The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-05
WEST VIRGINIA'S Fight
Fraud and Force to Be Used BY
the Republicans.
Report Tint Two Thousand Thugs
Are TO Entimidate Democratic Y0t-
groes CeIonized EIsevvhere-Brs a II
yietery Sure, With Fair Count.

WHEELING, W Va, Noy. 5.-n the
Democracy wins The LegisIeEape in ghe
election to be held next Tuesday, the first
thing that will receive attention VIII be
a registration law. The Republicans i'ro-
fess to think the Senatorship aud the re-
districting OF the State are the most I'M
portant matters, hut 70 the Democracy OF
West Virginia they are not. With a reg
istration law that will designate two
weeks before election day every man who
is entitled TO vote in the State, there will
be no trouble about the Democrats carry
ing West Virginia at every election. Up
TO a few years ago there was no need
for a registration law, for everybody in
the State was known to someone else.
Since the advent OF enormous corruption
funds in the hands Of The Republican COM
mittees, and the rapid increase in the nom
resident population due to the develop
ment of railroad and coal enterprises,
it has become possible to send in thou
sands of Illegal voters from Washington,
Pittsburg, the western part Of Virginia,
and from Ohio. Today the Chairman CT
the Democratic State Committee has in
his possession facts concerning the gath
e-irg at Pfttsburg OF not fewer than two
thousand thugs who are TO be sent into
the border counties of Ohio and Marshall,
both of which are solidly Republican, and
where the election machinery viii be in
the hands of that party. These men are
not only to vote once, but are to be sent
along from precinct to precinct as long
as they can be worked.
Chairman Miller also has, ar the details
of a colony of 2. 2.7GQ negroes WHO nave been
brought into Fayette county, and who are
to be distributed among the coal towns
thereabouts to be voted like cattle. Anoth-
er bupch of 2.1G0 negroes are now in Nc
Dowell county, all ready for the same bus
mess In Wetzel. where there are two
railroads building, over 500 strange negroes
have put in an appearance within the past
week They are being mixed up with the
resident negroes. and among the imported
negroes who have been here more than a
year
In Harrison county, a quarantine has
been established about several areas.
ranging from three to fiva miles in extent,
where there is large voting population
and nearly all Democratic. It is alleged
that there are a few sporadic cases of
smallpox in these districts. So incensea
are the people under quarantine that they
threaten to rise up and shoot the guards.
but it has been given out thai if there Is
any disorder, the Governor will send the
State Militia to quell Il and send the peo-
pie back into quarantine. Chairman Mil
ler has reports from all sections of the
State of the grossest intimidation practiced
by employers, anu threats OF industrial
suspension are SO numerous as to no long;
er excite comment. This is particularly
common in the coal regions.
So fagrant, outrageous, and brazen has
this business become that Judge John J.
Jackson, of the United States Court at
Parkersburg, has felt it his duty to warn
voters and politicians again chat the Fed
eral statutes are in force in this elec lion
and will be applied without hesitation tc
any violators who may be brought before
him. Judge Jackson's first warning was
given several weeks ago, when he at
dressed the grand jury on the penalties
applying to violation OF the ballot ty
Federal officehoIders.
Within week thousands OF dollars IN
new, crisp notes. Just out of the Treas
ury, most Of them ones and tWos, have
been sent out to the country merchants
and postmasters fer use On eIsetion day.
Doodle day for the State Committee vas
last Thursday, when the workers CT the
various counties for the RepubI can Ii .ket
were given their ..divyy'' from hariesto1,
and garrulous persons VINO are helping to
New Weather Strips. cert q feef.
in felt or rubber-wida anesr4roa L. Libbey
& Co.