The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-21
lie GOT WHAT lie WANTED.

! There was no alternative, nnu the tickets
Of TINT precinct were taken from the en-
velopc and very informal recount COM
mcnccd. 1t was about half through when
Mr. Caldwell called pause, inspected
with special care the last ticket exposed,
and then announced TINT the count need
go no farther he was satisfied. e'E
This increased the perpexity OF the
members, until n ray Of light dawned on
some ones mind, and he turned away
from the table with q significant "Aha 7"
Then everybody looked ut the ticket. ~
1t had been i Democratic ticket, bnt the
district officers were cut of with q knife;
the name OF Wilson was scratched off and
Maxwell's substituted for. Governor; that
OF Caldwell for. Attorney General erased
|and that OF Hutchinson inserted; and
Flick and Brown were written in instead
OF Snyder md Woods, for Judges. Pros
ecuting Attorney Jordan's name was also
marked oil, but none written in its place.
I After several inquiries Mr.. Caldwell an
nounced that he had "caught him." and
with more force than eloquence explain
ed that the shin" referred 10 was Lewis
Baker, editor Of the Register, and member
for West Virginia Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
| ~ LOTS OF TALK. 80
Several others present protested to be
equally positive that the ticket was Mr..
Bakers, and to be able to identify ehand-
writing anywhere. Mr.; Caldwell was
more than positive about it, and it was not
long until the story was widely circulated.
1t naturally caused some comment. Some
Of the Democrats laughed, a larger num-
Der looked rueful, and still more swore.
The Republicans merely winkcd at each
other and let the Democrats monopolize
the discussion. Z s. =
The Democrats have charged Mr..
Baker with desire to defeat the major
portion Of the State ticket MI through the
campaign, and have declared that the
Register was using its influence in that di-
rcction. The discovery resulting from Mr..
Caldwell's sly operations was hailed as
conclusive proof OF his ''trcachery,n and
the members OF the party who have been
casting about for ways and means to Gust
Mr.. Baker from his position in the National
Committee, were still more active last
evening. One Of them proposed to have
photographic fac Smiles OF the ticket
printed and scattered broadcast over the
State. He did not propose the means by
which he. expected to get the coveted
ballot. 49, y, 5.=l Six. E.E5
Fl soNE OF TnB TALK. 5Efi
This little, incentive gave impetus to the
old talk, rs well ms added new features to
the discussion. There was good deal Of
criticism Of the Board for allowing a can
didate to see the tickets, especially as
there has been great deal Of talk about
Mr.. Bakers vote, and some people thought |
the Commissioners might have OWNED
the purpose OF the demand for recount.
However the law does not say that candi-
dates shall not be permitted to see the
ballots upon recount; and there were
"side issues" which prevented the Com
missioners from percciving the object OF
the demand. Some of them thought the
recount was demanded in the interests Of
Mr.. Hervey, the Republican candidate for
Commissioner, who is brother.in. law of
Mr.. Caldwell's, and who was defeated by
George Woods. q. h#'7
4 The discovery has revived the talk OF
"boycotting" the Register. The Demo
Gratis, especially those who helped nomi-
nate Wilson for Governor, have for weeks
been waging relentless war against the
Register, and claim to have made serious
inroads upon its subscription list. The
former project to start rival Democratic
organ has also been resuscitated in street