The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-06

against his will, and he consequently Y
J induced his father to hire for him a sub
stitute, stating to his father that if il
was necessary he might offer to the sub
stitute all the property he expected K
fall heir to from his fathers estate. Th'
substitute was obtained aud he released
when be at once passed through the
lines and there remaiped until the wal
was over, when be came home
was registered, and remained
n voter until last fall, wber
he was elected Recorder of this county
For the crime of running for Recorder
against D. {. B. Caldwell the son Of The
President of the Board, who was also q
ca I'd date for the same office aud for
beating him at the polls, his head mus
come off, and .decapitated be cousrqurn''
| ly was. But this was not suff lent. A
rule was awarded against him by the
Circuit Court 10 show cause why he
! should NOT 6e removed from bis office rs
Recorder, because that since bis eleet tion
and qualification as Recorder, his name
had been stricken from the register of
voters. On the return of this ole, judg.
ment was rendered against him, his
office declared vacated aud another ap-
pointed in his place. He was during the
war considered u strong Union man as
the evidence adduced IN his case will
show. You Caa find part of this evi
denee in the record of tue case of George
ii. Lewis against EimlUd Sehon now
pending in the Court Of Appeals and
which will probably bs decId, at the
present term. Thr case Of Wallace Rob.
iusOn is another instance of outrage.
He also during the war was known 10
be stauuCh UuiOn mau both by the
officers and soldiers of the F-deral army
aud by his rebel neighbors. lie passed
through the lines some time after the
war commenced and remained there till
its close, when he returned; was first
appointed Sheriff of this county by Gov
ernor Boreman aud subsequently elected
TO that office, iu which he remained un-
til last wiIter, when by the same process
that was used in the case of Lewis, be
was removed from his Office and another
appointed by the Court in his stead.
He is a gentleman of high standing, a
very competent officer, q thorough Re-
publican and was, and he proved at his
trial that he was and always had been,
a true and earnest supporter Of the
Government of the United States both
during and since the war; but evidence
was of no avail His case had been pre-.
determined. Joel Mcpherson is another
case. lie was Clerk of the Circuit Court
and had been registered voter since
the war, taking all the oaths required
4 l., -; h..
county knew and recognized him ~ a
Union man during the war, as did the
Federal officers. lt seems strange that
his disloyalty 10 the Government was
not discovered by the Board until after
three years had elapsed, during all of
which time he had exercised the iunc-
tlons of an important office in the coun-
~. He proved by evidence which would
satisfy any fair minded Board, that his
status during the war was satisfactory;
but his case went like the rest, aud now
his Office is filled by d. c. b Caldwell,
the son Of the President OF the Board.
Then there are the two Surpers, young
men consCripted into tho Confederate
army, bu who, upon the first opportu-
nifty that they could do so with safety,
deserted and went into the Federal ser
vice as toamsters and remained in the
service till 1865. They were in the way
of one or two Of J. +. CALDWELL IS friends.
In the White Sulphur township, in the
matter of some little office, and hence
they were no longer legal voters, and,
of course, must stand aside. | could
mention many more cases, bat will men
ton only one, my own, at tho risk Of
seeming egotistical. ] am and have
been Republican since 1886, and have
acted with that party since came TO
this State in 1865. When the war broke
out | was in Kentucky, but came To New
York, where ! was born aud raised. In
1863 went back TO Kentucky, bat was
compelled to return TO New York, where
I remained until came TO this State.
! registered as voter in this comfy
in 1866, and remained voter nm
til last winter, when my name was
stricken off from the register without
tany evidence whatever being offered on
either side, refusing TO introduce evil
dsnCe in my behalf before the Board
had introduced evidence on their part
tending to show my dislOyalty. This
they knew they could not do, but never.
thelrss | was stricken from the r gIster
of voters. The reasons for this action
Of the Board were various, and, | sup
nose, 10 them sufficient. / had talked
little too freely about corruption aud
| fraud in reference TO the Board, but
particularly in regard 20 its Presi-
dent, whom I had openly accused
! OF deliberate and persistent fal-ebOOd
| as to his proceedings as President aud
| in other respects. And besides, ! had
/ been elected as Supervisor of this town
| ship NewIsburg), a position which J.
| r. Caldwell wanted aud was determined
| 10 have and besides, / was Township
| Treasurer, which | suppose ho wanted
also. These were COReut aud sufficient
1 reasons for striking my name from the
/ register oil voters aBu Tor my removal
| from office, AID consequently a rule was
issued against me - ia tho c-sc OF
/ Lewis, Robinson aud others, and with
Inke results. My case u also ~ the
| Court Of Appeals with the 0iheIs men
| toned, where sou can Examine u. j.
/ I. Caldwell has accomplished bis ppr-
pose. has az last gotten the position Of
Supervisor, by cpur-e Of intimidation
Iaud by means so tprtuOus, dishonest
and shameless, that have not the time
nor inclination 20 Jay IL before you. IL
would be a recital too tediOus He il
/ tho registrar Of this TOW nship, and by
iudicious scratching be has left bat
| four voters IN the township, including
| himself. two OF whom he can control,
and by voting for himself be can get
get any office lie wants in the township
| There are numbers in the town who
unser the law are entitled TO vote, bat
when they have this privilege be knows
that he will 20 out-hence the present.
condition of things. As Mayor be ID
continually badgering the people Of th,
town ,'fining them for trivial offences ol
for no offence at all, and be is charged
with puttiBg the proceeds into his owr
pocket lie collects from his victims
fees greater than j. allowed by law, and
/ in fact, II any one can conceive Of anJ
devilmeDt that he is not into, he has Z
more vivid ImagI nation than ] have.
might 60 on and I'll yolsme with a
statement Of the proceedings of thi'
Board Of Registration and Of Its pfes.ii,,
dent in particular, but the above WI,
suffice as few A" specimeD bricks" All