Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-07
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THQEBE VS.. CARLISLE.
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they must count him out. "Mr. Carlisle
dare not contradict this gentleman" said
Mr.. Sypher. "He is Democrat and
Kentucky gentleman OF as high standing
as Nr. Carlisle"
The counsel next took up an affidavit
by the contestant to the effect that Car
isles friends had corrupted his Thoebe's)
attorney and induced him to abandon
the case and suppress the testimony.
In the course OF general statement of
the transaction Sypher said they had been
chased the attorney (Wood), and il their
informants told the truth that man was q
relative OF Carlisle. The price named
tor Wood was $3.50.
"He sold cheap" added the counsel.
Touching Mr.. Csrlisle's refusal to Join
him in taking testimony, Mr.. Sypher re-
"He did not dare meet me. He
dare not 60 into that district and take
testimony" Thoebe's affidavit was next
read in, when he accused Wood Of delay
ing in the taking of the testimony and
with telling him (rnoebe) that there
might be money in it for both
OF them il he would with
raw the contest. Sypher declared
there was enough evidence in his brief
to warrant the committee seating his eli
ent, but il it did not think so certainly
there was at least sufficient ground for
the re-opening of the case. It could be
done in three ways. First, by special
as in the Butterworth case;
second, by re-opening the case de novo as
in his (SYpher's) Louisiana con-
test in the Forty-thild Congress,
ad third, by summonin
witnesses here to testify. The Speaker
of the House, he said, was third officer in
rank in this country, but he was not big
enough to occupy that seat on a fraudu-
lent title, nor was the Democratic party
strong enough to maintain him in that
position.
eff Mr.. Carlisle is the honest man 1
think he is," said Sypher, she will
come down out of his seat and ask
for the appointment of committee to
60 to Kentucky and search the case. With
what is be (Carlisle) here before the
committee? Nothing; not even a certif
cate of election. Either he knows he has
no case, or he is going to throw himself
upon the mercy Of the court. He has tri
fed with the case since its beginning.
He trifed with his election, or
be would have been elected" In con-
clusion, he told the committee 1t was
old parties had been coquetting with the
industrial party, both seeking it's votes
Tor the next campaign, and the committee
could not afford to refuse TO investigate
The claims of this worklpgman (Thoebe),
IN the fsce Of the disclosures he had made
TO the committee.
The contestant, Thoebe, WAS then al
Owed to make ten-minute statement to
The committee at the end of which S pher
presented resolution that the papers in
Tie case be printed and be referred to
select committee OF seven members to be
charged with the investigation of the con-
1uct of the late election of the Sixth Con-
gressional District Of Kentucky. The
committee then went into secret session.
COKE ON THE BLAIR BILL.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Senator Coke
said to your correspondent tonight in an
regarding the Biair educational
oil: 1.-THE entire measure is plainly IN
and should be defeated on
hat score alone. It's expedisncY, how
ever; is sn equally valid objection to it
md should be generally recognized aside
rom the fact that the southern states are
amply able to take care of their own
people snd educate their children. The
fleet of the passage OF such bill will be
10 cause them to lean heavily OF the
government and look to it for
support after the term of
aid contemplated in the bill shall
awe expired. The sturdy independence
If the states should be encouraged and
cot Slapped by any such psternsl inshtu
ion as & system of public schools sus-
.sIned by the government. II the gov
eminent once assumes controls Of the
schools I doubt very much whether the
states could ever recover their supervi-
sion Of them"
"You think the bill will pass the Sen
.te?"
"It is very likely to pass, but believe
oy g MATERIAL" decreased majority. /
sm sure there are several Senators who
Iast session spoke in favor of the bill
VINO, upon mature reconsideration and a
better understanding of the spirit of their
cons ii.usncies, would now vote egainst
it,"
He WILL ATTEND.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Tbe Comptroller
Of Currency to-day authorized the North
Texas National Bank of Dallas, Tex, to
oeg'n business with capital of 100000.
Ali Of the protection members Of the
congressional delegation,
by Mr. Herbert Radcliffe of
the Home Market Club Of Boston, called
upon Senator Sherman to-day in BODY
Tor the purpose Of urging him to accept
IN invitation to be present and to speak
1t a complimentary banquet which the
Home Market Club proposes to give him
IN Boston sometime this month or early
IN February. The club is sprotection Or
ganization, and Is devoted particularly
10 the interests Of wool growers. Sen
,tor Sherman accepted the invitation,
Ind will probably be accompanied to
Boston by r personalities Mckinley OF
Ohio and Goff of West Virginia. The
late OF the banquet will be fixed in few
lays.
FORT woRrR's MEMORIAL PRESENTED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Mr. Randall
presented to the House yesterday me-
morial from the City Council OF Fort
W forth for the erection of puhliQDbuild-
ing in that city for the mail aud internal
revenue service.
WILL INVEST IN SORGHUM.
Sner;al to the Gazette,