The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-25
names were stricken out on Just such
testimony. Again ! appeal to the Chan.

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It At 1920 General GoG suspended |
allow adjournment for dinner.
Q .l .l .F C. u. II.
I GENERAL, GoFF CONTINUES
;. Ills Mastery Argument Before tho Jol,,
. Assembly.
: Special Dispatch 10 The lnitliioencer. "0,l
CHARLESTON, ". Va, Jan. GA
) 2:3O this afternoon the Joint Session 70
t assembled and General Golf resume.
, his argument. He said, continuing th,
, investigation Of cases in Mercer county
!, l request attention to the case OF George
Carter, contested as voting at Mill Greek
Witness Young testides that he knows
Carter; Is a young man and has nc
family. This is all tho testimony con
cerning Carter until we come to the pay
rolls, which show he worked for Cooper
n 1883, but not continuously. Witness
kusmiscl shows this man worked here
In the months Of October, November
and December, 1887. George Carter was
At work In Mercer county US far back as
October OF 1887. He had been q resi-.
dent Of that county for pore than one
year rs shown by contestants testi.
mony. They omit to show that he had
worked there in 1887, because 1t cannot
be shown that he worked continuously
through that time for one company.
His vote is stricken out aud deducted
from Cot. On sucii Testimony us that
the plurality shown for me can be rap
idly scattered away. I submit also to
this court that 1t will never seat Judge
Fleming on such testimony.
THE CASE or coBps.
Take the case OF Duke Cobbs, contest
ed as voting at Mill Creek. Witness
Young says he knows Cobbs, young
man, a negro, has no family; that he ea-
tered the employ Of Cooper & Co. Sep
tember 10, 1888. The payroll of that
company shows this, and he worked in
December, 1857. Young is mistaken.
The man resumed work in 1888. It
is not true that he then commenced
work for Cooper 4 Co. The testimony
shows it, yet the majority OF the commit-
tee have no trouble in striking out that
vote., Take the cuse Of Peter Cobbs, con-
tested rs voting at Mill Creek. Witness
Young says, he is a negro, a young man
with no family. The fpay.rolls show be
worked for Cooper in November and De-
cember, 1887, and in September, October
aud November, 1883, but unfortunately
tor Peter Cobbs, ibis name was OIL the pay.
rolls Tor three summer months. The
duty OF the contestant and committee
was to show where he was then and
what he was about. 1t is not necessary
to show that he worked in those mines
those months. Does it follow that he
ceased to be II citizen OF Mercer county.
during these three months 1t is unjust,
lnonstrous and destructive OF oursystem
OF government, and We may Us well do
away with elections in West Virginia, il
this is to be the rule.
SKIPPED ONE MONTH.
J. B. billiard is contested as voting at
Simmons Creek. Witness Creamer Bays
be is colored, single, and lives in SIM
mons. This is all the testimony con-
cerning this vote outside OF the pay rolls,
which show that he worked ior the
Barthbound Coal and Coke Company,
in November, December, 1883, January,
February, March, April, May and June,
August, September and October, and
was there i'll November, 1883. Worked
continuously for eight months, omitted
one month i'll - months and in the
thirteenth month votes. The fact that
he votes is us much evidence that he
was there, as the pay roll that lie was
not there. Gentlemen OF the commit
tee, why did you strike him of? Gen
tleinen Of the Court, will you keep him
oil? Chancellor, will you sustain the
reportof the Master Commissioner? / am
as confident lis that l stand here that
you will not reach 30 sbsurd a con.
clusion. Do Fuiistake? You NAV keep
him of because they may be able to
vote him of, but it will be an outrage
on decency, justice aud our common
manhood. It is well sometimes to have
agiant's strength, bat not always to use
1t us Il giant.
WHY WASN'T HE..ciIALIESoED?
Jerry Davis is contested as voting at
Gross Roads, Mercer county. This name
is mot found on any pay roll offered with
the atlidavits in this cu,,se. Only QUE
witness alludes to it. Witness Darnalt
states that Davis worked for Fairfax at
Bluetield, commencing in March, 1888;
came from Virginia; had transportation
to West Virginia. The man voted. The
Commissioners who knew the people
there received his ballot and they were
not political friends OF mine. They
were watching the ballots closely, and
they were right. The testimony shows
who We're there watching, rs they should
have done. They did not challenge this
man. Now the presumption OF law is
thrown around his vote and before it can
be thrown out you must show that it
was not good. Note significant fact.
a deposition was taken in Paige county,
Va, May !, 1889 by Col. J. W. St. Clair.
| De was there alone. No one super.
vlslng this matter for me, could
By there on that day. We were pretty
busy that day elsewhere. Col. St. Clair
had Il field day. He asked this witness
as to 40 men. Note this peculiar Ian.
guage. "Were you acquainted with
these men charged to have voted illep-
ally for Col November 1885," Who
charged it? In what notice? Or what
page? In what county? What precinct 2
viii he tell me i'll pause for an answer ?
| ST. CLAIR IN A HOLE.
Mr.. St. Ciair-some nre charged and
some are not. y. sEs5 ss IA,
Mr. GoG-Five are charged and forty-
one are not. (Sensation.) i. Let us tote
lair. Let US be candida II am to be
defeated let it be on fact; let no such
advantage be taken. Why is this but
in the month Of this witness 3? Is this
one Of the carloads df imported repeat
ers who have been used to make West
Virginia by-word and reproach which
no people less deserved. Out of their
car-load Of forty.six there were five votes.
1t is said in metropolitan journals that
this committee has found thousands OF
fraudulent votes for GoH and the Repub-
llcan party. tThese boodlerized Quill
drivers OF partisan press are unworthy
tho countenance Of honest men. We
shall see whether these five men are not
good voters on the law as given to US by