The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-16
GUBERNAT0RIAL CONTEST.
A RefutatiOn of Persistent Dem
Ocratlc Misrepresentation
OF the Situation.
The Determined Effort TO Steal tile
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Judge
Flemlng's Actions Technical.
ties vs.. Unfair Methods.
The Wilson Interview.
Washington News.


Sptetu Dkpt4fN 70 Wf IRfWleNofF'
WASHINGTON, D. g., August l5,-Gen.
GoF arrived In town this morning al.
most direct from his 1--we weeks trip TO
the Pacific slope, and looking bronzed
and healthy from the exposure. On
being approached by your correspondent
he at once entered on a most entertain
ing and instructive account OF his jour
ney. 81 went out" said he, by the
Union Pacific and returned by the
Northern Pacific route, My interest
naturally centered in the four new
States, all Of which ! examined as thor.
oughly as time would permit. l can
BAY without hesitation that the Republi.
cans are going to carry every one Of
them. Tho Democrats have no idea Of
carrying any Of them except Montana,
and in this they will be sadly mistaken,
/ never saw a party better organized or
more enthusiastic than the Republicans
ofthose four States. The party is com.
posed largely Of active, educated young
men from the East, the cream OF the
population, met great many Of them
and incidentally made several little
speeches. / also inspected the silver
and lead mines, and find that the min
ing industry, as affected by tariff legisla-
ton, is going to give the Republicans a
tremendous advantage. II the Demo.
Crats should succeed In putting lead on
the free list, these miners say that II
would hardly be worth while 70 carry
on business. They depend on lead to
pay the expenses Of extracting the silver.
Taken as a whole, | am entirely satisfied
with what saw politically in the West"
THAT. WILSON INTERVIEW.
"Have you seen Governor Wilson's
most recent interview upon the guber-
natorial count% asked the correspon-
dent.
~ read the interview with Governor
Wilson, replied the General, with sur.
prise aud regret. i was surprised that
he still claims that over 1000 votes were
coloniEed and imported by the Republic
cans ut the last election. He must know
that such is not the fact. II he does not
he Is the mostignorant man In the State.
The testimony taken by the Democrats
alone shows the claim Is false. 1regret
that such statements should be publish
cd and sent broadcast. It viii do our
people great harm and those residing
out OF our State are apt TO be inau-
enCed by them. They don't know the
author as well as we do. II they did,
such talk would make no difference. In
West Virginia 1t can't harm us, we oil
know his peCuliaritles, and the reputa'
ton made by his tive" proclamation
will very soon cause those living else
whore 10 look on his itterances with due
allowance. II all these votes were i'm.
ported, why didn't Fleming contest
them? He didn't contest one-third the
number given by Wilson and not one
tenth Of those he did contest were found
fraudulent.
"Then the Governor repeats the stale
ialsehood about my making q technical
defense and that Fleming ignored such
proceedings. This has been industrious
ly and continuously spread all over the
State, all the Democratic iCpapers stating "
restatinp and commenting editorially
on 1t. The RegiStsr has repeatedly made
this charge, Its correspondents have
elaboratedit and It's editorials have been
full OF IT, 1t is absolutely false, am
,surprised that Judge Fleming has per
:nitted Il, and for bis sake regret be
hasn't corrected 1t. ] have delayed
making any statement on this queStlo'r
In the hopc that Judge Fleming woulc
correct the false impression, which thost
speakinR by authority from him have
created but he seems willing To sail undeI
false coiors In this contest, Just as 81
seems willing 10 sail into an Office Y
which he was mover elected.
JUDGE FLEMrNa's ACTIONS.
1.-THE fact Is, fleming, in his origina
notice served on me thirty days before
answered, made more points on purely
technical grounds than any other. III
then raised the question Of voting ou
Of the district aud gave the names Q
Eeyeral hundred he claimed 90 voted 70
me. This same pointsw involved Y
thS R%ooke county outrage, which pro
ceedInv 4 was necessary 70 resort 10, II
the iaee o., the facts, 10 overcome ~
honest though ,NuiAll majority, by yhicl
the VOTES oi snne II our oldest and bee
citizens were thrown Wv" snss tsChni
the contest has been one Y. XIX fheI
calities on the Democratic It; IstS;, Isv
have depended ON them and t!,e.1 tacls &
islatlve majority and not ON wy SssI
Then they have as usual haq tne ,aS Sa!vyIi Il
70 denounceit and claim origlnatteah , KY, y, ~
It's false. was elected. Tney knVy ~,
IL They want the ollluo. they "
have A long and stony way 70 HaYel w