Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
E,;dov Morning, February 4, 1913.
o1usIANA SENATORIAL ELECTION

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Eridov Morning, February 4, 1913.
LOUISIANA SENATORIAL ELECTION
We had designed saying nothing more OF thi
.ubisct 50 full of "ga and woImwood" 10 TIT
wbips-bul an article in the Times oil yesterday
calls upon US TO give some explanation. ina
naper is in error, when it says tina, Mr.. Myes
the ra.navou Wing, could have secured the elec
ZION Of Wing Senator. The two FIRST ballots $1,000
sidell GA, Co., Kenner (Wr) Oh H. =. Men
o!as |. Even had Mr.. Myles voted for hennon
il would no, have elected him-ior The scattering
one vote would have prevented II. we learn
moreover from the statement Of Mi Parham, one
of the ORATOR" Wings, thai MIR. NJ. White, the
Taylor Democrat who voted for T. Z. Nicholas
informed him that he should vote ioI Siidell, and
IN ,ba, event there sill would have been a Tic.
| The Times article might be construed as hint
ING that Mr. Soule was elected by bribery and
corruption" on The part of the Democracy, and
that i, may become serious question, whether
he mir. Sou!e) should "iake advantage OF cor
rup, acl" and whether he "is entitled, in con-
science. although he may be in law, TO The sea-
10 which he has been elected" We, therefore
state a few facts, in every way calculated 10 re-
move such an insulting impression. We repub
li>h the proceedings of the Louisiana House, by
which i, will be seen, that The Demo rats "at the
frs, hop" confident in The purity OF their conduct
moved a full and searching investigation into
all the facts 10 screen themselves from all sus
pcion of collision. We await the result, conf
den, in The purity OF that scrutiny:
| MIR. Jones oil Jefferson rose and said, as it wa.
currently reported that a member of this House
in absenliue himself On Monday lasl was infu.
enced by corrupt motives, he felt il his duty &c
| give a statement oi conversation he had will
| the member whose name is so freely used by the
public, in order lha, the House nigh! lake wha
action on ii il might deem proper
Mr.. Jones then furnished The following written
statement:
The Hon. Isaac A. Myles, in conversation
with me las, Saturday evening, stated that ion
negroes had been offered him moi TO VOC for a
Wing United States Senator. The genemcr
in The conversation, was speaking OF the election
By The Legislature OF Senator on the iolowin.
Monday. He did not safe by whom The offe
was made. He further stated in the same con
| yersalion that he was old-ihal ne had two ne
GRO BOYS ana woman, which was suificien, 10
him, and that he wished 10 preserve his cOnsci
ence pure, as good conscience was worth NOR
than property.
Mr.. Pile then presented the following resolu
ton:
Resolved, That in view of the statement mad
by the member from the parish Of Jefferson,
committee OF five members be- appointed by tn
Speaker, with instructions 10 inquire whether
breach OF the privileges OF this House mas bee
committed, or attempted 10 be committed, by an
improper act on he part Of the members OF thi
House, OF others to influence any member there
OF either 10 vote for particular candidate 70
UDued States Senator, or 10 abstain from VOin
al the election on The 2lIh January; aud that sal
committee have power 10 send tor persons an
! papers, and be direc ed 10 report The result, OF the
inquiry 10 this House.
MIR. Morse rose and seconded the resolution
He said that. on the part ol The DemocfaIic parry
he wished the Speaker would appoint but on
Democratic member on The committee whe
raised IL, said Mr.. NJ. there has been any co
ruplion in the late election for Senator, the d.
moctaic party knew nohins about II, ana ma
taken no part in the TRANSACTION.
MIR. Duncan OF Crleans, said that he rose /
respond in PAL! 10 the remarks ci me memhe'
from Plaquenines. He was we'll convinced lhi
- lie IT, he ..' nnI, Of ercilons 10 ihe
sent member, Mir. Myes, an to The cons''iueI
cy o. that member, that this business should
, fully and frankly examine; that il any citizen
this State had been guilty OF so iou and base
: crime he should be dragged 10 The bar OF III
House, and visited with Inc severest punishmeI
e known The laws. He hoped that the Speakt
would appoint lhe usual number OF Democrats o
I, the committee.
! Alter lew remarks from MessIs. Larue an
I Wilder The resolution was adopted, and The Spe;
xer announced the committee should consist
E The following gentlemen :-Messrs. Pile, McVe;
keene, Smith Of Nalchitoches and Mills.
We shall no; undertake 10 defend The singula
course OF MIR. Mycs the missing Wing, who,
the great relief OF his friends, has returned an
taken his scat in the House. We think, vii
=, the New Orleans Courier, that his eIpianalio
OF his absence is really the most exraordinar
absurdi'y OF which we ever heard:
"He was offered four negroes not to vote for
Wing u. S. Senator; and 10 preserve his cor
% science pure, as good conscience, said he
q worth more than property, he ran IF from III
halls 10 which he had been depucd BY The pee
s pie, with firm reliance on the integrity OF hi
. conscience
7" I" "Did he not thus mot vote for Wing U. s
a Senalol2' Sill he KEEP! his conscience pure =
And he could not iess, the temptation offered
his vihuc-he that had Two negro BOYS and VIC
man-ali sufficient for him
G ave agree with the Bulletin, that i, had Zee
better for Mr. hy!es' fame il he bad been remo'
y cd 10 another, il not better world, in which, pc:
q Slhy The editor might have received saisiactt
~ excuse from him "
: We regreI 10 see that The Senatorial electio
has led TO an outrage in The lace OF the Senate
"The gravity Of our senator's (says the Ne
j Orleans Courier was this morning disturbed b
n di>gracciul ARRAY between TWO members Of In
honorable body. " lille the Senate was in IN
G session and proceeding with The public bushes
Mr.. Parham, senator from the parishes OF Caro-
and Madison advanced towards MIR. K. C. Ma
, lin, from Lafourche, and struck him with sever
J., blow on the face. The latter member immedial,
ly drew forth Bowie-kniie, which he was abol
plungiDg into the assailanl's breast, when the b.
4 ISLANDERS fortunately arrested him. We hav
9 heard nothing OF the causes which led 10 this di
, graceful ARRAY II is surmised That The Senator's
election gave rise TO it, Whatever The cause, II
people OF This Slate call loudly Tor The v,ndicaic
oi the honor OF our Sia'e, BY The adoption OF sri
gent measures, that will etiectually preclude III
Q repetition OF such scene"
,, The Times calls upon Mr. Soule 10 resign, ;
0 he(a DemccraD was elected BY Wing Legi
. laluTe. We cannot see how ii can be called
Wing Legislature, when il elected strong D
mocrat Stats Printer, and, eve1 after the relul
1 OF Mir. My,es, chose Joseph Walker (Denocra
Q State Treasurer, over Geo. McWhorer, Wing
81 to 50.
0 BEAUTY OF "NO.PARTYISM."