Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-29
Eotbiag Left Of GOfr S Claims TO
the 6OyerROrShip.
fss sPRlGG INAlHILATES THEN.
Could So, Stand 1t and Does Not Show
Ugat the Afternoon Session.
co,yICTgD BY HIS OWN WORDS.
S..-i5 Address by Gen. Joe SPugg Of
ssr Contest Committee, Which Cllnches
The Arguments That Went Before
Las. Charleston News.

.3f,..-si1 .o the Register
C,,rresroS. January % For over
..,..b,s.. io-day hos shot, grape and caa-
- Numbered into the minority
.,. bv General Jcs Sprigg, Of the Goa
-. c.~~,t.-s When be va' done tns
..-,.,,.oftbs a,u.y abac 90 which Gen
..I csa's cla.ns ,o .he cai's Of Governor
t...5 os,s ,a>sa up s..a blOtser Pi-
,~ Iosss M.1es,. sui Co'enel Presley
morris acted as cais, u'o-as'a
T.i.w,,sin Oh. bsuads Of simple truth
O., .,v ,b., no argument n the j'in' as
ssmbly has
rgrS yogs cErsHiNG
g., r. .s.c. NsHber Jaiss JOhns'n''
I,..,,s, G.ssn. S. Glars slaqusnee ae'
,.~ori,ss8 more ,aauiil GsoeTal SP'igs'
...,- -rsy..p o. the testimony ana to'ciole
s.,ss,.s.i,1 of .he fraud which iSrevsaled.
Bs. The ,reameat bearing directly On the
contest vigorous as il was, was not more
psws,fal than a brief fi.eeu minutes taiS
10 which the speaker paid his respects l'
Hi. H.,hoes. Gen G.f GA. Of his own
month h. convicted .he Republican eaaai
date o. The mos, 1'adnS Inconsistency.
p, tbe Interview w1ic1 tbs speaker
,o,.3 Got declared .hat some Of The
n .no,r,,.c Leaders 10 W,s. Virgins ought
t,hs io tls psai,ntilry for the frAuis
49, .,mnitsi Ia his addrs's be
...5 ,a.t be hsi ever claimed lhai there
g,,n, fr,ud 10 w-, Virginia and had
..,,s, .o po.e, ib- n., name of the
STATE rou glmno sl4ais's TIE sPph
cation of ihs
rAguryG COMPARISON
IA. made ena ll.rs sf-c-, aud Gof.
,.ho es. present. v.1e-i yi-.biy under 's
Istse at.ruooa vhsn the aitIess WIS.,
continued Gn G5f sa- conspicuous oy
h.s absence
The Brooke aoi Eilasha county else'
occupied G.1. s. rs.s attention. during
tbe eto's a-gau 1.at.,s portion OF bis ad-
dress. The Hst question ID the former
county vas usis So plain tha. none could
fiil .o 11ier-t.ni . 10 ,is The most com
sists lud mos. 81 .-'ac.oly yindlcation OF
the c1n--s of tbs i0rity Of the committee
that lss been pfcp1uudsc 70 the assembly
AsD ksn8wha county, Sir. SprgS was
equally ID. happy. He was prevented, how
ever. rom completing his disc1-sion OF the
case. sud there sre some points in 10 Tel. 70
ias mefcy OF Mr Kee
The Joint Assembly was slow IN form
ips this morning. At 1915 hardly more
than bali Of The members were IN the bali
of tee House: hUt the r0om soon htled
alter General Sprgg began bis address, ano
f,r nearly thrs- hours that distinguished
Democrat held a large audience attentivelY
usisaire .o la scsthilg dsnuucia'ion oi
Republican -iud and tricksry no the S.ate.
General Sp1gss spoke from mis- sea, n toe
House. dscHui-g 20 take The Clerks desk,
" 1ich bad been occupied bs tie counsel
His goics however was easily heard
iarou. lont the bali His remarks ~tra
substantially az follows.
Mr President e1d Gentlemen Of the
Juni A.ssm. Il progOse TO su5m.s for
your consideration
kFEW 0H,ggyArl0Ss
concerning the ss1e oa uili before you. ]
had hopsd .ha, ihs csss would be tried
without any necessity of my saying more
than have ait TIE HOUSE of ID legatss
last winter p.lDsd ue on lh.si trial commit
tee sgsi1st my personal sisn a1d uc.ina-
tion. bot having dg.y assigned 10 me a.
one OF this body, have attempted TO dis
Charge that duty 81 best knew how,
Notwithstanding The ac, tha, ] have bseo
held up 90 you almcs. 10 ice light Of
crim.u.i 4 say 10 yoa, gentlemen. that
have tried 10 do NY duty fairly, impair
ua..y sad atraily.
TOE rso.t 0i that work is before you
That would have be2G al. thst ] would
have done bad 10 Dol. been fcr toe manner
10 Wh.cl tas dscusN0n has proceeded in
THIS assembly. To- lhe begnaIng 4 Wisk 10
say that Tam
NJT ONE OF rH0sE
who claim iu.aih5ihty for themselves. I
au a mau 81 YOU sre, subject to error as
eli mea Are. 2. may be that have been
sWaysd by political prejudice and my
Judgment led sstray, blt here IN this a.
,enoy and To- tle presence Of my God,
e7cla,e that have Let permitted it to be
uone SnoEioglY aud Intentionally.
10 seems, however, .hat the case is not
20 De tried on i.s merits Instead og sit
aog here calmly. deliberately and impAs.
'oaaie.y io decide this case, as q grave
aiic'll tribunal ought O., ss have been
irl Oar away lat0 the fields os political
pit ltice 4ci pissi1l. Tia stranger lad
come in'o lh's La'l he would have sup
posed chat kee, Lively and Sprigg were
on tfal. sud noe zoe csss between A b.
flenirg sod Nathan Cot Toe distin-
s1.s1ed gentleman who came hers saying
teat he represented 79. 900 Republicans Of
Vest Virginia
HAS PROCLAIMED
.ron that icrum wonder that and my
Democratic e5lleagues have ceshhad 10
shat We su0w uaS not true. The most
linng answer thst can make 20 that
laige, mean and contempubls - it was,
ID Che development which occurred after Il
sas made.
Standing 10 that desk, looking you
'snusmen 10 the face, he made these
larges and yet held ia his hands proof
nat be was stating what he knew to be
untrue Gen. Con h-a told you that this
fas noe personal contest. / would Ike
70 S1oW. Mr. President, # his Psysonality
s 90 oe swept out o. the case.
Why did be come here
Where Is an
THAT GLTrTERlNG ARRAY
'l couu-al which he snmmousd to his aid?
Where Is Mr.. Bn5lcw, who has laooJSd so
aithfuliy Tor General Gofl during the past
7eaIY Where are Nj. Patton and hr. Nc
Whor,ar and where is Old Hutob?" All
Aese we're counsel in his case. Bat they
isvs not been here 10 lit their voices IN
lis behalf
He esaas himself.
He had the effrontery to tell yoo thai
le appeared fes the people o. West VIZ
raii, and even Tor 4. b. Fleming, Who "a
Re sought to protect against the ooodleiLTu I5
.sill drivers Of psrtissS press he
Fould have son believe that bis cheeks
hose smooth shayen, expansive eAsekT'
we're made 10
TINGLE WITH sHANE
It the charges against the honor and IN
'sgrity Of West Virginia made in the Pno