Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-27
The GubernatOriaI Con-
test Committee
DISALLOWS "a VOTES.
The Brooke County Cases Finally
Decided
AND Mr.. GOFP'S PLURALITY"
Becomes Beautifully and NumeOusly
Left--It is Now Only Thiry-three
and Mcdowell and Mercer Re-
turns are Yet to be
Heard From.
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GRAFTON, w. VA, June 26. Including
the alleged returns from Kanasha county,
General Nathan Goff had a majority over
Judge A. B. Flemiug OF 40 votes in the
November election. In the contest before
the legislative committee, votes stricken
out increased this alleged majority by five
votes. To-day Messrs. Kee, Sprigg, Live
ly, Maxwell and Morris were present at
the session Of the committee. The returns
rom Brooke county were considered
Fleming challenged 139 votes and G0G
challenged Al votes. OF those challenged
by Fleming 81 votes we're stricken out
OF those challenged by Gotf five votes were
stricken out, showing q clear gain OF 20
votes in Brooke county and a net gain, so
far In the contest, OF "a votes for Judge
Fleming General Gofl7s apparent major
| ity at the present time, therefore, is reduc-
ed from one hundred and ten TO thirty-six
votes
MORRIS AND MAXWELL TURNED TAIL.
Heretofore in the canvass Messrs. Maxwell
and Morris (Rep) nave insisted that per
sons voting ont OF their magi6terial dis
tricis should he struck of, and have held
that the statute to that effect was cOnsti-
tutionsl end right. Messrs. Kee and
Lively Dem. have agreed with then.
At the session to-day, however, hesTs.
MeVwell and Morris turned tail on their
previous position and voted agains. sirik-
ing out the votes illegally cast for Gotf IA
Brooke county, and they were accordingly
thrown out.
OF the "a votes stricken out in Brooke
county, 20 we're challenged by Fleming
on the ground that these votes cast in the
Wellsburg magstsrial district ought 60
have been caqt in Cross Creek district.
VOTED IN THE WRONG DISTRICT
The question at issue was based on these
facts: The territory in which the 20 voters
resided was in Cross Creek district previous
to 1877. In that year the town council OF
of the town of Wellsburg extended tne
corporate limits of the town and took in
that part of Cross Creek district in which
these seventy voters residct. But the
County Court of Brooke county never took
any action changing the boundaries OF the
magisterial d:,trictr, and no steps what
ever were taken by the County Court 10
change the lines OF thess districts until af-
ter the Presidential and Gubeinatcrial
election of 1883. These 20 voters were
Wei3 challenged on the ground that they
veIe cast n Welsburg district illegally,
instead of Cross Creek district, and they
were stricken out, Messrs Kee, Lively
end Sprigg voting in the affirmative and
Messrs Maxwell and Morris in the mega
tive.
Gilmer county was considered for q
short time in the afternoon and three votes
contested by Gof were rejected. Gilmer
will he finished tomorrow, and Harrison
will probably be begun.
THE COLLECTORS MUDDLE.
Collector Of Internal Revenue John T.
McGraw sent in his resignation, 1t will be
to take effect on June 81.
The appointment of Editor A. b. White,
Of Parkersburg, followed, and Mr. Nc
Graw was happy in the thought Of being
through with the dnties and respOnslDili-
t'~s OF office In these SUMMER days, how
ever. a clold IL liable to drift across the
sky without warning, and Mr.. McOraw
was somewhat asi)nished when he re-
ce we'd a letter instructing him to transfer
TIE Office to ParkersbuTg. Soon after this
came further instructions from the de
partment and to the same purport. lie
didn't pay any attention TO these commu-
nications, for he had hoped to be able 10
turn over his Office TO his succcglor with
out trodble or delay. Yesterday a tele-
gram red hot from the wires wa5 hustled
to the collector, 1t WAS signed j. w. Ma
son. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
and said:
"White says Office ready at Parkersburg-
Proceed with removal to-day"
= Mr.. McGraw is now busily engaged in
following cut bis instructions, but he is
not very much pleaged over the matter.