The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-17


published by Mr.. LANE two years ago
: aw11xnraa. August ]. $50.
aLxwB BAKER, M:
aDrAp srR ~ Jeelmyse,, In q great degree
reasonable for toAat oocsvred respecting my
uo,ninofson at The recent Democratic Cbsauty
Convention, and Is but fair to you that I should
say so.
aFron, our previous conversations, you, no
doubt, believed that I ,oould, though very reluc-
dnr,g, accept a aonitnation, and felt authorized
therefore 10 propose me to the Convention, and
giue the required pledge. The JdIa here ,ods
mine-I should have spoken more decidedly.
-z-a-a -
"Allow me to say, In conclusion, that !
vfthdrew solely nom personal considera-
t,5ns. and not for any want Of zeal for the
success Of the principles maintained by the
Democratic party. i entertain q deep and
r,Sn chap<esb,s conviction that those princi-
bIex ara essential 10 the prosperity and good
eoyernment Of the State, as well as Of the
country at large so ~--H..u. ..
/. ...t. every respectfully;
~. D.. "DANIEL LAMB"
Nv. 1t 10 charged thsts in 1869, l
desired the Legislature to elect the Edi'
tor Of the Berkeley Union, Public Print
er, that I might be sharer in the
profits. . #.
z reply: The Legislature of 1869
contained but twelve or fourteen Demo
crats-hence no Democrat could hope
to secure any position in it's gift. There
were two Republican candidates, for
Public Printer, Mr.. WIsNER, of the
Berkeley Union and Mr.. FREw. Of
the htalgncer. No caucus nomina-
ton had been made, and the Republic
can members divided pretty equally be-
tween the two candidates. 1t came to
the knowledge Of some Of my friends
that If Mr.. WrsNER should be elected
he would desire to arrange with me to
do the work, as he did not contemplate
establishing q printing Office here for
that purpose. As the choice was to be
made between two Republicans, many
of our friends. and among them Gov.
JACOB who was then member from
Hampshire, agreed to vote for the Re
publican who was willing to divide the
"sinews of war" with the Democ.
racy rather than for the one who would
apply all the profits to Republican ben.
eft. But before the question came to
final vote, the Republicans held eau
Gus, and by one majority, nominated Mr..
JOHN FREw.
V. These anonymous traducers
charge that l was an applicant for a
Directorship in the Penitentiary, and
that Governor JACOBS failure to ap-
point me accounts for my failure to
support him. This is unqualifedly.
false; and as they have brought no
word Of proof in support oftheir allega-
ton, l will only submit the following
correspondence on the subject:
Extract from a private letter from Member Of
the BArd Of Public Rorks.l
"CHARLEsToN, W. VA, April 25, 1871.
"HoN. LEWIS BAKER:
"MY DEAR SIR
-" The appointment OF
members OF the Penitentiary Board will be
made about the LIST prox. A number OF
names have been canvassed in that connec-
ton, yours among the others. The DISPOSE
ton of the Board is to name you as one; is
It agreeable TO You? An
|swer before the first. :.
"Truly yours, "---."
In reply, the following dispatch was
sent, the original Of which can be seen
on file at the Office Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, in this city,
and which hereby authorize Mr..
MORGAN, the agent, to exhibit to any
one who may desire to examine as to
its genuineness:
WHEELING, March 81, 1871.
ITO Hon. E. A. BENNETT,
Charleston, W. Va:
al could not accept the position of Dr.
rector iftepdered me. Thanks.
[Signed,l LEWIS BAKER,"
will here add that, while l desired
no appointment at the hands of the
Governor for myself, nor urged
upon his attention the claims of any
friend, l was not pleased when Mr..
D. DJNAHoo, Of Hancock, Radical Of
the malignant form, a registrar under
FOREMAN and STEVENSON, but Demo-
crat when the Democrats there had the
power to bestow office upon him. was
appointed by Governor JACOB to po-
si,ion instead OF that lsrge-besrted man
and sterling Democrat. JAMES Il. GIBSON,
Eco, to whose labor and means the
Democratic organization of that county
vas mainly indebted for its existence.
was no. pleased when another Re-
publican, a resident Of this city, was
paid the high compliment Of an app
pointment, when that appointment was
bitterly denounced by Mr.. THOMAS
OBRIEN and other respectable citizens,
as q fragrant insult to a very large sec.
ton Of the Democracy Of this city and
county.
l wss not pleased when the voice Of
uiue-tenths of the solid farmers aud
property owners along the National
road was utterly disregarded in the Be-
lection Of a Superintendent for that
:..... ,boro,ohfara anj O man