The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-05
IS
CONFIDENT Of
RECOUNT GAINS

Special Dispatch to The intel ErncHr',
HI'NTINGTON. June +.-Samuei n'
! ntgomcry was in tho CiiE IaSt hIsn''
and when asked for statement rcia-
! tive 10 his nomination for governor
| said: .lo-o
Il am reliably informed that there
! are many errors and lrr"EulhrltlcH ~
| the returns Of a number or rrcc''.tH III -,
| the several counties nf the state WhlCh
! il corrected Will result IN Il '"hS'nCr
able chang" in my favor At TIC p'hcSi
! OF many who wish 10 sec In'i az" IL
! equitable return Of the vote cast IN NE
! urinary. | have requested recountihs
| Of the ballots BY tho county courts OF
! these counties Some Of these rcCouh'S
| have been instigatrd independent OF
| me and without my knowlcdSc ny my
| suppurtcrs and by those who are ucSlr-
| Gus of fair return Of the woe ."S.
| MY request for d recount Will not nc
misunderstood by we'll m"anlni PEI
| sons: IL can do no harm ana may S"hs
! the possibility Of controversy III Inv
! future, and VIII at least reduce. 10
! minimum the excuse for sam" ana pos
| sIhly say" disappointment IN the Out
come at the E.n.ra pr c1"Hn"H'
~, - done because Uf tho fact that
| tho lead If my CHIEF competitor WITH
! the strong financial hacking ana oth'r
| forces that w"r" hrhInd him. Is yer!
! small in ar approximate" vote ut ltho""
! Tho ballots themselves cast in the re.
| cent primary arc the best evidence or
! tho true results OF tn" clcrN"h. VI!
: contest for governor WAS SUBMITTED -
! tho people. ! had no financial support
, behind me My clam IL TN" nomination
; was left IN the hands "f TN" voters: ana
/ i, scrms tu me that the choice or the
! majority 1T tho voters Of this state IS
! clearly expressed. II ! am not nnini-
! mated by majority of voter" casting
! their vote for IN" NOluntarilE-th lai-
| ter being counted honestly Or thus
truth can b" asr'rtan"dl-l am GuitT
/ tt, as1t
! nm sure my loyal friends throughout
! the stat" viii gracefully yield. H. on
tho other hand. the ballots beng count
! cd. il is proved THAT | have r"c"lN"d
plurality "f the votes cast. every 5000
citizen | am sure will want 10 sec the
will Of III" majority prey
Has Boon Threatened.
ut was freely predicted by many and
brutality stated by others who were IN
a position TO control the returns OF the
primary that 1t was not intended for me-
To hc returned Il winner. In face OF
these frequent statements hci'hrr
Judge Morgan nor his supporters can
question the right and duty that de-
wolves upon me 10 see 10 1t that In" re-
suits OF the primary be obtained
through tho best CNld"nC" possible
There should hc no cause for criticism
for this course. but Notwithstanding
this fact. when 4 recount was asked
for by M" In vital county the prcsi.
dcnt Of the county court protested and
said "Thv Montgomery precincts viii be
the first to be thrown out" This. Of
course. TIA" president Nd not moan. 1t
was IN overt act on his part devoid OF
any elaboration. ! have ais" received
threatening letters IN some instances
warming mo not 10 proceed further.
These kind u tactics. Of course, deter
no one.
The Labor Vote.
stupid and UnthIukinE fa"iI"nists
complain Of many voting in the Rrpuh-
lican primary who did not vote IN 1916.
who went into the primary and v"tcd
for mr. II would seem that they would
prevent these people voting ii II wcr"
in their power To do SO. Do they desire
an experience such as We had in the
campaign of 1916? DO they wish to
turn these voters away now when they
want 10 VOt" tho Republican ticket" II
SO. why should w conduct a campaign
ing? We lost the labor vot" in 1915
both for president and for governor and
We lost the election. ! am quite sure
that no candidate can win this year in
West Virginia without tho labor vote.
My candidacy CcmcntCd the labor vote
and offered ii to tn" Republican rarty.
II this offer is rejected by stealth. ny
unfair means and by an improper ac-
, counting Of the vote east. thereby de
means; ii by SO doing votes that wcr"
offered to the Republican party ar" re-
Jectcd by those in authority. ! Will not
he responsible" for the results That
responsibility Will rest upon their heads
AMI not 90 mine All ! ask for II what
l honestly and justly received from III"
hands Of the voters; and ii am not tho
winner | am willing to submit TO tn"
ruling Of tn" ma jurity."