The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11
DEMOCRATS
To Be Hired to Stay Away From
The Polls.
THE BARBOUR COUNTY METHOD.

I'LL 0HU0VOU OVON1 W.T. tVOOs
The following is copy of let
ter published in the Philippi papers,
which exposes the methods at
tempted to be used by the repub-
licans in that county and no doubt
in many others. 1t is about fair
sample of the means that party
uses to carry elections.
Editor Jeffersonian,
BARKER DISTRICT, Sept. "a
Mr.. M. F. Hall, editor of the Phil
ippi Republican, complained to me
that the people had exaggerated
the talk he had with me on the
23rd of August, that parties from
my part ofthe county would tell him
that | had said he (HalD had Of
fered me $1,000 to carry Barker dis
trict for the republicans, and that
$500 per head would be given for
ever democrat kept from the polls
on election day. / gave him on
the 10Th of this month a certificate
denying those charges, as | stated
in my card to your paper last week
but he has not printed it yet in his
paper.
But now, Mr.. Editor, if you
will allow me space ] will give the
public what our talk was ON the
23rd of August. But first will
begin by saying that there are in
this county two men who are twin
brothers. One is myself, demo
Graf, the other is my brother re-
publican. We so. resemble each
other that persons not we'll ac-
quainted with US are liable to mis-
take one for the other. We both
live in Barber district. / the DEM
ocrat, was at Philippi on the 23rd
ult., in Squire Glascock's store.
Mr.. Hall entered and taking me
for my republican brother said:
"How are you Brother Robin
SOM"
"All right" was the response.
"How is Barker"
"All right, since we had good
rain.
Then he said. "See here, we
want you to organize the republi-
can party in Barker. We have an
organizer in all districts except
Barker. "
l said | had enough to do with
out engaging in politics.
He said "Mr. McCutcheon was
down here the other day, but he
seemed to have no interest in the
NATTER" and further said: "We
regard you as the best republican
in Barker"
Seeing his mistake, and having
my democratic curiosity aroused,
| consented to do what | could.
He then went to his printing Of
flee for blanks. When he returned
with the papers we walked to a
private corner and had the follow
ing talk:
He told me he aOanted me to hire
as many Democrats as I could ON
election day TO zo0rk on my Farm and
KEEP them from the polls.
said it would not do to hire too
many because Of suspicion. THAT
is so, he said, and paused awhile.
He then said for me to work up
the party and every republican to
hire one or more democrats and that
by so doing many would be kept
from the polls. | said, eyes, that
is a good trick, for their votes
would count as much as anybody's.
In order to assist him in his cor
ganizing" scheme ! told him we
had lot of hard up democrats in
Barker ). that we could turn them
over if we would use little money.
He paused moment and said:
"There is not a dollar of money
provided for at tins time but | think
Meyy auX be-"
| asked when we could have the
use of it.
He responded, about tao 7Veeks
BEFORE the ELECTION"
He asked me to go o0ey IN GLADE
and instruct the republicans to lire
democrats on election day to aOo1k an
republican farms. q am glad to
say the democrats tell me they do
not wish to hire out on that day.
The blanks Mr.. Hall gave me con-
sisted of sheets for the listing of
voters, designating their politics by
abbreviated letters, as follows:
"Please write in this blank the
names of all the voters of your
school district, designating the pol
itics of each as follows: Republi-
cans by the letter X; Democrats
d; DIT for Doubtful. Greenback-
ers will be classified as to their for
mer political predictions under
the heads of d for Democratic and
r for Republican Greenbacker.
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