Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-21
WITH THE GOVERNOR.
THB CONG GRBSSI0NALC CoNTESTSNOW IN HIS
BANDS.
Viii He RGCgnizs he False Returns From KaDawha
OOQnB?-An Exciting episode Between
Congressman Anderson and
Republican Counsellor.
Special TsIsrup-. Do Lss Rectxy,

Special 7sseTGv. 10 Ds ReGI3z,
CHARLESTON, ". Va, December 20 -
Since the County Court got itself in ron-
tempt by certifying the election returns
-,.ni,s an Injunction and writ Of csrtiora,i
we're hanging over it, matters have re.
mained in statu quo, Interest, However,
outside of the Court y as great as ever 10
the Outeoms. so far rs Judge Guthrie's
probable scEion in the premises will be,
not much is said, but there is an awful
sight Of thinking. There are all 80 ts OF
Tumors, however, as to what Governor
Wilson's action will be regarding the illegal
returns. There are some who think be
ought to have refused to accept them until
the lower Court was out of contempt.
o hers, sgaiD, think it is proper for the
Executive 10 await the action of the Su-
reIiOr Counts before he make o move
In any event it Is safe TO
assume that he will respect and protect
tie judiciary of the State from the political
vaudsls aud buccaneers who would trod
the orders Of the courts under foot to gain
q poiUt no matter how grave offsncsu il
might be against law and order. = Cow
ernor Wilson, il is believed, is fully able
to guard the dignity of the State, aud will
not IL sue certificates Of election 10 the sew
eTal Congressmen-eleCt until he is assured
to whom they Iightlully belong Il has
bssn as late as February heretofore before
trey were issued. 1t may be that late
again.
The contemplate trick Of the Il: publ
can dailies to make CAPITAL for their dying
cause by circulating the story that the
Governor intended calling ont the State
militia is quite boomerang. Or course it
was done to make public sentiment
where our people are not known. This SEN
timent in turn is expected to echo more or
less upon the ears Of TIE next Congress,
and to be used for wbatevsr il is worth in
contested election cases. [Oae of the Rpir-
it4d episodes of the recent attempt Of the
members of the County Court to escape
being served with writs last Saturday, was
the interview between Prosecuting Attor-
nsy Patton, who furnishes advice to the
County Court, and Cong essman-slect
Anderson. Patton wanted TO pass the
whole matter of as a joke. Anderson
wouldn't have il, and when Patton ex-
tended his hand, Anderson spat on it, 80 TO
speak. He net only refused to shake
hands with Patton, but accompanied the
refusal with words and sentences that
fairly bristled with indignation at Patton's
course and advise to the County Court:
While think of it, although it is bare
,Iy worth the space, let me remind the In
}Sgigeaeer that its foolish charge about
thu Secretary Of State keeping the
returns from the public is ths
slliSst eddie. Every one knows, ini
GLIDING the IRtelIigcncer, that every county
in tbs State sends all the election returns
sealed, tn bs,opened by the Legislature, ex7
cspf those Of electors and Supreme Court
jqaSep, and these lstter have besn spread
odt on the desks in the Office OF the Secrs-
3ary ever since their arrival, where the
spublic inspscts them from day to day.
Thus goes up in smoke the Munchausen
tales of your malicious c1ntsmporsry, which
the Cflicisl re erred to has looked upon as
so small and worthless as rot to deserve
notice,