The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-16
sample Resi.,ratiou outrage..

w pICNCubs l2OiOONiONS sN>S
have generally succeeded by rejecting
returns from Democratic townships, In
having Jefferson represented by Radi-
cal members. But that game has been
played so often that it can hardly be re-
peated. Since their Radical members
from Jefferson canuot-be got into the
House by hook or crook, the next best
thing, it is thought, will be to prevent
any election at all. This can easily be
done by preventing any registration.
Governor STEVENSON has aided this
shameful parpose. Through his dere
LECTION the Board of Registration in
Jefferson county has never been organ
lied. There have been no township
registrars appointed. There have been
no steps taken to prepare the registra-
tion books for the coming election. And
yet without that preparation no elec.
tion can. be held. Can human ingenuity
devise a dirtier trick to thwart the will
of the people.
In order that our readers may under
stand the case, we present an extract
from letter written by gentleman of
standing, influence and respectability
in Jefferson county, whose name We
will be happy to furnish Governor STE
vENsoN if he desires to investigate the
matter with view to allowing the peo-
pie of Jefferson county to hold an elec-
tion this Fall:
The old board of reg
istration, composed of Onderdonk, Tur-
ner and Traynor, was re-appointed some
time since, but from the fact of Onder--
donk being postmaster at Shepherds
town, he could not serve, or refused to
do so, and as am informed the others
either refused to serve or resigned, and
up to the present no others have been
appointed in their places. The motives
| for this masterly inactivity on their part
! | am at loss to account for, except that
| IL is the only way to prevent an election
! in our county, and thereby by some
III cans only known 10 themselves secure
| the return OF Senator and Delegates
from ola JeHerSOn.
We are in the dark and can't find out
anything. The Governor and some in
our county are surely resonsible for this
state of things, ont of which no good
eau come. If there is any other county
| in the State misruled and Inisgovrrned
| to the same extent that we are, God help
its people.
The above statements are corrObo-
rated by another letter from an equally
respectable gentleman in a different
pant of the county. We suote:
The County Board of Registration ap.
pointed by his EXcelleacy, Governor
! Stevenson, have so far failed to meet or
take any action. In fact it is generally
conceded that they will not act. Onder-
douk is di.4Galihed, being Postmaster
| Another, Charles Trayner, is Assistant
Postmaster, and IN reply to my asking
| him when the Board would sit answered
| that there would be no election In
Jefferson county; that there was no
Board or books. / demonstrated at
such language, Oh account OF the pecu-
! liar status of two townships (Harper'a
| Ferry and Charlestown) being conSoll-
dated with Bolivar and Grant, giving
| the Radicals all the advantage, being
both large Conservative townships:
But he still argued no election, which l
look upon as trick, they knowing tull
we'll that the Conservatives can elect
! both Delegates even with the very
scant registration that voted last Fall
have urged our friends here to join
mc in a letter to the Governor, statlng
the facts in our county and asking a
Beard to register the legal voters, at
least 400 or 500, that are not on tue ola
books, which | still hope will be &C
complished.
We ask the candid consideration OF
these statements from the ialr-MInseu
men of all parties. If there Is any
doHbt rs to their correctness, the re-
cords in tho State House will verify
them so far as to show that there IS no
Board of Registration in Jefferson
comfy. The registration law itself clear
~ reudets it impossible to hold elections
without books Of registration. What
the motive of the Jefferson Radicals Is
in desiring no election we can under
stand very clearly. Butw cannot I'M
derstand why the powers Of the Execu-
tive office should be eXerted in further
| ance of such monstrous scheme. The
people of Jefferson are just as much
| entitled to an election next month, a:
are the people of Ohio county. /
Governor STEVENSON can wink or con
uive at fraud in the one case he can IN
the other. If he allows his suberdl
mates to cheat the people ont of theil
franchises and elective privileges III
Jefferson county this year, why may he
not do it in Ohio county next yeari
We have another case on hand thai
wants public attention. Nearly the en-
tire registration in Hampshire county
has been set aside in secret; almost al
the people of the county have been dis
franchiSed without warning, and new
registration ordered, at which the
voters may be enrolled again, if they
can.
/, Our informant is a man of the high
est character. We print an extract
from his letter. There can be no doubt
of the strict accuracy of his Statements
If Governor STEVENSON would like tc
inquire into the matter, (with all the
particulars of which we fear he is ia,
miliar) it would afford us pleasure tc
put him on the track of ample and re
liable data. The following Is the ex'
tract referred to:
The Beard of Registration OF thl'
county consisting Gf Barrett aud Mar
shall, pretending TO act under the oo'h
Section of the Registration Law, have
ordered an entire new registration IN
Romney, Springfield, Gore and Caca'
pom townshipS-in other words have
set aside the whole registration in this
county, excepting Sherman and Bloom
cry townships. None of us knew any
thing about until it had been done and