Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-01

County Commissioners can only be known
from the certificates transmitted to the
I Governor. Tbey make 10 record under
the law, but only certificates of the vote
cast. Their proceedings only become mat
ter Of record upon a bill of exceptions
being taken, under chapter 153, acts 1882,
and it can only be made to appear under
Judicial proceedings on return Of the com
missioner to a writ OF certiOrdri
Brace vs.. Commissioners, 25 w. Va,
225; OhenOwith vs. COMMISSIONS, 26 w.
Va, 233, 236; POtset vs.. Commissioners,
80 W. Va, 1861.
THE CALHOUN COUNTY VOTE.
The certificate of the Commissioners for
Calhoun county, under date of November
II, 1SSS. shows that J. NJ. jackson re-
ceiysd 9l9 votes, @. B. Smith received 63O
votes, Geo W. Hays ~ yOtes, and W. M.
Weekley , votes. The County Court of
said county, on January 7th, 1889, entered
a 20 called order changing the vote of said
Smith TO 632 votes When the Commits
sioners after GsceItainiDg the result of the
election in November as aforesaid, ad-
iourned, their powers ceased, they were
faRcius 0ficio, and said order Of January
7th was g mere nullity.
The Commissioners for Richie county
oont two certificates. One, dated NOvem-
her 13 1855, shows that o. B. Smith re-
ceivsd 972 vut-s; J. NJ. Jackson. ,405
votee; G.. W. Hays, II votes, and w, NJ.
Weekley, 81 votes. This ceTtifeats is
sigued by all three of the Commissioners.
The other certificate is dated November
IA. 1SsS. 1t gives c. B. Smith 973 votes;
J. 81. jackson, 1 ,4O3 votes; o. W. Smith,
1 vote Judge Jackson, l vote. and W. NJ.
Weekley, nothing. This certificate is
signed by only two of the Commissioners.
The vote will be counted as set forth in
the certificate of November l3.
THE PLEAsANTs COUNTY CERTIFIcATE.
The Commissioners of Pleasant county
lows: James NJ. Jackson received eight
hundred and tlCe votes"
The words and letters are tOo plain for
any mistake.
For the reasons heretofore given there is
no authority to 90 behind this certificate.
The votes certified must be counted, if
enough appear to ascertain the meaning.
II any action upon note it was held,
''There is no error in admitting the note
sued on, in evidence, because the amount
thereof is written four hund and two and
5O1OO dollars" Glenn vs.. Porter, -
Ind. Z. 525. Soft has been held that
The sbbreviatiOn in a declaration, Dam
ages one thOus. dollars is not error" l
W, L. J. Mich. 395.
If enough appear 10 make the returns
Ineligible it should be made so. This
cannot be done without striking out one
letter and inserting another, or by supply
ing the see mingly omitted letters. Acting
upon the face of the paper, the latter sp-
pears more in cousonauce with adjudged
cases. The last number would give TO said
Jackson, eight hundred and twelve votes.
1t will be so entered.
WE ARE -FOUR.
The result which is shown by tabular
statement is as follows:
Third district. J. d. Anderson received
1874 vOtes. J. Ii. McGinnis received
IA 631 votes.
Fourth district. J. N. Jackson received
19. S37 votes. @. b. Smith received -, SS4
votes.
Both Anderson and Jackson get their
certificates, and there are four Democratic
congressman from West Virginia.
The representative of the REGISTER had
a short interview with Hon. John ID. Al
derson tonight. That gentleman said:
"Gov. Wilson could not have done other
vice than he did, as the legal returns be-
fore him show my election on their face.
The recount in Kanawha county gave me
a majority on the face of the returns, and
ths action of the Ksnawha County Com
missioners was 80 partisan and unfair thai
a Judge who is a Republican reversed
them.
Il am not afraid of a contest made by
Mr.. McGinnis, as We have facts IN our
possession to show that every democrat
on the ticket received a majority Of the
LEGAL votes cast in the Third district, and l
shall fight for the rights of the msjOrity
The time has come when all honest men
must unite in a common effort 10 see that
the majority and not corruption shall rule.
of course the Republicans ere dissappoln-
ted. aud will critiCizs Governor wilson's
actions; had he decided otherwise they
would be landing him TO the skies. 1t ls
their practice 10 abuse Democratic officials
and tribunals when they decide adversely
to the Republicans, no matter what the
right of the cause may be-"
Tonight Mr.. AldersOn's friends are
him at the st. Alberts Hotel,
while Fred McGinnis and his friends are in
the dumps at the Hotel Rufiner. About
the worst defeated persons in the State are
the Republicans in this city tonight. They
are so nonplussed they do not know what
10 do, as they have been knocked slly by
the issuing of the certificates TO Anderson
aud Jackson. Tue Democrats are happy
aud do not doubt the final result.