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Editorial
February 15, 1892
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques Allen W. Thurman's suggestion for Ohio Democrats to instruct their national delegation to act as a unit, arguing state conventions cannot bind district delegates, and hopes West Virginia Republicans unite without such resolutions.
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Solid Delegations.
Allen W. Thurman, son of his distinguished father, having at heart the interests of Grover Cleveland, suggests that when the Democratic state convention meets to choose delegates to the national convention it instruct the delegation from Ohio to act as a unit on all propositions so as to give that state the weight to which it is entitled.
Unanimous action is a desirable thing and is a good way to make a state felt in convention, but what right has a state convention to instruct district delegates?
The Intelligencer hopes to see the West Virginia delegation in the Republican national convention stand together, but this end cannot be brought about by resolution of the state convention.
Allen W. Thurman, son of his distinguished father, having at heart the interests of Grover Cleveland, suggests that when the Democratic state convention meets to choose delegates to the national convention it instruct the delegation from Ohio to act as a unit on all propositions so as to give that state the weight to which it is entitled.
Unanimous action is a desirable thing and is a good way to make a state felt in convention, but what right has a state convention to instruct district delegates?
The Intelligencer hopes to see the West Virginia delegation in the Republican national convention stand together, but this end cannot be brought about by resolution of the state convention.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
State Delegations
National Convention
Unanimous Action
Democratic Convention
Republican Convention
What entities or persons were involved?
Allen W. Thurman
Grover Cleveland
Ohio Delegation
West Virginia Delegation
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of State Conventions Instructing National Delegations
Stance / Tone
Skeptical Of Instructing District Delegates
Key Figures
Allen W. Thurman
Grover Cleveland
Ohio Delegation
West Virginia Delegation
Key Arguments
Unanimous Action In Delegations Is Desirable For State Influence
State Convention Has No Right To Instruct District Delegates
West Virginia Republican Delegation Should Stand Together Without State Resolution