Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-17
MARTINS FERRY, ONO,
Han IL lQEA

To the Soldiers in the Army and their .frie,ds
at home:
For your information l have requested
the publication of the following notice, GER
bufim, ct Hterdiim, ct punctndtim- to wit:
"To Robert Cochran Notice is hereby
given in persunnce of the Statutes OF the
State Of Ohio for contesling the election of
county officers that, | John A Work All
elector of the county Of Belmont and State
Of Ohio, and who was candidate for the
office of Prosecuting Attorney for the said
county OF Belmont at tho late election in
said county held on tho 18th day OF Octo.
Der A ID 1863 will hereby contest the valid
ity of your election to the office OF Prose
cutting Attorney of the said county of Bel,
mont held ON the said 18th day Of October
A ID 1868 ia this to wit, that the votes cast
by the soldiers in the actual service of the
army of the United States beyond the lin
its Of the said county of Belmont and be-
yond the limits of the State of Ohio, on
the said 18th day of October A ID 1868 fol
you for said Office OF Prosecuting Attorney
of said county Of Belmont was illegal snd
contrary 10 the Constitution of the State Of
Ohio and that tho law authorizing such
soldier vote is unconstitutional and void
which said votes so cast should be cast aside
and not counted And | John A Work an
elector Of said county and who was o can
didate for the Office OF Prosecuting Attorney
of said county of Belmont at tbe late elec
ton aforesaid received a majority of eighteen
| votes Of the votes cast within the limits OF
tho said county Of Belmon: for the Office
Of Prosecuting Attorney of the said county
Of Belmont, and therefore ] John A Work
claim to be the legally elected Prosecuting
Attorney of the said county Of Belmont al
the lato election aforesaid, and that | have
filed notice Of an appeal TO the Court Of
Common Pleas of said county, together with
an abstract OF the votes cast within the linn
its Of the said county Of Belmont ut the
said late election, and also an abstract Of
the army vote aforesaid with the clerk Of
said Court according TO law, contesting the
election of Robert Cochran TO tho Office
aforesaid
"This you will notice under the Statute
of Ohio oontestiug the election OF county
Offices. ls..soaaI, J...l ,.slliir-Ja
This oath day Of November A D 1868.
"(Signed) JOHN A Work"
The foregoing, together with 4 notice to
James r. Charlesworth, Clerk Of Common
Pleas Court, that an appeal will be taken
from his decision Of the legality Of the sol
dier vote to the Court Of Common Pleas
aud certified abstracts Of the home aud sol
dier vote, constitute the sum total Of an in
tsresting document recently served on tn,
undersigned. l have not consulted IN,
wishes Of Mr.. Work in regard to the pub
lica,ion Of this affair, but take it for granted
he can have no objection, else he would no
have assumed the broad position that th,
soldier vote "should be cast aside and no
}, counted. uf p H1nf mli Pa oi lrdfsi
Think Mr.. Work is exceedingly unfor
tunate, either in the formation Of his ow
Judgment or the selection Of his legal an
. political advisers. to thus commit politics
suicide BY favorins and urging oonstru,
ton Of the law that will ROD The colder 4
, his dearly snrssd rieM to tAs elective fra,