West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-30
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fHt SITUATION At cMAkIfSfON.
The afaafloa ne Charleston briefly
summei up as failosas
Anrr fhr Extm Session o. Che
Legislature was ready for business.
che contest committee submitted
their rrl.s "a Majority Report and
r. Minority Report The former
report being guti hy Chairman
kee. Gen. Joseph sprirg and WIN.
r. Lively. after RI very complete
summing up OF al the evidences in
che case gives Judge Fleming clear
majority OF 235. vh.le che minority
report as signed and presented by
judge Edwin Maxwell and senator
+. ". Morris. j. ycry elaborate and
winds zap in favor OF Cen. Nathan
Coz with a majority of $50. After
the reading Of these reports. arrang-
ments were made Tor arguing ODE
ease before che joint assembly. It
was agreed Co allow counsel GOA o.
Their side ZEN hour. and six hours to
each side of the contest committee.
Tho argument began Wednesday by
Judge Okcy johnson. who spoke
for Fleming und.made a clear, COM
else statement OF the whole tlse.
lie reviewed the whole OF tho more
important evidence and argued the
legal points in a very able manner.
Ills speech occupied the day.
Thursday. W. T.. Hubbard opened
up for Gof and put the case ia as
good light as possible. Gen. COT
then followed in a pathetic appeal
that lasted for three hours and a.
usual attempted no argument but
relied on his oratorical powers and
spoke in his egotistical manner re-
lied on his memory for his cloqueucc
and his Imagination for his facts.
therefore he got badly tangled up
and convicted himself with his own
mouth, before he got done with IT,,
and illustrated that old adugc that
Gle who argues has own case, has
q fool for q CLIENT j.. ". St Clair
followed for Fleming and complete
ly refuted all the make believe mr..
gumcnt and bombastic oratory Of
Hubbard and Golf, so that i'm was
really not necessary TO 60 on furth-
er with the case. Tuesday Of this
week, Gen. Joe. Sprigg of the o n
test committee, poured hot shot into
the minority report and COTS
claims to the govcrnorship, until
there was hardly a shred of the
tiimsy fabric left for IA relic and the
remains were taken up ON a blotter.
Maxwell and Morris were chief
mourners.It is thought the final in
terment will take place the later part
OF this week or the first of NEXT.
The sledge hammer argument and
clear review of the testimony by
Gen. Sprigg, was more effective
even than Judge Johnson's logic or
General st. Clair's eloquencc. Yes
terday Maxwell was to speak in be-
half Of the minority reportes. and
Zee and Morris will likely want n
whack at it and we do not know
whether the Legislature will survive
all this or not and when they get
ready to vote each member is TO be
allowed ten minutes to explain his
vote, SO we will hardly hear the re-
suit till next week. IL was agreed
by the Joint Committee OH rules.
that as soon as TIN G debate closes. a
resolution will be in order. declar-
ing either Fleming or Golf elected.
10 this the other side will have Che
privilege of Offering an amendment.
substituting the name Of their can-
dldate. This main resolution and
the amendment will be voted on and
the result declared by the President
of the assembly.
The man chosen will then be de-
clared Governor of West Virginia.
There is no necessity for the adop-
ton of either of The reports and the
assembly is in no way bound bv
them. The reports are simply
statements Of facts and evidence.
intended to aid the assembly i'm
forming a conclusion
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