The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-04
THB CONRHMPIIBLB ACTS.
OF the Democratic Majority Of
the County Board
PLACED BEFORE THE PUBLIC
by the Republican Mnorliy-The
Great Wrong done by the Board
Will be stamped with the
Peoples Condemnation.

Commissioners yesterday, II was DrOhght
out that the charge that President Cruise
had sent to Gov. Wilson the falsIlied GER
tificate Of the result in this county, based
on the iarcical "recount"-a charge
which those who hold Cruise in the
lowest esteem were slow to belicve-was
true. The certificate was sent of last
week. The managers on behalf Of Mr..
Pendleton OF the counting out proceed
ing pursued their tactics to the last.
When the only issue involved was one
between meannessand common decency,
they chose the former. When there was
no bearingin their action on Pendleton's
chances, since his certificate to the seat
was secure through the Wctzel county
felony, the Board did an act which
makes any further proceedings in the
Circuit Court idle child's play.
Mr.. j. D. Ewing, the Boards legal
advisor, told an lSTELLGENcEn man
Saturday that he had advised the Board
not to send the certificate; yet they sent
it on. They were consistent to the last.
They were not satisfied with the public
scorn and contempt they had already
won; they desired to make these feelings
more general-and they have succeeded.
The following ringing address to the
public by Mcssrs. Maxwell and Nc.
Gregor, the Republican members OF the
Board, ought to be read by every voter,
and then filed away with a roster OF the
Democratic members Of the Board Tor
use when these documents will do the
most good:
TO he Eosn dr OHIO coUt'g
we desire to enter our earnest and
emphatic protest agains. the partisan
action OF the Board OF Commissioners Of
Ohio county, in the late recount. In
the first place, we call attention to the
fact that the Board, when the time came
for appointing the judges and CANVASS
ers OF election, arbitrarily and contrary
10 all precedent appointed Mt all voting
places in the County,two Democrats and
one Republican, not even allowing us,
the Republican members Of the Board,
the privilege Of naming our own minor
ity. We believe that almost withOuC
exception the election canvassers have
done their duty conscientiously and
faithfully, but the result has not been
satisfactory to the majority OF the Board,
and a recount was ordered on the de-
mapd ot Mr.. pendIet0n, candidate for
Congress. The foregoing you all know
TO be true. We now state ghat the
voters generally do not know, but what
! We know 10 be facts, and facts TINT cab
not be assanied:
TLe majority have thrown out votes
In HE recount flat the voter intended
| Tor Sir. Atkinson, $tthsEt g shadow oil
doubt, and giiGt were so DECIDED w me
canvassers. Democrats who desired 10
Vote for Mr.. Atkinson hay0 been dis
iranchised by this Board, in some ih'
stances because the name OF Mr.. Akin
son was rot properly spelled, or was
not, as tue majority Claimed, in the pro-
per place on the ticket.
Ballots with Dir. Atkinson's name
across Mr.. Pendleton's, in . bold, plain
hand, were not counted, because as one
OF tho Commissioners remarked, the
voter had evidently voted for both can
| didatcs, and consequently should count
| for nei.her. In que Instance Mr.. Pen
dlcton's name as printed led been
scratched, and Mr.. Atl;inson's written
over it, but tho Board decided the
scratch was intended for Mf, AtHnson's
name.
Not one OF Mr.. Pendleton's ballots has
bsen questioned by the majority; no
matter hoy tho ngme was spelled or
whcie It was put, it was counted for Mr..
Pendlctou..
The slcrcd right to cast one vote az
the voter desires and TO have 1t counted
as cast, has been denied.
IN tie recount in Triadelphin district,
three ballots that had Mr.. Atliinson's
name on we thought should have been
counted for him ut the time that the
Board refused 80 10 do, aud they were
passed for future consideration; but
when the time came for their considera-
ton, the Board decided by vote OF seven
to two not to examine and pass on
these ballots, giving as a'reason that the
records did not slIow any such action
had on tho three ballots, ami GQDse-
quently Mr.. Atkinson lost the three
votes we believe he should haYe had.
We do know tho records do not show
the facts, and persons present well know
the difiIcplty we had in having correct
record kept qf the proceedings OF this
Board, especially during the first week
OF our work. We do not desire 10 Te,
fleet on our clerk, but believe he has
done the best he could under the in
structiou, he had from the President OF
the Board.
The returns from Rchland district
gave Mr.. McColloCh, candidate for Coun-
t. COMMISSIONER, n majority OF ten. In
the recount had, eight Of his votes were
thrown ont on merely techn ic2l grounds,
leaving him the slender majority Of two
which would have been, without
doubt, entirely wiped ont had the board
been allowed 10 20 over the ballots again,
ms was desired.
After the recount had been completed
Mr.. Allen demanded another recount OF
the vote OF Richland and Liberty dis
triets Oh the vote OF Commissioner, in be-
half, rs lie said, OF Mr.. Garden and Mr..
I3layney, late candidates. FOR Commits
siOicr In said districts, while the fa0s is,
neither OF these gentlemen authorized
any OuE 10 lnUNS GuGh u hSAhAhNs
Unfortunately for the plans OF the
Democratic ring OF this county, the next
Board OF commissippeIBwill bea tie, and
very much to their disgust, and there
can be hut little doubt the object vas y
count out o.. Republican and put IN Mt
least one Democrat aud thus CQntIol the
next Board. H..
In our humble opinion the Board has
not gone oyer this recount with desire
and Intention TO ascertain the true in.
tent at voters, but ior the purpose of
carrying out a scheme concocted by
Others, the object OF which was 10 elect !
n candidate that the people said on tue
9th OF November last they did not
wait.
We know that in times OF intense
polltical excitement, like the present,
when party spirit runs high, zeal for
party success is apt to swerve US from
the path OF duty aud justice, and give a
party coloring to ali our decisions. Yet
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