The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-28

voted In Virginia who voted nlso at this
election. This Joint Assembly will 70,
duife TO such proof. We cotld no. fol.
low them to their homes, but this we
did, and It Is n part OF the political his.
tory Of this State, we we're Kind enough
to furnish poll lists showing 2G5 who did
vote In Mercer md Mcdowell and
turned up in Virginia wanting TO vote.
There was Charles Polk, who went away
from where he was known and got In
his vote where he was not known.
General GoH-Colonel st. Clair will
permit mo ono moment. Tho pay rolls
show that there were two Charles Folks,
aud remind you OF the testimony rs
1t lies beforeiyou.
NOT ANSWERING TIE QUESTION.
Col. St. Clair-General GoG made that
speech last Friday, There was one
Charles Polk who voted as l have de-
scribed. It is possible that I may get
the evidence confused. General Gotl
says there is no evidence that Botkin
voted in Mcdowell county. 1t is shown
that he lived In Pocahontas with his
family; that he did not move his family
TO Mcdowell until II few months before
the election. Had he n right to vote?
He Is proved TO have been Republic
can, aud he voted. The committee
acted properly to reject his vote. Gen.
eral Col says it would be M outrage to
reject Gus Thompson's vote. 1t Is
proved that ho had not lived in the State
long enough to be a lawful voter. 10.
seph Thaxton was referred to. lie is
shown to have been away during the
month OF April. l take it that tho com.
mittee supposed he had gone back where
he came from. What is there in General
Gof's criticism? He has shown that
but four votes were improperly rejected.
Where are the 1871? They have been re.
jected as they should have been reject.
cd. The first inquiry Of the committee
in taking up 4 county, finding that vote
had been attacked, they looked to see
whether that man had voted. Now, in
order to fairly. properly and correctly
critlcise the majority OF this committee
under the charge that they had excluded
votes never polled, want to put in yonr
hands certified copies Of the poll lists,
showing that every man Of them voted,
You will find that IL persons charged
with not having voted, are checked as
having voted. This is the proof Gofr
and Hubbard had in their pockets when
they asked you gentlemen ito discredit
this part of the report OF the majority.
ST. cLAlR's GREAT ACT.
Stepping down from the clerks desk,
where he was standing and advancing
towards the body OF the House waving
the poll lists Mr.. St. Clair said: Take
these, look at them aud say who has
told the truth, and who has tried to de-
ceiye. Men tell you it is MI outrage 10
prove the general reputation OF men and
how they voted. When they read this
they will change their minds. Whose OK is
being gored now? What has been held
by the Republican Congress to be good
proof, YOU have only to have evidence to
lead you to believe as Il reasonable man
that man voted certain way. We
were about month taking depositions
with prominent Republicans standing
by, which men were employed by those
friendly to them. They never dared in
Mercer or Mcdowell to put on the stand
a single man whose vote was attacked
at least after about two hours expert.
ence they abandoned that field. Some
OF them were not there. 1t was not
convenient for them to stay there. They
smelt criminal prosecution in the air.
Why didn't We put them on the stand ?
There are some things may do, but !
will never put Democratic client in a
contest case in the hands OF colored
voters. It is right interesting to look at
the record in the McGinnis-Alderson
case. There was brother preacher
there, and he attempted to swear in
about 200 votes. He couldn't give the
name Of single solitary ''higger."
Then they abandoned this sort OF in
quiry in the Anderson case. have at.
tempted to go over this evidence as
these gentlemen have gone over it them
selves. The whole Of the dispositions in
Mercer and Mcdowell were printed be-
cause the committee wanted you to see
what Was before you.
A FLING AT HUBBARD AND GoFF.
Mr.. Hubbard aud General GoG wanted
to deceive you. It is impudent and
out Of place for him 10 treat you rs he
has done in talking about the com.
mittee's failure to brief the evidence.
They had nothing to conceal. They
wanted to present the case fairly. They
gave it to you US it is except mistakes
made by the committee clerk. l chal-
lenge You to find anywhere a committee
report in; such Il case as bipartisan
and as fair. You couldA't tell whether
these committeeman we're Democrats or
Republicans. l nave no criticisms to
otler on the gentlemen OF the minority.
They come to you indicating their
positions in the very introduction OF
their paper. They come to you with au
argument to show there was no fraud in
the election. don't propose to say
that they tried to deceive you., l
wouldn't say so. 1t is not to your
passion or prejudice that We appeal but
to your judgment, integrity, good sense;
to your truth we appeal, to that we ask
to be committed General GoE appeals
to you for fairness, not only in bis own
name, but that Of $4,000 people who
voted for him. Igrant that no person
claiming to have been elected to IN
office after he has been granted the
right to his office, can coucede away the
rights OF those who elected him.
A DEMAGoGIC APPEAL. al
I do not say GoT came here making
deceptive appeal, but it is in bad grace
to come to you iorty-six and appeal fora
fair judgement in advocacy OF his cause.
l will not quote his own party organ
publishing statements as coming from
him with regard to your action hereto
fore. l care not that he seems to have
been busy through the press to find one
honest Democrat in the forty.six. I
would not have you resent that. They
were trying to find an honest Democrat
iu Lincoln county before you met here
last. year. Not q word has fallen from
my client impugning the motive OF any
man on the other side. He has stood M
in the interest Of constituency rs well
as my friend who came here to plead bis
own cause. know that contestant and
contestee drop out Of sight in cause Of
this magnitude. You are to say who has
been duly and lawfully elected Governor
Of this State, not that the contestant is
ambitious TO be your Chief Executive,