The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-14
Interesting DEVELOPMENTS,

regarding the disgraceiul compact enter.
ed into two years ago by Governor vii.
son aud Mr.. John D. Anderson, at pres.
ent holding seat in Congress to which
he was never elected, is unusually inter.
esting. Not only is it interesting because
it has bearing on the campaign for the
Democratic nomination now going on in
the Third district, but because it goes to
show what measures some Democratic
leaders in this State have resorted to in
their attempt 10 cave West Virginia from
breaking away from the so.called solid
South.
Mr.. Anderson was not fairly elected to
Congress and Governor Wilson knew il,
just as surely as he knew Judge Mum
Jackson was not elected in the Fourth
district, and that John 0. Pendleton was
not elected in the First district. Yet he
granted certificates 10 all three of them,
In the First district he gave his approval
to one OF the most dastardly outrages
ever perpetrated on the ballot box (the
Wetzel county Court Houee having been
broken open and ballots changed pend.
ing recount go as 10 give the Democratic
candidate for Congress an apparent ma
jority), and granted to Mr.. pendleton the
certificate OF election. The Democratic
members oithe Congressional Committee
OH Elections rebuked this outrage after
hearing the evidence, butt is not chron-
icled that Governor Wilson hid his face
in shame, rs he should have done, on
hearing the news.
In the Fourth district case this delect-
able politician and reform advocate,
known as Governor L. Willis Wilson,
granted a certificate Of election to the
defeated Democratic candidate by mis-.
interpreting an item made by county
clerk in returning the result Of the cleo
ton. 1.-TWO" was written carelessly, and
the delectable Governor, finding it nee
essary 10 Select" the Democratic candi-
date, even il he had to sacrifice his con-
science to do so, decided that this word
1.-TWO" should read tive" aud that the
clerk meant 10 write twelve" though
why he did not decide that twenty" was
meanthe has not yet explained. So he de.
cided that the Democratic candidate was
and granted the certificate &C.
cordingly. Again the Democratic mem.
bers Of the Congressional Committee on
Elections turned down our ballot re-
form Governor and refused TO counter.
ance one Of tho most bareiaced attempts
to defraud the people Of their rights
ever perpetrated in West Virginia.
Now comes an additional chapter in
the history OF the Aforesaid deIec,abIe
ballot reform Governor. 1t not only
reveals the details Of u deliberate act
which cheated the people Of the Third
district out Of their riehtfully elected
Congressman, but also exposes a con.
spiracy between the ballot reform Gov.
,rnor and the man to whom he granted
he certificate, by the terms OF which
he Governor is to receive the nomina.
ion in 1890, It was clear case Of cor.
'upt bargain and sale, with the Chief
OF the State lat tho time hypo-
posing as ballot reformer) as
he party Of the first part, and a fraudu-
emily elected Congressman as the party
# the second part.
Will tho honest people Of the Third
Congressional district endorse this affair?
hat remains to be seen. Following is
u brief the story OF the compact, which
ie reproduce from our Washington dis
atch OF Thursday:
A prominent Democrat rc.idlng in the Third
istrict, who has been In tho CITY durInv Tho
ast week, is authority tor the statement tnnI
Dmpletc UNDERSTANDING has been arrived nj be-.
veen Ex-Governor Wilson aud Anderson Ms 10
30 Cop2 res,ional nomination. Each IL TO 70 10
linton with all tho votes he can master, aud ut
10 proper time Anderson Is to gracefully with.
raw aud Wilson will walk orwith the prize,
ccording to the above mentioned gentleman,
ldcrson was forced into au agreement OF this
lArActer at the time OF tho recount In 1855 be.
IRE Wilson ,roud consent to take hand In nc prac
cts ichich suited IN The gi,inu Of certificate 10
tioGttd cand date. Anderson at that time could
% no othcrway out OF hts diillCulticsunu though
y !did not like 10 do II he was compelled 10 !
ound OF flesh and Will be given 1t with Us good :
race as possible. tt N = x. 49,. :
; iEFG9tt Don't Feel Well, q l