The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-09-26

Ninety-Six Voters Notified TO Appear
2 e-; - Before the Board!
THE COUNTY PRINTING
fGRaNNIE IRVINE, Gc., DC.
BrAxroH. C. u. Sentcmbcr 10.

'- BnAxTOs, c. n, September 10.
EDITOR DEMocEAT-Dear Sir; The
Republicans assembled here to-day, for
the ostensible purpose Of holding Coun-
ty Cohv :ntion. The meeting was called to
order BY appointing Henry Bender, Pres
ident, and G. +. Taylor, Secretary. The
convention was completely packed, and no
man but the most viudictive and proscrip-
tive in sentiment had any show therein
This state of affairs was evident to the
most casual observer, and soon were seen
many wry faces among cxpcctant and dis
appointed candidates whoentertaiued more
liberal views and had not lost all sense Of
justice. co. .'' '' ''@
The following nominations were made :
Craven, Berry. for the Legislature !;
Henry Bender, for Sheriff; n. B. squires.
for Clerk and Recorder; G. F. Taylor,
for Prosecuting Attorney ; Milton Frame,
Surveyor of Lands: . Assessor-First Dis
trlct, T, 7. Berry Second District, E
B. Rollyson, .sgr .aiEr ''
] now propose to speak of some Of the
above nominees in detail. -.-s... -.'~
Craven Berry, the nominee for tho
Legislature. is renegade rebel. In
June, 1861, he shouldered his gun and
marched down Salt Lick in company with
number of rebels, under q Southern
flag, for the purpose of meeting and in
tercepting the march of Federal troops
who were then said to be coming up Little
Kanawha, and said "he had a load in his
gun which should kill one d--d Yankee,
and when the flag they carried fell, he
wanted to fall with it." He denounced
his neighbors, and called them traitors
who would not join in his enthusiasm
against the Yankees, He kept up his
disloyal acts until July, when all of a
sudden, Colonel Tyler, at the head Of a
brigade Of Federal troops, made his ap-
pcarance, and great reaction took place
and Craven changed front and turned his
coat. He remained at nome during the
war, and at the close of the war, became
extremely loyal, and concluded that oil
men who had not joined in his rebellious
acts of1S61, had forfeited all their rights
and immunities as citizens, and conse-
quently was appointed by Governor Bore
man as member Of the Board of Regis
tration, which Office he has held up to the
present year. To illustrate his vindict-
iveness as a member Of the Board Of Reg
istration, l will cite one instance. Owen
Mulvey was summoned before the board
in the year 1869. The evidence was
substantially as folloSs: He voted against
the ordinance Of secession, and was an un-
compromising Union man throughout the
war. Some of the witnesses intimated
that be might have voted the Democratic
ticket since the war. Craven said the
evidence vas sufficient, and Mulvey should
be disfranchised. | might give number
Of cases of q similar character.
Henry Bender, George D. Mullohon
and Milton Frame, compose the present
Board Of Registration of our county.
They appointed two members of their own
body as township registrars, viz: George
D. Mullohon and Milton Frame, who re-
fuse to register number of qualified vO'
ters, some of whom had honorable dis
charges from the United States army
Bender is candidate for Sheriff, the most
important office in our county. Frame Is
candidate for Surveyor of Lands. Mul
, lohon is candidate for Supervisor Of hi:
township. These men say thOir ticke'
must and shall be elected. Owing to the
fact that four.fi1hs of our people are
Democratic or Conservatiyein their views
the young men growing up are principal
ly Democratic or Conservative; but not
withstanding the registrars violated thei
!. oaths and the law most shamefully, w
+ succeeded in registering 100 Democratic
!; voters, young men who have just becOm
4 I Of age, which gives us majority of reg
: istered voters. The board has notifie'
: + niuety-si1 to appear before them the frs