Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-19

truthful statement that 1 was ar
rested solely upon complaint of G. S.
McFadden. l have now in my possess
sion the statement of Mr.. Brock that
he did not order my arrest or deem it
necessary, and what Mr.. Ritz has said
under oath / will refer to further on.
SANDER and untruth No. is as fol-
lows: "Mr. Meis n had been dis
turbing the election at different times
during the day challenging votes, and
not being willing to allow the voter to
make affidavit, as the law provides.
The facts are that l did not disturb
the election at any time during the
day, unless to act a. challenger is a
disturbance. This may be what the
Intelligencer calls disturbance of an
election-to act as a Democratic chal-
lenger. Well, l did not even agree to
perform this duty of my own choice.
refused several times to serve in this
capacity, but after frequently being
solicited by my Democratic fellow citi-
zens and the committee, stating to me
that no one else could or would stand
the abuse which they anticipated from
McFadden, and that every one refused
to serve and be thus associated with
him, l. for the same reason, accepted
the place reluctantly. | regret to say
that which seems to cast reflection
upon any one, but the action of the
Intelligencer forces me to make this
allusion to Mr.. McFadden in justice to
myself. I regret it especially because
of Mr.. McFadden's family. He is an old
and infrm man, weak minded from
age. His order for an arrest is like
the order of a child. A harsh state
ment of his is not considered worth
Winding. He is we'll known to be en-
ragged and aggravated at me because of
my being attorney in several suits re-
Gently in which he is interested. But
the Intelligencer representative is not
arrested upon the complaint of this
infrm and irritable old man, because
of this spite, but it rushes the state
ment into print that it was upon COM
plant of such men as L. G. Brock and
J. M. Ritz. The truth did not seem to
suit its purpose for some reason.
AS to my being unwilling to allow
the voter to make affidavit, this is not
true. l, in fact, required the affidavit
when l made challenge.
False and slanderous statement No.
g. HE was warned by the judges and
| HIS FRIENDS (the understanding is
mine) that if he did not stop raising
such disturbance and allow the cleo
ton to be conducted as the law pro-
vides. they would have him arrested"
Not content with the false statement
that the Judges of election" which
include Messrs. Brock and Ritz, order
ed the arrest, the Intelligencer must
make it appear that / was so
|
threatening my arrest. This is
also false Oh, well, perhaps the In
| telligencer will say this is only your
say so. Well, l think I may say that
! unless the Intelligencer can name the
| friends or some friend who threatened
my arrest that what say ought to be
| sufficient and will be taken by all fair
| minded people as sufficient to prove
| that the Intelligencer lies. Mr.. Intel
| ligencer, name your man. | challenge
| the Intelligencer to name friend or
foe who threatened my arrest save and
except Mr. McFadden.
Now as to the last part of the above
| statement of the Intelligencer of the
| 9th, did not promise to refrain. etc,
| as stated.
The Sheriff said I would be released
if would promise to stay away from
| the election room. l told him it was
my sworn duty to go back as l had
| taken an oath to act as challenger and
| would do so unless prevented and If re-
| leased I would 20 back and commence
doing just what I quit doing when I
was arrested and i'm the same manner.
| And so I did. l would have been re-
| leased by the order of Judge PAUL.
which came from Wheeling within one
| half hour and this was the cause of
my generous 90 release by Mr.. McFad-
den Internationally. When / first saw
these statements 1 asked the Intelli-
: gencer. through one of its representa-