The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27
case and introduced In this case. II the
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COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION.

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COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Mr.. Campbell-lf YOU don't want t
, answer my question l shall not ask
; again. You have not answered tha
question; l will put It again. iis
Mr.. St. Clair finally cut Senator Camr
bell OF and continued. Let us see aboll
the county Of kanawha. Gentlemen
who have Grgued for tho contestee hay
refrained from going into this. The,
have not attempted TO show you tha
tho finding Of the committee in this cas-
was not n proper finding. The Presiden
| OF the County Court now stands upon
rule for contempt issued by yeu
Supreme Court and It was TINT Count,
Court which made the recount. Thei
could not refuse the recount, but they
refused to DO the things TO give sanctitj
to that recount and We had to &c
to tho Supreme Court to get
mandamus to compel them to DO It
The County Court decided to hold the
stathte unconstitutional and they wonl.l
not put the Lewiston precinct in Coal.
burg precinct. They found Democratic
votes to throw out and they reversed
their decision. In Fields Creek, where
Coil had Ia, they refused TO hear any
more evidence. They certified to you
votes never cast, and refused to certify
votes that were cast. The ballot box
was In the hands OF Il county clerk elect.
cd by Republicans, not IL Fleming parti.
san. We have shown everything the
law requires to entitle ua to the recount
IN kanawha. The majority report gives
it to us. The minority says they will
not approve the action OF the County
Court but give the contestant the bene.
fit OF the eight votes.
MERcER AND M'powgLt, a,.n
Now as to Mercer and Mcdowell. It
has been said that The Commissioners Of
Election were Democrats. This is part.
y true, for at Que poll, Maybury pre-.
cinct. there were two Republicans and
one Democrat. Because horde Of nc.
groes voted, ns hard to identity az crows,
II does not deny to contestant the right
to go behind the returns OF commission.
ers. This we have done with the result
as reported by the majority. With sin.
gle exception every cofliery owner and
operator in that region was a Republi.
can. Most OF them very active Republi.
cans. They were on the spot. Not chal.
longing "nivger" votes; they were con-
tending for the rights of men to vote
who were not lawful voters. Go to Nc.
Dowell and there you will find 1t the
same. J. ?. Bramwell wastryinp all duy
to swear in his own vote.
Mr.. Hubbard-Will you please turn to
evidence that shows that?
Mr.. St. Clair-Solomon's testimony
shows it.
MIR. Hubbard asked for further on.
li,ghtenment and did not get it. Handing
the testimony to Mr.. st. Clair Mr.. Hub.
bard said it.might not be inconvenient
Tor him TO read the part which support-
Gu his statement.
Mr.. st. Clair-"I'll read it in my own
time and don't propose to have nv mr..
gnment broken up by you. The proof
shows that these Ilegroes are migratory
and that for each day that one OF them
worked Tor colliery company the nav
rolls Of these companies show the fact
II these pay rolls don't show that these
men had been there the time required
by law it is proof to any fair mind that
they had not been in West Virginia that
long. -s5i,
At 1880 a motion to adjourn till Mon
day came from the Democratic side.
President Carr, OF the Senate, followed
1t up with III appeal. He said that
members We're tired, some were sick
with bad colds and some from bad
whisky. Republicans generally opposed
adjournment, but the motion prevailed,
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