Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-27
Strikes Sledge Hammer Blows
for Judge Fleming.
STRONG AND HlSTgRLY ARGUMENT,
u. rs,r..s Gen. Coz of Duplciiy or
Ignorance
7gg POLL LISTS TRICK EXPOSED.
rs. Assembly Ai.aans Before Gen. St
Car Completes Hs Argun'nl--Hs
VIII Wind Up Io-Day--Ihs
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ruaur EgrON, W. VA JfluNt
Tbs Aides made by General j. W. $
Clair Yesterday pat Judge Fleming 3
claims in respect to The counties ''sa'el 10
the stronges. possible position. Inc
sneaker struck sledgs-hanmsr blows 81
aha Rspublicaa fraud. which the mslofi'y
,spor, ,x xoosed. apd The apparent discern
s,u,s among Ger. GOES iolio"efs woieh
attended his telling points, vas evidence
aha, All struck bcms. His exposure ei
Goa,. double dssliags with 'he assembly,
va terrific in force Unsurpassed o'iy 10
1,,m.tie .s.c, bo~sy.r Biz clear expo,
ss,io, of lhs B,ooBe county mses eFiAi
,..-..,.,.. add bis seiihing dsnunciation
,ftbs g,aaghsc11 frauds.
Tss assembly .5iaula-d at nooo' cut
ti,y G., S.. Cs.fs remarks cd IN the
middle Following is d synopsis OF
eES. sr clAig's REMARKS,
Nj President eud Gentlemen OF the
Joint Aeeubly i confess Goat 1t Is With
no small degree Of embarrassment that i
arise toall.sss yon. DO: eu.y because Of
tbs importance ct toe i.sle TO which l am
an .o-,< bat b.c,uss q lm called upoa to
rssly 90 statements OF aci %, in the
record. aad t0aasasr Arguments based oa
false assertions. say that as aPleldsr
had the right TO sxpsc. that would oaly
bs compelled o. make 80 argument on the
t,c,si 10 tbis case. bat If / should a;iemP.
today ioIegly ia iuu to the speeches Of
the tro orators sho hlve preceded me-
I Ton.i claysrt
raIs GRAVE ASSEMBLY,
into crossroads meeting aad lsId my
ensrgss 20 sti, ils partisan passions into a
dame.
ssy tb,l tbcse two gentlemen have de-
hbsrsisly ialHdsd Doe record ard misrep
resented ihe testimony What were you
convened io ugt l0l came lere % try
the matters contained i1 The record Of this
csss Tam ready noE ,o meet my oppO-
neat- 0u this record. and 20 I am not able
Co convince y1n that A. q Fleming WIS
honestly elected Governor Of West Vf.
giuia. 7 will so. consign yOu ali 20 Hades
- did oas oi the Distinguished pleaders
who preceded me
Ny nend, Mir. Hubbard. opened his
argument by reading lf0m the message ol
Gov Wilson c0aosrning tha wholesale
frauis which are alleged 10 have been
committed iu this S.ate. Fcom this lac
attempted to tell you that your minds had
been poisoned By this and similar mates.
Wha, had the message Of Gov. Wilson 10
do with this caseg The speaker ep2rehend-
Cd that 50 any proper time Gov. Wilson
would be ready 20 break lanees with Mr
Hubbard ia respsct % fraud IL West Vir-
ginia. and his declarations and Mr. Hub
bard 's argument on thsm bad 10 beariDg
whatever The gentlemen wh0 had plead
ed 80 learnediy a1d 50 eiCq1eatly iof The
e1ntastee IN thIs cs>s had b-su pleased 20
declsrs lkat the Investigations Of
che Con,sss Committee Rad not
shown any fraud .n West Virginia.
I DO not propose 20 occupy time iu de-
lendiog actions ghiCh yOa gentlemen have
already taken. All care for is 70 cast
back tbe impulatOn that he judgments
Of this assembly hsys a, snY uGs been
political rather than Judicial The dis
uag1,slsd contes,ea himself has proclaim
ed that thsge are 10
PROOFS OF FRAUD
In aha State, aui the notice
Of contest served on him, aud the facts
brought % -aafA'n o., in DO case sn0R the
gross violation 0i the law. which have
been generally charged. he tells as that
with feeling OF relief LEI "a see wha.
Wa5 tins case il rs Inception. A
contestant WAS limited 70 votes which
could beP'ogsn to bsi.legli Il was right
Tor ihe assembly 10
KNOW The DIFFICULTIES.
under uhich OH, contestant bad lahered.
Wesi Virginia is State OF mountains
and valleys j, has few railroads, and
lev mail roniae Judge Fleming bad
SIXTY days ia which to prepare his original
notice How in that time. WITH the
Amilsc hal,.es 90 MS command.
could he bs expected 20
uncover the Shcis or a tithe of the whole
uaad pracucod in the State? In making
up that notice connect had bsen compelled
70 rely almost solely On information for
nia9sd them by correspondsnce. Under
soen circumstances mistakes must be made
40 tFo counties only WIS there any ex-
,spuo1 10 that rule. You viii remember
tuA. Ilefe we're co4tasls before this House
.ei ieslasiiye seats from N srcsr and Nc
uoNeu. The notices we're filed by the
"e4oefa'r Contestants in these esses
Ni.n'a four Eeeks OF November 8. and the
slo''aa'orial notices ~ &c Ear as they at-
''e.' tooss two cou0tiss Are exact aOd lit
e'a' copies OF these notices They would
.eilie n' IN those four weeks 70 dad out
Nls aatsceten,s OF a horde OF negroes who
-oeA'o into Mercer and Mcdowell like 30
~.oy Crows coming TO feast Of cArriOn.
4lefe vere men who spent the daylight
loais 10 the mines and msds night time
lilsol' by their drunken quarrels They
o}"ded together In their miserable hosels
'''su "a in rDom, and for this privilege
pad a dSi.sr q mcpth to the protected Rs
P-oic-n uine Swre These are the meu
'ao make up Genessl COTS happy com
sunny 90 the Fla- Top aiming region.
4ss Democrats came in contact With them,
.ll 'lose that did. we're subjsc to the IN
-lslcss Of bribery and intimidation. The
loaesi citizens OF Mercer and Mcdowell
COUNTIES stood slooi snd know naught Of
'1ose mass OF vicious ignorance which had
Osoade1ly come among them. the COM
.ll'si'ners !, Of the election did not knOT
'le's men, and yet IN sixty days, with
oui united facilities, We were expected TO
uncover The whole frSDd, not only IN
'le.e cQunue7 bat 10 every OtHSr county
n 'hs Slate. Bscanse 10 Was not completely
4lns' neesnse legal votes we're challenged
a illegal, aud because many more illegal
votes we're left unohallenged, Gen. GOff
has THE EFFROETERY
% stand before you and say that there was
20 liand IN West Virginia IL there are
siiors 10 the original notice OF contest
,aase errors crept in Ia the manner that
- been indicated. bus let 60 one tnink
IA, Gen. Con has suffered by thOss errors.
Keller TO the notice of eontest OF Anderson
ssAinsi McGinnis, and We End that los
Sa's yoaes we're challenged rs illegal IN
Asieer aad Mcdowell counties than were
e.enged in JEdge Fleming's notice
Naat was the resulH
When the proofs offered in these eoSn-
- we're presented TO that RspublieAn