Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-19
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
Hamilton County tOh,oJ Democratic senn
tors 10 he Ousttd by the Republicans.

Hamilton County (Oh,oJ Democradc senn-
tors TO he Ousttd By the Republicans.
A Columbus special to the World Of
the 18th says The revolutionary pro-
cess Of unseating members which was
last week successfully carried out by
the Republican majority of the Ohio
House will this week be attempted in
the Senate. and conflict between Lieu
tenant Governor Kennedy and a MAORI
ty of the Senate is expected. The
plan mapped out by the Republican
Senate caucus is as follows On Tues
day or Wednesday Republican sena-
tor is to rise TO a question of privilege
and offer q resolution similar to that
under which the nine Democrats in the
House were unseated, which is TO be
referred to select committee. Lieu
tenant Governor Kennedy will rule that
the four senators from Hamilton coun-
ty are not entitled to vote on the pas
sage OF the resolution, and the vote
will stand seventeen Republicans aud
sixteen Democrats. Kennedy is then
to appoint the committee, which will
railroad the four Democrats out and seat
the four Republicans. All the Demo-
cratic officers will then be ousted and
Republicans elected in their stead.
The execution Of this plan will be
resisted by the Democrats. Under
the rules Of the Senate senator
whose seat is disputed is entitled to
vote on all questions except that to I'M
seat him. Two or more senator's right
to seats may not be tried jointly and
under the same resolution. The Clerk
is empowered to call all the names
upon the roll except upon the vote for
final expulsion, when the senator whose
case is being voted upon shall be
omitted, and no resolution concern
ing the right of a senator to
hold seat shall be declared
carried unless it receive a majority of
all the senator's upon the roll. This
requires nineteen votes and the Repub-
licans have but seventeen. Lieutenant
Governor Kennedy proposes to ignore
and disregard the rules, refuse to let
the four HamiltOn-cOunty senator's vote,
and declare all motions and resolutions
carried by q majority vote of the re-
naming senator's, and as the Republi-
cans would have seventeen votes to
sixteen Democrats they would have
| things their own way.
Kennedy, in a speech to the Senate,
has already threatened to carry out this
programme. The lobbies Of the Senate
are to be packed with representative
ward-sirlkers and heelers. to give the
revolutionary presiding officer physical
as well as moral support. During the
commotion which would nece~ sarily en-
sue the Democratic senators would be
declared ousted, the Republicans adj
nitted to seats and sworn in. making
the Senate stand twenty-one Republi-
cans to sixteen Democrats. Sdch pro-
cecding will strike the average reader
as extraordinary and Incredible, but 1t
will be attempted. It's not impossible
that bloodshed may ensue. The fore
going plan has been maturei by Cen
eral +. T. Noyes, and is equal to his
exploits in Florida.
Major ". D. Bickham, Of the Day
ton Jomncl, who is evidently priyy
to the matter, is out in a significant
editorial warning the Republican lead
ers against the proposed scheme"
Their success last week, however, has
made them reckless, and this scheme
will be sprung at the first favorable
| moment