Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-01
FRAUD! !.
This Is to be a Campaign
of Bribery.
AFFIDAYITS THAT SHOW
Organized Efforts to Buy Votes
in West Virginia.
REPUBLICAN MONEY EVERYWHERE.
A BraxtOn BOOdIsr Wsaksns and Confesaes
All.
HE STATES OYER HIS SOLEMN OATH
That Secret Republican Clubs Handle the
Money, and
THE FACTS GIVEN In DETAIL.
Read and Learn How They Propose to Buy
Your Votes-Oshsr Counties
Tell the Same Story.
$4,000 In BRAXT0N AND HARDY.
1000 In BRAXTON AND HARDY.
As High as $40 Apiece Paid For Votes
in Tucker COmy---A Startling
Evidence Of Intanded Fraud
in Wstzsl.
LET THE VOTERS READ,
Read and Learn the Desp Laid Plot
to Destroy the Purity Of the
BaIlot---L8arn Their DaS-
parate Efforts to Buy
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SpscIdI IstSgTGH1 10 nc RSgtasf.
BRAxroN G. H, W. VA, October 81
The following sworn statement shows tie
effort to which the Republicans are resort
ing to capture West Virginia. No doubt
tie same scheme is b ing worked in other
parts of the State.
''TEc State Of West Virginia. County Of
Brdrton, to Wit:
Mcdonnell Cupenter, being first duly
sworn en- his oath, ssy5 that he is men,
Der of the Harrison and Morton club of
Lick Ran, il Webster county, aud has
been a member thereof for at least two
months. 1t is secret organization and
meetings are strictly secret except when
addresses sre to be m ide and the n or ly are
persons o!he. than members admitted, and
and each member obligatss himself by
signing a constitution and by-lawS
to support the Republican patty
and keep tecrst the business
of the club; that said cub has had one 81
cret session. 1t was soma two W efs ago.
Afliaut further says lie was at previous
meeting of the Republican club of Holly
River, in BraxtDn county, Of which club
NJ. G. Mccartney is presi 'eat; said meet
ing of Holly River Club which sffiSnt az
tended was hald on Thursday night, Octo-
ber %, 1888, at Lsurel Path Run. At
said meeting, before entering upon busi'
ness, a thorough search was made by the
Sergeant.at-Arms in the house, on side Of
the houss and even under tie floor, to
see whether any person Other than mem
bers of said or a similar organic alton were
present, aud after satisfying themselves
that thiogs were in order, then they went
into s scrt I session; nd it was resolved by
the club iu such secret sass' on, that part
of the club mest at John Msrpleb and
part at Silas Morrisons, on Monday night
b ,fore ne elect OF, and arrange for the
election a. Neville and Bakers Ran
precinct, that certain of them be KEEP of
sixty feet from the pills, and remain at
ths post al day OF tle election TO fill
tickets and buy votes, all they possibly
could; and one of the club stand at the
polls and oaa at the door to watch the
voters, aud see that Trey do not change
their tickets, and that Palser Rsxroad Is
one of the men who ia to stand at sixty
fset from the polls and do the buying,
and said Rexresd so told sfiani; and that
this one standing st the polls shall make
it his business to stuff republican
ballots inbothe box, aud If possible TO get
ont of the box o corresponding
number Of Democratic ballots, and it was
also agreed at slid mesting that all posi-
BILE M ans, without regard to ccs', should
be n "a to contryl the commissioners OF
n,
lot b,x; and that siuce the said meeting
one cf the members Of said cub, Richard
wes.isli, said to affiant, BE true to your
party your money will be sure, and If yoa
divulge, death" and it WAS also unde7-
stood that the same plan should bs adopt
ed BY the elub-of which sffiant is mem
ber: aud il was also sgcsed between p on
iusnt members Of TIE Holly River Club
thst afIiaut was to have $50 from their
funds to be used By him on the day Of
election in the manner sforssssd.
Afiant further says that John d. Sut-
ton; who was in attendance at said Lsurel
Patch run nesting assured aft Int that he
should have the mon'y promised him.
(sigu,d.) MCDONNELL CARPENTER
Subscribed and sworn to befOle me- this
3Okh day of O;tobe-, 1883.
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