Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-21

/ OF illegal votes were cost az the preclnctS
above referred TO, and but Tor the lhliInl-
dating effect Of the United states marshai
| and his deputies at the polls auo the moran
snnnort pivan them BIZ the United States
| District Attorney we Wouia nave oeoH
! able 20 have prevented large hulOeF VI
| illegal votes from being cast
By the public prints and the puDlc anu
| priyate utterances OF all the Democrauc
| committees il was known that we intended
| TO protect the rights Of every legal voter 10
| that country, and the only purpose which
we intended TO accomplish was 10 preVT;hC
/ q repetition of the outrages upon tue DaIIot
pernetrated in the electisn OF lSSS. We
| feel that the district attorney had e pro
minent part as above set forth, IN having
! large illegal vote cast IN our county cou-
! trary 10 law. His presence there was q
menace to our civil authority and we con-
slider it an outrage upon our people.
| Mr. Sturgiss and Marshal w nlte caue 70
| that preninct the day before electlon anu
/ left on the first train going west tne lHoIu-
! ing after election, showing that their pres.
| ence there was solely for the purpose OF
taking part in the election, neither OF 'Ineln
being residents Of that county
Yours truly, w II. JAEGER.
! Hon. w. &. Chiffon, Chairman Democratic
State Committee Charleston.
state of West Virginia, County Of Nc
DolCeV, S.:
This day personally appeared before me- me;
! J. r. Greeuawalt d notary puOlC IN auu
! for said county and State. L. b. Tierney,
! chairman Of the Democratic County Com
! mittee of the said county and State, deposeS
| as follows: 800,
On the sth day Of November, 1892
! George @. Sturgiss, United States dlSLrlcV
attorney for West Virginia, and II; ,.
! White, United States marshal LOT "GSU
! Virginia, were in this county alulug 'u9
! Republicans to defeat Grover CIeye1auu
| and carry that State for the RepuoAcans'
! Said Stnrriss and White held forth at the
| Houston Coal and Coke Compsuys s!o'9'
! this store was one Of the voting precincts
! in Browns Creek district, and voting
place where a large number OF negroes
| voted r..
The said Sturgiss and White came from
distant part Of the State TO probably carry
/ out the mOdls OUCrdpdi Of the RepuOucan
managers. From the fact thsy were vested
! in United States power, their otilc.a! slAAu-
ing had tendency 10 oVeraWe
/ the Democratic workers from WORK,
ing as hard as they sgoq ll,
for the election of Grover Cieyelana Ior
/ President The said Sturgiss and White
lost their vote; their presence also nau d
! tendency 10 give backbone 70 the llegat
| negro voter. The said Sturgiss was Oh ana
an in this county for two or three weeks
| before the election, instCuCting the NEGROES
! in regard 10 voting the Republican ticket
Imyself was told by one Of their deputy
| marshals. who was at the Powhaten Young
precinct, that the said Sturglss lnsIluT J.
| The ne groes they could vote in west Nlr-
! cinia. even If they had their families IN
Virginia. One Of our election officers al
the KYLE voting place told me Dan Gun
pipgham. a deputy marshal, told the ne
groes if they were not allowed 10 vote at
| mis- precincJ they should go 10 ElEuorn.
I This WAS the place at which SturglsS ana
| White held forth, as the Houston =. anu ~
] COmp3ny's store Is at ElNorn. l Sd" Ily
self a great many negroes leave the Voelus
precinct. where our men watched cafP4ulll
Tor illegal voting, and 90 10 E!khorn ana
vote. Judging from the action OF the Dep
utv marshals on that day, they were IN
structed to send all the negroes 70 Elk
horn. | had q competent corps OF men llst
! fully 200 illegal voters, the majority Oh
which were negroes. Our cha!lengers
were ali provided with this list, yet num-
| bcrs of these Illegal votes were cast; Our
! challenger at Elkhorn, Mr.. i. H. ColoLuon'
reported to me that be requested Marshal
| White TO arrest some OF those Illegal
voters. This White did not DO.
Ascounty chairman of the Mcdowell
| Democratic county committee. hold the
presence Of Sturgiss and White had ten
| deucv 10 overawe the Democratic workers.
| and also had a tendency TO give backbone
10 q great deal OF the illegal voting.
wired the following telegram To w. 4.
| Chiffon, Democratic State committee;
"ELKHORN, MCDOWELL Co., W. A.
November :, 1892.
"W. Z. Chiffon, Charleston, ". Va:
.sWire following 20 all State papers, TO
appear in morning issue:
.,rHE FORCE BILL EVACUATED PREVIOUS
TO PASSAGE.
"The Federal Court of West Virginia,
| with the exception Of Judge Jackson mas
oeen in session all day in this county,
swearing in United States Marshals 10
! take possession of our polling stations, win
/ the intention OF controlling our clecton, as
| IL is known the people OF this sectlon nave
resolved 10 cast their vote in the interest
Of the Democratic party. with oolC euroht-
| cry they assert that they are thus en-
! n1versd TO act by the provisions Of some
! some Federal law which Is known only 10
| themselves.
"Wnl the intelligent voters Of the United
/ States indOrse such an unWarranted ana
| oppressive act by their votes cast on to-
! mGrrow's election! l.. Il. TIERNEY."
Above telegram proves that instructed
! our State chairman that Sturg'ss ana
! White were in this county.
| submit also copy OF another telegram
/ had ,so,
"lIqrshql White, Wheeling, W. Va:
1--WE thank YOU for your timely and eff
Gent aid f.. ;. HUTculsoN, Chairman
! Republican County Committe."
! I'fee this goes to show Mites presence
ia this county gave great deal OF nelp 70
| the Republican leaders OF this county.
I, E. TIERSEY, Chairman mcdowell
! Democratic Committee.
| Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, IN
! nv said county, this 5th day Of April, 1873.
! Given under my hand and notarial seal
J. II. GREENAwALT, Notary Public
| state of Vest Virginia, County Of McD0UsU,
IS:
IL R. Greenawalt, a notary public, in
| and for the county and State aforesaid, do
| hereby certify that James Wethcrman per-
! souauy appeared before me, in my said
| county. and made oath that on the Sth
! 5av Of November, 1872, that being election
| 5ay n : White, United States Marshal,
and GEORGE c. Sturgiss, United States
! District Attorney, were both in this couu-
tv Sturgiss was at the Houston Coal and
! Coke Company precinct in Browns Greek
district also at the Elkhorn precinct.
White was at the Houston precinct, IN
/ Browns Greek district The presence of
tbese men. occupying the positions they
had by their official character, tended TO
overawe and iutimidate Democratic worG-
ers and voters and sanctioned the casting
Of anumber of illegal votes. The deputy
marshals were extremely active aud ag
gressive under instructions from their SUI
6eriors. and even went into the polls and
| volunteered instructions TO the commits
sioners and clerks, and also INSISTED on the
coiored voters 10 80 70 Elkhorn 10 vote.
where the said White and Sturgiss were
stationed.