South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-01-11

hep oiicans At once freely employ.
ed the best legal talent to be found
IN the State. spent thousands of dol.
lars In trumping up evidence and
started battalion OF detectives
securing through the State in their
interesss. II - on open secret thst
The net result has not been OF q very
eatisiac .ory nature, but they nave no
other alternative than 20 face the
music. Two conferences between
Chairu an Cowden aad Senator Ou,v
have resulted, it is asserted, in a
supply OF money and the further as
surance that the republican national
Committee will keep an eye upon the
subsequent proceedings. Jud,e
Flemins's presentation of his case
Will unfold tale of republican fraud
and corruption for which it would
be impossible to find duplicate in
the political history OF the country.
IL will be shown that thousands of
fraudulent republican votes were
cast, co!ored meu being brought from
Kentucky, Tennessee, old Virginia
Maryland, and even from Pennsylva.
MIA and Ohio, by dozens and
scores into almost every comfy in
the State; that in some counties q.
like Mercer, Mcdowell Wyoming and
Fsyette, the number Of votes cast
was from IL 10 80 per cent. in excess
OF the actual resident voting popu-
lat.on that in such cities as Wheel
Ing, Charleston, Parkersburg and
others throughout the State former
citizens, who have been absent for
years in other States, sometimes in
the South or beyond the Mississippi.
were brought back and voted; that
IN the southern and southwest coun.
ties colored men, in one instance as
many as fifty in one batch, after hay.
ing voted in Virginia, were BROUGHT
over the line and voted again In
Weet Virginia, and sometimes were
taken to the polls third time in an
adjoining county; that money was
used with unprecedented freedom an 1
in the most open manner. and SO on
through all the long and varied list
OF possible election frauds and irree-
ulArities. There Can be no doubt of
the outcome, and the Legislature
will surely hand the disputed execu-
alive chair over 10 its rig htful owner,
Judge Fleming.
democratic plans were perfected
at q conference of party leaders held
in Wheeling last Saturday, there be- 4.
Ing present, besides Judge Fleming
himself, United States Senators Ken.
ma and Faulkner ex-senator Cam.
den, Secretary OF Sta Walker and
a plumber Of the leading democratic
editors OF the State. The evidence
so fat adduced 10 JUICE Fleminp,s
behalf was reviewed, and his case
pronounced In a verJ satisfac, ory
shape.
The organization of the two houses
or the Legislature has also much
lntereAt for the political observer.
Tbs contest for supremacy will be
especially interesting in the Senate.
lha' body consists. of thirteen repub.
licans twelve democrats end Bob
Carr, who was elected from this city
as representative of the labor inter.
est two years ago, and who is a hold
over mem Der. Mr.. Cars actual
position is unknown. but he has late.
iy exhibited such disposition to act
with the democrats, thus making the
senate tie, that the republicans
have been driven to the necessity of
doing something to win him over TO
their SIDE In order to give them the
control Of the body. Two induce
ments have been held out TO M .
Carr,one being to lect his brother
ln.law, Senator N b. Scot, of
Wheeling. President, and the other
to confer that high bonor upon Mr..
Carr himself. with the added sugges,
ton, by way OF clincher, That
shonld General Golf be confirmed in
his claims of being Governor elect,
and by any chance be chosen Sen.
ator to succeed Mr.. Kenna. the Pres
ident Of the Senate would slip into
the vacant gubernatorial, chair.
This is all 80 very remote, however,
that 1t has not made any
impressions upon the shy genllema an
whom the republicans are so indus.
triously wooing. In the House Of
Delegates the democrats have a clear
majority of three, sufficient TO effect
40 organization without delay or
trouble, but should one democratic
Delegate vote with tue republicans
for any reason there would result
very much the same situation as will
exist in the Senate, Already repub-
licans have offered TO elect obscure
democratic members of the House
from remote counties TO the speaker
ship in the hope Of furthering their
schemes and at the same time in
still!ng discord into the democratic
ranks, but so far without result.
The United States senatorship ia
the most interesting event of all.
Republicans are willing TO sacrifice
everything, even the governorshIp,
TO obtain that prize, and, as a con-
sequence, herein lies the chief point
Of danger for the democrats. On
the democratic side, 1t is believed.
q large majority OF the party in the
State is favorable TO the reelection OF
Senator John +. Kenna, but Cover
nor Wilson and one or two others
have some following. The republi-
cans Offer two candidates, and will
vote for either as circumstances
may indicate is best for them. II
Bob Carr will be satisfied with moth.
inc leaa than tho nroaideprv &c 81