Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-02-09
GOING BACK ON. THEMSELVES A.
CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 5.-The read;no
the vote for Governor went as far nc r., ~
bell county, when stormy scene beo"s
to stop the opening of the returns entSsa
". One or two Democrats and ~
Speaker at first voted and ruled aoa; ,re
this, but the party lash was applied anS
a resolution was passed by 40 to Al ~
stop declaring the vote, as it would SHOW
Golf elected. The Speaker, not to 90 4;
rectly in the face of his own decision ~
sorted to miserable subterfuge by mai
ing with the President of the Sensta
There were hot debates. Delegate Shaw,
Democrat, of Barbour, said 1.-THE fin,
has come for me to strike blow for M
State. believe the decision of the Char
was right. Under my oath must on
pose the resolution" But he went wiki
his party. Vanpelt, also Democrat. snosa
strongly against this nonsense Of his
party. Judge James II. Ferguson an
able Democratic jurist, says his party has
violated the law and the Constitution
that it is the sworn duty of the SpeaEe,
to open and publish the returns. and
neither the Senate or the House, nor botS
together, have anything to do with il nm.
til the provisions of the Constitution ara
complied with by the Speaker.
Article 8. Sec. z, of the Constitution
says the Speaker of the House shall omen
and publish the vote before proceeding
to any other business, and the persons
having the highest vote shall be declared
elected. That would elect Golf, there.
fore the Democrats have sought to eyads
the Constitution, by:
1. The result shall not be declared.
2. The returns shall not be published
8. The returns shall be read but not
entered on the journal.
4. The returns when attacked. shall
not be read at all.
5. (Pending) The returns thus far
read shall be considered as not having
been read.
In the ballot for Senator Vanpelt broke
from Kenna and voted for II. s. Walker
saying Kenna had been political tyrant
to whom every Democrat had to bow the
knee or be ostracized, and that he had
brought on the defeat of his party. The
vote stood
Two ballots were taken to-day for I'm.
tied States Senator. The first-Goff. az.
Kenna, Al; Piersoll, 8; HEREFORD g: Walk.
err, 1; Governor Wilson, I. On second
ballot-Goff. 43; Kenna, 40; Piersoll 5:
lAOAAOAO w dlhCAs NdIpelL and
Shanklin left Kenna.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1.-THE Democrats
carried out the partisan scheme and
nothing remains but a mock trial of a
partisan committee to declare Fleming
Governor. The Republicans withdrew
in body from the hall, but the Demo.
Gratis went on with their work. The Re.
publicans filed protest against the pro.
ceedings, but the Democrats refused to
enter it on record, then proceeded with
the reading of the election returns with
the vote of the Governor omitted. There
was great irregularity in some of the re-
turns, the vote for Auditor in Wood Co.
being entirely missing, but no account
of it was taken beyond appointing
party committee of investigation. Thus
ends the farce, but the results and the
reaction will some day come home to the
actors. The vote for Senator stood
Golf, 40; Kenna, 80; Goshorn, 8; ex .Sena.
tor HEREFORD, Gov. E. Wilson and ]. +.
Preston, each.