The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-29
MCKINLEY our, AND WALLACE my
Justice slow, but Justice surei
HeaChes fraud and works "A elIrel

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AT last Il justice done aud Charla
roster " Co., as q Republican returning
D0ard are rebukedl The following dis,
patch from Major Wallace tells the 70
suit OF yesterdays action OF the HOuse
after u full discussion Of the case, Occu.
pylng Monday and Tuesday:
WASHINGTON, May 90, 1884
A, MCGREGOR!-C0n over; my mh-
jority in House, lfty, Fosters return
ing board rebuked. j, H. WALLACE
Az our readers we'll know there neVt
should have been any contest In this
case, for II was not a doubtful case. Even
Foster and his returning board had
TO admit and count seven OF the scatteF.
ing twenty.three votes for Wallace, thus
counting in Mckinley by one vote only.
Ihua, with q tight squeeze, they gave
the certificate TO Mckinley, These Re
publican officials at Columbus knsw,
In their little souls, that Wallace war
fairly elected and fully entitled 10 the
certificate aud the seat, Justice has been
done at last and by the handsome ma
Jorlty OF dfty. The wonder ls that a sin.
gle vote was given against Wallace, but
Then NJ. C's. are only men after all,
all sometimes are governed by whisky
aud other motives.
AT 6'05 p, NJ. Turner concluded his
speech, and Immediately moyed the
previous question, II was ordered BY
the House without opposition. Then
came the vote on the substitute offered
by Judge Ranney 10 the effect that Mai
or Mckinley, was elected, etc, aud Wal
lace was not, The Republicans voted
AYE" while the Democrats shouted mo"
with all the lung power they could
muster. Let rs have The yeas and
nays" said Representative Ilart, Of Ohio
Members arose TO second the demand
Tor The yeas aud nays, and the roll call
began, and 10 great was the interest
that members all over the hall kept q
tally OF their own. Wallace carefully
noted down every vote, aud as II was
evident that he would win, smile be.
gan TO auifuse his C0untenance. Very
little conversation Ocpurred, aud until
The last name was called the hall was
remarkably quiet Nearly every mem
her present who was not paired answered
TO the iirst call of his name.
McKinley's friends gathered round
him TO express sympathy The Ousted
gentleman left for home on the 10
o'clock evening train.
The question on the ORIGINAL resolu
tlOn OF Tuner, that Wallace WAS elected
etc, ard Mckinley was not. was put
through by o viva vOce vote, the Repub.
llCOna, seeing opposition was uaeless,
offered none. Seven Democrats voted
fOr Mckinley ~ follows: Blackburn Of
Kentucky, DOrsheimer OF New York,
llurd of Ohio, Mills Of Texas, Potter OF
Now York, Robertson and Thompson Of
Kentucky. One Republican, White, Of
Kentucky, voted for Wallace,
Turner, az soon ~ Il was decided that
Wallace should have his seat, demand
cd the latter bo sworn In. and called
FOllOtt Of Ohio, aud Cobb Of Indiana, 10
stand with Wallace while the oath was
administered, The trio took their places
In line before the Speakers desk, Wal.
lace In the center, and raising his hand
aloit was sworn In by the Speaker. Az
soon ~ the gwoaring In process was
over, Calamity" Weller moved 10 ad-
jOurn, and the motion was carried.