The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-21
FLEMING DOESN'T KNOW.
What Tho Judge Says About the Use OF
Money IL West Virginia.

What The JuIgo Says About the Use OF
Money IL West Virginia.
Nrw YonK, Dec. 2O.-The World pub
fishes the following special from Fair
mont, West Virginia: The interview
published in the Tribune with General
Gol, in which he claims practically
everything in this State, and accuses the
Democrats OF gross frauds ut the recent
election, sounds very strange when read
in the locality where the facts are
known.
This is the home oi Judge Fleming,
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
asked the judge il he had read the in
t.ryirw in question. The Judge said
that hn had, aud he was surprised at the
statements that it contained. Continu-
Ing, he said: "Whilc | see nothing in
what has occurred to indicate Demo-
cratic frauis,a appearances pOintto the
most outrageous Republican frauds. l
care moi to refer to what would seem to
BE- conclusive evidence OF wholesale
fraud in certain counties pointed out in
the recent address OF the State Commit
tee. The committee after carefully eX-
aiming these charges Of fraud, requested
me to make contest in case it should APP
pear that have not majority on the
face OF the returns, which returns in
cludr aii illegat votes. This | will cheer.
fully do believing it to be my duty to
lend helping hand in an Investigation
which the good name OF the State re-
quirrs should be rigidly done. Gen. Goil
has long since published TO the world
that he Is elected and that he willcon
test his claim to the election before all
suitable tribunals. have in public
print accepted his challenge for lull
and fair Investigation.
81 have until nOw," Judge Fleming
continued, "pcrsistcntly refused to b.
interviewed. regret that General Goil
has made such grave charges and blus'
tcring threats. Think it would be more
dishitied It wc were to leave such mat
ttE to our enthusiastic friends. But
considering what General GOtf has said
deem ii proper TO say that so far us
am concerned | court for myself and the
Democratic party the fullest investiga
ton. Open wide the doors oithe court
houses, aud il our prisons will not hole
the fraudulent voters, bOOdiers aud pnr
chaScrs, the law.ab;ding people vii
guard them until punished according tc
law. The kindly advice to 'snbside,
preceded and followed BY threats, vii
not be needed by those for whom it wa
Intended. repeat, the Democrats ien
no investigation, and will not be fright
encd from pursutnga course which the!
believe viii right the wrong and punisl
ihr offenders. Hew close tot he line, ,le
the chips fall wGere they may"
What do you know about Repubii
cans having been arrested and indicted
for alleged otlenses against the election
AwS?'
~ iayc ITO personal knowledge oil
the subject. see from the newspaper
that a lew arrests have been made D!
Federal officers in Ohio county. ] learI
IRON the press, as well rs from othe
sourcrs, deemed entirely reliable, tina
in Mercer county, where the Circui
Court is in session, between three AM
Gyc hundred persons have been IN
dictpd."
"Dld the Democrats spend mucl
money in the campaign 2'
No: they did not have as mucl
money as was needed for Legitimate
campaign purposes and We're great,
hamprrcd in the campaign by the lac
Vt funds. | have no idea that the Den
ocE,ts had or spent one.tenth rs much a
the Republicans"