The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-16
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What Does All THIS Mean9
Tho Democratic jugglo Of the ballots
cast for Governor Of West Virginia pre-
sen,s daily new surprise, The malon'
ty Of the Contest Committee has stulh'
fad itself 30 often that by this time II
would have become a laughing stock nit
were not that its plight were so pislable'
Each OF the members Of the majorlty
spoke brave words on the floor Of the
House Of Delegates when the Guberna'
torlal matter was under discussion.
Each called high Heaven to witness that
he was intelligent enough to know, and
courageous enough to do, the rlght7thing
whom he should como to judge the mer'
its Of the question. Each of them prom
ised, rs all Democrats did, that there
should be no unnecessary delay in dis
patching the business Of the committee
and calling the Legislature to act on the
report,
Not one OF them could for moment
tolerate the thought Of General Coll
exercising his constitutional right to
take his seat on his prlma iacie title
GoE might refuse to call the Legislature
until he or his party or both got ready to
have the case decided. The Democrats
would leave in office the Democratic
Governor whose term was about to ex'
plre, and who had no shadow Of right to
hold minute after General Golf quail
Ged and stood ready TO take possession
This they would do because they had
absolute confidence in their own
integrity backed by the courage Of a
whole Jungle OF lions to do the right
thing without regard to cost.
1t is sad to be forced to the conclusion
that the honest Democrats in the Legis.
lature, NJ tho very time their breasts
were heavlng high with the pride Of
their manly independence, were being
duped by their party managers. 1t Is
sadder still 10 know thatthe three brave
Democratsofthe inYestigat lngcommittee,
bold enough on the floor OF tho House Of
Delegates, courageous enough to take
votes from tho successful Republican
nominee aud give them to tho defeated
Democratic nominee, arc not masters Of
themselves. They resolve at Terra
Alta and ut Wheeling, aud arc over
ruled at Charleston. In Wheeling they
tell through tho Democratic organ what
the people may expect, and from Char
lesion, through the same organ, the peo-
pie arc told that tho Democratic mem
bers Of the committee talk without
knowledge. The Democratic members
propose, anot very mysterious power at
Charleton dlsposes.
1t Is intensely interesting to examine
a few pages Of the unofficial history OF
this matter as written by Democratic
pens and given to the public through
the Democratic orgau, On October 81,
the Register represented Chairman Kec
as "demulishing u few falsehoods" aud
"diotic romance" which had appeared
in the ISrRLLIoEScER. Observe how the
demolition went on. Said the RcOis.
Ia II. 4
der Govern
From that article, IN The ISrELliaEScER Of
Sefs q tSc Contest Coa@tteS |Srs divided
among shSntSSS M S5G sSrs S Tsed s
Win DC committed! aud 49,, that Henry $.
SoeIy S rcsPoasIolc iorthS tiaGGfnSSfiGi Contest
and he VIZ new 1gg ~ cPnn ItI FSp9F
power Governor Wilson VS. ITep5csSnted as an
"n C,,.s.a a,'' v"o s W." w.. ,ho oni" n,,.o
Iii" ,na,nI,or ~ ,,,o committ.o IL ,%o
Va" AooorJ;r. IN thO P,o;;,.r ho SiS
s wy. dan'oI,shIn, in III. wSy.
" Mr ESo was asked bya R.gi,st, roDorte, FIR
Augxgte.sIon Of opinion on Ihe above lalry tale,
llulnn0 AZ az far mn.h hp Amid. Nthnl am Willing
,bS ycNnTi III thS inninFliy 1i tho contn,itier N
ina sItsncS oi INV iiein0CrRilc cOlleapiinS. SIii
SM siirS tLSt Thgn writien. even II tSSy IN, i,ot
Mia Ia SiJ In Inc Incarnation Al Mi. Il Will Ge
III .S,Hrv ~ iLei, mai ti,i,nheF ~ n,,s".
lam csWs Sefnrs iho rommItteS. and n I'M,
nsIi,S that vs. ShoniH disNerca t,f, ninSr nnImiH
hnt nsnncrais an tGe commit 90 afe i,arirctIy
Ss'caI HT III ,ubsisntiSl uarticnlatS, ma iLn;
Svtli Ls,n NJ" irEuhie In t,nn,ing tnveiheF irhCIs
viii IN univ mo fsuSrt iTOul III. ii viii e1vaT
MALI ~ Tn and NH shoW rSnclniyeiy 'Y mi
Judge FlSmlgE was tho choice Of the hOarII
'U 'rn0 o InU S q, w0r,or dO,ov NO. o,,.
.,an Jo"aar "rI %a"nor i T nh "%s Wv
InS G WHIP hal hoSr NJ liz no.t ~. y
nSr,oc " collo0U,o win III ~,r IJ
~ his rsno,t M tbo 1sTr,I,nSvcSn h4S
~ ~" -" 'sP III, w ~ ,.',t','S. "
lleVeb, unWlllnR 10 ICnu himself 10 the
oo,s,iro,v IN hold hocL oll tbot no.,,;,,.
CVhePA"VS w iiO'u p"VN "'l 'ua' PeItAlhb
10 the contest until tho mnuHyers Ahhll
ne
DO ready 10 move. 10 this charge this
..,.., ~ ,,.t,i,,, Louo. Jn.i.i.,.
man VI Sens'VlNV uOuuEt ueSItAug 10 make
what CxCuSe he could for hia DemOcrnlir
800
colleagues, eager to save his party from
TeWVhVh IL PuSaIplei IVPlIeu'
~ beO that there Ia disposition TO accuse ia 0f
delay In preparing our report Few ppOplO real,
llO tho enormous amount Oi'wOrk Involved In |
tho Investigation, have been at work Alnnsi
InnIInuuuily for two Wpnla mud hav0 tVsiItn,,