Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-02-08
HUBBARD SPEAKS FOR GoFF.
Az 10 The Ecidence.

Following the Governors figures
with critical analysis, Mr.. Hubbard
showed that in every county except
Cabell and Kanawha the vote ex-
ceeded capitations. IL that is evi.
d~hee OF fraud, why are there are
not in the county OF Hardy SO in
dictments. 100 in Randolph, $40 in
Lewlsi This is the sort Of invectiye
used to persuade you there ought to
be contest. How much Of that
corrupt voting has that committee
foundi Absolutely nothing. There
is not in the majority report, there
was not in the argument OF the
opening counsel, anything to war
rant that gross libel on the State.
That committee found no man in
the private walks Of life willing to
twist 50 tive" into twelve. Applause.
There Is one instance of bribery
shown, and that in q Republican
county, and still more painful, it
occurred In the county OF Tyler.
There is some evidence that one
miner received IS for voting the
Democratic ticket.
That Infalible Court.
Judge johnson says it never was
contemplated that man should .oc-
cupy the Governors seat until it
was absolutely known that be was
entitled to it. 1t certainly never
was intended that man should for
ten months hold the seat who was
not entitled 20 hold it one day. The
minority is criticised for saying the
Court Of Appeals has no Jurisdiction
in this case. The Court of Appeals
says so itself, and that court, Judge
johnson says. is infallible, bat what
that has to do with this case is not
easily perceived.
Judge johnson says that the de-
cisions of the Supreme Coart are in.
fall,ble until reversed. Was the
bred Scott decision of the Supreme
Court OF the United States ever
reversed, and does anybody think
that the bred Scott decision stands
today the law ofsthe land
An Unprecedented Case.
Is there any precedent for those
proceedingsi Does any body re.
member a contest set on foot by a
defeated candidate, who charged
that he had been cheated by cleo.
ton boards, a majority OF whom
were his own political friendsi Is
the necessity SO great that You forty
six must be asked to reverse the
decree of his other political friends
the election commissioners, who
were closer to the facts than you
ever can be Why is the Judgment
of these men to be set asidei Were
they bribedf Were they weak
Some Cases In Point.
o. j. Simmons, Jackson county,
charged non residence, Democrat ;
majority held his vote was good, and
yet on their own showing it appear
ed that two months before this elec.
ton he was living in Columbus, o.,
and that was his home.
The case of Holly &. Armstrong
shows that bis residence, ii in this
State at all, was in Kanawha, yet he
voted in jackson. What did the
committee do with the cases OF
Thomas j. Moore, Ransom Bennett,
and Robert Bennett, Thomas Wood
and r. l.. Harris, of Barbour
county, What was done with these
votes. The report does not say.
These voters were Democrats. dc
these votes come under the head oil
" contested by contestee and not re.
jectedf" The register of birth shows
one was not OF age. The majority
say he was a good voter. Harris
own testimony showed his home was
in Taylor. He voted in Harrison
and voted the Democratic ticket.
The majority held him a good voter.
@. Il. Windsor, OF Fayette county,
born 1870; charge, minor; voted the
Democratic ticket. The majority
held him a good voter. II. d. Dick.
inson, of the same county, voted in
the district in which be did not live.
The majority held it was good
vote.
The Governor talks about The dis.
crepancy between capitations and
votes, and all to fire the hearts OF
the forty six. 1t was O conspiracy
entered into by high and low.
Whole Tendency Republican,
Mr.. Hubbard then recited the his.
tory Of the industrial development
In these counties. In the opening OF
colleries and peoplng the counties
the whole tendency is shown by the
majority report TO have been Re.
publican. What did you expect
The old time Democratic majority
from Mercerf The majority want
you to believe that in FIVE years OF
development practically nobody re.
NAMED long enough to vote. The
majority admit they have wrest-
led with this testimony and it got
them down. You must see bow the
evidence applies to each voter. Why
could not the majority do it
1t is true that Mercer lies gu the
border Of Virginia. What of it.
The county of Ohio borders on the
State oil Ohio and in counties from
which could be gathered on election
day 5000 or 10000 Democrats. The
Governor has shown You that in the
Democratic county of Ohio 1,545
more votes were polled than there
were capitations. Who polled them 7
Who thinks they were fraudulent 7
What greater reason to think the
votes in Mercer and Mcdowell
fraudulent
Judge johnson insists that the
colored race is migratoryand Republic.
can hence these votes should have
beeu thrown out. Suppose a man
on trial for murder, would il be
enough to show that he came Of a
quarrelsome race, OF even family
Would you hang him on that evi.
dencef
a Judicial Decision Asked.
The question you are to decide is