Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-03
The Fraud In Mercer
County Laid Open.
BFBTG8IgG SORE PROBED
conclusive Evidence Before Che
Contest Committee



r....ua...a. Contest Conu'.',. Psi
.rf r- sho-s ard BE- be-
evident rs. tts
tt one 7'i.--'l
Hf thoroughly uncovered.
l..-. tts .,.ma.e. is
..
lla.e0. e'af.-a'a ,ii- mere was
ena.. .-'-. -' ''.- l''-'-. l1'.7 '- ''.'
ali Mcdowell o.1-t-es' and il '.s" ,.
taerpsa.sl and seaulols attacks made
o1 .de ua .ol.y cl .te committee. as vel.
s .is partisan statements made ot
..ao-r o. Che miao-i.y, BE- IS nothing aa-
ar ,'rev.cw tla testimony ia -ls mercer
oanty cases These have been passed
upon ali are Che ,.e-. OF --- ' VITA
lent assault Ir1a tle aa'pp2n,el ie-l'- /
sosuss. Who have seem their plans io.-d .
u7 the scaoa o. ,ls COMMITTEES. Lasr.p
rsssnntyea tas REGISTER has a'. I'D .
opportunity .o examine iha testimony l .
these cases aai paid particular attention
-o ..= vote. which --- .-AAi,.-. .-"
ont
uE t.tuoN N -N'
Nu0"El.
Outside of the niiFl1a. eases. the
P-oos o.. fraud in ,1s hf.s e'.o.st vote
Po.'ed in Mercer end Mcdowell ,oan.ies
a -' -.''-s --.' ns "l' runs may 1e'l-
-1.I'' TO P'.eo'1 ,'.'
,-r5
l-l-l "ni.- --' eoe''- wa. ''-'
.ll tle facts ss SEQ forth ln the testimony,
.-.rrr bs arHi ,isuf no within very
-.-,.4 ,,.,.t.,- ,rsr,s- nor r,D,esU
county bad more t1an A very scattering
c1.o-ed population. The Inhabitants we're
hardy simple farmers, ana there was i.-le
demand f7r fa7 labor of amy kind.
vu..t .i... ..,,,;-. of the N,rfoIk srd
.......,
w e7lefn fa'-.oau anu -7
OF new enterprises l' ia3 la'i
eg va,rs snd notably within q
-......... .t.- ..l..'...,-., ,fr-.9
o"
@ sfta- o11a-" io'
and c0l0rad Een from Ner.l lrolna all
1-.rpinis locked in br the scores snd hum
-. .,..su e.lss.,1 pfan7 rou1-
uesi in fH-.-ia. '-.-''-1 -
these men They had spent their lives in
...-..,..r ,-. aha -.ir-,s7r and e,mp
.....r..
anL9 Mercer ''' '-0-'''''' ''
work. Four large coal and coke compA-
,,es which neated in that section very re-
emily. gave employment TO the meilri-y
of Them. Ohsrs iouri work on cine exc
.aion of the railroad into Mcdowell
u1uty. but outside of ihe mines -na reu-
roads. Gee testimony of o. hundred wll-
nesses show chat there was practically
SOD Nroro -orrLArroN
d.. ...l.-.. thess roupt,ez and no em-
.-l l.-...'... ...- ,,arl Do There he'd been The
ploy men, le' .-..l ..,r,.v vi-,.ni, si-e
--l..l,s .-' i.-'., -.,-,.,r.- of men Thsss
81 ,,-.,.5 e,rv b .brrt distance from
~. ,,-..l ,..-'.;-,, mines and men charged
~. a.. ,l., .,.bs- rs.5ifv The lown
.. t,c.b,~ts- II, virrinis where uine.
-.tl--c .l.. ,l,-s., MINE l,fore-s lived.
.....5 =. 49,, M ,bs ,rsr,er county
".''- ..,-t,,.. i-, Mercer
--.-, i-.-.,. lisi- bor,ss ,- VIRGINIA.
-.... l..,,. .,-, e.,t, h, tae.tts. IsiIv
'1,e.-. .g.-s sir,,ls mem. who worked a-st
st -~s nine tbsn st another. and as the
evidence proves. would De- employed 10
thrss OF four different c0.heries no Virgin
and West Virginia, within Che aame nnm-
ner otm1nths Dozens of cases are 'e''u
-l. and bsio-o tte comm itae, Wleie-
in men are on tds pay
rou OF West Virginia co,-'
Hsry lor one month. and on the pay
ron of Virginia Or North Carolina col
lisry the succeeding month D bercoiored
miners continued steadily in West Viz
nnia for Longer periods. but made no elort
o, establish cit uship. and still claimed
thsi- residences and were Ieg. .ersd in
ireu.a
ader luch conditions no a easy
Co see nov -ls 'o'i was .-lo"l .eI 80
% ..a'l ~ ..- '-., -. ~, P.--b,ics9s
'.'- r',r,- ,-..5 o- ,-.-Es0t tbsir
49,. 800, ,,.,bs-s ,f tbs.- em-
...,-..,Iis s,g,-.s ir tbei-.
-- ,-s ssr,sils5 sf-.i,bt
tt1.-.. .-~, t,,,5-s7
- 49, .-,,,l,-
.i F',es --.. ,,.... 80
'ae ana "l,.e I 49, 49,. .,,,
-ye-''. l.-..-., t..-
--- N t1'-'-"l '''I I'''''
rRoo.s of rHE fRAup
There one convincing Tact Co s1o" tnai
chase Pr o1.s never became isga. voters 20
tha State. aud never were so considered.
Igr I've ku1lrsi votes were clst by .
cc.ored men employed in the mines 10 /
Mercer county, and get, of these hve
hundred. the names o. only a'ty-aine are /
'uud ou the assessors books for isso I
lle assessment of other citizens a. the /