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Editorial
September 4, 1866
Spirit Of Jefferson
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial questions reports of a bargain between sheriff candidate Potterfield of the Thads and Koonce, urging Potterfield to confirm or deny it, warning that association with Koonce could harm his chances.
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REPORTED BARGAIN.
Is it true, as currently reported, that Potterfield, the candidate of the Thads for Sheriff of this county, has made a bargain with the chivalric Koonce? We hear it said, on all sides, that a bargain has been struck between them—that Potterfield, if able to secure his nomination by the Shepherdstown convention, promised Koonce a deputyship under him.—If it is not true let Potterfield speak out. It won't do for him to remain silent—he must out with the truth, and the whole truth at that. We know this will put him into trouble but that cannot be helped. If Koonce is to be of the firm, he will bring a few votes and drive off many others, for Koonce does not go down with some of the Thads: but if he is not to be in the firm, he will do his best to defeat Potterfield. Potterfield is a right clever sort of a fellow—too much so to be a Thad, or to have association with Koonce; and although we want to see him beat in the race, we want to see it done on his own weight, and not by the aid of the Hounshell bully of the Wheeling legislature. So, out with the truth, Mr. Potterfield, and give us all the facts.
Is it true, as currently reported, that Potterfield, the candidate of the Thads for Sheriff of this county, has made a bargain with the chivalric Koonce? We hear it said, on all sides, that a bargain has been struck between them—that Potterfield, if able to secure his nomination by the Shepherdstown convention, promised Koonce a deputyship under him.—If it is not true let Potterfield speak out. It won't do for him to remain silent—he must out with the truth, and the whole truth at that. We know this will put him into trouble but that cannot be helped. If Koonce is to be of the firm, he will bring a few votes and drive off many others, for Koonce does not go down with some of the Thads: but if he is not to be in the firm, he will do his best to defeat Potterfield. Potterfield is a right clever sort of a fellow—too much so to be a Thad, or to have association with Koonce; and although we want to see him beat in the race, we want to see it done on his own weight, and not by the aid of the Hounshell bully of the Wheeling legislature. So, out with the truth, Mr. Potterfield, and give us all the facts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Potterfield
Koonce
Thads
Sheriff Election
Bargain
Deputyship
Shepherdstown Convention
Wheeling Legislature
What entities or persons were involved?
Potterfield
Koonce
Thads
Shepherdstown Convention
Hounshell
Wheeling Legislature
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Alleged Bargain Between Potterfield And Koonce For Sheriff Deputyship
Stance / Tone
Critical And Demanding Transparency
Key Figures
Potterfield
Koonce
Thads
Shepherdstown Convention
Hounshell
Wheeling Legislature
Key Arguments
Reports Of A Bargain Between Potterfield And Koonce For A Deputyship If Nominated
Potterfield Must Publicly Confirm Or Deny The Bargain
Association With Koonce Will Lose More Votes Than Gain Among Thads
Koonce Will Work To Defeat Potterfield If Not Included
Potterfield Too Clever For Thad Affiliation Or Koonce Association
Desire To See Potterfield Defeated Fairly, Without Koonce's Aid