The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-13
Decided
III :
that GOFF CANNOT SERVE
Pending the Contest For the
GoycrnOrshlp Of the State.
The Supreme Court Hands Down
a Very Peculiar Opinion.
n HAS No JURISDICTION
IT HAS NO JURISDICTION
OprthC Case, But Takes u Long
While to Arrive at that Point.
The QUO Warranto Proceeding Yet 10
BIO Tried President Carr Begins
Ills Clsc-IIc May bo Governor
Until The Contest Is De.
rldeA between Flem.
lug and GOiT.


s,tld Dipa,cL to the LhQigner,
Cn,r,rsroy W Va. March 1o.-To-
y,,,..,,,,o Cor - dorioJ tbo mn
uay '"V 81" '''"' E'"'' y, NN"'1 s"o ~
tilOn OF utheral uoI lor ulahuHlnus
o,inst Governor Wilson, The decision
"e"'. ~, ,I,o ,,ros.;or ~ vho OL all
does mol Scl1'e lhC HuVstloh VI "hVSu
,,,,oos ,,nvrruor Dendinp tho contest.
%FNu"s ""'''"'' F0""s ,"N N''
iOT President Carr, oil tile senate may
,,.,.I 80, i,,,,i,,,,o r;t,Lt N vor,,o
yet De ueClAIeu us H"N'HB." ''s"t'OeVi W.
,,t Ala, ,I.,nlnnmnnts Of tho next few
"a" Wv ",''''P -,
daysWill bU UAwAlted with anxiety. Lead
.,,;,;., 4, ,I,o ,o,,o.n.,
lng lawyers Crlllclse III tuc seNerept
...,,, ,ho l,risinn of tha Sunrama Court
'e'''' Wv Wv =,
to-day, but II is final, so far rs General
Cog's nhilitv TO hold tho seat pending
,to TVI contest Il ronuernod and nothing IL
i"ft @ Int for lhe people to quietly nc.
Uuiescc. Oicourse, It IL possible that,
asa result OF the contest between Golf
and Fleming, the man who was elected
bythe people will be declared the Gov
eInor. but il is not probable, in view OF
the history made by the Legislature
Inrinu It's last session,
The following opinion WIS read from
tbe bench by Judge Snyder, President
oitlp Court:
Nathan Gor piaioacr. ~. T.. n. Wi.ou, re.
Dupirnl, Oimvnby Snyder.
sYIApls when neither the, Speaker Of the
lolG o. prIySGI,' noG 'me Iolt SSSeMHpy o.
.s"t'cS So %U "t0Tcs u The constitution Of this
Stale for tile purpose oiOpGnlny and publish;
a: g tgiari 81 .s sSG'IE iUs the oGc iES o.
lrIV I1fa, IN fspcct @ to aid Office Or declare any
JSnon elected 10 That office. this court cannot
m9adaG!adlaggs lhG PeItspsi ,IS VIZ GGIsGhs " NJ
IISa,S G' @ 10 lave received Inc highest number Of
yolc,to that o$icc, 70 be the Governor, and
gonE! y psG WHO W rs nJ dntISS SSyvTnV[ ,G nnc HH
SRa 1Ta i, @ lh.isnia 10 lin. ~ Wv ''''>s
i. Gogv. Il. ~. wilson.
n, March : 1880 Nathan GoF pre.
son,sj ME- Ma nptition 10 this Court then In
sSs.',o sS%% in which the netitioi ayers in
Substance svIS as iollows;
STbot nj tLo general election held IN
,lio S,s,c an N,Srn,l,e,, n. 1855 he was
voted ior anI rlectpI nv tho unalified
So,sr. @ N fin" otIire of Govern6r Of the
Slate for lhc Term, commanding ON
Mach 4 iSSo. thnt the commissioners
NJ % III" rrsnertiye county courts ascer.
tain"J ,l,e rcsnlt of said election in their
several rountips in resneCt TO tllo office
nj (iovernor in tho manner prescribed
bv law ond made ont and signed certi0.
c:,as whirh thcv trHnsmitied in due
form arm oi Inv in tio gccretary Of Stnte in
sealed cuveionrs IirccteI 10 tho SDeaker
oitLe IIousc n DeIerates. that tho Sec.
ye,sry 'v NJ SIotN dclivSseJ saii Certificates
IN the Sneokrr oi the IIouse ns reorired
by INV: lint EaiG certificates contained
tGo ,cspIt nj said eleetion for the auditor
and tIe other executive officers as well
Nc for (iovcrnor and nil OF said county
certificates were enclosed In ono en-.
yelope, tLot tLe Speaker Of tho House,
in thc presence of n majority oE
each House, nssembled In the
Ilonse oi DeleUntrs ior that pur.
nose, opened ihc rnvelnnps containing
all tic gaid certificates and returns and
AZ 10 thc aiorcsn;d offices other than
Governor nuhlishcd the same, and ma 10
the office Of Goyernor tlIo said Certil.
