Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-09

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WAsHNGroN, d. c., October s.
The late session held in the House last
night gave Represetative Anderson an
opportunity TO deliver his speech on
the pending bin TO repeal the federal
election laws, although 10 was towards
midnight when he got the floor. The
members in attendance were pretty
we'll tired out and sleepy By that time,
but tie stirring and iorcible address Of
the brilliant young member from the
third district gave new life to the pro-
ceedings and woke them up again.
Mr.. Anderson recalled the Democratic
party to give the people relief from the
oppressive election and tariff laws of
the Republicans and declared that now
those pledges were about 10 be fulfilled.
The country had escaped a terrible
danger by the defeat OF the Republi-
cans last year, for il that party had
remained ia power It would at the first
opportunity have passed a force bill
similar TO the one it at
tempted so desperately to pass
in the Fifty-frst congress, a
bin that would have crushed out home
rule In every Southern State, and
plunged that country into turmoil and
anarchy. But the people had repudi-
ated the Republican party aud the force
bill, and now the Democratic party
would wipe from the statute books
these Federal elections laws which
were the last redress Of the reconstruc-
ton period and served as constant re-
minders OF the strife and sectional ami
mOsities Of those unhappy days.
Turning TO the bitter attacks which
Republicans had made on the southern
states during the pending debate, Mr..
Anderson eloQusntly defended the peO-
pie Of West Virginia from the asper-
sions cast on them and challenged their
accusers to show community in any
section OF the country that was more
law abiding and loyal. II there were
frauds In the ballot in West Virginia
they had been
COMMITTED BY REPUBLICANS
under cover OF these elections laws
which they now defended.
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tempts repeatedly made by the Repub-
lcans to carry West Virginia by fraud
and the colonization OF negroes. He
sent to the desk and had read aftidavits
showing the part which United
States Marshal White aud United
States District Attorney SturEiss
played in the election in
the Third Congressional district in
1899; that they had left their own
homes Ia distant parts of the State,
thereby losing their own votes in order
TO come into Mcdowell county and give
aid and argument TO the Republican
managers there, who had plotted TO
vote hundreds OF illegal negro votes,
expecting 10 this way 20 carry the Third
Congressional district and the State.
These afidavits were from Dr. w. r.
RaegeT, Den c ratio candidate for sheriff
In Mcdowell cOuuJy last year, L. b..
Tierney, Chairman OF the Democratic
Committee OF that county, and others,
aad they showed that White and Stur-
giss were 10 the Burns Creek district
and the ElkhOrn district before ani on
election day, in constant con-
sultatlon with the Republican
managers, and that they
left Immediately after election. A tele-
gram was also given, sent TO Marshal
White by 5. E. Hutchinson, chairman
Of the Republican committee OF Nc
Dowell, thanking the marshal for his
Timely aud efficient aid" to the Repub-
licans on election day. This was
the manner, Mr.. Anderson con-
tiDued. in which Republican fed
eral officials employed the authority
given them under the federal election
laws.
During Mr.. Alderson's speech Mr..
Hainer, a Republican from Nebraska,
several times interrupted him, but re-
ceived each time a cutting reioinder
and was at last Suualched altogether.