The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-05
LAMPsON 0USTED.
Marquis Wins the Contest for Lieu
tenant Governor of Ohio.
Thc Contest Decided by Party Vote
Amid scenes of Great ConfusIon--
4 Republicen Senators Protest.
The Case to Go to the su-
prome Court.


prome Court.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 8o.-Ate eleven o'clock
to-day the Marquis-Lampson contest
was formally taken up, Mr.. Voris,
one Of the counsel for Mr.. Lampson,
called attention to the fact that the ex-
ceptions taken to the Offering Of certain
alleged testimony did not appear on the
Senate Journal, although the Chair had
promised that they should be noted.
1.-THE Senate approved the journal and
1t must stand" said Mr.. Adams. Mr..
Converse read part Of the summary and
was then relieved by Mr.. Powell. AS the
beginning Of each deposition wasreached
Mr.. Kerr entered an exception to the
reading Of the summary and asked that
his exception be noted on the journal.
The Chair paid no attention to what he
said except to answer that the excep-
ton and objections would be passed
upon by the Senate at the proper time
At 1890 the counsel for the contestor
rested their case, so far as the reading
OF dispositions was concerned. An at
tempt was made to postpone the hearing
but the Chair would not entertain a
motion from the Republican side of the
Senate. Judge Nash offered motion
to dismiss the entire case, because the
contestor had submitted itwithout offer
ing evidence which was read to or heard
by the Senate. The Chair overruled the
motion and an exception was noted.
The Chair then announced that, ac-
cording to the rules adopted by the Sen
ate, the contestee must now present his
deposition testimony, after which oral
testimony would oe presented by the
contestor and then by the committee.
To this Judge Nash objected, and quoted
paragraph five Of section S014 Of the Re-
vised Statutes, which provides that "the
contestor in such q case shall first intro
duce his evidence and that the contestee
shall then Introduce bis.' 'aTu
Judge Nash called w. X. Coates, deputy
clerk Of Cuyahoga County, but his evil
dence was not allowed, the Chair hold
ing that the oral evidence must all be
presented to the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections. The attorneys for
Mr.. Lampson refused to offer their
deposition testimony first and the SEN
ate, by party vote, agreed to close that
part Of the testimony. During q short
recess the Committed on Privileges and
Elections heard the testimony OF Colonel
w A Ta,,Ior ! rrho. contastee refusad IN
Wo..as,i,,on, a. tha cor,noittae This
tast,rnn, was road 10 the senate as
ssiIams. -
coIonei w A. Tavlor vns questioned by Con
verse, attorney for coutestor. Question-state
your namc vgsi T0Vior S ftyona wears Of
age, Journalist, and at present. clerk Of the
Senate OF the state OF onio reside In Ooium
Question--were you present at the joint ses
sion OF the House and Senate that counted Tho
vote OF State officers for the present month";
Al was.
, Q.-State whereupon you can give the Senav
and this eommiitee the 3inclai vote ~ aeoiare'
and published by Mr. Lyon, late Lieutenan
, Governor, who counted this vote.
Al have In my possession tne omclal RECORD
Q.-Please give II.
A;-At that election, as presided over % p
, William @. Lyon, Lieutenant Governor, as IN
president T.. l.. Lampson, received 80 w VOTES
William d. Marquis received 376,0d9 votes, L. y
Logan received @dS votes; and Francis l
Rice had !, 10 votes for the once OF Lleutenan
Q.-What plurality does that give as an
| nounced by Lieutenant Governor Lvonf
Alt gives Il. L. Lampson q plurality o
, twenty-five votes. %
Mr. Converse then said: "Mr. Chair
r. a. ,,,t5o,oo .i,o al
man, we now oner IN e'iuence Vhe ap
stracts which were returned upon th'
: several counties to the Lieutenant Gov
: ernor, and which were opened and count
ed bv Lieutenant Governor Lyon at tn,
time the above result was declared"
Tho chair nersistinp in his refusal I,
.a..it 81 ,oi,,roonv before tba Senate
su",S O'"i .o9sy s a., s.as.
Mr. herr onereu 'ne iCiomins proSoo' !.
, which, however, tne Onair reiuseu
|, receive:
We, the undersigned Senators , Gu o. the C. sixty dSt
antn bsrssT He nrotsst aVSipSt the ruling Of IA
, chair in refusing TO allow the contested and hi
attorney IN the election contest OF William
: MARQUIS VS.. Elbert L. Lampson, TO Introduce I
{; the Senate and In the hearing and presence {
, the Senators, the oral evidence profered b
= said contestee 10 sustain his side OF contes
and we protest against said action OF III
chair in ruling said evidence out; and also TO h
ali oral evidence 10 be introduced 70 the Con
mittee on Privileges and Elections instead Of !
the S Senase s nSea rni., a0ains, ,bs action Of IN
chair and | senate IN refusing 70 require contestC
4 70 read his evidence in the dispositions col
tanned instead q allowing him 70 read simply I'M Y
l DostIons, and also that the senate was nC
. permitted 10 hear read the said deposition
4 si1ned NV the Republican members OF the Ser
~ 'N " @ '-0 = i-- - - i"
4 m ,4, 49,, NJ. Do,
lhe arguments Inon oeBah' MT y"
n ell speaking for the contestor, Judg
a | N..L ..-ntastaA ao.irst tba vvbola M,
Nasn proeesVeo against tne "noie pr
, cedure and refused 70 make any arg'