Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-01-26
,oyTNUES FLEMING'S ARG UNENT
md SubstantiateS the Charges
against Golf
.oB2HADOWED IN THE REGISTER
-. s.r Had the Corrsc! Pol Lists in His
Possession
rEFyBEDELIVEREDHlS ADDRESS
y. Assembly Adiourns Before General st
Car Concludes.

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Telegram to the sunday Register.
c.,srrsroy. ". VA, January 25.-It
-..,,ss for General st. Clair to make
,'' .,o.;,s ., argument for Judge Fleming.
-. =, 5o,v was performed uObly this morn
Tss two hours snd half dur
= wbieh Mr.. St. C.sir spoke were
=. Of intense excitement and enthusi-
~. on the part Of the Democrats bis
.oir,s were crushing and SO iar as they
.sDt a complete justification OF the Demo
...,;c cour.e during the contest. his ex-
...--e -,a,,- ri Cen. Gof's double dealings was
ESPECIALLY FoscIBLE,
.,a ,se that worthy il a sadly disfguIeG
.Ss;,;o, - The speaker was prevented
49,, closioe ms address BY tie soIou.n-
- -, of the assembly un.il Monday, DE
III LII fnisb on Monday morning and deoA'e
in The assembly sill begin MONDAY al'ei'
A vote on tie main question IS looked
f,- nv Saturday. Tne nall OF the House
wss Comfortably filed, when General St.
rlair arose 10 basir his argument. As the
r,.ssivs head and broad shoulders OF the
snsstsr loonsd above the Clerks desk,
= deep hush fell on the audience and the
/ -,smbers of the Assembly sll knew that
/ tba man before them came prepared 70 DO
L battle for q cause which be believed to
be right. All knew that he was aeens-
toned 10 strike sledge-hamner blows, and
that the man who came in his TaY wss
likely 10 saffsr from the conflict. Livery
sord was attentiysly listened to.
The speaker briefly alluded to the
dignity and importance Of the case. Then
bis voice deepened and the tOnes swelled
A. be began q dsnunciatiOn Of the two
men who had preceded him IN this aIgu
ment and 10 whom be was expected q
reply. They bad, be said, falsihed tn
record and deceived the assembly. As
LAWYER and az a pleader be had the rigd
to expsct that when he arose in the as
sembly 10 make sn Argument, he would
6s called upOn 60 speak 70 the facts. Tney
mad misrepresen,ed the testimony, misin-
,srp-e.ed the evidence aud deliberately
IL SUPPRESSED MATTERs
Of gave Importance.
!. vori ne his duty to show to the as
.enbly 'hl, hs made charges, snd before
~ bs Ess through they would see that he had
I iors So Mr. Hubbard had opened hi:
argument by reading f,Om the message Of
Cos. Wilson concerning gross frauds al
sgsd 70 have been committed II Wes. Vir
g1s By thar reading, ead by reading
anisr sxiTsneOus matter, he had sough
create the impression that the majority
O ihs assembly bsd been eonspirstOrs in
0i against honest government in Wes
Igaa
Wa. had the message Of Gov. Wilson
pio si.h this case? He sppreheldei
is q. any proper time Gov. Wilson
Ecli be- ready TO break lances with Mr.
Hlaard il respsct to fraud in West Fir
gaa and his declarations and M-. Hub
ard Argument on them had 40 bearinl
Va.sver. The gentlemen who bad plead
q 80 learnsdly and 80 eloq uently for th'
@1,ss'es N this case had been pleased 70
declare that the Investigations OF
as Contest Committee bad not
acEa sny fraud in West Virginia,
% tals it was meet 10 gay that the laws oi
ts State prohibited contest based on
p'oois Of bribery and deb C;ieTy Of votes,
A coa,sstant was limited to votes which
,o1t 6epr0yeR 20 beiilegal. Ii was right
.c' he assembly to
KNOW TIE DIFFICULTIES,
1eteI which the contestant had labored.
west Virginia vas q State Of mountains
a1t valleys 1. had few railroads, aad
eE nail routes Judge Fleming had
t1'y days IN which to prepare his original
lNee' how IN .h2. time, with the
A'ee facilities a; his command,
sOa he be expected to
l'27el the whole OF 1.-THE of the whole
'aaa P'scticed IN TIE S.atss In making
'l4i lcuee counsel bad been compelled
ss'y aimost sslsIy On information fur
--'l'U .n-n oy cor;esp9ndence. Under
80 V''eumsi81Ces mistakes must be made.
,,' 0aa been challenged which were
'sAi' and many illegal votes had bsen
r. laccal enged.
os' 'la' notice Of contest as it wss,
s-- ..o,asy practically unimDeached. A
-'-'''ss appointed from the body itself
-i-.'. sustained ne charges. Evidence taken
-, y. {. l'a revealed a wholesale effort to
i's people.
- s"4eent cootestee had wasted many
- words 10 an sffjrt 20 shift from his
!. ,lullle'c the burden Of having been
y a.enPt 70 disfrsnchise legal voters.
-, "isl 10 excuse himself for bring
-se-1cAliuss into the contest on the
IN "as necessary in order to fore
'seaaicalltses % oe introduced BY
-s Gen Gcf knew that Judge
,.o-.. -, u'a no! propose TO contest this case
,.--,1A-'''ss. LIE Hs hsd 50 proclaimed to
t'7 OF toe 3 ate. II Gen. Goff lad
49,, announcement a. Judge Flemirg
- "a ae would act take the ohice il
'e essn any ''''-e : N''e'
-s-HSIcAL allegation
- contest, and Gen. Goff woulG not
~. ~ y J, compelled to insult the in,elli-
- y. .os assembly while making pitia-
II. =. Se.lsSIAeeiul excuses for himself.
p. C.air then reviewed at length
~, gslolcla claim thai the joint as
- - violated the law il refusing to
- - e'urrs o. ths election, aud IN
,,f 49,, 49, extending the time in which
-,l oe taken. He showed that the
-. - Voart Of tie State had sustained
- - action, and the laws governing
!. .''g the record.
hi, ii,,SO w .'d had attempted 70 tell the
sIH 'he contestant had no oSse,
~ 'Ss evidence was taken attSr
III. zen zen Goi in his owr argument,
&c was 10 see right prevail,