The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-16
LOGAN AND MARION.


A few days before the election The
inteiligencer published the story O,
the reign OF terror in Logan county.
where the Democratic sheriff and his
mderiinss> were not only intimidatins
voters who were presenting them.
selves for registration. but in some
cases shooting up those who refused TO
disappear from certain localities. The
readers OF this paper are also familiar
with the account of how the election
was held in one district after the duly
appointed oficialS failed to show up.
because they were too drunk to ap.
pear; how the vote was taken by other
officials who held the polls open until
the next day. and the ballot box was
taken to the county seat in a round.
about way to prevent the custodians
from being assaulted and the ballots
destroyed by the Ku Klux gang OF the
county. An echo OF this terrorization
OF Logan county is found in the appli.
cation for writ Of prohibition against
the commissioners OF the county.
made to the Supreme Court. now sit.
ting in this city. on Saturday last. by
John NJ. Perry. the Republican candi.
date for county clerk. who declares
that his opponent is not entitled to
election on account OF the Irregularities
practiced by the election officials.
This will bring the whole matter OF
this unheard of decentralization before
the court. and likely result in bringing
some OF the chief offenders to speedy
justice.
There is another county in this
State whose election returns are as
badly tainted as those of Logan. IL
not more so. and where the county Of
hcials and all the legal machinery are
under the dominating thumb OF one
corporation. which uses its influence
and its corrupt activity for the benefit
OF its political creatures. the Demo
cratic candidates. Never was this so
boldly done. or so pronounced. as I'm
the~recent election. when the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress was
given the abnormal majority in Ma
rion county of over LOO. This is
more specifically set forth by the Fair.
mont West virginian in answer TO a
weak defense OF the situation offered
by the Times of that city:
The Times defends its marty IA. al
sszins tnat the complaint has only come
l ne r.s,,i teN VINO were disappointed in
ABOUT the law abiding Democrats who
lave been Just az free in their criti-
. he u oI We election methods here as
Atter nounderlnE around over consid-
80, sbece and making no denlaIs OF
eny tpecluc charges the DemocrafIr or-
gan disnnisses the whole matter Withoat
. SWING the information wanted by ~
n ars s. nat y about All We care to say
sure-that h. all anybody could say
un qs nc ciregmstances.
. =. ne AAntes does not even denv that
the Democratic corrurtionists bonsb /,
votes ~ The hundreds That a -ifis.
Ia %, ~ $4,000 was used IN this county
NOT Duy vote use a drop OF whislsey
Or spend a single cent IN any manner
does not deny the fact that ~. re,,is,
ration lists were padded with about I,
npnared Alahama and North Carolina
county and that most of these vo'ss
ana that some Of them voted a. often
- Two or three times IN the city The
iinles aoef not denv that foafers we've
taken direct from the voting bootb 4,
nc court house after they had voted 10
me sheriIs office next door h, n COM
~ official and that some dealings W.r.
'o..u mated here behind locked door,
ne Times does not deny that every
,ol"re. man Who would take n i've dof
iar bill Tor BE vote was voted for IN.
,.nlocratic ring candidate nut be he
80 - re credit ~ a roodlv nuu,ber
~ cplorcd men q the city they held
and voted their sentiments
IN this matter the Fairmont Coal
Company played companion part m
the Ku Kiux Of Logan county ana i,