The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-17
The EIee,i.n in Marion County.
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Thursday, the 26th of October, being
election day, found my way-to White
Hall school house, the place OF election
in Grant township, Marion county, and
as the proceedings there Il have no
doubt corresponded with all the Others
throughout the county, l have conclud-
ed to to contribute few OF the leading
events of the day, as they transpirea.-
This day being favorable there was full
turnout of the terrified" dressed as
usual in old shoddy uniforms winch had
been thrown aside as useless, ana worn
out, by some battle stained soldier who
had gone at his country's CALL and In
the hour of need mad. not forsaken her,
and whom these faithful stay at homes"
now try to imp and ape until the scene
becomes disgusting and sickening to the
senses of soldiers aud citizens alike
They who had not come by their shoddy
honestly had it recolored to suit their
tastes, (which was generally the color of
Sambo and Dinah,) and also to deceive
government officials when In search OF
property stolen from the government.
The first thing il order, was to organ
ize the election board. Here consider
able difficulty occurred, a majority of
the faithful contending that the supervi-
sor. (wbo. by the way, was conservative
should not qualify them. After some
time, however, they concluded that II
was the only alternative,-and were
qualified The next question was, "who
shall qualify tue SUPERVISOR" One pro
posed that the clerk shoulddo it, another
another, until the "LOgwood gentlemen"
were all proposed Finally it was agreed
that J. L. their standing candidate for
Justice of the peace should do it, which
was readily undertaken, but unfortu-
natelv for the supervisor, the would be
Justice, in his peculiar way OF blunder-
ing, swore himself instead. i pitied the
sapervisor. He looked much mortified
ar his friends mistake, but finally, after
J. l.. he picked up the book aDa kissed
if too. and looked much relieved; as mnch
as to say, "much better than l could ex-
pect of fool" Next followed a long
discussion as to who should take the
"test OATH" and finally it was decided
that:
Biz and little black and blue.
''lu duu lOuHSt ND -'ScN' WV
should all fare alike, that is, j. l.
shonld not only swear all of them, but
swear for all of them. This seemed to
meet with their general approval, and
appreciation. and one Chap in faded
uniform was SO well pleased that he gave
way to his poetical feelings, and COM
meneed singing:
Look zee here, look 'ee there,
Away yander
AT the little grey goose
A swearing of the CANCER
The ext thing in order was recess and
lunch. One of the judges produced
wallet well filled with candy and dough
uuts. saved over from the last fourth of
July celebration at Boothsville. Of this
they partook most greedily. as it had
cost them nothing, talking all the while
among themselves, about the rebels and
secessonists persuming to vote against
their interest to shoddy. After wash
ING down the contents of the wallet with
4 bottle Of lemon syrun furnished them
by one of their lady friends, obtained in
the sNme way, they pronounced them
selves ready for business.
The first person proposing to vote was
Mr. r, freshly imported from Taylor
county by one of the judges. Mr.. T.'s
vote being challenged, he was qualified
to answer questions, and upon oath sta
ted that he was not resident of Marion
county. but had been a resident OF Tay-
lor county for two years. Others test-
fled the same, and in the face of explicit
testimony, and their own knowledge of
this mans residence, they permitted him
to vote, under the preteXt that he was
loval man, and had a right to claim his
residence in Marion county, if he saw
proper. Is there such thing any more
as perjury! The same officer imported
another voter from Taylor, but, aftercon
sultiug with his friends, he concluded
he would not vote, for the reason that
there WAS a better school teacher in his
own district than the one in which they
wished him to vote. So much for his
own interest Next they prodnced an
old pauper by the name of James Hall,
whom they had permitted tovote at all
previous elections, knowing him to be II
banner. The first loyal act that this pau
per performed was to challenge the vote
Of his son-in-law. who had furnished him
with 4 horse to ride to the election. The
old nentlelran being informed that his
own vote would he challenged, had more
respect for himself than his friends,
mounted his borrowed horse and left,
no doubt concluding that
He who fights and runs away
Nav live to fight another day.
Things moved along ia their usual way
until evening, the judges in the mean-
time mutterng the words secession,
.copperhead' and "bntternut." whenev-
cr a conservative vote was offered
Late in the evening, afternearly every
body had left, Ezra Hall. son of VIM. n.
Hall. and son-in-law of one of the judges
of ofelection, was brought forward to vote.
His vote being challenged, the judges de-
manded of George NJ. Ryan. the challen-
ger. in imperious tones, his reasons for so
doing. Mr.. Ryan replied that his reason
was based upon the oath of the gentle
mans father before the Military Board
Of Inspectors, wherein the said VIM. n
Hall set forth that his son at times was
of upsound mind and in genera non com
poy mentis. After Il long consultation, it
-, 1oc;dad hV the judpes aud VIM n