The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-12
rkoM ruTNAM COUNTY.
The contealed Eleetlon cass.

Editors InielitCenee:
On the 18th Of November, the Wheel
Ing Registtr published u communities.
tlon, puTporting 10 be from this coun-
", and signed "Greenback;" which,
though nothing In Itself, lssalls the
character ot one OF our most honorable
and upright citizens, and, therefore,
needs correcting; and 90 q medium
through which TO reach the people and
dlsabuse their minds OF false impress.
sions, occasioned by reading such ariI-
cles, they NOT knowing the design OF
the party from whom they eininate,
and being too far removed from the
gentleman Ut whom. they are aimed to
k1lop him, which knowledge would
ut once refute such allegations,
we solicit place in the columns OF
your widely circulated paper. r
The late election ln this county was
not conducted I'm some OF the precIncLS)
as tho law directs; nnd the Board oi
Supervisors, through some misunder.
standing, declared the RESULT In favor OF
the minority, or Democratic candidate,
which gave great dissatisfaction TO the
majoriLy OF legal voters. Mr.. Cash,
therefore, determined 10 contest the
election, md notified the opposite par.
ty TO thai effect, according 10 law. No
sooner had this been done, than the
signal for attack WIS given, and all the
Democratic, alias Conservative, organs
around and about US, commenced
q TRADE OF falsehoods against him.
So honorable and upright had
been his life, both private and
public, that nothing could be-
said about him 10 further their In.
terests that did not bear falsehood
upon Its lace; and so hard pushed were
their inventive faculties, which are
known to be excellent, that they even
denounced him because he was mem.
Der ofNchurch. 7,T m +
All this we paid no attention to, for
we know that contesting the election
might bring out some OF their proceed.
ings which would prove uncomforta-
BILE, and the people would attribute
their squirming TO the proper cause,
and they could do no harm.
But here comes Mr.. Green Back, who
thinks he knows 1t all; he charges Mr..
Cash with having been member Of the
Board of Registration. for two years,
and President OF that body; when every
person In this county, who ls old
enough To comprehend anything, know
that be was neVer u member Of that
board. He, Green Back, should cer-
talnly become better posted In regard
to Putnam county before he attempts
TO instruct those who know better, and
who pity him for his ignorance Or de.
test him for his duplicity In trying 10
palm of lalsehoods upon those who are
not familiar with the history OF this
county, tofurther party i,ltereSts. Amer
making this assertion he drops the past,
and thinking the people he addresses
as near non oonpoSulentiS as himself,
leads them TO believe he Is q prophet
and can look into the future, aud
says Mr.. Cash will certainly be
overcome, and then offers his
sympathy for the extraordinary
amount OF cost he will have TO pay.
We think the wish Is father TO the
thought, and cannot feel grateful for
his expressed sympathy, for we have
heard OF counting too fast; aud we are
certain, ibis representations are not
more correct than what he pretends 10
know, the shoe will lit the other party,
and his sympathy will be more 6ecom-
ing.
The contest, on the part of Mr.. Cash,
will I've carried through in proper
manner, leaving the result to the hon
orable body that first passed upon It's
merits, and, II necessary, afterwards to
nn Intelligent people, who can decide
between party scurrility and the true
standing OF the gentleman.
VERI AVIATOR.