The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-13
FROM BRAxTON COUNTY.
The EletIons-Arbitrary Domination
81 one of the h onrd-A Case of Ac.
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ID, BEAxToN COUNTY, W. Va.
Editors of the Register; -.m 3'f
AS you have already been informed
the election passed off quietly In tnis
county, but your correspondent, 80 NJ
from Clay township, is mistaken IN the
result of the election. We have not seen
the official returns, but the majority
against the amendment will not e., exce eeS
one hundred and fifty votes. Inc ioi,
lowing named gentlemen were eiecoeo
Sunervisors of this county: 3ALa
Lincoln Township.-Geo. Dobbins
Claw f".ra'. DIS. Squires.
Wasb,top ly,' B. s.. Boggs Z
Franklin &" G.. w. Kelly. 7
Braxton will have an able Board--one
competent to fully represent the inter-
ests of their constituents. oy
We understand from good authority
that great effort was made to prevent
an election being held in Clay township,
by withholding the register books from
the inspectors One of the inspectors, a
loyal and respectable citizen, called on
one of the Board of Registration for the
books, hut the request was not complied
with by this would-be distinguished
member of the Board. The reason
why the books were withheld was from
the fact that this member of the Board
ascertained that large majority of the
voters of Clay township would vote
against the amendment to the constitu-
ton. Such an outrage will surely elicit
the condemnation of all good citizens,
whether radical or conservative. But
the election was held and the people
that were registered voted without the
books. This high official supposed that
the inspectors would not dare to hold an
election without the books; or, to be
more plain, knowing that majority OF
the voters were opposed to the constltu-
| tional amendment. But the inspectors
decided that, after having done all in
their power to procure the books but
| failed. they would proceed and hold the
election; and | may say IN this connec-
| ton that the inspectors are all Union
men. and have been, from the beginning
of the war p,etty sharp rebuke to this
would be dictator in Clay township.
The inspectors, having held the election
and made their returns according to law,
the next thing TO be done was to get tie
supervisors to set the Clay township
election aside. As to what action they
will take I am not prepared to say but,
iuC ging from v hat / have heard, they
will hold that he election is good, from
the fact that tie register and poll books
correspond. We understand that this
member of tbr Board, who wants to
rule and reign in this section. did not
register his name or even 90 TO the
election, We hopo that tine next per-
son that is appointed to try disloyal
persons will b ono that viii register
bis name and that did not shoulder his
gun to prever'- the yankees from in
yad g this sec ion. There are persons
| who did this az also carried provisions
to rebel soldier in 1861, and we think
it we'll to look to this when appoint
mentI are bein,s made. But we are di-
crossing. Our ntentiOn in writing this
is simply to oppose any attempt to
practice fraud ~ our elections Let
people differ in politics, but let all par
ties j in in protecting the ballot box
| from fraud
N. hing of interest has taken place
here ~ince the election, except that Mr..
L. J Berry, wlo lives near Salt Lick
Brio, -, started ut hunting few days
since aud arridently shot himself
throl III the lel arm DR.. Camden, OF
West u, was /. ut tor and amputated
| tho N which AS very severe opera.
tion More aDoh. W. ID. r.