Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-10-31
Irving to Steal Mingo County.

More than six hundred cases OF Illegal
registration among Republican voters
have been discovered by the Democratic
county committee of Mingo county, which
is taking every step possible t. prevent
an illegal election in that county this year.
w. E. r. Byrne, of Charleston, repre-
senting the Democratic State Committee,
has been assisting the county committee
of that county, and they expect to be
able to prevent the counting of several
hundred ballots which may be cast
through illegal methods.
AS an example of the methods by which
the Republicans are trying to pad the
registration lists, so that repeaters may
be voted under the names illegally regis
tered, the following from the registration
list at Thacker are cited as having been
illegally registered, with the reasons why
their registration is illegal:
Chandler, Jack, killed in Jed explosion.
Chandler, VIII. killed in Jed explosion.
Davis, Huston, not OF age, came from
Virginia.
DuSs, Willie, gone 1910.
Derman, Ellis. gone four years.
Davis, John, gone four years.
Gill, Will, gone four years.
Miller, Prince, died at Thacker first OF
year from cancer.
Marks, Frank, no such man.
Wilson, Abe, killed by slate in Thack-
er mine.
Russell, Charles, been in Kentucky two
years.
These are but samples OF the kind OF
registration to which Mingo county has
had to submit, and which has been at
tempted this year. The frauds DO not
occur at every precinct. There are but
seven precincts at which the frauds have
been undertaken in wholesale way.
Seven petitions to the county court to
correct these illegal registrations have
been filed by Mr.. Byrne and his associ-
ates and complete list of the illegal reg
istrations, with the reasons for calling
them illegal, will be prepared. Business
men have closed up their places OF busi-
ness to assist in getting the evidence in
these cases and it is believed such evil
dence can be presented TO the court in
support of the petitions for correction OF
the lists that the court may feel compelled
to act.
Whether the illegal registration is cor
rected or not the evidence as to the lille
gal voters wAl be on hand ready for use
on election day, when adetermined effort
will be made TO prevent the repetition OF
the election frauds which have given
Mingo county such bad reputation over
the rest of the State.
Many Democrats believe that the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket in West
Virginia will depend on what Mcdowell
and Mingo counties will do. They are
wrong. The result depends cn what the
rest of the State will do to help Mcdowell
and Mingo rid themselves OF the condi-
tions which have prevailed there under
the political control OF DR.. Hatfield.
These two ring-ridden counties are max
ing vigorous efforts TO bring about a
change of conditions, and il the rest OF
the State, instead of waiting to see what
Mingo and Mcdowell counties will do
will 90 ahead with the intention OF win
ming regardless of what these counties
will do, the result will be surprising.
Mingo and Mcdowell are not cleaned out
yet, but they are trying to improve condi-
tions and they are pleading for the coop
Grafton and assistance of the rest OF the
State to defeat Hatfield, the head OF the
system in those counties. The result de-
pends more on the rest of the rest OF the
State than it does on Mingo and Mellow
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