The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27

Dawson Makes Some Pertinent Re-
marks About Fraud in General.
An IXTELLIGENcER reporter called at
the Republican headquarters yesterday
and had talk with Chairman Dawson,
OF tho state committee. He was asked:
"Did you read Governor Fleming's
interview in this mornings Register'"
Yes; my attention was called to it
and l hunted up the paper and read
the remarkable statements OF the man
who occupies the high office to which
General Gof was elected, and out OF
which he was cheated by means SO foul
and dirty that, were the details pub
lished they would be almost incredible.
Governor Fleming is the last man who
ought to open his mouth about fraud.
/ doubt not that he is still justifying
himself in drawing the salary attached
to the office he fills. Ii he can make
the people believe that there is fraud
in 1892, they will be more ready to
believe that there was fraud in 1883.
The governor is evidently arguing with
his own conscience.
THESE M'DowELL VOTES.
Putting at his cigar moment, Mr..
Dawson resumed:
at is remarkable that a man in SO
high a position would make such
statement. The census OF 1890 shows
that there we're in Mcdowell county
1850 male persons above the age of 81
years, OF which ISL were colored. Since
that time, the Norfolk and Western r.
r., has been pushed through, new
towns have sprung up in it's course,
new works multiplied, the county-seat
has been removed to new town, US the
population has increased largely.
"He says that Democratic assessor
listed the voters, and that the Republi-
cans were not satisfied with that list.
That's so, and the Democratic assess
or's list is so illiterate and badly made
out that it is practically useless. A dep
uty assessor went over the ground and
listed those voters that the Democratic
assessor purposely left oil. Governor
Fleming says Mr.. Payne is clerk and
will accept this list. Now, the fact is
that while Mr.. Payne is clerk, the Office
is in charge OF a Democrat, 3ChO refuses 10
receiUe he iepuiy assessors list. The gov
ernor says that the Republicans have
two OF the three election commissioners.
The fact is that the Democrats havethe
majority OF the commissioners ut all
the important places in Mcdowell coun-
ty;
Governor Fleming was recently in
Mcdowell and Mercer, and he knows,
or ought to know, these facts,
mo, sir, all this stuff is to cover up
desperate schemes. 1t is fact that the
Democratic leaders know that the state
is lost unless it can be saved by foul
means. We know what these contem-
plated foul means are.
AN ASTOUNDING PLOT.
Republican railroad men are to be
kept out on the railroad on election
day, SO that they cannot get time to
vote, and the Democrats are TO be left
at home. Attempts will be made to
corrupt the poll clerks and other cleo
tion officers. Negroes are to be arrested
on election day, so as TO frighten them,
as was done in Wheeling by Democratic
marshalls in 1888. Gangs OF toughs are
to be organized to terrorize the voters
in certain counties. Republican voters
who will accept it are 10 be treated
to drugged whiskeY the evening before
election, so that they will be unable to
get to the polls on election day. Re-
publican voters are to be challenged on
election day, and time consumed 80 that
when the polls close ut night many will
not have had time to vote"
'What do you know about those al
legged colonization schemes~
lilies out OF whole cloth, absolutely
without foundation, was the emphatic
response. "Why don't the Democratic
leaders name the men, the places, the
dates, and the facts about these
schemes? Where have negroes been
brought in? In Mcdowell? Did the
Democratic coal operators there and in
Fayette and elsewhere colonize negroes,
for they employ them there, too?"
"a more egregious falsehood was
never concocted to deceive the people
and to serve as cover for dirty and
desperate schemes OF desperate and
beaten politicians. Bob Carr has been
placed in charge Of tho Democratic
campaign in Kanawha county.
"The Republicans everywhere must
be on their guard" continued Chair
man Dawson. "We we're cheated in
1888. That was their fault II We are
cheated in 1892 it will bo our fault. A
free people who will not maintain their
rights don't deserve to enjoy them.
These tricksters and scoundrels should
be resisted at any cost They are cow
ards, and it is only needed for honest
men to face them firmly and courage.
ously."
MI, f,r.yv,ry S,or,hIpe