Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-16

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COUNT, AND THEY CAN HARDLY
AFFECT THE REsULT-G r oS S
FRAUDS UNEARTHED IN TAYLOR
AND TUCKER CoUNTIES-GooD
PROSPECTS FOR INCREASING THE
PENITENTIARY'S POPULATION.
Special to the Register.
Grafton, w. Va, November 16.-At
1870 this morning the recount is still
progressing, with two precincts yet to
count.
So far no great change has occurred
in the congressional ticket, but Dent,
Democratic candidate for the Legisla-
ture, is elected by over SO majority,
and Curry, Democratic candidate for
Commissioner, by about 40. 1t must
be remembered that the court which
made the canvass is Republican.
Special to the Register.
Grafton, w. Va, November 15.-The
County Court of this county met yester-
day to canvass the returns and has
been at work all day. Gross frauds
have been perpetrated here and the re-
suit so far demonstrates systematic
effort to secure the election of the Re-
for Congress, one County Commission
er and the House of Delegates. On
opening the returns yesterday 1t was
found that the ballots from two pre-
cincts were loosely rolled up and deliv-
cred to the clerk in way that per-
| mitted the preparation of fraud. In
other precincts there were no evil
| dences of sealing or signing by the
commissioners and in others the re-
| turns were kept by commissioners at
! their homes with both keys and the
| boxes. A motion was made to throw
out these returns and the objection TO
them placed on the record.
| The fact is apparent from the count
so far made that the commissioners
| of election counted the heads of the
| two tickets, where all the interest in
| the election was conferred, and care
lessly counted the balance of the tick
ct. The number of errors in the re-
turns for Congress being so small in
proportion to those for the county Of
fees clearly show this to be the case.
The election machinery of the county
is and has for years been in the hands
of the Republicans and this year old
| and Fri oop,,,, o1oo4;o.,
were made to give way to less compe-
tent ones. In one of the precincts in
Grafton an employee of the Auditors
office was brought here to act as COM
missioner and the affidavits now in
the hands of the Democratic committee
show that great irregularities were
! permitted al that precinct.
FRAUDS IN TUCKER COUNTY.
| Special to the Register
Parsons, w. Va. November ia
| recount for Congress has been ordered
and is now in progress in this county.
| AS the recount proceeds the large num-
| Der Of illegal votes cast at this election
is causing considerable amazement
| among the better class of people.
| A. Thompson, prominent lumber
dealer of this county. a man quite con-
| spicuous in Republican politics, is
charged with having voted large
number of illegal voters whom he
gathered from his lumber camps. The
free use of money and whisky by prom
inent Republicans, openly on the
streets bids fair to send some of these
people to the penitentiary before the
matter is finally settled, as evidence Is
being rapidly gathered to convict the
guilty parties. From information in
the hands of the Democrats, the re-
ported vote will be largely reduced.
The ballots and returns which came
from the Davis and Thomas precincts
were in such wretched condition and
presented such opportunities for fraud,
in changing the returns that the Dem
ocratic attorneys will be able to throw
out these precints. The Republican
vote at Thomas was made up largely OF
POlanders, Huns and Italians, who
were driven from the mines under the
influence of the whisky which was fur
nished them by a saloon-ke at
Thomas, in the employ of the Republic
can committee, and voted like sheep.
The machinery of the county being in
the hands Of the Republican managers,
they were allowed TO vote. The Dem
ocratic members Of the bar here are
active and earnest in the matter and
big results are to be expected from the
investigation now being made Hon.
c. 0. Stribley is here representing Mr..
NcGraw and assisting the local attor-
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