is known
that the tenor of the leaders. voio.
ing accurately the sentiment of the
people, will speak for platform
meeting the demands of the times
and an Interpretation OF the true
principles of Democracy. The
action of the various counties of
the state in choosing delegates TO
the state convention insures the
nomination of Hon. Louis Ben
nett, of Weston, for Governor.
With suoh candidate, and with
suoh a platform as the sovereign
Democrats of the state will pro.
mulgate, Democratic victory would
be certain under circumstances
much less fattering than those
which now confront the Democrats
of West Virginia. The Republi.
cans of the nation have spoken.
The Democrats of the nation have
spoken The Republicans of the
state have spoken in the voice OF
irrepaHable disooTd. It Temains
only for the Democrats of the state
to speak, and the campaign will be
on. 1t remains now only to ratify
the nomination of Bennett, al
ready assured by the voice of the
people in their County Conventions
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