The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-12
Chairman OF County Committee,
Comfy

DEAR SIR:-The necessity for close
attention TO details in this contest Is
most apparent. It IS comparatively
noiseisss. but IL should be made FULL
OF ACTIVITY.
The great end to be accomplished Is:
To Poll EVERY DENoCEATIC VoTE.
The hrst thing TO be done Is to learn
the names of all the Democrats and
doubtful men. For this purpose the
blanks were furnished you and SO far
AS you have returned to me the lists, l
to-day send you copies by mail. send
the remainder as rapidly as possible.
These lists are TO be placed in the
hands of active men in the DISTRICTS L
enclose IN EACH LIST u circular describ-
ing THEIR DUTIES, FOR THEIR DIREC-
TIOS; 1 also enclose you copy thereof
Make 1t your business to employ
these men YOURSELF. Do SoT TRUST To
LETTERS; 90 AND SEE THEM; PAY THEM;
PAY THEN FoR THEIR TINE Is WARN
ISG THE DILAToRY, AND FOB ELECTION
DAY. AND PROVED THE MEANS 10
HAUL THE SLOW AES TO THE POLLS. 1t is
better to spend money in this way than
by meetings. If yon have any doubt
OF the men You employ, tell others OF
our friends that YOU have placed
money in their hands.
Get your detailed vote for 1865 and
1876. Compare the two, this will show
yOn the districts likely to be slow.
Give THEM special attention now. II is
important to get reliable men in each
district. Do not devote your attention
to making a specific majority. but
LOOK To GETTING YOUR WHOLE VOTE
When this is done the majority fol-
lows.
In VERY SLOW DISTRICTS, would
suggest "A special contract with active
men, thus: In 1855, the district polled
"a. 10
Ocratic votes; now for every Demo-
cratic vote over ITO, polled, we will pay
you liked sum the day after the cleo
ton. This Is simply an incentive to
bring men out, for the vote of 1867 shows
they are there.
See that your agents have all Demo-
cTats assessed, naturaliZed and their
taxes paid. Let me know what can
do for you.
Send forward the lists rapidly.
BE very careful of this paper; keep 1t
entirely private.
Respectfully Yours,
WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
Chairman.
Concerning this circular, Phiiadel-
phia exchange from which We copy it,
remarks:
Never was n more remarkable po-
Iificai document issued than that we
print to-day-the secret circular of the
Democratic State COMMITTEES. 1t is
proof OF the perfection of the Demo-
cratic machinery, and Of the ustonish-
ing shTewdness and boldness with
which they conducted the canvass.
This circular was sent to every County
Chairman, under the pledge Of absolute
secresy, and IL is only by extraordinary
circumstances that II has come into our
possession. But for those ciTcum-
stances IL would never have been seen
by any Republican, and probably not
an hundred Democrats would have
known of its existence. We vouch for
its authenticity we know that it was
issued by authority; we print it from
an original copy, and are ready TO
produce the document in court.
In effect this circular is nothing less
than the offer ofan immense bride. The
Democratic Committee undertook TO
buy up the whole State. They pledged
themselves to Psy a fixed sum for
every vote exceeding a certain average,
and we have little doubt that the money
will be paid. The Democrats in Penn
sylvRnia are backed by the admins
tration, and we are afraid that Mr..
johnson, when he abandoned the poll
Cy Of Mr.. Lincoln, did not give up the
Secret Service Fund. Bribery is scored
in black letters over this circular, and
the crime is not the work ofan individ'
uAI but the official act of the Democrat
ic party itself.