Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-12-12
A Tragic-Comedy i'm Two Acts
and a "Walkcr-'Round"-
Democrats Dismayed to
Find Their Gun Kicked
backward and Very

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Hard.
The following special dispatch
was sent from Charleston to the
Wheeling Atcll;aencsr under date
of December 9th:
"The decision Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals yesterday Is far
reaching. The Court decided that
it had power to compel by msnda-
mus the county court of Kanawh a,
sitting as a board Of canvassers, to
sign the bill of exceptions present
ed by counsel for Anderson on
which he may apply to the Kama.
wha circuit court for a certiorari.
The court, in this decision, virtually
overrules its former decisions as Civ
en- in Potcet as. Commissioners,
Brace as. Cunningham, ETC., and
establishes the new principle that
a county court, sitting as board Of
canvassers making a mere recount
of the ballots, are yet body so
clothed with judicial powers that
they may sign bill OF exceptions
and thus make formal record of
their vote.
The decision is contrary to the
former doctrine of the court. 1t
occasions much criticism, even from
sound Democratic lawyers, but
THE CASE HAS BEEN DESPERATE.
Kenna, and through him the Ma
tional Democratic machine, with
German at the throttle, has been in
close attendance at the court and a
large body of Democratic notables
have attended court. The State
Committee has been here. Elem
ing, Anderson, Wilson, St. Clair
and others have been abiding in the
city nursing the Democratic cause.
Hutchinson, Abraham Burlew,
Edwards and Burdette made able
stands in behalf of the Republican
cause, but were unable to withstand
the pressure.
To-day counsel for Fleming and
Anderson appeared before the coun-
~ court and presented the mandate
of the court directing them to grant
a bill of exceptions and permit coun-
sci to examine witnesses. Repub.
lican counsel, Hutchinson, Burlew
Edwards and Burdette, were pres
ent to prevent any over-reaching
and to watch the Republican inter.
ests. F. Brown, Malcomb Jack
son, w. St. Clair, represented
Fleming and Anderson. The first
move made by the Democrats was
to press the exclusion of Lewiston
precinct, because one OF the com
missioners Of election had not been
properly sworn, while he swore IN
the other. Golf and McGinnis had
a majority of nine in this precinct.
The court accedcd TO this and threw
it out.
DEMOCRATS DIsMAYED.
Then, to the dismay Of the Dem.
ocratic counsel, the Commissioner
of Coalburg precinct, A. G. Shaver.
was produced and swore that al
that precinct he swore the other
Commissioners, yet nobody swore
him, showing precisely the same
state of affairs. Coalburg gave a
Democratic majority Of 20, and the
court, acting consistently, will throw
out Coalburg, thus giving gain of
III to Golf and McGinnis, elec,ing
the latter ard giving the Democrats
dose of their own physic.
Then the matter of tampering
with the Charleston ballots was tn.
ken up. 1t was clearly shown that
the ballot box, a rough cracker box.
had been laid away in the office of
County Clerk Goshorn, who has
been the chief manipulator Of Ken.
mas fight; that il was put in a room
used by the clerks on the floor, with
only a few books piled upon it; that
tor several days no guard was over
it; that window was loose and
the sash easily raised, that Cos.
horn had access to the room after
working hours. The box showed
1t had been opened OH the bottom.
The Ratchet and cold ehisel Of the
janitor have been missing since
about election time.
Two unknown men accosted the
janitor one dark night while the
box was in the room and asked
about the building-whether any
one was in it after night.
\ DARK jos DoNE.
The ballots show beyond doubt
they have been tempered with. The
Democratic eauvsssers and com.