Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-12
DUFFY AND CALDWELL

Are Formally Declared Elected as Auditor
and Attorney General Respeotlvely-The
Total Vote.
Spacial Telegram 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON, February 1.-THE Joint
Assembly, which met more than one week
ago 20 canvass the returns of the election,
closed up ifs work this afternoon az far as
this session of the Legislature is concerned.
Tie work was sho-t and not particularly
ir erss,ing. though it resulted in the de-
cllrati of the vote on both Auditor and
Attorney General, and completely estab-
iis1ed thc right Of Democratic incumbants
20 hold their high positions for four years
more
Tls assembly met at 3 ?. m, snd afer
the customary formslities Senator MaXwell
t.ok .he Goo- aud presented the report OF
the special committed appointed 70 inyesti-
cate the Wood aod Webster county com
pEcations. 10 the former the name Of the
candidate Bowers had been left OF the GER
tifcste though bis votes were duly num-
barered. There was no certificate from
Webster county at alL Mr.. Maxwell re-
no o-ted that the committee had investiga-
ted and taken evidence, aud found that in
Wood county Daily had received 2,8O6
votes and George H. Bowers had received
g 265 votes l. recommended that the
certificate in the Speakers hands be
changed in order 30 show this.
To- Webster county il was shown that
Air. Caldwell had received 500 votes and
3lr. Hubbard. 29j A certificate of this
vote copied from the records and certified
by the Clerk of the County Court was a.
tacbed and 30 was recommended that TINS
certificate be accepted and 20 on record as
proof of the vote. The report provoked
eaort discussion, in which, for no cOnceiv-
able reason, party lines were drawn.
Once more Mr Flounoy thought that the
Committee had done enough in ascertaining
| tire trus vote. It was unnecessary as
was proposed in the Webster case,
t0 adopt the certificate of mere
/ County Clerk az authoritative snd
/ L. Was not q proper precedent to establish
He moved that The part OF the report re-
ierriug 20 the certificate should be stricken
ou.. and the remainder adopted Max
vel spoke in favor OF the report, and
claimed that the certificate in question
wes the only real evidence they had Of the
vote. The debate was continued by Mr..
/ Price and Oihers Finally, FloarnOy's
amendment was put and carried, and the
rssolnuon az amended was carried; the
Republicans in each case voted in the neg
atve. though they did not demand di-
vision. Messrs. MsNwell and Stone, who
were members OF the committee, both en-
tefed solemn and fearful protests that the
rcuort as amended was not their report.
The clerks posted up the votes for the
five offices as follows.
u iFor Auditor. Duly, Is, $50; Bowers, IS
|2Ol, Soyer. l,43S; Baine, 027.
For Attorney General, Caldwell, -, ,6S7;
Hut bsrd 7S $40; F5rnswOrth, $40; Meyer,
$50 The proper orders were made and
/ A red Ca.dweu and p F. Duffy were for
mally declared elected to the Offices Of At
t1nev- General and Auditor of the State OF
West Virginia.
Another question arose over adjourn
mmt. Mr.. Price was of the opinion that
tha Joint assembly sitting, was the body
that would try the contest and rs such,
t -aould not adjourn. Hanen, Of Marshall,
had made motion to adjourn, bnt accept
ei Sprgg's substitute to take q recess until
.uex, Monday at P. IL. and it was go or
dcre1