Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-31

the eventful night, when torsythe saw
the huulhbact handling ballots IN tne
clerks Office, some one had taken ont IA
Goff ballots and had substituted IA FIem-
Jog ballots.
The assembly might have its opinions as
To the Kanassha County Court. 1t might
belisye that they were the blacEest scoun-
drels tha sun ever shors on; bat tnat
would not affect the evidence. On that ey'-
denee he believed the assembly must De
eide the Kauawha county issue, rs the MI
nority report hsd decided it.
NJ. Morris the1 iadulged in fome
Richie county meisphor concerning the
rapid,ty with ehich time was flying at
tast particular moment, and concluded
again that ho must hasten on. This time
he made head long rush and brought up
in the very midet Of the Mercer and Nc
Dowell county negroes. Once arrived
there, Mr. MOrris proceeded TO demolieh
Gen. st. Cisir and the wheeling REGIsTER,
and, having demolished them, TO
STAMP THEIR REMAINS
into the earth. Foul ISLANDERS, bs eaid, had
been uttered agaius. toe great aud good
Gen. Goff in connection with the Nj ercer
aud Mcdowell cases.
Gen st. Clair had bean interviewed II
ihs Baltimore Sun, and there had charged
the Republican candidate wi:h heing con
uec,et with these outrsges He had stood
before The Assembly and had reiterated
hat ca tTgs in substsrce The Wheeling
REGISTER, aad here the speaker pointed 3
lorg, bony fuger At the representative o.
the REGISTER in a way that made that IN
offeuding percentage treinble in his shoes
aud shrieked, "YOur paper, sir, has cirou-
lated this falaehood all over the Safe. Il
has been in your columns, with columns
more OF similar matter"
Ga this subject he wished to cay a word
about this tremendous sensation concern
ng the Psery Bottom voting lists. GEE.
Gof had been attacked, aud even charged
aitn lying in connection with this list. II
Tss p most extraordinary affair that THE
list bad ever got in the case. No one knew
now il came in testimony; fOrauSht he knew
lilila bird might have hown 10 the win
dow With l..
Here NJ Morris read the printed report
of the majority of the committee, which
was published Incorrectly, and claimed
that Gen Goff bad the right TO rely OF
this printed rspOy, rs correct.
lie did rot state, however, that whi Z
Gen. GCff was attempting to deceive The
Assembly, by argument ha'ed on the
printed reports, he had the original list Ia
his hands, and that list disproved every
statement he wss making
What if Gen. Ggff could have had this
oaoei?' hs eaid. Wast if he could have
5sad this paper Was be b0uod 70 take
every foul, dirty paper in his feir, white
/ hands? There was no evidence tha. th'
PAPER WAS LEGAL,
snd ;hey were not bound to sccept it.
That vas all there was about the Pesry
Bottom sensation; and after this explains
/ tion any who would attempt 10 sey 8 ~o''
against Gen. Gcf was 2 cowardly and con
temptibe f0ol.
At this poiat Senstor Pcice interrupted
with question concerning the publication
of the mir ority report, which was saiiSfEc
to:ily answered.
Cal. Chsw then moved. in view OF tn
interruptions, thst Mr.. Morris be eiv'i
thirty minutes additional time. 4 ger
/ ,lamauly, evidently belonging to MIR. MOI
rs' party, had been sitting patientii
through the hsrsUgUe in the back piIt o
| the hall. Col CleT's suggestion wss to
much for him. he topplsd off his cha;
aad vas carried ioto the cloak room, when
ne vas revived b. fresh air aud lt.l
cold water. 10 spite of this vigorous hu
pisiful protest, Col. Cnew's suggestion Wa
/ adonte1, and the address continued.
Nr. Norris then bsgan an argument or
/ the snhi.c. of domicile. with the intention
f ehowiDg that the Virginia negroes wb'
| happened TO be e, work IN Mercer and Nc
/ D5wsll clunties at the time of the elsc
TOY, we're legal resijeGts OF tie State. !
these men had fsnlies, instesd OF hem
Young men and single, there would hav'
| been little ground on which 70 bsse tn
conclusion that their legal homes were Il
| Virginia. Wi.heut families, how could
anyone sfirm what their intention wa
when they cams into West NiTg'ulA
There wac absolutely no evidence the
these men were not legol resideDte, aud ye
their votes had bsen cast ont on tn
ground
/ l. thf, oonnaction he