Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-11-28
,OUTRAGES AT THE
POLLS.
Some Almost Incredible
Stories from Wayne
County.
THE MISSISSIPPI METHODS
Are Introduced into West Vir-
gin'a By Democrots-Repu6-
tscans Dyicsn out of the
COmnty-Guns an the
Hands of n Mob.

Hands of a Mob.
Wheeling Intelligence, Nov. 20, 1885.
The outrageous manner in which
the Democrats of Wayne county
conducted the election in that codn
ty, especially in the NJ II Creek dis.
trict, as related by an employee at
the Penitentiary, and an ardent Dem
ocrat, who left Moundsville for that
place the next day after the election,
is somewhat interesting in the face
of the charges of fraud and intimi-
dation on the part of the Republ,-
cans of the State as published in the
LEICESTER. Such acts of violence
and entire disregard of the rights of
citizenship as were rcsorted to in
that county to carry the election
certainly do tend to ''smirch the fair
name of West Virginia" and may
create the impression in the minds
ofsome people that this is an utterly
lawless community"
The lawless and brutal conduct on
the pari of large body of Demo
Gratis in Wayne county can but
give color to such impressions; and it
adds to West Virginia's shame if the
perpetrators of these outrages are
not hunted down and punished to
the fullest extent of the law. For
tunately the better class of Demo
Gratis of that county denounce them
and their methods in terms equally
as severe and positive as do the Re
publicans. The gentleman who
gives the information is a. above
reported, Democrat.
The leader of the band of ruflians
was his cousin, out family ties did
not stop his mouth from dcnouncing
him and his followers, and express
ing hope that they would be
brought to justice. He says that oh the
day of the election his cousin at the
head of body of Democrats APP
Peared at the polls with guns and
ropes and prevented many Repub.
licans voting. They threatened to
shoot or hang them unless they
would vote as the mob desired.
One man by the name of Corblev.
who was ii candidate for Commits
siOner, was beaten down and the
crowd proceeded 10 tie him; but
finally he was given fifteen minutes
10 decide whether he would vote as
they wished or leave tt county.
Mr.. Corbley chose the latter and
went out of the county. He cried
like child and tod the leader of
the gang that they had the advan.
tage of him, but that he would gel
even with them.
The MteUigencor's informant
says that twelve or thirteen Rcpub
Leans who vote at that precinct
were by this crowd of ruifians pre-
vented from voting, and were driv
en- out of the county. Lawyer g
+. Ratliff, the only Republican law
yer there, has taken the matter in
charge and, so lar as lies in his
power, will seek to have this law.
less gang brought to justice. The
Republican Stale Committee, and
every Democrat who has any regard
for the rights OF the citizens of the
State, should aid in their apprehen-
sion, and see to it that they are let
off with no light punishment. They
are all well.known by the citizen,
OF Wayne county, and did their
work openly and without fear Of
the law. To keep the name Of
West Virginia pure, the right OF
franchise must he secured to every
citizen without regard to politics.