Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-18
THE REWEY SENSATION.

The REWEI SENSAIIUN.
The sensation Of last week at Mad
ison, was the alleg ed sell out of our
member of the Assembly, Hon. ].
w. Rewey, in the Republican legis-
lative caucus, to the Cameron men.
Rewey was leader of the anti-Cam-
eron forces, and presided at the last
anti-Cameron caucus previous to
going into general caucus to nomln-
ate Republican candidate for y. ).
Senator. The custom in the anti
Cameron caucus was to elect a tenn
porary chairman at each meeting,
and next to the last caucus Mr..
Rewey was chosen to preside. At
the last caucus Mr.. Rewey again
took the chair, and it was supposed
that he was still in full sympathy
with the anti-Cameron men, although
many Of the members who had pre-
viously taken part in the antl-Cam-
eron caucus openly declared them
selves for Cameron and withdrew
from the caucus. On going into leg
islatiye caucus Rewey at once voted
for Cameron. and herein lies the
charge against him, that he had
PLAYED false with the anti-Cameron
action. On the reassembling Of the
assembly on Thursday night Mr..
Rewey was made the subject of at
tack BY several members and de
nounccd for his treachery. Assem-
blemcn Field, Frow and Pierce were
fierce In their denunciation of the
course which he pursued, calling
him i political traitor and denoun-
cling him for his political treachery.
Mr.. Rcwey offers in explanation of
the course in which he pursued tax
ing an active and prominent part in
the anti-Cameron caucus, and then
voting for Cameron, that he was
forced into the chair by the anti
Cameron men and that his hands
were SO tied that he could not make
his intentions clear. and that there
was nothing treacherous in his
thoughts, intentions or conduct.
On Tuesday morning, in the as
sembly, Mr.. Rewcy made personal
explanation, and denounced in Wig
orous language the men who had
brought the accusations against
him. The explanation made by
Mr. Rewcy il in substance a. fol
lows:
Il did 60 into the independent caucus
at its first organization for the aVowed
purpose Of nominating some other can-
diiate than Cameron, with this distinct
understanding that amy action had
there should not he binding. My chief
object MAS the election of f. w. Reyes.
to which directed all my energy until
Wednesday morning, when at IN IN
formal meeting of Reyes friends it
was understood that he could not be
nominated A strong personal appeal
was then made to Inc by the Republic
cans from my part of the state to sup
port Cameron | voted in caucus for
Mr. Williams on the last ballot rs
had done before. | MAS chairman of
the caucus and put the motion Wheth-
E,r ~ Yniid SIM ~, NJ ~, $50
the motion, not intending to vote in
favor Of it, Tie result of the vote was
not announced by the Chair. After
this meeting of the caucus, | held
another consultation with the gentle
man above alluded TO aud went into
the final Joint caucus and voted for
Cameron | ought to have stated to
the caucnS my intentions Of future
action but in not doing 50 | violated no
pledge, outraged no constituency. In
regard To some of these ungentlemanly
threats that We're made ut me on this
floor on Thursday evening last | pro-
pose To hurl them back from whence
they came with AL the force that truth
demands. He who says that | stood
with upliftcd hands and solemnly
promised to support the candidate
there named states a falsehuOd He
who SAYS acted the part OF the spy,
going from the independent caucus to
Cameron ranks. divulging its deibpr-
atoms. states falsehool. He who
says my vote was governed by the
promise of 4 place or power or money.
IS a liar aud slanderer. not oaly
ask. hut demand III investigation