The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-03

His Excellency. We have admired
the persistent and enduring affection
with which he clings to "Old Scratch,
of Greenbrier, and the loving manner
in which he always coddles first class
rome whose services as registrar he
has been able to secure We don't say
that the Governor wondrous kindness
TO these champion disfranchisers is be
cause of that "fellow feeling that
SHAKsrEARE spoke OF, or that, con-
templatipg the character OF his Sound
reilly servants, their infamy can be fully
accounted for under the old saying
Like master, like man" We do say,
however, that he generally manages to
find some ignorant and INSCRIPTIONS
and utterly irresponsible villain in each
county, upon whom to hestow his com
mission, as u member OF the county
Board of Registration lfthe registrar
he y notorious liar whose oath would
not be received in court Of justice, so
much the better and when the Cover
nor is fully informed OF all his ofienscs,
he clings to him the more closely and
cherishes him the more fondly as a
man of marked capabilities for the
service Of the party Of great moral
ideas.
We have recently learned something
of the history of one OF the Governor =
pets in Morgan County. and, from the
record, he appears to he man after
STEVENSON own heart His name is
JACOB CAM. By the grace OF His Ex-
cellency, the Governor of West Virginia,
he is President of the Board of Regis
tration in Morgan County. lie Is total
ly irresponsible; having no fear OF dam
ages from the loss of property neither
has he any fear Of loss Of good name,
for his own sister testified in court some
wears AGO that he could not be believed
even when under the solemnity OF a
legal oath. In February, 1869, he was
a member OF the Board OF Education OF
Paw Paw Township, when eighty-iive
(nearly al) of the most respectable citi-
zenS of the township petitioned the
Board Of Supervisors to have him re-
moved. The following is an extract
from the petition
Your petitioner, further represent
that from the conduct of the said Cam
in thus conducting the proceedings of
said Board OF Education the citizens Of
said township and the patrons of the
schools have become disheartcucd, that
the school system is fast becoming an
evil in our midst and unless relief is
obtained the schools of our township
(six in number) only three OF which
are now running, must he closed.
The Board of Supervisors removed
JACoR CAM from the Board of Educa-
ton hv Il vote of five TO one. Recog-
nizing his peculiar merit, Governor
STEVENSON made him registrar and
placed in his hands the power "t de
claring who should, aud especially who
should not tie voters in Morgan County.
Last MAY the Governor was DESTROYS
Of securing the presence and votes Of
delegation from Morgan county in the
Convention and, thinking
that perhaps it would not do to seem to
endorse CAM very strongly, he wrote
to a prominent and respectable Repub-
lican in that county desiring him to at
tend the Convention, and asking him to
suggest some suitable persons for
Board of Registration, adding at has
been stated to me that JACOB CAM is
not man of proper character to be on
the Board The Governors letter was
promptly answered, the names of three
citizens of good character were suggest
ed and Il complete and reliable history
Of CAM, his antecedents and his vii
Iainies, was furnished. The Par
kerSburg Convention was held,
STEVENSON was renominated, and hav-
ng received incontestible proof of the
eminent merit and peculiar fitness of
his faithful servant, JACOB CAM, he
declined to remove him and still re-
aims him As President of the Board of
Registration in Morgan county OF
curse the Governor will keep him III
hat position until he has disfranchiScd
all his enemies and reduced the vote OF
Morgan county To such close corpora
ion a. that to which ii has been
brought in the town OF LcwiSburg
under the blessed reign of JOE CALp.
WELL Such men are invaluable to
party OF great moral ideas where
the Governor is ambitious and the
popular vote is not to he trusted; and
Governor STEVENSON certainly has
wonderful success in finding men still
ont OF the penitentiary who make >uita.
BILE registrars-for him.
Time of Opening the Polls Next Sat
urday.
The County Convention designated 9
clock as the time Of opening the polls
n the townships of Liberty, Richland