The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-20

Special eOs+sS0hjasnce Of the Register.
1 FAzRMoST, April Is. Governor
Fleming returned from an extended
business trip last evening. To the
Representative of the Register he
said that be had received reports
from most Of the counties in the
State, and was well satisfied with
the progress that had been made 10
the gubernatorisi contest. There
would be little difficulty In cstab-
fishing the illegality of the great
majority Of the votes challenged in
his original notice. The evidence
90 far taken had shown that, and
when the legislative committee
meets on the Goth, bis counsel would
present u case which he believed
would establish the entire justice OF
his claim to the gubernatorial
Office.
corr TAKING NO DISPOSITIONS.
Il have received no notice." Judge
Fleming said, '.of any intention to
take dispositions in behalf Of my OPP
ponent. or course he will he per-
mitted to copy the dispositions which
will be taken in the congressional
contests, but beyond that we have
no knowledge of any steps that are
to be taken. or course We do not
intend to insist on the contest of any
vote IN technical grounds. / have
stated repeatedly, and | believe that
the public understands my position.
that / would not have entered into
this contest if / did not believe ] had
received a majority Of the legal
votes. If technical specifications
are not insisted on in behalf of the
Republican candidate they certainly
shall not be in my behalf, and ] will
be very glad to see them dropped
from the contest entirely"
SHOWING UP ILLEGAL VOTES.
Judge Fleming has not taken an
active part in preparing the evidence
for the contest, but has received reg
ular reports Of the progress. Coun-
sci have completed the case as far
as Marion county is concerned
Nineteen votes were challenged
Dispositions which were taken at
Fairmont this week showed that ten
of these votes were plainly illegal
The testimony was complete and
convincing. II was shown by com
petent witnesses that one Republi-
can voter was minor. There were
legal proceedings in connection with
his birth, which fixed the date at
June 7, 1868. Another had been
discharged from the insane asylum
only short time before, but was not
cured. He had previously been com
mitted to the asylum, and was gen
orally regarded of unsound mind
Eight votes were contested on the
ground of hon-rcsidence. and strong
cases made in each instance. Sew
eral of these men had moved from
the State, and been absent for con
siderable time. while all, with ope
exception, had been out of the coun-
ty for months before.
Dispositions were taken at Man
nington to-day. Eight votes were
challenged. and evidence showing
their illegality was sworn to in the
majority of them. In all, the con-
test cases have been very successful
in Marion county, and while there
is no doubt that many more illegal
votes were cast than proven, the
Democratic counsel are satisfied
with the result.
| GUESS ON GoFF.
The representative of the Register
had short interview with promi-
nent Democrat, Who is intimately
acquainted with every feature of the
gubernatorial contest.
Il am not surprised he said,
that Gen. Golf has not given notice
to take dispositions. / am informed
that in every county his counsel
have taken exceptions to the deposi-
tions, on the ground that they were
taken after the time prescribed by
the law, and the act of the Legisla-
ture extending the time was illegal.
believe that Golf intends to base
his whole case on this claim that the
evidence cannot be considered; and
if, by any means, a single Democrat
can be induced to sustain this view.
Golf will be the Governor"
"There is no doubt that the Re
publican candidate has been at an
enormous expense. He has had great
er difficulties to contend with than
the Democrats had His attorneys
and agents have been candidates for
office, and the national administration
has thrown them overheard for Steve
Elkins' men. Golf cannot pay them
with political rewards. 1t will come
out of his own pocket. He cannot
help but feel that he is repudiated
by his party, and will be inclined to
let the contest drop. The easiest
way to do it will be just as he is do
ing, and that will be the outcome of
the whole matter"
scALpING KNIVES wHETTED.
Republicans are found who take
the same view of the situation 1t
is evident that the reins of power
are fast slipping from the hands of
the Harrison county leader, and a
new man will soon be in the saddle.
A prominent Republican, whose
name has been frequently mentioned
in connection with the congressional
nomination, said the other day that
the general supposition that Stur-
giss' appointment was Elkins' work
was the correct one "Elkins," he
said, wanted that position to go to
the Second Congressional district,
because that is his own district.
Sturgiss has never been bowling
Goffite, and, in fact. was understood
by his friends to be strongly oppos-
ed to some of COTS plans He was
not an Elkins man either, but Elk
ms picked on him as the man most
capable of bursting the Golf machine.
Sturgiss has the inclination to do it,
and he will cut pretty close to Mr..
COTS fifth rib about the time the
Republicans get ready to elect an U.
S. Senator.
A MERRY, MERRY WAR.
Now that the opposition to Golf
has found a leader" nv informant