The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-27

turns are made under oath and | can
hardly see the necessity ofsendingiorthe
officers"
Capt. McEldowney-"This thing must
be done by petition and notin the man
ner suggested by Capt. Bowers. l am
Just like him. II were representing
Mr.. Atkinson l would not feel very
good either"
az press my request TO the Court"
insisted Capt. Bowers.
"This thing might lie over till the
counting is completed" said Mr.. McEl-
downey.
summonses should go out tonight"
THE DEpuTY's DELIGHT.
While this colloquy was going on, the
Deputy Clerk was in an ecstasy oil glee.
He limped around the room laughing
and whistling, and finally went into cx-
ecutivc session with Null, one OF the tai
ly clerks, and lie attracted general atteE-
ton by his gestures OF frantic delight,
talking soto voce all the time. Judge
Earnshaw finally said: ~ can't see
that these Commissioners can give us
any light. 1t don'tseem to me they can.
Still, lam willing"
Capt. Bowers-"The clerks in small
district like this would certainly remem-
Der the fact OF SO many sCratchers Of one
man. think they should be cal led TO
testify us to their recollection OF this
thing. Still ii the Court wants to repent
| shall not press it till tomorrow"
All this time the County Clerk and
his deputy had been sealing up the bal.
lots in paper sack.
A POST MoRTEM REFORM.
They sealed up the sack and Capt.
Robert McEldowney approached the
desk and saitIs "Now, that is not the way
to seal those things. There must be
something to show that it is impossible
to tamper with them" This may be
taken us piece OF Wetzel county irony
that would tire Frank Healy. In view Of
the fact that the ballots had served their
iniautous designs, after they had lain
exposed TO the unholy touch OF all who
might care to touch them for fortnight,
after they had been left unguarded for
nearly the same length Of time, after
they had come into the hands OF the
County Clerk in n monstrously illegal
form, after he had received them in in
difference to his own knowledge that he
was transcending his rights and priv
ileges in the matter and kept them there
for days before the prescription OF the
law had even been nodded at, this
adjuration was indeed apropos.
Some little attention was given to the
recommendation OF Capt. McEldowney,
and the tickets (the fixed ones) were
neatly done up and filed away.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE cHIDrs.
The Court then turned its attention
to the recount OF the lower precinct Of
Green township, and before counting
was begun, Chief Justice Earnshaw said:
"Eow, want to say to counsel:
Keep cool, act like gentlemen, not US II
highway robbers were ut work here. |
mean Just what say" This was said
in such menacing tone that Capt Me-
EIdowney hitched upa little and looked
at Capt. Bowers, but nothing was said.
At this moment +. p. Horner, the third
Commissioner, came in but did not take
his seat. The recount was then begun
and finished without incident or feature.
The 2Oj votes were counted in q min
utes and in striking contra distinction
to the tickets Of upper Green" not u
scratched ticket was TO be found. Every
one OF them was us straight as the others
were crooked.
! asked Capt. Robert McEldewny after
the court had adjourned what he
thought of-the result.
"This thing is just as much OF sur
prise to me us it can be to anybody" he
replied. u really expected nothing OF
substantial importance TO come Of this
recount. l thought there might per
haps bo change Of vote or two, but
this is ahead OF what expected. l can
offer no solution OF the matter"
LUCID SOLUTION.
Chief Justice Earnshaw had a theory
and condition as well in regard to the
matter, He said: "Hhe only way
can explain it is in the supposition that
the men who were counting these bal
lots were old men and could not see the
erasures. Then there is another thing.
Yves Atkinson used to be United States
Marshal, and he had quite number oi
people to arrest in WetZel county, and a
good many OF them are remembering
him for it,
The diamond brightness OF this expla.
nation will dazzle even the wagtating
Democrat though fool when he retiects
that the erasurcs were OF so pronounced
character that the most unlearned oi
the election officers could see them
without glasses. On the other hand the
yindictipeness OF the men that Atkinson
might have arrested you'd haye mani
tested itself in n vote for Pendleton in
each instance, and ninetecnthly he ar'
rested nothing but Democrats in any
instance in this county.
John Q. McEldowney said this morn
ing: ~ think Mr.. Atkinson is elected
think there will be no changes o.
moment in this county. ] cannot see
how they can be made. There is nc
truth, to my knowledge, in the state
ment that the returns have been tamper
ed with"
1t is singular fact that not visiting
Democratic statesman is here to-day
Colonels Wells, OF Marion, and Baird, Q
I Ohio, evidently have the most implici
confidence in'Chief Justice Earnshaw
and that eminent iurist has shown tina
he deserves it.
THE FARCE TO-DAY.
Tomorrow the farce will continue
Republicans confidently expect that tn
attack will begin on Gof and assert tina
his majority will melt away Us rapidl
us that OF Atkinson did to-day. The,
feel that all the liberties, indeed tn
vilest possible, have been taken wit
the ballot box and its contents and nott
ing has been left pndone to improve til
opportunities. II,