Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-27
CALHOUN BETRAYED.
ALLEGED DEMOCRATS SELL THEIR BIRTH
RIGHT
Fora Miserable Ness Of POtass-Ths Leak-The
Popular Indignation and the 0sraciSm Of the Is
eariOts-A Most Wretched Afair--Ex-
element In Calhoun.
Special Teleorom 20 the Reoister.

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, October, 90
A report comes from Calhoun county, well
authenticated that two well known citizens
have entered intoa contract with the Re-
publicans for the sum of three hundred
dollars, to deliper Calhoun county TO the Re
pUblieans-i. e. to John A. Hutchinson of
the Representative ticket The arrange
ment of the programme, was as follows:
The Republicans were to pay the sum of
$500. and the men were to turn over the
County to the Republicans.
One-half the money was paid down and
the other half was to have been paid to
them ON their order in this city on last
Saturday. On that day one of the Iscari-
OTIS was here. He returned to his home on
the next day and the machine for the de-
struction of the Democratic vote of Cal
hOun was set in motion. These men have
heretofore been looked upon as good Dem
ocrats, square dealing citizens, and good
neighbors. The scheme leaked and the
DEMOCRATS HAVE CAUGHT ON.
AS soon as it was known in Granville and
at other points that Judas Iscariot's dis
embodied spirit had returned to mother
earth to mix in politics and to betray the
birthright of noble Calhounites, the solid
Democracy secured all the horses, rigs and
means of conveyance possible and started
Oh Nrla 30 hnl-n hn hi
bushes aud underbrush and to awaken the
old time Democratic majorities. 1t is safe
to say that the plans of such men cannot be
carried out, and that the majorities will be
increased. However, it stands the Demo-
Gratis in hand to be watchful at every
point, to guard their interests
and their privileges and not to let couple
of rascally Judases betray them into the
hands of their enemies-the prescriptions,
high tax, eight-to-seven, crowd. POliti-
cally and socially such men ought to and
will be Ostracised. They deserve all the
abuse and oStracism they will get. For
the sum OF $500 they agree to turn over to
the enemy the franchise, the liberties, the
votes, the rights and self-respect of
largely Democratic county, and yet they
will probably have the etfrontery to claim
that they are just and honest men. There
is place called sheOl which was set apart
as a separate territory for the special ben
eft of such fellows.
The same game
WILL BE TRIED IN GILMER COUNTY,
If it has not already been set in play.
The Republicans have strikers travelling
through Calhoun, Roane and other cOun-
ties, who are loaded with ones, two's and
five dollar bills wherewith to secure votes.
One of these fellows has made boasts that
he can buy any Democrat in Calhoun,
Gilmer or Roane counties for from 81 to
SO. He says they are selling their fran
chise as they would any other mercantile
object. What man is travelling in the in
terest of Hutchinson, GOff, and the Re-
publican ticket, and processes to disbe-
lieye in the honesty Of any ones princi-
pies.
But to return to the Grantsville con-
tractors: They propose turn over the
county OF course if they do not get a
majority the inference is that the poll
books or returns will be so manipulated
that the returns will come in on the $500
side. This is the first time in the memory
of man that Judas IscariOt is presumed to
have brother, and that both have re-
turned to earth to benefit their affinities,
the Republican candidates for Congress
and House of Representatives.
Democrats, look to your interests or
these wolves in sleeps clothing will be-
tray you.