The Minneapolis observer. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1890-1???, 1890-09-20
Washington, q. c.
IA Correspondence 70 he ossssy.s


District.
Mr.. Haugen, OF Wisconsin, de-
the regular order-bcing
the Langston -Venable contested
election case, against which Mr..
O'Ferrall raised the question Of
consideration.
During the roll call nearly all the
Democratic members deserted the
chamber, leaving but bare dozen
present so look out for their inter-
ests. Before the announcement of
the vote, Mr.. O'Ferrall rose and
said that he had carefully kept tally
on the vote. He noticed that upon
the rceapftHlation the name OF Mr..
Morey, ofOhio, was noted as voting
in the Affirmative. He was sure
that Mr.. Morey had not been pres
ent when his name was called, but
that he had given in his name at
the clerks desk. He inquired Of
the gentleman from Ohio whether
that was not true.
Mr.. Morey said he was not an
swerable to the gentleman from
Virginia.
Mr.. O'Ferral demanded to know
whether the gentleman had been
present when his name was called,
and he defied the gentleman to say
that he was. Would the speaker
decline to investigate the question
as to whether Mr.. Morey had been
present.
The speaker said that the house
had right to know whether the
gentleman from Ohio was recorded
at the proper time. The gentle
mans name would be put on the
list as f'lose present and not vo-
ting.
The result OF the vote was an
nounced as: Yeas, f36; nays, IS
The clerk noting a quorum.
Mr. Haugen Immediately de-
manded the previous question on
the election case; and the direction,
''all go out" was given by the
Democratic managers. But il was
not necessary to put this direction
into force, for, after an emphatic
protest by Mr. Cheadle, Of Ind
lana, against sitting debate, Mr..
Haugen Withdrew his demand and
proceeded with an argument of the
case.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, opposed
the majority resolution, and de-
clarcd that the Republicans OF the
house could not afford to vote Ven
able out and Langston in. The
Fourth district OF Virginia was re-
liably Republican, and il had been
carried by the Democrats, not be-
cause OF the popularity OF Mr..
Cleveland or the unpopularity of
Mr.. Harrison, but because OF Re-
publican division. II was a per.
iectly plain and natural statement
OF fact that the Republican party
in that district had been beaten
solely by reason OF irreconcilable
differences in the Republican
party. II had been a race division,
with all that such division could
imply in the South. The Rspub-
licans had been fairly beaten, and
il was beneath the dignity OF the
Republican party 10 revise the
figures of an election which had
been lost to it by thousands OF
votes. Speaking politically, il
would be suicidal for the Repub.
lican party to seat man who had
led bolt against the regular Re.
publican candidate.
lie proceeded to eulogize ex.
Senator Malone, and to praise his
ability in building up the Republi-
can party in Virginia. and predict
ed that II his leadership was fol
lowed Virginia in a few years
would be as reliably Republican as
Vermont.
Referring to the case under con
slderation, he said that il there
was little law and less evidence to
sustain the contest there was still
less Republicanism. He was con
fident that there never coud be a
strong and effective Republican
party in the South until there were
enough white men in il to make il
strong and effective. Senator Ma.
hone and the white men Of Virginia
had made the Republican party
strong in that state. and had sec
ured the election of six Republicans
to congress. The contestant. fly
ing in the face of existing condi.
tons, had raised the race issue,
and the result had been that Vir.
ginia had now only two Republi.
can representatives. Ignorance
could not dominate and overrule
intelligence. The Republican party
in the South could not be built on
negro votes alone. He tMr.
Cheadlesl was not his colleague S
keeper, but speaking for himself,
he said he could not under his oath
and his knowledge of the case vote
to seat the contestant, and he hop.
ed for the good name Of the house
and for the good name OF the great
party to which he belonged that
there would be enough Republi.
cans voting with him to retain
Nenable in his seat.
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