The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-25
Another FaisehoOd NaIIed-Ao Dead Men
or Lost Books In This Case.


Another FaisehoOd NaiIed-Ao Dead Men
or Lost HooEsIn This Case.
4. ". Campbell, Egg
Our attention has been called to the fol.
lowing statement, made in the Wheeling
Daily Reglter Of June "a:
The IxrEIuoxcER's persistent cry Of
stop thief" would not be new trick, but
avery common one, II II should turn out
that the editor was using this old ruse to
cover up and divert attention from stolen
goods now In bis possession. Our iniorma'
non would lead US to believe that this L
exactly what that editor Is doing. We
don't make practice Of giving publicity
10 personal imputations unless prepared
with proof. But the anxiety oil the edi'
tor Of the IETELII0KScER to iRsten some
crooked financial operations upon the Reg'
iIier, makes at least n CircumstRntiAl case
OF an attempt to divert attention from his
own crookedness. With this CircumstAn-
tial case we are Justified in giving pnblici-
~ 10 the fact that there Is u rumor abroad,
which takes the form oil complaint, that
during the last Presidential campaign In
Iris Slate, the sum OF $500 was obtained
from abroad 10 assist in conducting the
Republican campaign in West Virginia,
and that Of this sum A. W. Campbell
reached 10 his hand ,gObbled upland ,appro.
priAted 10 the use OF himself and his pa
Der the sum OF TWO THOUSAND DOL:
LARS, leaving the pAltry pitlance oil
500 10 he divided among oil the other pa
Iers OF the State, and for other expenses
Of the campaign.
We have stated frankly that We have
not Whist would be regarded as legal proof
Of This statement, but the report is in the
mouths OF intelligent, substantial and re-
sponsible people, and we believe II 10 Dc
substantially true.
il an unequivocal and comprehensive de-
NAL, We will give him the benefit oil such
denial right here where the statement IS
published. But II he does not We shall
consider the charge as admitted and feel
at liberty 10 treat II go, and make such
comments 80 we deem it TO deserve
We take pleasure in stating that there is
no truti whatever in the Acknowledgement
All the campaign funds were placed in the
hands Of the Treasurer Of the State Com
mittes, and were paid out by him on prop
er vouchers.
At bis request an Auditing Committee,
appointed by the State Committee, exam
ined his accounts and vouchers, aud found
the same TO be correct. At no time did
Mr.. Campbell have in his possession any
Of the funds contributed for campaign
purposes. TIL. LOGAN, Treasurer
". ]. CowDES, sec'y.
Wheeling, June q, 1850.
COMMENTS.
We are tempted to characterize the
article in the Rsgite, thus branded as a
ialsehood by the Treasurer and Secretary
Of the Republican State Committee, as it
deserves. The author Of it never heard
any such statement as he makes from any
responsible source. The probabilities are
tba, he coined It himself as wiliul, de-
libera,e and malicious lie Tor his own base
purposes. He has shown in our opinion
that he is capable Of Just such villany.
The editor Of this paper does not have
to fall back upon dead men and lost
books and papers 10 vindIcate himself
sEainst campaign accusations. The men
are alive and the books are on hands that
can testify on his behalf. This is the
great and essential difference between him
and the man whom Democrats Of West
Virgins accuse from one end Of the State
to the other Of getting their money and
never accounting for 1t.
How striking is the contrast between the
above card, signed by the Treasurer and
Secretary of the Republican State Com
mittes, and that signed by Sheriff Jingle
whom Baker summoned as his witness.
The best that Tingle could say for Baker,
and all that he would dare to say, was the
following:
~ collected from various sources about
500 and paid to Col. W. ". Miller, Treas.
uTer, which sum was disbuTsed In the reg.
ulAr business way by order Of the com.
millee. While in attendance on the Ma
tionAl Convention OF lS0S IN New York,
Nj. Gallagher and myself asked Aug. Bel.
mont, Chairman Of the National ExeGu.
live Committee, for funds. Mr.. Belmont
referred us TO Col. George McCook, Chair
man OF the Ohio Executive Committee,
saving that would be our only charge for
funds" told Mr.. Baker Of the matter,
and he trTule 10 Gao .AcCOOk and obtained
$500. AIR. b, also recaiVed 81 ,0O0irom a
prominent politician and $500 from
our candidate for Governor, making
in all $500 which came into his
hands. know Of the expenditure
OF $500, which was sent TO Nor
ris X. King, OF Mason county, 10
ray the expenses Of the campaign 10 that
section, the vouchers for which were 10.
turned all right. They arc all the yOuch.
efs excepting for the S+OO, which was paid
out BY Ii Treasurer, Col. Miller, that ever
passed through my hands, or came to my
notice. The chairman, Mr.. Baker, never
settled or had his account examined or
audited by the commlttee succeeding hi.
! klIop nothing d6GU Ne di'bmS.Veili Of The
remaining $4,OOO-nerr barring ScrH any
ToIlchey Or Acknowledgements " HE rectipJ "
any POiiO, Of u. MI. Baker told ne that |
Rs nu had procured the fluids, he propos-
ed 10 dIsOurSe them in his own way, and
said he would send 81 900 OF the McCOOk
tlhds TO each Of the three districts, 10
which assented. Whether Il was W dis
triUuLSd his accounts and vouchers will
show, ntiiher o. Ehieh ster satr line Of
The cause Vi thus whole trouble Is the iAli.
ure d Mr. BAKER, Chairman Of the Com.
miltee, to settle his accounts at the proper
time, although aLhd 10 do 20 repeatedly, and
a. of,el prOmtEihg,
Lewis DaEer aud that tsar Thousand
Esy,rr Echo.