The daily gazette., 1879-10-07

Iarmichaefs seat In the Cfty Couhci'
" Mr.. Henry Evans, was commenced
rst evening. This thing has been
about by few designing poll
ticians and Office holders. 1t Is the re-
suit Of q partisan fund raised by the
very men who were cognizant Of the
schemes by which the County Collec-
tors receipts were counterfeited for so
many years, and voted by the low While
and negroes, under the
guidance Of just such characters as Mr..
Ben. Bye who is reputed to be the mana
ger and getter-up of this contest. A lit
tie money was raised from few men
who want office, or want to furnish the
city supplies and do the city work at
high figures, to employ couple OF law
yers. These lawyers, not having much
business to take their time, 1t appeared
had been working up the case since the
city election; and last night they ex-
pected to take the Council by surprise
get on the floor and deliver two or three
political harangues full of just such mis-
statements as has filled the organs OF
the Republicans in Council for several
weeks, and have their speeches sent
forth through the papers. This little
game was blocked, however, by the good
sense and decision of the Council which |
we were pleased to see was in no mood |
to be trifled with. The members saw very |
soon the object of the lawyers, and by the
adoption of well-timed amendment to
motion OF Mr.. Rodney, to admit Mr..
Evans with his counsel to the floor of the
Council, excluded counsel. The amend
ment adopted terased "with his COUNSEL
which after very weak and silly argu-
ment on the Republican side, to which
some excellent and very appropriate
dissenting remarks and well taken points
of order were made by the Democrats,
the case was brought squarely before
the Council.
1t then appearing that the case had
been entirely the work of Bye and the
lawyers, who had duped Mr.. Evans into
the difficulties, there was no Republican
member of the Council able or willing
to assume the duty of a prosecutor OF
the case and another pathetic appeal
was made for the admission Of the law
yers. At this point Mr.. McGlinchey
opened the eyes of the Republicans by
reading the city charter, and proving
very clearly that it was the duty of the
Council to try the case; and showing
that that body was the judge of both the
law and the facts-that there was no ap-
peal from their decision ard informing
the members on the other side that il
they were not able to undertake Mr.
Evans defense, the Democrats woult
appoint member from their side wht
would do it for them, and guarantee full
justice to Mr.. Evans who had the ad
vantage of Mr.. Carmichael in the fac
that he had just served two years in tn
Council and had participated in at leas
enc or two election contests, in tina
body; and that Mr.. Evans himself, onl
year ago had voted to exclude counst
in case wherein Democrat sought TIL
aid of counsel. This was putting til
poisoned chalice to their own lips an
the lawyers as well as the Republics
members, (poor fellows,) began to Sc
that they had not "men of straw" b.
fore them who conld be swayed by i
of old citations and shilly-shally Ia
of the law and the courts. AT last po'
Mr.. Evans was asked in to take in har
his own case. When it was found IL
Republicans had no witnesses on har
to be summoned, and so the case W
deferred until they could be gathered Il
and the Council adjourned until Frid
night. But this was not done until aft
an effort to mix up the two cases and
them together had been rejected by t
Democrats. Such an arrangement, II
1t been legal, would have been sure
have given great trouble and caused
much embarrassment as to wholly def
the aims of justice.
This whole business is "put up jo
by a few hungry ofiiceholders ; and \
Evans and Mr.. Gawthrop are perh;
the least interested parties.
1t is intended to annoy and perp
the majority in the City Council and
help to exhaust the funds in hand a
prevent the success eff the honest efft
now making by the Democrats to red
the expense Of the city affairs and les
The weight of taxation. In fact mi
honest Republicans are outspol
against this waste of money. They
IL there was any probability of prov
that there We're more illegal votes ?
ed by the Democrats than by the
publicans and Mr.. Evans were admit
to a seat there would only be secen
publicans to fourteen Democrats,
they openly advised the abandonn