Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-12-07


be, would deliberately traduce the
town in this manner; but the fact re-
mains that even if the author was
some irresponsible newspaper CORE
spondent, he must have been fur
nished with the groundwork for his
lies by some one here. The person or
persons who maliciously aided and
abetted the SANDER are just as culpa-
BILE as the boss liar himself. We hope
that all concerned will be smoked out
and held up for the contempt and re-
buke of an indignant and outraged
people.
The following card, written by Mr..
]. S. Fleming and endorsed by Messrs.
Fayman and Ray, is certainly all the
denial necessary so far as they are
concerned:
SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. VA,
December 4th, 1888.
Editor Of the Shepherdstown Regis
ter-Dear Sir-Will you permit Inc
through your columns 70 reply to an
article in the Philadelphia Press OF
November 30th, in which my name Is
mentioned, and | understand some ac-
cuse me as being the author, which L
emphatically deny? But that is not
all; this whole community and es-
pecially my Democratic friends are
shamefully traduced. So far as know
there is scarcely scintilla of truth In
the whole article. Its stated that Jas.
ID. Fayman, John 4. Ray and myself
made atiidavit that the ballot boxes
were removed The facts are as fol-
lows: Jas ID. Fayman made an atiida-
Wit before HE as Notary, substantially
as follows: That he had challenged
five persons as non-resldents, who
were allowed TO vote by the Commits
sioners, and that the ballot boxes were
taken TO the Office of j. ). Bragonier
and counted JnU. K. RAY and my
self certified 10 the correctness OF that.
Nearly every voter knows that at eN-
cry election here since we have had Il
Board of CanyasserS the ballot boxes
have been taken 10 another place and
| counted. | served as q canvasSer at
three different elections. The ballots
were always counted at another place.
| was present at the last election. and
when the count was finished there
was only two CD ballots in the box,
when the number equal to the votes
had been counted; these were not I'M
folded at the time.
As TO the threats made or the state
ment that ii was dangerous for a Re
publican TO vote, | only have to say
that l have lived here nearly so years
and every one knows | ain Republi-
can, but the article above men
toned is the first | heard of any
threats. There was no intimidation,
no violence, and | AIN satisfied every
one entitled to vote had the privilege
of doing so unmolested. There were
no mountaineers who rode from Har-
pers Ferry or any where else and
voted here. The statement about Jas.
Robinson being jerked back and driv-
en- from the place is entirely without
! foundation, as is also the statement
that twenty men were picked up on
the streets before election by the Dem
ocrats and kept in durance until too
late TO vote.
In conclusion let me say that the
other gentlemen, both Commissioners
and Canvassers, need no vindication
dl my IduGs. L leI are Stlliciich
above reproach, and would not be
party to any such proceedings re-
ferred TO in the article of the Press.
There was a difference of opinion
among the Commissioners as to the
qualification of few voters. | sup
posed the affidavit of Mr.. Fayman to
test that question, or | should not
have certified TO it, although the
facts as there stated are known to all.
Respectfully Yours, &c,
J. S. FLEMING,
Republican Com. Of Election.
Endorsed:
J. ID. FAYMAN,
Republican Clerk of Election.
JOHN r. RAY.
1t gives us pleasure to print, in ad-
dition to to the above, the following
letter from Towner Schley, Esq,
lifelong Republican, but gentleman
who cannot see his home slandered
without entering his protest:
SHEPHERDSTowN, w. Va,
4