Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-01-26

as he expressed himself to 90 into
the merits Of the case, had not had the
hsrdihood to withdraw this argument OF
his counsel. There was tschuicaiity for
the court to consider. They asked
it TO strip itself of the very facts OF the
case. and vet these eloquent, Just and
learned pleaders declared that they were
opposed to technical allegations in this
contest.
AN EXPOSURE.
This portion of Gen. st Olair's argument
lead up TO the exposure of Goff's duplicity,
which was foreshadowed in this
mornings REGISTER 1t was the
exposure which he had prepared
the assembly for in his opening remarks.
The massive form of the advocate seemed
to swell as be gathered strength from every
statement and went on to the final denou-
ment. which came with terrific force.
Mr. Hubbard, he said, had undertaken to
discredit tbs report of the msjority OF the
Contest Committee because it did not
sppesr from the printed copies that
the poll lists from several precincts
in Mercer and Mcdowell counties
had been properly certified. AT that time
be said. I attempted to explain that it was
q mistake, but now 1 say that when Nh.
Hubbard wac making that argument to
you, he had
IN HIS POSSESSION
and had had for twenty-four hours, the
original copies of the poll lists, and every
one WAS properly certified, and Mr.. Hub
bard knew it.
He made his argument on false snd
Geceitful assumption. He did not dare to
resd those poll lists to you, for they would
have shown the fallacy of hia argument.
Nor is this all on that subject. Yester-
day the contestee, General Nathan GOtf,
stood hers and told you that
twelve votes had been taken from
his aggregate when the names
Of the men who were alleged TO have cast
these votes never appeared on the poll
lists. You examined the printed lists and
You believed Mr.. Goff, hut now tell you,
aud defy General Goff to deny it, that at
the very time be was making that state
ment be held in his hands these same or
ipinal poll lists, and the name of every
man whose vote was dissllowed appeared
there as il sppears now on these lists.
General Goff knew it at the time. or If he
did not know it he had no business to sp-
pear before you and deceive you with false
information.
General GOff-General st. Clair, l read
those lists yesterday and commented on
them. 1 asked you if my information was
correct, and you did not answer.
/ 8 General st. Clatr-I did not expect and
did not intend to help you make your ar
euuent. II was your duty to make 6
proper Investigation before you came IN
here and crayed the judgment of the as
semhly.
Here, gentlemen, is copy Of the pol
lists which General Golf had in his posses
sion at the time. The copy shows th'
name Of every man whose vote
was rejected; and when you were
talking, General GOf, you knew it
or if you did not know it, you ought no
to have opened your mouth on the sub
iect. The names Of every one OF thesI
men for whom Gen. GOf plead, and asked
for the sake of his beloved God that theI
be not taken from him, are here.
They are proven TO have voted, ant
Gen. Goff knows 1t.
Excitement during this
SHARP INTERCHANGE
ran high. Goff was silenced. He mad
10 attempt to reply to st. Clair, and tn
latter continued mia address. Mr.. Hubosr'
interrupted him several times, bu
failed TO gain any advantage. Genera
st. Clair had just begun to take up n
Mercer and Mcdowell cases when the hou
of 1890 arrived. He gave way for mt
tion to take a recess, but the motion ha
hardly been made when Senator Car
moved to adjourn until Monday a. 10
M. He stated st the same time that b
and several other members we're veFy Il
After some discussion, this motion Wi
carried By a vote of 42 TO 26 and the Al
aanohlv a6inurned