The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-07
OHARLRHTON.

The Auditor Declares Pat. Daily Govorapi
Of ReRt HiFgihta-1Pdp Assumes Con
trd Of The "OontiageM Fund.- = III
Fourth G0uernor- Rhdfl6e tie NsrtP'
Tho State 10 BE- Sued Auditor Gen
eralGSSimo at tie Capital. T5r
Special Correspondence oftho 1ntelligenccr.l 4
CHARIEsToN, w. v. Jan. Q, 1874.
While the Legislature was In session
the. entire State was surprised at the many
acts Of revenge toward Gov. Jacob, be-
cause percbance he happened 10 be elect
ed to the office Of Governor against the
will and wishes Of the Bourbon Cam
den-Walker wing Of the selfstyled De-
mocratic party. The aim and highest
ambition Of that honorable % body
seemed TO culminate In we'll organized
system OF persecution and hatred Of the
Governor. Everything they did smelt Of
the campaign In which John j. Jacob as
an independent candidate, backed by the
Republican element In the State, defeated
the pet Of the "ring" candidate, John.
sing" N. Camden, Esquire, by name. 1t
will be remembered that the Board OF
Public Works was declared Governor by
the Court OF Appeals, to make the ap-
polntment that by right'was the patron
age Of the Governor. Then came an act
entitled an act authorizing the said Board
Of Public Works To issue certificates OF
election to the "ring" candidates for Con.
gress in the several districts Of the State.
Then followed another act entitled .anoth.
or act making the Attorney General pro
temgore Governor to approve the bids for
public printing by one Henry 8. Walker,
whom the Governor declared would never
again get a snleR even Of the West Vir-
glnia Treasury, because Of high crimes
and misdemeanors committed by him
while he was filling the Office Of 'Pnblic
Printer ot the State.
But to cap. the climax the Auditor has
announced, as 1t were from the house
tops, that the Governor shall not dispense
the Civil Contingent Fund Of the State,
although he Is the sole custodian of thai
fund under the laws Of the State. The
reason | presume that the distribution OF
this fund Is taken from him, Ia
because Of general charge made against
His EXcellency ot honesty, and ot being q
so called traitor to his party, The point
l wish TO make known Is this:
On the 18th Of November last a certain
Insurance firm Of this city, that H in
sympathy with the Governor politically,
procured from him policies OF insurance
upon the property OF the State TO the
amount Of $40, 900, the premiums OF which
amounted to 1920 90, and for which
amount the Governor gave them an order
upon the Auditor, payable out Of the Con.
tingent Fund, which was duly presented,
and payment was refused by him for vari.
Gus reasons. The most important of
which was not named by the Auditor,
among his objections as endorsed upon
the back Of the Governors order. It Is
this: A certain Insurance Agent of the
city (who by, the way is perfect and up
right gentleman) who Is politically a
Democrat, had been promised the insur-
ance by the Board Of Public Works, and
they were pledged to stand by him as q
party man. Here is where the rub"
comes in. This was the rock on which
the ship split. Below l give Cerbatm
copy Of the Governors order together
with the Auditors objections thereon in
dorsed: