Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-04

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We have no desire to conceal any means
we used 10 secure his election, and are not
afraid Of fraud being proved upon us. The
following is d copy of a handbill which Mr.
HEAres saws was secretly circulated BY
TaEAKE, or his friends, and shows by what
means his election has been secured:
"Voters of Pultney, Mead, York and
Smith.
Thos. C. Theaker is chsrged with being
the advocate of the county seat removal Of
last winter. They say he was the first man
in Pease tow nship who signed pet:1ion in
favor Of vote on that question; and for
this they have NOT only pledged bis defest,
but word has Just reached US that they are
-Hsting the sm ;ssHc ia the Northern part
of the county, and every effort is being
used against Mr. Theaker for his completely
with us in the assertion of our Legitimate
rights. a-e
Voters of Southern Belmop: county, and
especially Democrats. will you not come to
the rescue? Will you not, by your ballots,
skow that you are willing to assist the man
who. not only by his name. but also BY his
best efforts, abored to secure for us vote
on the question of .rcmovan Or will you
allow our opponents. who denied us the
Democratic privilege o: "Popular Vote" to
triumph by such base means as ihis'
Come one. Come ALL Let us cast our
votes for Mr.. Theaker, and show that he
who stood BY us in IN hour of need. in his.
shall not-6nd us wanting" $50
We have no besitancy in deuouncing any
ssch means as beneath the countenance Of
any honest man, and will condemn it, come
whence it will. But that THEAKsR secured
his election by any such means, zoe do en-
phatically deny.
This We can prove. In Mead township
THExKEz's vote was es, while that On the
Republican State Ticket was s5. and on
the county ticket from 100 to l4o. }
In York township THrAKER's vote WIS
IL; The lowest on the county ticket was 6s;
the highest -, so that he did not get much
down in "liftle York" ~
In Smith tow nship bis vote was 1877
while that of the county ticket was from
I3s 10 l5s, so that he did not get ANYTHING
= Pultney only remains, then, to elect him1
by this "base fraud.'' His vote in Pultney
was as5; that Of PooRMAN was 23s; the
balance Of the county ticket being 2 IL, with
the exception of Mr.. LocHARy, whom The
democrats sIandered out OF some fifty votes
on the grounds ofthis very same county seat
qusstion.
Now sum up, if you please, the majOrities
for TnEAKER over The balance OF the ticket,
in the townships named, and you find that
he has balance Of 12; and yet this
sage Editor has the hardihood TO declare
this s.base fraud elected him. But he does
not stop here. He feels .sfree to say no high
minded man would accept Office secured in
sny such way" We used to be surprised
at some things that this Editor seemed to
feel free in saying, but that day is past He
nov seems to feel free in saying whatever
will advance his ends. But this is a strange
idea, indeed. Mr.. THkAKER, who has
majority of IS in the District, must give up
his Office, because, forsooth, The Gazette
maI has an omineus ..bill in his -"trousers"
pocket, which he styles "base fraud" 1t
10 i'm possible that THEAKER could De the
choice Of the voters of this Congressional
District while such base fraud had been
perpetrated. Now Mr.. THEAKER will please
take notice that he-if high minded man
--must forthwith obey the high behest of
this Editor, and hand over his credentials
to his opponent. This is what this Dem
ocrst;c leader requires. 81.
Where this "bill' come from we know
not, neither do we care. The first and last
place we have ever h card Of it was in the
Captains breeches pocket, and like Cox's
letter, We did think it would stay there
Whetber it grew in the Captains breeches
poke, into all its base, fraudulent prtpor-
tions or not, we will not vent lie to say, for
who knows But, says the Captain, the same
means were resorted to in Noble county
and with better success. The only answer
we have to this is from The Noble County
Democrat. The Editor seems to feel sore
after the fashion of The Gazette man, and
in his wrath pounces down on the traitors
with perfect vengeance. This quotation
shows how SPRrees was defeated in Noble
county:
TRAITORS in the Democratic ranks have
bartered away their best interests and bar
gained away their dearest rights from no
other cause than disappointed hopes. As
pirants to the position which MIR. Spriggs
occupied before the people, sacrificed their
honor as oliticisns--endered themselves
unworthy OF confidence, and now their
names are recorded 10 the volumes Of DEM
ocratic remembrance, not that they may be
revered-but as that of an Arnold-that
they may not be trusted.
@In speaking of JEHU CLANCY JONES
The n Y. Times says. "betray and defy
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