Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-14
FRAUDS BY REPUBLICANS.
Democrats Convinced they were
Perpetrated Last Wednes-
day.

and by that Means the Second Con-
gressional District was 'sCarried" for
Dayton-Mr. McGraw has made APP
pIicatioa for a Recount of the Votes
In Six Counties Evidences of Fraud
in Preston County Secured by the
Democrats.
GRAFTON, VIVA, Nov. 13.-Your
CORRESPONDENT called this evening at
Mr.. McGraw' S office to know if there
was any news in the Second district.
He found Mr. McGraw still confined
to his home, and unable to get out,
but found there Mr.. Mccoy, and a
corps of assistant clerks, who were
tabulating returns from the several
counties in the district, comparing
them with the returns Of the last
election, and looking up the discrep-
ancies and ferreting out the frauds
in the vote as reported, preliminary
to a contest in the district on Mon
day.
The frauds perpetrated in this
Congressional district on the morn
ing after the election, when the Re
publican managers found that the
tremendous gains made by McGraw
west of the mountains in Republi-
can counties, and the increased gains
in Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson
counties, would inevitably result in
large majority for McGraw in the
district, have emphasized the Dem
ocratic opinion that nothing short
Of the preparation of gross frauds
could result in the election of Day
ton.
So strong was this sentiment and
so FULL HAS BEEN THE EVIDENCE
furnished here, that Mr.. McGraw on
yesterday filed the necessary appli
cation for a recount Of the votes in
the counties of Preston, Tucker,
Hampshire, Hardy, Grant Pendle-
ton
To each Of these places Mr.. Nc
Graw has sent competent attorneys,
and to Preston county, which seems
to be the centre Of the greatest
fraud, an expert accountant. The
recount in Preston county, it is con-
fidently believed, will result in such
a change as may give McGraw a
majority in the district.
The patent evidences of fraud in
Preston. county are proven by the
fret that in fifteen precincts out of
thirty five, McGraw gains Is and
Dayton loses sos votes, making a
net gain for McGraw of 5S3 votes,
which, deducted from Dayton's ma
jority Of two years ago, reduces
the majority claimed by him of l.
9O5 to 1,448. A proportionate or
less loss in the remaining twenty
precincts in the county would cor
respondingly reduce Dayto's claim.
THE EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.
The returns from Preston county
have been carefully tabulated for
the past six years, and compared with
the reported votes in the several
precints.
From this it will be seen that at
Terra Alta, where McGraw lost 81
votes, and Dayton lost IA, as report
ed, there is evidence of the fact that
the full Democratic vote was polled,
and affidavits have been made which
fortify the claim that not less than
ten Republican votes were cast for
McGraw.
At Rowlesburg, where McGraw
gets the same number of votes which
were cast for Brown two years ago,
there. are like evidences that not
less than fourteen Republican votes
were cast for him.
At Independence, where McGraw
receives but four votes more than
Brown two years ago, there are also
affidavits which prove that he re-
eived largely augmented vote,
coming from the coal miners, who
are employed in the mines at that
point.
At Newburg, where McGraw lost,
as reported, thirty seven votes un-
der the Brown vote of two years ago
here are also evidences from the
Democratic clerks that the full
Democratic vote was out, and that
it was augmented by not less than
twenty Republican votes.
The same condition is also true of
the vote at Austin