Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02
WHOLESALE CORRUPTION.
The New York Worlds Opinion OF the Re-
publican Campaign,

The New York Worlds Opinion OF the Re-
publican Campaign,
New YURE, December 1.-The World
pc5.i,hes the following dspItCh from
Charleston, W. Va: The election Of 1SS5
vii be Io2g remembered in West Virginia.
Tee algraut attempt OF the Republicans TO
v7.ch2sa the State has stirred up 4 deep
ald Iasticg resentment. 1t i3 not improb
s5.e that some of the most prominent
Esmbers of the Republican PARTY in the
safe will he indicted before the first Of
nsxt year. Eyea should the final returns
EJECT Judge Fleming Governor, Gea. GOf,
h:s t;lends cay, will be compelled to de-
Eand an investigation 10y tbs L-s;slatr,e e
to Jiud:cate his nsme. If ne does not 60
tbs it will be the end Of his political ex-
b.erce y this State.
F:0m the returns received 81 tbs S9cre-
ta,y of States ofice it appears that Mr.
C..ys,a5d has carried the State by rearly
2oJ0. Many srs asking how it was that
Cca .az so Tar ahead of Harrison. One
ez2a2.t.ca is that G2ff was ed with an
ambition 70 hsv5 the cIeiit of bsiug the
man who broke ths Slid South, - which
wsl.d place him in lins for the YICGPrss-
IislCy in .~J2.
E1.Collec'o- Mccormick. cf Grafton, is
merti.ue7 az tie chef manipulation in
GOa's interest. ElSly in Oc.ober he made
trip t?ror n tee SOu:h Branch Valley,
IL the eastern rart of the State. He was
aCclmp'u:e! by Mr.. HoOtop, foimer pos
IA, cerk. Judge Fleming, wto WIS in
tl:s valley >ior;ly after the visit Ct Nc
C,.uiCk and Hoct}D, says hs was amazed
a. the 6razel way in VII CD :Eey did their
work.
Up TO cutie recently the Republicans
E}6e b7. little at .empt to COoteal their
movements in the direction of buying
votes HGniGeis Of men in this city and
county vto have never been known to
have S. !Juch es s. il their liyee at one
t,le b came very Hush with mOrey about
twJ weeks tsiJe elsCtiOn, snd displayed
hrsa rolls Of bills. The tradesnen proba-
BY regarded it as q gOd-ssnd, for they
were enabled to collect many old &C
ClUats
nave lived in West Virginia all my
LIE ~ sa'i prominent citizen of Charles
t)0 and have b en- connecttd with the .
political battles here for TIE last twenty
t-e year CT s,nost ever since West Nir- /
gaia became ) ate. l have never, how
ever, seen anything like TIE campaign .
tlat has 7st closed for corruption and tie
open prostitution Of voters. There may .
have been more or le s fraudulent yoticg .
done in the past but we never have been .
s15Jsc.el 20 the spectacle Of the actual pur-
c2ase o. 20 es with money. know of H.
stiaCes where the Republicans offered
IS high As So for single Rspu bliCan vote. .
I1e ca 'hier OF the KaDaTha National Bank
Esre tod me that there was the greatest .
demand te had ever known the dsy before
Ire election for small bills. He piid out
a. ne had early in the day. l was told On
g2od authority that there was deposited at
ice Republican headquarters in this city
On the I, n,glt before el- ion over s. 900 in
=, = and s bills. Tnis was for use on
election day, and the result shows thst it .
was not altogether wastsd.
There Is evidence to show that a great .
usa Of tie Republican Doodle was sent |
around IN the form of certified checks. H. /
y. y Neal! the Sheriff Of Mason county, at
fo1nt Pleasant, received a certified check
Il, ION the Republican State Committee for
S-CIO the last week Of the election. The
L'ssIAture will be able to make the banks .
IIGg no JUS: to whCm this money was paid.
si aslue nom the Senatorial contest, the ses-
;S1 OF the Legislature this winter prom
Of the State.