Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-26
ROANE COUNTY.
A Denial OF the Charge That the Demo-
crazy WAS Sold Out.

4 Denial OF the Charge That the Demo-
crazy was Sold Out.
To Lse E,iiipr cf,lc Register.
Under the headline of "Roane County's
Sell Out, " some INSCRIPTIONS reporter "f
the Cincinnati Eaquircr, from Parkersburg,
of November II, says, substantially, that
the Democratic party i'll Roane county, was
sold out to the Republicans, and betrayed
by the Chairman of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee in that county, and that the
Democrats OF ROane county are are putting
in their spare time accusing him.
The reporter also charges that 1.-THE
Chairman OF the Committee in R0ane
Gratis went to the mountains on a
hunting expedition, and did not return
until after the election He also says,
the flct that Mr.. woodward, Republican,
carried Roane county in the face of the fact
that the county Is strongly Democratic,
caused great surprise and CONSERVATION
among the Democrats. -
As the chairman of the committee re-
lerred to by the EHgWirr'S reporter de
sire to say that it is not true that went to
the mountains about two weeks before the
election, and ON a hunting expedition,
taking with me about dozen working
Democrats The hunting party all told,
from the county Oi ROane who were absent
on the day uf the election was COM
posed OF the following gentlemen from
ROane county: G. e. Smith, Rep, John
Stone. Dem, NJ. L. Armstrong, Dem, X.
\. Hart, Rep, Joshua Buchannon, Rep,
James Carpenter, Rep, G. \. CriSlip, Rep,
and myself, Dem, or five Republicans
and three Democrats.
At the time the party left Roane county
all steps possible had been taken to thor
Oughly organize the Democratic party in
this county, and no one to my knowledge
at that time had any doubts that the elec-
ton would result in the usual majority
for all the Democratic candidates
except woodward, who it WAS
supposed would run ahead of his ticket
some. woodward carried this county
when elected in lS-2, against l.. ID. SIM
mons, citizen Of ROanc county and the
Depocratic nominee in the Fifth Sena-
torial District. So it will be admitted
that no great surprise or CONSERVATION
should follow WOOdyard's small majority
in this county against candidate from
Mason county.
Ii the Democrats of ROane county are
finding any fanlt with the Chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee, it is I'M
known to the Chairman himself or to his
friends in ROane county.
My service to the Democratic party is
not measured by a day nor single cam
paign, but has been lifelong and never
once proStituted tn scratching have in
all campaigns in this county, since | have
been u citizen of it, literally eX-
pended of my limited means and employed
my time and labor in the support Of
Of the whole Democratic ticket My I'M
selfish support OF Democratic principles
has never been questioned here where |
am known, and | excuse the reporter of
the Enquirer, for the wrong he has done
me, because | am persuaded he knew
nothing about what he wrote, but was am
bilious to write something.
The Democratic vote of Roane county
was not out on election day by ut least
800 votes.
1t is known here that Mr.. woodward
can never be elected 10 office because of
his personal popularity for that he has
not, but he iSa willy, Shrcwd politician
with abundant means. In this one thing
only is he liberal. He succeeded in the
Late election in drawing to his support
many votes in this county by discussing
the probabilities of the location Of. the
branch asylum in this conn
" ii he should he elected
when the fact his election itself
will be nearly ifnOt quite enough to defeat
any such Il proposition. A Republican
State Senator is not likely to hold Demo
cratic Legislature up by the tail.
There was no selling out in Roane
County among Democrats who take any
interest in the parties contests. We all
regret the loss of b. J. Taylor candidate
tor the Legislature from this Delegate
District. He is a good, upright intelligent
man and q consistent Democrat of long
standing and my impression is that some
who look for political preferment ut the
hands OF the Democratic party in this
county, will regret the apathy in their
support of him they fell into in the pinch
of the campaign. So do We deplOrc the
loss of Hon. L. c. Eastman. He would
have added dignity to the State Senate and
strength TO the Democratic party. ROane
County Democrats feel Inundated over the
result, but split milk cannot Lee gathered up
and the next best thing TO do is by united
effort to reclaim in the next contest the
ground lost in the last That there WIS
an abundance of money used in this coun-
ty by Republicans is evident There never
was 80 full turn out of the Republican
vote before, and yet there was no oEen
effort, but under the surreptitiouS man
agement of their leader and the induce
mentS quietly offered, they turned out to
a man, while the Democrats, Sanguine of
success, remained away from the polls,
notwithstanding they were continually
imPortuned by a number Ofdiligent work
ing Democrats of the necessity of a full
vote. That the Democratic party of
ROane county was sold out or betrayed by
the Chairman of the Executive Committee
or any one else taking any interest in the
campaign is therefore wholly untrue. and
the dispatch to the Enquirer, charging
such, is entirely without foundation.
J. W. C. ARMSTRONG.