Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-03
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. VA, August 2.
This morning the attorneys for Hon.
Hon. ]. G. MoCluer and began the talk
ing of testimony in the contest for the
Senatorship between Colonel McGraw
and Hon. N. B. Scott Besides Mr.. F.
l.. Wells, of Washington, attorneys j..
G. McCluer and C. D. Forrey assisted
in the taking of testimony.
Colonel McGraw was here last night
and left to-day for Cumberland, and
will return later to Grafton, where the
testimony will be continued at future
date.
Senators Dotson and Kidd and Dele
gate ]. w. Davis, of Clarksburg, gave
testimony before the attorneys. The
testimony was in line with that taken
in Charleston, showing how the famous
agreement was obtained under duress
and that it was illegal. There was also
new testimony to the effect that Re-
publicans who did not favor Mr.. Scott
in the caucus were threatened with
bodily injury in case they did not at
tend the caucus. One Republican go
ing so far as to accost Delegate Hop
stonstall and asking him If he was go
ing to attend the caucus, and when he
replied that he was not going to at
tend, the Republican informed him he
would attend either dead or alive, so
take your choice. You will go to that
caucus or there will be one less men,
ber"
These threats and intimidations con-
tinued up to the moment Mr.. Scott was
named as Senator from West Virginia.
Some new and important lines of tes-
timony were opened up by witnesses
examined to-day which will require an
other examination of witnesses at Graf
ton, which will take place in the near
future
MIR. McGraw and his attorneys state
that they have every assurance that
the Senate will try the case fairly and
impartially, and they have every reason
made up in the Senate, Mr.. SNtt will
be unseated by good, clear majority.
Senator Scott is represented here by
w. N. Miller, of Parkersburg, who IS
taking no part in the proceedings, how
ever, and contends that nobody has au-
thorized Mr.. McGraw or anyone else to
take testimony, that there is nothing
official about the proceedings, and that
there is nothing pending before the
United States Senate to warrant such
proceedings.
Colonel McGraw in an interview be-
fore leaving the city said, pregarding
the contest:
There will be no let-up in the con-
test. I am satisfied from talks with
Senators and lawyers well posted in
such cases that l am in the right
While l can receive nc direct benefit
from the contest, yet, insthe interest of
the party, and of good government in
the State, | am going to do all l can
to prevent the success of such methods
as were practiced by the Republicans
last winter, at Charleston. l feel it my
duty, as a citizen of West Virginia, to
contest the election because | do not
think he was elected and because | do
not think he represents the choice of
the people. In contest cases, the Unit
ed States Senate is always fair and i'm
partial, and l believe l will have full,
fair, and honest hearing, and having
that l believe my position is impregna-
BILE l am satisfied that the vote will
not even be a partisan one. | expect a
majority vote against Scott in the COM
mittee and also in the Senate"