The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-09
nIsroRY OF THE rRoUsIE.

How ParSons Was Chosen as the County
Seat Clearly the Peoples Choice.
To he Editor Of he IntsQiqcnc:r.
sIR:-In reply to u dispatch from
Bretz, W. Va, that appeared in the
ISrgLLraENcER of August 3, relative to
the county seat war going on in Tucker
county, your correspondent desires to
make this matter plain to your readers.
We wish to be understood as taking
no sides in this contro versy other than
that of the people. and here it will be
necessary to review briefly the history
OF the effort TO change the county seat
from st. George to Parsons. It Is
understood that Parsons il the central
town Of the county and on the West
Virginia Central & Pittsburgh railroad,
convenient to all, while ST. George ID
nearer the border OF the county, eight
miles from any railroad and idcDn-
venient to four.htths Of tho people, OF
the county.
These being facts, it was decided
four years ago to hold an election nela-
tive TO making the proposed change.
This was done, and Parsons only lacked
sixty votes OF receiving three.iiithB OF
tho whole number cast in tho county.
The removal under this election could
not be made, and another election was
held two years after, this resulting in
thirty votes loss than the necessary
three-ftths in favor OF Parsons. Cheered
by this approximate victory, another
election was ordered to be held last
fall, and Parsons was only three votes
short OF the necessary three.hiths.
It was argued by tho friends Of re-
moval that tho proposition to change
the court house to Parsons had not
boon fully understood by the people at
tho previous elections. So II was ar.
ranged early last spring to hold o
special election aud on the 28th day OF
last April the matter was settled,
Parsons receiving large majority over
the necessary threo.fifthS. Not satiSfod
with the results OF this election move
was made 10 take tho honors away from
Parsons and bostow thom upon Hem
bricks. Another election was ordered
and held tho 18th Of July and Parsons
was transcendently victorious again,
her majority boing larger than evor be-
foro. Surely there can be no mistaking
how the will OF tho people stands In re-
gard 10 this matter Five elections llav-
ing been held, Parsons has received O
large majority at tho first throo and O
good majority over the necessary thrOo.
IiithB at the last two.
In view Of this fact tho county court
at itB last session ordered that on the
7th Of August the records and apper-
tenancss heretofore belonging 10 tho
court house at 81 George should DO
moved 10 tho now court house at Par
sons, and such would have been done
had not the opponents Of removal taken
another stop 70 still thwart the will Of
tho people In regard TO the mattor.
They applied 10 Judge Hoke 70 grant
an Injunction, er pdrte, iorblddinR ito
removal, but Judge Hoko would not do
II
They then went directly 10 the au.
promo court and asked Judge Don't for
n writ Of ceriiordri aud were about 10 OBJ.
tain tho same when the people who
have no often expressed themselves in
regard tO this change rose up In their
might aud saidi "Wo propose 10 hayO
no minority rulO In Tucker county.
You propose TO carry this thing into
the courts aud walt yoara for q decision,