The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-01


thing imaginable from John L. Nelson's
intention when he made tho disclosure 10
Dr.. Blair, that the matter should become
generally known. DR.. Blair was Ict-ull
Republican and this was why the secret
was Unmarried 10 him. He, FarnswOrM
knew when he used this language, that nj
The time referred 10 John IL. Nelson was
one of his most trusted and most faithful
friends. The information referred to was
Unmarried TO me on Saturday evening
October 10Th, two days before the county
Convention, AMI | made II known the
same evening 10 two or three Republican
friends. | did not then know whether
Thomas G., FarnswOrth WIS In town OF
not, nor did / care. But what blunder
the gentleman makes in this part Of his
performance when lie silys, meaning alter
this report had gained some publicity
which mark, was on Saturday evening
October 10th, that "the Republican party
Ofthe county became alarmed and called
II Convention for the first day Of Court,
which was the 18th of October. Has he
then forgotten that the county Convention
was TO lave been held on tho day OF the
Senatorial Convention which was the 9th
Of October, and that owing TO the latcness
Of tho hour when the Senatorial COnven-
tIon adjourned II was determined to post.
pone the county Convention till the first
day Of COurti He then goes on IN
a strain Of ribRldry about my heay-
ing the delegates Of the convention
hacked "rGady to secure my nomination"
and that it was all done whilst he was not
present 10 defend himself, all Of which Is
scarcely worthy Of notice. The iact Is, l
did not until short time before the coun'
" Convention, consent to the using OF my
name US q candidate for nomination, nor
did | on the day Of the Convention, re-
quest any delegate or delegation to place
me In nomination. l was brought before
the Convention for nomination without
solicitation OH my part. But where were
YOU, MIR, Farnsworth, during the time you
were compelled to be absent from home
of which you speak. am ,crcdibly In.
formed that you were on the east side OF
the BuCkhannOn river engaged In an cleo
pioneering tour.
We come now to the bursting OF the
bombshell. This gentleman proceeds to
say,sL arrived ut home about noon OF tho
IIay on which the Convention was to be
held, heard with great surprise what
was being done. / repaired OF once to the
Court House where tho Convention was
In session, and had bOmbshell burst in
their midst, my enemies could not have
displayed greater CONSERVATION than
they did ut my appearance! Won
deriul appearance Dreadful consterna::
toni But I must say didn't see 1t and
will have to call upon the members otthe
convention to learn what was the state Of
their "phcelings" Mt tho sudden appear
ance OF this ilEustrious parsonage. ~
This gentleman then proceeds to say
that in tho presence Of some two or three
hundred persons he defined his position,
and called for the production Of the letters
and pledges which he llad been charged
with signing. Yes, he called long and
loud, for well he knew tho letter was
safely folded up and stored away In some
Democratic pocket, far beyond the reach
Of Ropt,blican hands, for II there Is one re-
dccmtng trait, at all, about the Democratic
party Ii is in being true to their man, but
woe TO "thc Aforesaid man" Il he goes
hack on them, us for example, &c.
He then states that he Submitted q
proposition TO take vote Of oil the re-
nu6licans in the house" the one receiving
Inc highest number Of votes to be dcclar.
ed nominated, This is not worthy Of o
reply, as the very language which he
charges that used against tho propriety
of such proceeding, In u convention
composed Of delegates from various town.
ships, shows how unfair such Q proceed
ing might operate US 10 some Of the town
shlns, As to tho billingsgatC he uses IN
reference to me as member Of the legal
fraternity, / pass II by with contempt as
being beneath the notice Of any gentleman.
The whole course Of, this individual be-
fore that convention amounted In sub
stance 10 the following: an an indie
pendent candidate for the House Of Dele
rRtes Nominate nc IL you will. If you
Mn not, ! will he Il candidate In any
event, This sclGconstituted candidate
then proceeded In the canvass, sure OF the
Democratic vote, by tho agreement he
lad made with them, receiving Rcpubll.
can support by vigorous denial OF the
sumo, and thus succeeded In defeating me.
Tint part Of his production In which
he charges that the only two democratic
Townships IN the cOuntygavc me maiOrttics,
Is us Inconsistent with the flcts, rs his pre-
vinus statements, This gentleman knows
that both the townships which gave INC
maioritiCs do now and have for years
given Republican maloriies. lie knows,
further, that We have but one Democratic
township, and TINT he received therein q
majority Of twcnty.slx. For the gentle.
mans benefit will state that have the
lOll books before me, and challenge com.
parison Of my statements with said books.
> / grant, Mr.. Thomas G. FarnswOrth,
that Ia the most radical townships you re.
cciyetl maioritiCs, But what course did
vol pursue to. secure this rGsultI What
did You do aud say on tho morning Of tho
election In the presence Of the assembled
voters Of Meade township, when called
upon by the Republicans to. answer the
Charge Of having made q plcdgCOr agree.
mont with tho Democracy Of the county
In the most solemn and awful manner you
denied the charge. This, too, when you
know that YOU had with your own hand,
in lhe presence Of one OfOur most reliable
and truthful citizens, subscribed your sig.
nature 10 the endorsement and approval
of the letter which has been recently pub
lIshed In tic Register and Democrat With
these remarks, leave you, Mr. Thomas
n 'EnV,1s,vnHk11 IN ,yn,1H NVtyN RnfiAHti0lfR o.