Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-26
THAT SLATE.
ABOUT WHICH THEREHAs BEEN so MUCH
SLAsnING, AND WHICH EVERYBODY Is
co ANyIoIfs TO BREAK

AgoUr WHICH THERE HAS BEEN 80 Much
SLAsuING, AND WHICH EVERYBODY Is
so ANXIOUS TO BREAK.
rive are permitted to give to the
public the following letter, addressed
by Col. Ben. Wilson to Dr. A. G. Stall
maker, upoh the matter of the mooted
"ring" in West Virginia politics.-Ed.
Uheeiing Register.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June II, 1880.
DR.. A. G. Sialnaksr, Wit Court Hous',
Hest Virginia:
My DEAR SIR-Your favor of the
18th instant, asking whether the report
is true that have joined the Davis,
! Faulkner, Camden, &c, combination in
a division of various offices 10 our State,
has been received but press Of bust
ness, incident upon the adjournment OF
Congress, has prevented an earlier re
ply. suppose you have reference TO
the article which recently appeared III
the Walking Beam, copied from the
Randolph Enterprise, as | remember.
That article is as follows:
1.-THE RING.
''On the 9th and 2Sth Of April last,
Messrs. Davis, Wilson, Faulkner, John
! Blair uoge and others met i'm Washington
as per agreement and held Il secret eau
Gus, and there decided that Mr.. Camden
should not be candidate for Governor
but should be q candidate for L. 5. Sell
ate, that Mr.. Faulkner should receive the
nomination for Governor, Judge John
! Blair Hoge should be nominated for Con-
gress in the Second District, Benjamin
| Wilson to be renominated i'll the First
District, and Mr.. Davis to succeed him
! self, land not resign as he intimated he
| would) was also to be sent As delegate TO
| Cincinnati. This was all the work of the
| gigantic brain of Mr.. Davis. lie KEEP:
Mr. Camden on and Oft the track for Gov
ernor in order to defeat the aspirations OF
Hon. Jacob b. Jackson, Of Wood county,
| knowing that the United States Senator
and Governor would not be taken from
the same county. Mr.. Jackson, as we
know, had a real and substantial boom"
for Governor; the people wanted him.
One of the "ring" remarked to gentle
man in Washing ton that it was too late
for Mr.. Jackson to run; that Mr.. taulk-
ner would be nominated"
The whole story, as far as am con-
cerned, is sheer fabrication. There
is not one word of truth in it, and, as
far as | know, is not true as 10 the
others. | have made no arrangement
with these gentlemen or any OF them
about any office, nor have | authorized
any one TO do so for me- Some of the
gentlemen mentioned have not seen
or spoken to on any subject for long
time anterior to the alleged combination.
Whenever opportunity has offered |
have talked to my West Virginia friends
both in Washington and in West Vlr-
GINA, upon the subject of my reelection;
but that l have entered into any ring
arrangement, or other arrangement,
making up any slate or forming any
combination, is absolutely and unquall-
fiedly false. AS this subject has obtained
notoricty, have taken the liberty TO
send copy of this letter to the Wheel
ing Register, and ask that it may be
published. You will do me the favor
to give my answer publicity in your
section.
With very great respect and kindest
regards, l am, very truly yours,
Is. WILSON.
Rsg" Messrs. Faulkner, Davis and
Hereford, have also published cards de
nying the above charges.