The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-29
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Before presenting the document Capt.
Bowers said: "I am informed that bal
lots have been counted by the court that
were not strung as were the others, but
merely stuck in the circular bundle OF
ballots"
"That is not true" said Chief Justice
Earnshaw. 1.-THE clerk has been de-
taching the tickets aud l think they all
came off the string"
every well, sir. Now rs to this aiti-
davit. This shows terrible state OF
affairs. 1t is terrible transaction, to
say the least OF it. You cannot pick up
paper anywhere but it teens with the
exposes of frauds in the matter Of count
/ ing the ballots in Wetzel county, West
Virginia. This thing has got up to
matter OF national proportions. II re.
fleets onall OF us. 1t is disgrace to all
OF us. 1t is incumbent on you, Mr..
President, on you, gentlemen OF the
County Court, to purge yourselves oi
the charges made in this affidavit. The
statute OF the State OF West Virginia
puuishes this thing, and besides that, it
Is an otIense against the United States,
and there is most severe statute OF
tho Government in relation to this
thing. Every man through whose hands
these books have passed wants his hands
washed of this affair. You yourselves
wGntit done. You owe to yourselves.
You can't rest here.
TIE IMPORTANCE OF ACTION.
"This affidavit is sufficient to show
you the importance of action. l ask
that the judges and clerks from ArCher's
Fork, and from Upper Green be sum
moned.
"Now another thing. This court has
intimated that l am impudent and it
will put me in jail. Gentlemen, know
my rights. What has this court done in
my case? 1t has presistently denied
my orders and refused to give me q bill
OF exceptions, whilst it has without a
moments hesitation granted the request
OF the attorneys OF the other side; oil
hand.
"Now you know what it is. want
this summons, you want 1t, the clerk OF
your court wants it and / demand it."
Captain McEldowney-The only ques.
tion Is us to the powers OF the court. II
these charges are true it is to the inter-
est OF the court to act. l shall interpose
no objection to an investigation. The
honor OF the court, OF all interested is
at stake and it is to the interest OF aii to
prosecute all legal measures looking to
the clearing up OF these charges.
THE TRINITY wGAEESs,
The trio of judges went into execu-
tive session for quarter Of an hour, at
the end Of which Chief Justice Earn
shaw saidyery meGkly to Captain Bowers,
"Suppose we summon these Commiss-
ioners, what can they do? They must
stand to their first declarations in this
matter. II we find they stick to that,
what can We do? II we summon them
what good will it doT
w. s. Wiley, Prosecuting Attorney OF
Wetzel county, said upon reviewing the
matter at issue generally: "I shall have
to take time to consider this thing" and
there the mRtter rested
!. Judge Earnshaw: "That ticket that
was endorsed yesterday and sealed up
ia the Centre district returns will now
be counted for Golf and Atkinson, and
tho clerks will so credit il"
i. The Judges then took up Clay precinct
which cast total OF Sl5 votes, OF which
Fleming received 1876, GoR l20, Pendle-
ton 1903, and Atkinson l22. The sack
containing the ballots was -four sack.
It was sealed with mucilage, but not
with red wax, and was torn open by j.
@. McEldowney, Clerk OF the County
Court, who said that until this minute
tho sack had been intact" He was
closely questioned as TO the condition oI
, the sack when he received 1t, but in,
, sisted that it was sealed then and had
y remained sealed till he had opened II
this morning,
The counting OF the ballots was pro
ceeded with without incident until 81
had been recorded, when one OF the
"old.timersn with Atkinson's namt
s scratched out and Pendleton's namt
J. written in was encountered anC
q counted.
GoPP LOSES A yoFR.
Tho tally sheets Tailed exactly VIII
;. the poll books In the cases Of Atkinson
:. and Pendleton, but Golf lost vote an
Fleming gained one. This thing was s
extraordinary as to impOl Capt Bower
10 demand n recount for Goff, but tn
J. judges refused to grant it, and an excel
]. tion was taken.
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can be no question about the items