Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-10-07
Auditor Williams--Gross misrepre
scntation.

An euort is Delng maus IN some noT- /!
lions of Richlan1 County TO defeat the !
present eficieu, Aadilnr, Air. Jesse VIII
Inns. Had the contest been carried on
fairly, we shoald not have in,eri, red, but
as the most despicable means are being
made use of 10 deifat Mr.. Wil.iams-as
charges have been made on the eve of the
Erection, affecting his character, we deem
n but an act Of justice 10 give The facts
disproving them. They are as follows
After Mr.. Williams received The nom.
ination, reports were pu: in circulation.
charging the Auditor with having pur-
chased various articles for his own use,
and charging them TO the county; with
having paid private debts with county or
ders with having allowed fraudulent
claims; with not keeping. the books of the
County in proper order, &C., &c; and
p finally with having contracted with the
publishers of the Herald and TIE Shield
and Banner for the publication of the
laws, and afterwards, in order TO secure
the vote of Plymouth township, at the
primary election, contracting with the
publishers Of the Advertiser, for the
same publications, thus making The coun.
~ pay for their publication in three pa
pers, when the law provides but for Two.
Mr.. J. w. Wilkinson, Of Mansf Id,
hearing these reports, addres: ed a note to
Day, of the Heralt, specifying seven of
the charges, and inquiring as 10 their
tru or falsi,y. Day published The com.
municstion Of Mr.. Wilkinson, in this
weeks Herald, and says the 1arges are
true in every parIicullr, and can be prov.
en-
70 those who know Mr., Williams,
these ISLANDERS, for they are no hing less
appear ridiculous, and he would have
given them no tn ught, but being on the
eve Of the election given TO the public
through The columns of newspaper, re.
ques,ed Mr.. Wilkinson examine the
records, and satisfy li!ns'lf. On Friday,
Mr.. Wilkinson went 10 the Audi or's Of
foe. and after careful examination, he
Voluntarily wrote the following:
TO THE CITIZENS OF RICHLAND co.
In compliance with the request Of Mr.
Williams, our present Auditor, | called
a, his office for the express purpose OF ex-
amining his records, ard thereby fully
satisfying myself in reference to certain
reports made against said Auditor, set
forth and published in the columns Of ihe
Herald, d,,over my own signature, and after
fairly investigating the n.atter, consid-
er it due to Mr.. Williams, as we'll as to
the citizens generally, to state publicly,
thai the reports above alluded to are in.
correct. and have no heslancy in saying
,ha, fully believe they have been got
npfor no other purpose, tut 10 defeat Mr.
Williams in his election.
J. W. WILKINSON.
So much for that. Another charge was
that his looks were 50 badly kept
that former Auditor, Mr.. Hickox being
called in to assis, him in balancing them
gave up in despair, saying he could
could no, balance them into eight thous-
and dollars. 10 show how much truth
,fere is,in this charge, we give the fol.
lowing from Mr.. Hickox. one of the
Cuunty Commissioners
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 25th, 1854.
JESSE WILLIAMS, Esq
Dear Sir: Yours of to-day
il before me- requesting from me a statement
as to the truth OF falsity of certain rumors that
are in circulation in relation to your official con-
duct, all for '.eectioneering purposes" of course
I.know of no better answer to give all whom it
may concern, than can be found by referring to
the record of the Commissioners made at their
regular June session last, where will be found
the following entry to wit: "The Commission
ers this day examined and compared the &C,
counts and vouchers of the County Auditor and
Treasurer, and found the same correct and
do hereby direct the County Auditor to publish
81 thepast year in said comfy"
So it seems that the Commissioners did fine
the Books and accounts correct, and so passed
upon them, and of course removes all founda
ton for said report. l can say with safety
your books will compare favorably with an,
set of Auditor books ia style of workmanship
&C., that have ever seen. Hoping that th
above strtement will be satisfactory;
lam truly yours.
As will be seen there is vast differ
ence between the two statements. Which
il correc. we leave the public 10 deter
mine.
As TO the publication Of the laws, ou
veraeious friend Of the Herald errs in tn
following particulars
He says he contracted with the Boar
to publish the laws.
The Board consists Of the Prebat
Judge, Mr.. Myers, the Prosecuting A,
torney.. Mr.. Shupe, and lhe Auditor, MI
Williams. To MIR. Williams, he neve
said word on the subject, and Messrs
Myers and Shupe both deny most posi-
lively that they contracted with Mr.. Day
I'd. He says the county is bound t
pay him for publishing the laws.
The Herald only published laws fo
three or four weeks. How he can dra,
pay for labor he never performed, W