The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-03
barbour COUNTY, Sept 81.

DARBOlk II tOUNlh, sept 81.
Editors of the Register:
What manner of man is this A. L..
Hustead, who is asking an intelligent
constituency to elect him to represent
the wealthy and intelligent counties of
Harrison, Barbour and Taylor, i'll the
House of Delegates?
-t'For ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain" Hustead beats the devil.
He's all things to all men, and nothing
when he pleaseS At Boothsvillc he was
a Democrat; at Webster, II Republican;
at Elk, nothing; and at Burnersvillc,
,.ofhi,.g IN this cnarass. Well, presume
the gentleman represented himself pro-
perlv Mt Elk. and nothing is the word.
Does Mr.. Hustcad expect honorable men
of either party to endorse, or be wheedled
into the support of so cowardly and Va
cillating n candidate rs the would-bc
Hon. a. l.. HuStead.
In the person of Mr.. Ice, We HAYES bold
and fearless candidate, Democratic to the
core, hIghninded and honorable, never
shrinking from any duty or responsible
tv that hc assumes, or the party imposes.
His conduct and party standing, when
contrasted with the piebald Hustead, does
not admit OF comparison.
That the votes of Harrison, Taylor and
Barbour may see the qhirking of this
would be Hon. Hustead, We append a
few certificates rs to his lodging and
sOuirming under the lash of his competl-
tor. Mr.. Ice.
The following is letter addressed to
Mr.. Ice, by Marcene Smith:
BooTHsyILLE, September Ia, 1874.
M. ". r. lee:
Yours of the 18th is received and con-
tents noted. In reply, | would say that
nv business arrangements are such that
il VII be impossible for me to be at
Webster next Friday. In CONVERSE
ton had with Mr.. Hustead, at the As
soci,tion. he was introduced to me, and
| said to him: ~ am Democrat and
he said, $50 am l." He also said "that
the Republicans would run no candidate,
that MIR. Ice and himself would be in
the field. but both were Democrats He
made precisely the same statement to D..
r. Marin, one of my ncighborS, and Il
man oftruth.
Yours, &c,
[Sigred.l NJ SMITH
The following is the certificate of w.
w. Corder, County Superintendent OF
schools for Barbour county:
"PHILLlPrI, W. VA, Sept. %.
This is to certify that at n joint discus
sion which took place in Webster, Taylor
county, between VIM. 7. Ice and \. l..
Uustcad. on the 18th inst, said Hustcad
admitted and claimed that he was II
Republican, and was considered such,
and that in Phillippi a short time prcvl-
ous TO sad discussion, he told me he had
no political principles.
(;ivcr under my hand the day and
| date ab,vc mentioned.
TSiond1 w. W. CoRDER,
C0mty Superintendent.
The following is the certificate of
Joshu Wood, a Justice of the Peace in
Union township, this county, showing
| further the tricks of this man HuStead:
u hereby certify that, in n joint dis
c,ssion between William L. Ice and AL.
Instead, which took place at Bunnersvill
Spt %, 1874, Mr.. Ice asked Mr.. Hus-
tad if he was Democrat in this cam
Ass, and Mr.. Hustead said he was not.
Mr. Ice then asked Mr.. Hustsad II he
w,s Republican in this convass, and
Mir. Uustead said that he was not Re
publican. ., -,
. Given under my hand this 2Gth day OF
September, 1874. nv.
[Signed. JOSHUA "o'"'
The foregoing certificates we know t"
be genuine and entitled to credit, ana
proye the mworthiness Of Mr.. hust"sd
to the support of straight forward and
square men Of any party. Men VIII" de
sire the support of the people Tor any
Office. and especially a Legislative one
should have some principle, if they are
without policy. Let the people ut the
rolls frown down this attempt of MIR
Hustesd to obtain office by such brazen
efrontcrv and shameful subterfuGe, and
vote for the bold and fearless Champion
of straicht-out Democracy, William i
Ice and We. will havca delegate IN th'
next Legislature, of whom we will justly
be proud. Isaac E.JoHNsoN;
! ITO be found at the Circuit Court -Cferk
Office of Barbour county at any..time'