The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27
! coll ST. GLARS ARGUMENT,

A Very Lame Defense Of Judge Tlemlns's
= ails- Side OF tho Case.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelltgt,lcer I'm
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jun. 26.-Col.
St. Clair began his argument before the
Joint Assembly yesterday morning. AZ
ter a few preliminaries he rot down to
business and said: I know that in the
notice ofcontest we charged some per.
sons who voted Illegally who were good
voters, and somo to have voted Tor Gotf
who were Democrats and good voters,
but it was because OF lack OF opportuu.
ity. In the case Of McGinnis vs.. Alder
son 153 more votes were challenged in
these counties than in this case and an
honest Republican newspaper announc.
cd "Down goes McGinnis to the bottom
Of the wall" When this question does
arise, where it can be tried before the
people, I agree to meet them there and
keep up my end OF the string. We al
lege that men voted who, under the con-
stitution and statutes, were unlawful vo.
ters. This was the only thing we could
do. General GoH told you that he put
technicalities in his answer be-
cause that was the only time and
place he could use them. If ho
had announced to the people of the
State as Judge Fleming did, that he
would not have the office on technical
i.y, he would not be obliged to put him
self behind this sort OF defense. Did
General Golf tell you that ut the time
he gave that first notice he had not
sought to investigate technical matters :?
Read his first notice--seventeen grounds
OF specification based on technicalities.
In his second and his third return no.
tice he asks you to disqualiiy the entire
vote cast for. Fleming in Greenbrier
county, but wants the vote cast in that
county for Goff. This because the elec.
ton commissioners had obeyed the laws
as decided BY the Supreme Court. That
is in keeping with the plcadings, the
evidence, the argument on the other
side. They tell you to contrast the
position Of these two gentlemen in this
case. s..s .4; s' ! 2 ,s5i.i . u
.,.., THAT'S WHAT HE HAD.
+ They tell You the returns sent up to
the Speaker showed Golf had plurality
Of ITO votes. From that time to this the
press on that side has charged you with
being solidly disposed to steal this grea,
office. What did you do2 What did
Judge Fleming do2 The returns that
you had q right to; look to, did they
show that Gotf had a plurality2 No, sir
You had the legal right on q technically
to declare e'Judye Fleming elected. The
returns from the county OF kauawha not
being here, you are bound to take notice
Of the action Of the coordinate branches
OF the government. A Republican Judge
had set aside that return. You did moi
| do this because you were determined te
do right, but to see TINT the man declar.
ed Governor should have a majority oi
legal and qualified voters OF the State
lMy friend, :Mr. Hubbard; surprised mt
with his etfrontery when he said he hat
about come to believe that you were hon
est in that action. until he had heart
Judge Johnson's apology. He wen
further and undertook to- ride down th
decisions Of the Supreme Court OF Yves
4 Virginia. You, who declined to declar,
the result OF that election must hav,