The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-16
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GENERAL JOB wuaS
EXECUTED ON SHORT NOTICE
I'm THE--
BEST STYLE
AND AT THE
LOWEST RATES.
THE CONTEST.
WORK on THE REPORT BEING
PUSHED RAPIDLY.
Only Few Counties Remain to be Re.
viewed-Tne Republican Members
Have Done Nothing-A Spicy
Interview With General
Sprigg.
Wheeling Register.

Wheeling Register.
"How is the Gubernatorial Contest
Committee getting along?' WAS u
question put to General Sprigg, Of
that body, by Register reporter.
General Sprigg has been husily 1T
work on the report for several days
past, along with Chairman Key.
1--WE are making very good pro-
gress," was the reply. Much tho
largest proportion of the labor Of
preparing report has been accom-
plished, and l think we will be ready
during next week or the week fol-
lowing that"
What counties remain TO he
passed upon?"
Mercer, Mcdowell, Kanawia,
Braxton, Summers, and two or three
others of lesser importance"
slave you any information as TO
when Mr.. Lively will be present."
"The latest news from Mr.. Lively
comes from Mr.. Maxwell, who saw
him a few days ago, probably last
Thursday or Friday. Judge Max
well says there is no hope in Weston
that Mr.. Lively's daughter will ulti-
mately recover, and that there was
no prospect of his coming here to
attend the sessions. In fact Judge
Maxwell added that If he were in
Mr. Lively's place he wouldn't either
come to Wheeling, or bother about
the sessions Of the Legislature.
Judge Maxwell thinks with myself,
that great injustice had been done
Mr. Lively through the newspaper
inuendoes, coming from Republican
sources"
"By the way, General, something
has been said about yourself in that
connection
II am aware of it. 1t is just this
way. ! put in about five months
with this matter, and my private af
fairs got in such state as to inn
peratively demand my attention. l
could not have remained away from
home longer wit out mourning great
pecuniary loss, and had to leave
matters rest until / could attend to
my business. Important as regard
this contest, could not allow my
affairs TO run along without atten-
ton. think we have been mak,u>,, !
very good progress. In fact, know
we have. The trouble with sonae of
the Republicans is, they had dis.
position to throw mud at the Com
mission, and they thought they had
found an opportunity, by taking adj
vantage Of what they chose TO term
delay. With the general public. the
case is different They have no idea
of the amount Of labor involved in
this contest. Why, between three
and four Thousand votes were
brought in question by one or the
other Of the contestants, and Tire
points involved and the issues raised
were varied and complicated. Even
now, in going over the evidence, we
find many instances where mistakes
were made, and these have to be
Strengthened out ~ we go along"
THE Inteifigencer says the Re-
publican members have their minor
i;y report all ready, and are waiting
or the Democrats to get through
stAa, I ,,Afi,aI tl.t No.~ -
tell you something. / called the at
tention Of Judge Maxwell TO that
publication this morning. and he
assured NE that he had not written
one word OF report of any sort,
and he was satisfied his colleague,
Senator Morris, ha prepared moth
ing. Judge Maxwell, in the course
of our conversation told me they in
tended to wait until the report was
prepared by the majority, in order
that they could examine it, and see
just what the situation was. He
thought it probable that. after see,
ing the main report, they could avoid
writing formal report, and coniinc
themselves simply to dissent from
what the majority sent in. That is.
they could agree to the facts, and
dissent from the conclusions reach
ed by the majority. For myself, /
don't see why they need wait for our
report at all. They know how the ma
jority voted in regard to Mcdowell,
Mercer, Brooke, Braxton, and the
other important counties, and they
also know thai we propose to stand
by our action. They ought to be
able to dissent from the conclusions
reached if they so desire"
''Will you remain in Wheeling
from this on, General?"
eyes, sir; intend to stay until
the business is concluded. We will
meet daily and put through as much
work as possible until the entire re.
port is completed, and ready to 90
to the Governor. / hope we shall
have an end of innuendoes and In
from all sources"