Gates apd returns after they had been
opened 0s niorGsaiI were delivered To a
committee nj the I,episiature apnointed
under Tho statute relating 10 contests FOR
Governor 10 renort unon tho same :: TINT
theaid crr,i,irotcs nni yeiiirns will rc.
specl Ia the oii;c" NJ Governor showed
thsi tor@id oiiicc thc nefitioner received
al aid election Is 7iI A. r Flaming Isl.
COiyotss ani Mi nthnr nersons tovethSr
received ior saii olliee iess thHn 4 OOG
votes therchv showing Tint petitioner
haS rscrjySj , n ,JSroliIs NJ MI tbe votes
CaStior ssiJ oIpra a, ss;d r,cn,jnn. ihaI
said 4. il Fleming lad cSused n pot;ce
oicontcst for III" SIIics If Goycrnor 10
lie .iycn in neiitin"or and la in t,rn
had uconnteT Notico 81 von n saij Flem.
ihp, 6oth of whicL ro;;cSs @ w lad hoen
served oDG w"rn ""''m or T,,rv" Ionynrv -" - 1850 @
presented IL ,Lo .o;olS,,r 4" T "Id rrintnd
Al l0trs "non;S w W. iGs,SsHT Sls,s ~ % ,In Iin,,Sa
Of DeicSaIrs With n"i;css 1 M ms Nc wall % oS
the Journals ~ % ihn SnO"to ] All TiorSe
Of Delegn,"s 20 tSs NV ao SI"S IT, s",r" % ShawIIo
action Ina witb % rns"oSt -" ~ 10 S nScSrIoir;nS
lhe re,nt NJ m H. SoIoI io,iou ~ S'o SvH IL ~
matter Of a V coS,nU, tes 'o n"S odIno H. ' ~
Goyerpo, 0"" o,o '"i,sest ,oJ 'Or ,, tnc VCp "
Utons, I'M %v nv ns iuS ts USo ., .itS,pS III pv.
took tbc "",I " iorya, i,I IT. loIg pet.tUhSr ~
The manner y, nr,sn, utIp ~ ~, HvHe,n ,, nnd ~ ~
The aictSoor y1v1,pG" ,n, @ ~ INV, etlu ,Sa ~,
Governor ",,ino 'n"' ~ ,Iy HI"y E ~ menE % ~ t.e
Weph ho ioUnI ' n !" ~ t"v viIsau H.e IN JaPiSS"i
been cj"c,oI I"G ai,. ~ W, MilSVh, WIG i,,lu, hu
hdin lSSI oNT wTiuiHr a5 " .i sls yiGvs'I .is ia
four Years cmin @ sI an ,,V." satI ~" ~ USS Jo, 'Oi "
sion tc 'Iy nroa, ",,I su,. il9s ~ his p9sSGGsii
office and 0mpa,,!y Opv,sy ShH i,hIslgnla u ol salu
soa Of SoJ JVIHaueu o,,ia ,i o. nun tLlS posses
insignia J %oio io,,,.i ",.'go aiu lhe pTopotIy anu
to, 6SI 6 ,I,o IHo'ongIhE 'ti ana petl9lnl9g there
render HSl YIN J"i, W. .'soli le.useu ~ su'.
pCiItIouc' ' 0un nT''Ee[ N Suen p0Ssess,on Y
deAns iie S S"i nt ,,Siu anu sun !lolas any w
signla nooinS, o"Y SS'1 4, oll'Ge, property anu IN
petitions api wy HS Lignt anu doln1no o
iihue In io Wv" W. uVg,AIys uliI,5 tHat lowill coh
hVWasoIn"isV. ~. teuuO0her inAsIS tDa'
III W." SlVVlcu 10 the Office OF Governor