The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-25

standing as friends at the bar OF the
court that was trying their cn3c-stgpd
Ing there shaking hands. A worthy ex.
ample for their followers.
To.morrow Colonel St. Clair pleads 70,
Judge Fleming. He,is likely to take the
whole day. CHI.
GENERAL GOFFS DAY.
Tho Legally Elected Governor Speaks III
His Own Behalf.
Special Dispatch to the Inieilioac-.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. ga,
1910 this morning General GoT took
his place before the Joint Session. The
hall OF the House was filled before Gon
begun. 1t was packed up stairs and
down before he got through. In the
morning people were wondering what
kind Of performance i..would be.
After adjournment for dinner, word
went out that it wis great perform.
ance. At the opening OF the afternoon
session there wAs not n vacant seat OIL
the floor and standing room was gone.
The galleries We're crowded. 1t was
n packed house and splendid audience.
The ladies' were out strong and they
rarely took their eyes oil the speaker
All the resident aud visiting lunnsers
who are no. engaged in court we're there
weighing every word.
ALL INTERESTED SPECTATORS.
Members on both sides sat with the
.
printed testimony in hand, turning page
after page AS Golf rcierrei them to the
record. Page by page they were keeping
tab OH him.
President Turner, OF tho State Univer.
sity, sat directly in front ot Coil, giving
close a.tentioa. Colonel ST. Chair alone,
OF judge F!emins's counsel, was present
and taking notrs. Judge Fleming sat as
he did yesterday in the rear on the Dem.
ocra,ic side. He, too, WAS taking notes,
but withou: pen or pencil. Mr.. Hub
bard, Goil's counsel, eat below in front
OF the speaker, evidently satisfied with
the proceedings and proud of his client.
The reporters table was filled and the
men who sat there were busy, for Gofi
was pi!ing up his points rapidly
and be was at it for five hours.
He expressed his sincere thanks
for their kind permission to speak with
them face to face on this most monen-
tous case, to which he invited their at
tention. This case is one in which my
personality aud that OF my distinguished
friend disappears. 1t is the cause Of the
people. may disappear but this con.
troversy goes on until you decide who
was elected Governor on November q,
1883. have been criticised for iutend.
ing to appear here. ! but pursue the
course that has been pursued the world
over. Governor Wilson appeared before
the Court Of Appeals to show that he
was entitled to exercise the functions ol
the Governorship, and no Que said nay,
A short time before that, when distin-
guished citizen Of this State appeared Il.
the Capitol and knocked At the Senate
door, it WINS thought eminently proper
J that be should appear. Aye, even twc
Of them appeared.
THE PEOPLES CAUSE.
This then, is not my controversy.
have endeavored for the past eighteen
months simply to perform that which
my fellow citizens had commanded mi
to do. l appear for the 10000 voters o
West Virginia, who in November. 1883
elected me Governor Of this State. lap
pear before this court 10 present thei
claims and to show you by the law ant
the evidence that | am to-day entitled
to occupy the Governors chair.
This court meets for the first time i1
the history Of the State. God grant i
may not meet ever again. Other courti
may go wrong and may be corrected
From you, gentlemen, there is no up
peal. The constitution hns reposcd ir
you that awful responsibility which ha'
come never before to the Legislature Q
this State. II you commit wrong it il
upon the constitution and all the people
Of the State. The question is not WHOM
you, want to be Governor. 1t is whom
did the people Of West Virginia elect il
November, 1883. II they elected Judge
Fleming it is your duty to say 80. !
they elected your speaker, it is you
,,sn - SOW On s.=',z.' = 80
ure' " s"s eo.
THE HANDWRITING WRIT ON THE WALL. WALL
The campaign Of lSSS was the most ex
}traordiuary. in tho history Of your State
Two political parties were contendin,
for the control OF our fair common
wealth.
WIN many p.her ase aeIIo" ", tiaaNsnn .n sts,.
Yon % came to NV county, We met in :,
friendly, manly way. Ii we were bold
we were honest on both sides. Face t
face we discussed these Issues, each part,
anxious rs to the result, and one part!
; particularly dreading the counting O
t the ballots. A change was coming as al
could see. !, 1t was only IL question o
; time. The result was therefore no sur
prise, Yet when the ballots had beer
3 counted, FROM every county almost, TIL
s cry went up, "Goif is elected" He
elected BY fraud!'' s feltit as keenly u