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ADDRESS Ofthe Democratic CO. Erecutire
Committee 20 re Foters 81 Jefferson
County

fsaoir- cif'.ms:-ln tha spirit Of true
Democracy, we Invite yon to earnestly con
slider the important elections that are just
ahead On the 4th of October you win
each be called upon to cast your vote for
State and CO r officers, aud again on the
-,ih of Noye4.yer for q Congressman and
Presidential Electors Ia both Of these e.
lections there is an aJsotas neces sity That
every vote be polled. The Republicans are
claiming this State by handsome majority,
and are using every means to carry it that
thorough organization aad unlimited funds
can supply They declare it to be the piv-
otal State, and as il goes in this campaign
so goes the Union. With this idea of its
Importance, it is sell evident that no stone
will be left unturned, no means remain un-
tried, to add West Virginia 90 the column
of Republican States. We, therefore, APP
peat to each OF You personally, let nothing
keep you from the polls. Let each enc Of
yoa regard himself as especially charged
with the duty Of seeing That every voter in
his neighborhoodcast his ballot, NOT only
vote yourself, but see that your neighbor
does and in doing this, that there may be
no mistake, remember that 10y a recent Act
OF the Legislature, esegy one must vote in
tie districtin which be resides" Let no one
underestimate the Importance OF his ballot,
il is the aggregate of single votes that con-
stitutes the majority. Our county has al
ways been esteemed in the councils Of the
Democracy OF the State,as the bannercounty.
Our sister counties have looked 20 our eco
Democratic voters Tor victory in every cam
pagn. Now, that such strenuous effort is
being made by a fusion OF Greenbaclers and
Republicans to overcome our majority in
the State, and to impose upon us Repub-
lican governor, whose record tells the story
of prescription and dislranchisement, let us
do better than We have done heretofore, and
by having every legal voter young or old,
sick or well, at The polls in the two ap-
preaching elections, endeayor to increase
our Democratic roll to 300.
We call your attention to the Constitu-
tional Amendment to be voted upon On the
I4th OF October, changing the time of our
State elections so as 20 make it correspond
with the National, ON The lst Tuesday after
The lst Monday in November. This change
should it be made, will fix our general cleo
ton at a more coayenient time, when those
engaged in agricultural pursuits, especially,
are not so busy, and will also bring our Ma
tional and State elections on the same day
lor these reasons we recommend it to you as
measure calculated TO benefit the State,
aud to increase the attendance at the polls.
see that your tick have on them, For Rat
ifcation.
We ask you to consider another matter.
Rumors are in circulation that there will be
an attempt on the part OF the Republican
party 10 import non-residents for the pur-
pose of voting them on election day, and by
thus colonizing the State to increase their
vote. We particularly request each citizen
to report any information on this subject he
may gather, to the committees appointed in
each district, or the Cleveland * Hendricks
clubs throughout the county, that any IL
legal voting may be prevented, aud any one
exercising the RICH, ofsutirage without being
entitled to do SO, may be punished to the
| full extent of the law.