The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-08-15
The Whlttemore Club.
Written for The Democrat. !
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

AZ aa open-alr meeting of the Club
held on the Court-Elouse steps on slon
day night last, Mr.. DC. Lurk repor.e,
that the imam" who manipulates III,
franchise for Lincoln Township, but VII,
lives in Sheridan, had proposed to rem
to the Club the room above Gympson 4
Saudbar's store.
Mr. sAsDDAR said nothing Of The kline
had been mentioned to him; and 70. hi.
part, be didn't want to rent.
Mr.. GYMPsos asked what route the,
would take to reach tho room designated
Mr.. D, @. Lurk presumed they would
have to pass through the store. - y
Mr.. GYarsos said be would certainly
take bis davy il the Whittcmore Club
could pass through his store. If they
rented one part they would have to take
all. He would not trust them further
than ho could swing full.grovn gentle.
man COW by tho tail. He knew them 700
we'll. ~ 0asfsE
Mk. Luak replied that the gentlcm,n's
4lurs were no. unexpected and be would
remind Mr. Gympson that bis running to
rebels for information when be was ap-
pointed Clerk had not been forgotten.
Mr.. Lurk said that The first man Mr..
Gympson had gone to for advice was
Jonathon Bennett. q red.handed rebel ;
and that Mr.. Gympson had publicly
stated that Mr.. Bennett Was bis best
friend-thus virtually placing the Clerk
ship of the county in rebel power. ~
[ Mr. GIxpsoS said that he'd take bis
davy il his course should DO dictated by
Mr.. D. G. ,Lurk or any other man. He
would be sorry TO DO so internally mean
as Mr.. Lurk. H. DIR. Gympson) had
never cursed Pat Crane: in 1865 for
walking down street with John Brannon;
he bad meyer publicly declared that be
would sooner take drink with s.nigger
than rebel; ho had never Dragged 10
ga and '65 that he would form one Of a
number to procure Government tnuskets
and drive Democrats away from The polls;
be had never been on Board Of Regis,
tration. and disguised even our home
made radicals BY bis eageruess in
scratching Of" tho Oldest citizens Of the
county. Let Mr.. Lurk draw that
through his teeth and eouu. the knots;
and let him further rccollect that his
sncaking backsliding operation in 1858
was still fresh, in tho minds Of truly loyal
men.
MI. D. G. Luak said shat be bad no
desire 10 DO drawn into personal dis
az. n.
Mr.. Grn,soS-No. sir; your prssent
course and pas. professions will no. pay
YOU 70 have Q fuss With me. iii take
my davy il l don't 60 through you quicker
than big dose Of compound cathartie.
Dir. PorLAs said that il order could be
restored 10 would like to read letter
which ho had received from our late
President. Mr.. sagarioot. -
Quiet boing commanded, MI. Poplar
read IS follows:
/. Tin jale at pArkursberg,
IN augist 9Th 1870.
"nG dere frend In arnes-
ii am wunst moar in grato trubbel-
the dan,i rsbyels hev konGned Me in
the j.ls SIMPLIFY bekaso BOroud sum
funds for our asykrid Klaus withoutc
maykiu enney formul appley ksshuu for
emf am afrade thay vii sen me- too
mounssille aud il ihay doc farHell to The
hsppie dais hcv spent among W in the
Whitmosr Klub-uile j rite some rebyel
bois air kalling me kullcred kuss from
africs-,his is had to bare-mr dan
hrnswurth KUN III see me the uthcr dae,
and sed il the kullcrcd voters wud only
du ,harc July no vud be elecktsd tn tho
scuni!. and then be wud get me out-he
is crate man mr. dan iarnsworth 10, and
. noubol psy.riOt-i hope yu will keep
yoonightid and elcckt mr. d 6 Turk tu
offs for he is as good . paytriot as mr.
dan fsrnswurth-ify u see mrjiu eraxley
tell him tn Civ mr Turk posish on the
bord Of rsgistrashun, for he is hell on The
scratch RENAME yore de'sitoot
fren SnuooERYoorl.
/ fGrcat emotion was manifested when
Mr.. Sugarioots letter was read, aud on
,ro,;op nj NJ. Iurk tho hat xs nnssod