Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-25
Cd s. CAR VII Take The Natter Up II
Els Speech Is-ily iai Interest
log Developments Are
Expected.
PULL REPORT OF GOFFS SPEECH.
A Camugn Doc1msni- lis Alleged Review
Of The Evidence q Farcs--Ha IS Picked
Up 10 Several Instances aud
las 70 Iaks Watsr--Ihe
Situation.


Special Telegram % .he Register
CHARlEroS. January "a A sensation
wac quietly whispered around this svee-
ins after the close Of Gen. COTS address.
twill be remembered that Mr.. Hnb-
bard Yesterday made the discoytry-which
was startling TO the DemOcrsis-that
votes bad beeo counted when the names
Of the men who had cas-, them did
not appear on The poll lists in the printed
reports To-dsy General Gea IN his aP-
p,al to bis fellow Republicans to stand by
him reiterated this charge, and read 4 list
Of 8 dom whose votes be said had been
rejected. aud ys, there vas not the slight
est proof tba, toey had ever voted.
Az INVESTIGATION.
The Democrats set an investigation on
foo, this evening.
They uncovered. it is said, more than
they hsd dared toexPeot, and that it IS
certain that the names Of the me0, whose
votes were thus brought in question, were
left ont Of the poll lists printed in the re-
port. By mistake. No, only this, bat it is
charged that Gen. Cot snd Mr.. Hubbard
knew this was iac, when they made
their charges 10 the Assembly. When
General Gon stood a, the Speakers
desk day and declared that q
dozen votes bad been rejected in Meiozr
and Mcdowell couuties, when tee NAMES
Of the voters did not appear on the poll
lists it is charged that be
HAD IN his HAND
The original poll lists, properly certified,
With the name Of every voter whose vote
was cast out upCn them.
7 hsvej just come from a e5avsrsAtiOn
with Chairman Kse, Of toe contest Com
mission. he said.
"Oa Wednesday morning, I think, Mr..
Hubbard came to me and asked to be al
lowed to see the original poll lists from
four precincts 10 Mercer and Mcdowell
counties These poll lists we're in evil
denoe, asd as It uow appears, though we
did not know j.. a, the time, were incor-
reciiy printed in the report. gave him
The hsts. Mr. Hubbard startled
and mystded me. as well as
The other Democratic members,
By ha declaration that votes had been cast
oai when the names Of the voters we're rot
% the lis,8 was confident it was not
So examined the pfiotsd report, bot it
seemed to sustain Mr.. HubbaId's state
nsat
Today Mr. Gof made q sweeping
charge asains, us to the came effect. At
'aai time We TAD the original lists, having
been given them by Mr. Hubbard With
cot these lists he could furnish no expls-
hoa. got them back this evening. exam
iasd them and
FOUND rHE SANE OR EvERY vOTgR
On them vhoss vote was disallowed."
hr KEGS statement contains q most
grave charge.
Ar God and Mr. Hubbard will be re-
'Po'slbie themselves ior tie position in
Fsiea is usy place them. Il is charged
'1ai With The testimony in their hands,
-oai'adietiug their own statements, they
a'3uP'sd to decisive the assembly snd
a.f'P''s1. ,he majority OF the COM
Giitea
Tomorrow morning Col. St. Clair will
'sP'y to Hubbard and Coz, sud these
matters will be portion o. his address.
When ihat reply is made both gentlemen
-ay have Cause TO regret their extreme
acnfenass