New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-05
GRIMES AGAINST THE BALLOT.
A CONTESTED ELECTION CASE BEFORE
THE HOUSE.
THE MURDER OF COLONEL CLAYTON RECALLED
POINTS IN THE DEBATE.

POINTS IN THE DEBATE
Washington March An the House today the
consideration Of the contested election of Feath-
erston against Cate. Of Arkansas. resumed. Mr..
Dazell. Of Pennsylvania. taking the floor. He con
troverted the statement of Mr.. cultivate, OF ono,
that there was evidence that the double action
ballot box used in the county Mr.. cultivate
challenged the production OF any evidence that inc
box exhibited by him yesterday had ever been used.
Mr. Dazell replied that the contention OF the majority
OF the Committee Elections that balotbox
identical with that presented had been used III Ci1'
tcnden County in at least three polling places. such
reign of terror had been Instituted that the con
tcsant had been obliged to the Mississippi River
10 Memphis before he could take any testimony
Mr.. Crisp Of Georgia, spoke in favor of the Claims
of the contcStee, Cate
Mr.. Rowen. of Illinois. charged that the apparent
majority through which the conestee obtained HIS tc
TO a seat was procured by crime of the highest char
acter which. If not perpetrated, would nave t"ilo'
his apparent majority into minority. Inc gem
man from Georgia Mr. Crisp, spoke OF the love VI INC
American people for fair play Din ,'e NV o.'''''
armed with Winchester rifles who eXeo uic onioofS
and people of Crienden County under pam VI uea','
belong 10 that class of American people who loVed iar
payi He criticised the Governor OF Arkansas ior
allowing 100 armed men to e1pei from tneir placeS
tho loyal officers Of the county. without raising MS
hand TO vindicate the law. The time had come 10
put an end 10 murder. TO shifting DaopoNes W ldise
returns TO forcibe rebellion. TO rebellion against te
power OF the United states in order to overturn the
rights Of the black man,
Mr. Brechinridge of Arkansas, said that nobody mad
.dduced syllable Of testimony to show that any
wrongs committed in Crtenden County had not been
reprobated by the great mass Of the people in the
county. He referred TO the peaceful condition OF
affairs in Kansas which brought Mr. Kelly, of Kansas,
10 his feet. with the question as TO what had become
Of the coored detective who had gone to the gentle
mans district to find out who had murdered the man
whose bloody shoes the gentleman stood in to-day.
Mr. Breckinridce replied that a negro had been
engaged In trying 10 look up the muderers Of Colonel
Clayton. He had got into a difficulty with RepuDh-
can bog whose father was Republican The negro
was drunk and, applying opprobrous epthets 10 the
boy struck him with stone. The boy shot MN WIN
a pistol II was Republican quarrel. The father
had come ont with statement asking the Republicans
10 desis from their efforts to fix the offence on the
Democrats as it might jeopardze the life of his son.
who had acted In self defence. Gentlemen had not
only gone against the testimony In the pending case
hut nearly every member who had spoken on the other
side had spoken OF the death Of his ancnted opponent
as If it had been tile result OF Democratic pohcs.
The very committee ncmbers of which had voiced the
charge against his district had before II the whole
case II had not summoned witness and he was
told that the case had not been docketed. Yet, "a
II II had been tried and found in all its conclusions,
members came here and took not his name and his
honor but the honor Of the people he represented
Was that an evidence of the fairness his people were
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Mr. Cireenhalge Of Massachusetts, referring to the
CLAYTON case said that he would have taken the
generous and manly declaration Of the gentleman from
Arkansas with much more credit If the enforced
absence of his competitor did not prevent nm from
making a counter statement. In the pending case
the question was not between Republican and
Democrat. Political assassination a. a. fine art
should not be encouraged: and be this contestant
Republican or Democrat. black or white. the justice
Of the American people required that he Should pe
seated here. 1900. A., - -
Mr. springer. Of Illinois thought that the case had
not beer thoroughly Investigated. and he favored
a resolution which he said he would offer at the
proper time appropriatng 100000 70 enable sub
committee Of the Committee on Elections 70 pro
coed 10 the Ist District Of Arkansas and investigate
tie election. , .
Mr. Grosvenor. of Ohio, said that he would move 70
amend this resolution by doubling the appropriation
and nv having the examination extend 10 the other
Arkansas district
Mr.. Springer-I accept that
Mr. Cheadle Of Indiana. defended the character
of Colonel Dudley. counsel for the contestant against
whom several Democrats had spoken.
The House then adjourned