Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-20
glDBgT7gRHlYgElDg EOREPORT.
r-s 1rnsa. Ridiculous and Gauzy Trick
Fvn the Beginning 10 the End.
ATTEMPT TO PUBLISH THE RETURNS
Shown U,---La Grippe Getting IN Its Wors
rHlrs01-ASoli Democratic Col
wr However VIII Be on Hand
r-llv---Ssna.or Smith Not
Likely 20 Appear


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ssrts8 .1 the Cl1-, Assembly last ffluay
s..,,,- ,f,-r.-. continues % evoke
ny .....s-ass and val.
muco ci.''' .-..
nsrab.dtI makes Do 81 e'-'f'-''"' -' 7''
al which th. members are pumping
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... p....i. senator Morris.
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who .s sflia1 y ,-e --',' '"'-'' A''u ID ID
istsr,r.t. gnlacto1 read tle report 90
..fr.i rur..1fs. aod it vas man
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paternity. BE Insisted upon neleg heafu
IN ths en7. Toe most generous proposition
-...t r.. r.iscted with disdain.
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rem he-cusl- his iofoeafance, out
tbs Senator vas unrslenuog The small
boy's s.oereuce 40 the denust's was that
inst before bis head came OF the tooth
r1'ied out Jus, before the Assembly Died
exhausted tbe manuscript gave cut and
~ i..trr-a thanked God Tor the merciful
-s.isf .bicb Morris had denied them.
rbs rsDort is intended for campaign
5,rsm.at and will be circulated with
tt,f ri.r AS d legal paper it bears no
.8r. o.. ..mparison With the majority rs-
mort ah.eh Is admitted 90 be so able, fore
'bls rusasgerable and dispassiOnate pre-
.srt,..,r OF the case on its merits.
Concerning the Morris-Msxwei! PePer
,As-.~.-s Was sp,ly msde TO day, that so
-,,.h ,f itss was original was not good,
s,5 4, much of 10 as wss good vas not
or,,,rslr r.. preseutation of the law az
to tas slNn auon Of voters is 10 part
crbhei almost literally from tle li'J l,i..y NY
repc.. Iheau.lor has taken lne feisalii,'S
of expression necessary Cd disguise tIe
forced loan of ideas and YetoAse "nieo
bad been extoried. A qu'elns ls tnus put
upon tae Republican claim tla' lne
minority report bad been ready Tor weeks
lt8 author bad seen t1e m8l0fiiJ report
before be- wrote. and bad uncousclously
absorbed n1. only iis ethics OF laEi but the
language t0 express them.
In the application of the laN the u1und-
sring is appalling The law oi residence
IS ,iated 70 be -ihat the residence ci trs
voter is presumed to he where his family
resides When this proposition comes d
bs applied the fact is reso.utely ignored
that hundreds of negroes voted the kspuc-
Es,n ticket no. Mercer and Mcdowell,
whose families we're ahown by oysrwaelm-
nins proof OBJ ba ieidents Of the state OF
Virginia
To- the ml.tr Of district lines, the NIL
noriiy report declares thc statute rsqoif-
ing the voter tl cc-t lis ballot pa the dls-
tr.c. where h- rssd dss 90 be- constitutional
Bnt in the Brook county casa. driven from
syery other position. DO Asserts. M effect.
that tba I....-l.tcre in ru1iring the vote
.o he given 4, the district where the voter
rss,de. had attempted to limit or restrict
tba meanirr of the constitution. How q
statute can b. restrictive Of the coostitu-
tion and at the sane time cons,itutionsl,
isaconnnsrun which those who have pro-
nounfsi it rll have ample opportunity
to sxpl,,, before the discussion shsll cod.
Tb. Bnvt,r county matter. in which
ths minority o. the committee took posi-
non. in order to hr-t Fleming. dir ctly
opposite a., chat whieh they had taken in
the Brooke county c,ss in order to help
Cot. s nbmt;sd 10 lbs -pecia. charitable
consideration of tae Legislature 10 some
Whist the spirit az the rrsver Lord be
mercifu' 90 me. sinner
The report wos.d lo. he genuine Re-
publican document if D.. were not disinge-
NOUS l. ssseris DTS cenuineness by at
tempting paipab'e trick. It undertakes
90 DO what the Legislature refused 70
DO pending the contest-.o tabu-
late and publish the alleged
returns Ns1swna included, and to seat
General Cen pending the contest. The
isbu.ai.on and publication Of the iradu-
lent and manipulated results. which the
Legislature repeatedly refused to consent
20 last winter, and which the Supreme
Conr, decided was q proper refusal, Is now
attempted by a piece of bare-faced Chi
cansry, which augues the patience.