Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-09
RENMOOD RusINEss.
Let This End the Controversy.
BeSwooD, JuneS.

BESwooD, June \.
Editors Register.
Your issue Of this morning contains
an article signed James Basett. know
no such man. know James Barret,
and presume he is the man whose sig
nature IL attached tO the card In your
paper lie brands my statement a.
false, and claims he counted no Repub.
licaas m the hall. did not charge that
he did count them in the hall when the
meeting was held, but did and still lo
charge that hc dill Ho out and counted
every man outside that door, iound in
the passage way leading to the hall. |
nov, this morning, charge that he did
count Republicans an the body oi the
hall, aud for tho information Of the
public will give the names OF two
prominent Republicans who voted Tor
McJilton, namely, Perry Stewart and
Edward MCtiee tii Mr.. Barrett wishes for
more names am prepared Ia furnish
thcml guod anh true Republicans who
voted Tor McJilton, and will now state
inr the information IL the gentlemen
that | wrote the former article and can
vu before any honorable gentleman who
IN qualified to administer oaths and he
qualified L. every syllable written IN that
article. 80 can and will all tho Demo.
Gratis Who were Ia that hail ON the night
ut May 3lst.
Win Mr.. Barrett dare do OF say as
much. hope for the good oi his future
he will not attempt II, for ] always re-
garlrd the gentleman as an honorable
man aud man Oi truth, and hope that
his Ieal IA this cause will not carry him
81 lar ~ Ia cndanger his future state.
A Tor poor Mr.. Jilton, how | do syni-
pathilc with him. Poor Frank, he
states that demanded the door be
clnsc,l-atter the vote iOr McJiltOn was
counted Does IL look like truth that !
would order the door closed, shutting
out AZ least forty votes for myself, who
voted aud VAS counted iur McJilton,
aud who must bc counted "a voting, Tor
they hal no place Ia slt down, conse-
qucntly must stand up, aud would be
counted IA voters hy whoever raw III To
count them. lie claims that he has 30
Democrats oi the lOO in the district To-
sign his protest, and dares tho Demo
cratic Convention tO sllile the voice of
these ,aO la the interest Ot General TIN
glr. I would like To- know II these ATE
the same hosts that were once led To
battle ia the campaign against
the Hon. Rcn Wilson when he VAS IN
the field against Davis, and again agalnst
Camden, and the latter against New
man The saue leyen. n still AZ work
here nov, aud these same 700 openly
makc their boasts that they will not sup
port the Democratic ticket II their de-
muLds are not promptly Wc"edcd To-.
hut they have not got 3O, they have
not got one hundred. They know they
cannot swerye any honest voter from
voting tor the nominee ui his party, no
matter how hard they may try Ia do NJ.
AE Tor John llcaly calling his partlsanS
back, will state that there was no need
Ia ,ln So tlt he hal SUCH. The Demo
,ruts never lett the hall, but proceeded
quietly and transacted the business that
they were called upon tu perform, which
they did iu "a Democratic, gcntlemanly
way, aud the rrsult N highly satisfactory
tu all who participated Iu the meeting
| will not notice these personal attacks
about my pompuslty, NJ. ! dn not wish
Ia make any alluslun a. any man en-
gagrd IN this unfortunate aud undcmo-
cratic affair, uuly 80 tat IA Ia defend
mySrlt from attacks from those men.
NV ycTaSity WAS questioned Or | would
moi notice these men. | now wish Ia
have un more tn sav ur du through the
press M connection with this lcnwood
mud,ilr, aud la conclusion, VIII say
that | have disagTccahlc duty Ia per
lnrm not a srli.lmpuscd one. duty
that wish the executive committee
hal imposed on younger shoulders than
miue. but while acting IA that capao'
ity. can assure the gentlcmen,
and all concerned. that ! viii see
Ia Il that Whenever our party IN called To
transact any business ordered Tor the
good oi the party ils interest will not
suffer II eau prevent Il. lct the bolt
en- howl They only awaken the same
old snTc-hcads
knowing we'll what n source at au-
un,aure these communications must
prove Ia you and hoping that ! viii not
again hc called upon to defend myself
lrum the attacks at these men, aud II |
1n | can assure all whom u may con
corn that will du 81, Ia the utmost ut
my ability.
Thanking YOU again Tor the space IN
yuu valuable paper, remain yours
very truly. JOuS llEAIN.