The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-15

In all $500 which came into hi
hands. know OF the expenditur
: Of $500, which was sent to Nor
ris X. King, OF Mason county, t,
pay the expenses OF the campaign In tha
section, the vouchers for which were re
turned all right. They are all the vouch
ers excepting for the 800, which was pait
out by the treasurer, Col. Miller, tina
ever passed through my hands, or came L
my notice. The chairman, Mr.. Baker
never settled. or had his acc junt examined
or audited by the committee succeeding
his. IknOtU nothing about ue disbursement O
lhe remaining S4,OOO-nerer hauimq sen am
rOuchert or lie acknowledgment Of ute receipt o.
any portion of il. MIR. Baker told me that
as he had procured the funds, he proposed
to disburse them in his own way, and
said he would send $1,000 Of the
McCook funds TO each OF the
three districts, to which I assent
ed. Whether it was SO distributed
his accounts and vouchers will show,
neither Of Ehich ! erer sdW line Of. The
cause OF this whole trouble is the failure
OF Mr.. Baker, Chairman Of the Committe,
To settle his accounts at the proper time,
although asked 10 do so repeatedly and as oittn
promising
II is with great reluctance make pub.
lie the affairs OF q committee in existence
twelve years ago, but am forced to do so by
the mean and false statement OF the Regis
Ter reporter that ~ was in the place where
the fight was going on and skunk cut" II
this testimony helps or hurts either OF the
parties to the fight, they have themselves
10 thank or blame and not me.
GEO. r. TINGLE.
One would suppose after seeing such a
card as the above, from the Secretary Of
the committe OF which Mr.. Baker was
Chairman, that statement Of business
character would be submitted 10 the pub.
lie, in which reliable vouchers, either per-
sonal or written, would be freely quoted
in refutation Of such serious imputations.
But nothing Of the kind is offered. In.
stead OF it Mr.. Baker INDUCES in long
rig.ma.role about the Democratic situation
in West Virginia in 1868. Here, for in
stance, is a specimen Of the sort Of stuff
that he offers as a set off to Tingle's state.
ment:
ut must be remembered that, even as
late as 1858, there were very many men
who are now high.toned office-seekers and
are ready to join in every effort to howl
Mr.. Baker down, who were staggering
around with a seedy stove-pipe hat and a
cane bigger than themselves, or were sit
ting around the crossroads doggeries,
splitting filthy tobacco juice against the
stove, and swearing that by COP, sir, they
could never be forced to acknowledge this
damned bastard stateso far MS 10 vote under
it, and it required more than usual efforts
TO get men 10 the polls. Oneihird Of the
voters OF the State were disiranchised by
an unconstitutional enactment OF the Leg
islature, and nearly another third by the
personal caprice OF irresponsible and cor
rupt registrars who were the tools Of an
ambitious Governor who was aspiring to
seat in the United States Senate. In
many cases these supple registrars had to
be seen and convinced OF their duty under
the law.
Mr.. Baker intends to convey the i'm.
preston bv this statement that he used
more or less OF the money entrusted to
him in buying up registrars. The weak
point about this intimatlon il that he
would never for q moment have consid.
cred it necessary to keep his operations in
this line secret from tue balance OF the
committee. Naturally he would have
sought theirco-operation. How came it
that Slr. Baker kept these important oper.
ations by which be so happily convinced
registrars Of their duty under the law"
from MessrS Miller and Tingle, his con.
freres on the co mittee? How comes it
that he has failed 10 satisfy them up to
this time that any o; the money was thus
spent? How comes it that hs has never
been able to obtain f5om them certificate
to the effect that they are satisfied that he
spent the money in the interest OF the
party? How comes it that SO prominent
a member OF the party as Hon. W. L.
Hearne, feels himself compelled to put
on public record declaration OF opinion
to the effect that Mr.. Bakers apparent OBJ
ject as q Democrat has been to put money
in his purse at the expense OF the party?
The most extraordinary statement how.
ever, in Mr.. Bakers reply 10 Sheriff Tingle
is contained in the affirmation that he
turned his books and papers as Chairman
over to the late General Paunell on the
5th day OF August 1s72,-the year OF The
Jacob campaign. This statement is all
the more extraordinary for the reason
that 1t is well known that the charges In
regard to this money saw the light in that
canvass through the paper published II
the interest OF Governor Jacobs candtdac!
in this city, which paper was backed
(among others) by Capt Andrew Wilson
General Pannell's most intimate friend
1t is very strange indeed tha
General Pannell gave no sign in al
that canvass, when these charges
were flying thick through the air
to indicate that Mr.. Baker had pu
| into his hands the books and papers tina
would show what he had done with thu
money about which Capt. Wilson's pape'
was making such insinuating inquiries
Very strange, indeed Passing strange IL
when we remember that Mr.. Pannell ant
Mr.. Baker were on the same side tha
year. Was 1t because Gen. Papnell CAV
no sign at that time that Mr.. Baker after
wards dealt his candidacy for the Senate
that well remembered treacherous blow
Why did not Mr.. Baker call upon Ger
PannelI in that canvass, as he called npoI
Sheriff Tingle at Clarksburg, to come ou
and produce those books and papers Il
his deienseH And lastly, where are thos'
books and papers to.dayR Has the Gus
todian OF General Pannell's effects eve
! ansn ~ hoorJ ~ ,ha1oo We nanaA fOr