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


eminent woald foot tine bill
As this administration is a surploa-smash-
ipg administration, aud az the other cities
contssting for the prizs are very bitter and
there is a strong probability Of their Cut
ting each others throAts Washington has
a very fair show Ct securing She World
Fair.
THkROTrEN WORK ~ KANANVHA.
Chairman J. S MCDONALD, Of The Ka-
nawha County Republican Executive Com
miltse. hos been acquitted Of the ch'rge Of
having votes at the November election, by
the Federal Court O. Charleston. The
Charleston STIR Rp) thinks that Col
McDoSALD has been glo-iously vindicai-
ed" 10 says.
The verdict of the jury in the case of the UNI
tei states against Col D.. b. Mcdonald gives Ii@
cans. fa- conen.llat ODD Coz one Defendant ann
tse Republican party. and drives One more n1i-
oth. political coffin of Democracy iu the Third
district
Agaios. this we place tbs ismsrs7 Of The
Inde. 10 Mr MCDONALD on the render
iBg of The verdict;
.rae ury. ,.r. hss acquitted sou. Tine evil
demo. wss vcry strong agaiust l0H. and naI -A-
verdict been Otherwise. should 300, ha' seq "
aside. lac ibis case be- waning .1 sou ANA
au others u tle future.
These remark Of the judge are very IN
teresting in connection with Mr. McDoN-
AIDS glorious viuiicst.on. IL appears
the iory wss composed Of r republicans
wholly. one of whom va7 "a candidate ON
tho ticket for which Mr MCDONALD ives
worsioe st the time OF the frauds alleged.
Ia oaly rsmsins nog for the Republican
Ksnawha County Count 10 De "s.or.ously
visdicstsd." This court, 80 viii be- re-
msnbsred insisted on counting The vote
40 CHAT the defeated Republican candidate
shout & hs elected ''oo tho face Of tao re-
turasn Following at, ieE ooin'- itom
tine bill. of exceptions granted Judge FLEN-
1866 and Hon. JouN ID ALDsRsoN by the
K,pswb, County Court winch VIII bs in-
tsres,iog iu connection with this glorious
v.udication' business 10 shoali be re-
membsrsd that this summary ia from the
records CO this partisan COURT msde by he
SELF and Of couss makes Cor che count tas
best showing possible:
When ,hs Klosshs Couu'y Oour. met
and en-ou-c-d tte re-n.. oi The vote as
made ap BIZ its sppo ot-ss, Ju1g e FL smlnH
and Nr. Aliersol at once demanded 8 TO-
r,nut Toe demand was clearly witoio
tba n-ovl.io.. of lax and 30 VISA granted
Lewiston precinct wis one OF iha hrst
reached by the ColTt To- process OF the re-
COMMIT Here the violence disclosed TIA
tg, odd the Csmm,slisners had not h-en
aroperiv seofu. and i0 iic. had taken mo-
ieg,l oath whatever. There Was Rspuo
f,,a majority of nine in che ti iriet, aud
the Democratic at Oneys immediately de-
rnanded that the vote De cast ont. as the
law explicitly directs IN such cases. The
Kanawha County Court, however during
tbe whole eiec ION contest has been super
ior 10 any slch tyrannical implsiiion a.
law. 10 ia a lsw INTO ITSELF j, was so
in thts case. Tle Distinguished b'dy re-
fused To- cast ont the yilia.cd vote OF Lewis
tor nrfcinct. and the auiulent mai 1rlty
vv.- tslhed Tor MCGinniss and Gon
Tbe Distinguished law breakers nud
makers went On their way q. lic.'g. bat
thsrs was snas so the.r path. They ran
asamstit in Co-lburg pfecinct Here Z
A Schafsr. a Republican election commits
s.oner. made all invit that he had not been
,r,n.rly sworn. Exactly the same point
had ias, been passed ou by Che Cour, no
the case OF Lewiston precinct hnt what
at Co,lbure's vo.t2 glance at the tally
shes. showed Chat 10 gave a Democratic
humility of I'D. aud q1icker than words
can tell 10 the poudcrous and MA site
Court wheeled itself round, reversed les
action in the lewiston case, threw out ooto
prec.ncis and made eleven more votes For
con aud McGinuis.
Doubtless the honouh,a comalsi31e rs
CONGRATULATED themselves over TINS noble
work. even though it WIS accomplished
hg the sacrifice of their own ruling and
us violation of ihe law. They dbl uoi
know what clniortion they gocie next
he called on Go make no ORDER 20 save the
almighty God Field Creek precinct was
mot vet counted I, gave q Republican
majority of 1874 When 10 was reached
tbc Democratic attorneys sprung hidden
mine They presented s6iavits io show
that II. ID. ~ Dawson. one of the comms
sioner- 40 this preCincf, was rot sworn
There WAS hurlyinS and scurryl7g Ia the
Republican etive The diy was lost 3,
sU save the loudly kauawha county COM
uissioners. What ma.tered it TO them
That chs law directed that the ballots
should not be counled 10 such CaSes2 What
Mastered be to thsn that they bad just
thrown out the votes of two prcciacis or
the same eround9 TheY lai violated tn'
Law once and they were there 20 do d
Twice. thrice sea a jcz'n times it ne.C
bs. The Ksnlwha o5uaty coart arose 30
its dignity and iu IT'S Nigh. II
refused o. admit proc. that tbs Fiei,
Creek Commissioner was not sworn, en-,
vsve G1G aud McG,no.s the beneh, o
their 1874 plurality. On upright Court
Three Daniels come TO iudgmsat
Thecase can be snmCed OPP 10 q ie7
sords. The law provides that the Cim
rnissioners of election 80 every precinc
shall De sgorn 20 perform their dutit
faithfully. Ia the nsgleo, Of Tins oath
the vote Of uo precinct shall BE- counted
j. was found that one Of the C1mmh
sioners had NOT bsen Sworn at q Pee
cinct. giving MoGiunis a majority OF ni1e
la the teeth OF she plain statute, On
Courl ms stei ca conu,iug this p-ecinc
until i. found &c could throw ont Demo
cratic precinct giving a msiority OF twent
on the saue ground, aud they both wen
together. E1t when IL was found late
that one Of the Commissioners was 40
sworn 90 a precinci giving a meiority TO
Con OF 1874 the Court violated the lav
aad the p,ecsden. which 30 had set iiseli
By insisting on counting the woe
This is a fair sample CT the work donl
by these upright judge -
But let us come % another exhibition c
judicial wisdcm. Solom1u Couldn't hol
candle 20 these men. When the ballot
al Alum Creek were brought ia they wer
found unsealed. Alder On gsioed tine