Evening journal., 1890-09-06
BRECKENRIDGE PUT OUT.
A Famous Election Contest De-
cided in the House.
THE ARKANSAS MEMBERS SPEECH

He Vigorously Defends Himself from the
Inference OF the Houses Action and
Denounces the Investigating Commit
tee-The Reply of Congressman DaizelI.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Iu the house the
Clayton n-Breckinridge election case was
taken up, and Mr. Breckinridge made g
speech in his own behalf Mr.. Dalzell
(Pa.) closed the debate for the committee.
and after n motion to recommit had been
defeated and the minority report rejected,
the committee report (unseating Breckin-
ridge was adopted-1O5 70 62. Mr.. Brsck.
inridge charged the chairman of tho COM
mittee on elections (Mr RswelD with im-
propriety in prejudicing the case. That
gentleman, in discussing another election
case, had referred to the case from the
Second Arkansas district, and had de-
clared that in that district five political
murders had occurred. lie called upon the
gentleman to name the murdered men.
Mr.. Rowcll said that they were Benjamin.
Smith, Bentley and Clayton, while an et-
tempt had been made 10 nssasinate Wahl.
Alr. Breckenridge denied the correctness
OF this statement, and called attention to
the fact that the gentleman himself con
CURED in "A report which said that there
was suspicion only of these things being
true. He denied that the murders were
political murders His distinguished and
lamented opponent had been foully aud
UNANIMOUSLY murdered. But no one had
adduced any evidence that it was in any
sense the result of public antipathy or had
come from collective or organized effort.
His Aecusers Denounced.
He said the state of Arkansas had turned
heaven and earth to detect the murderer,
for the crime was a stain upon the state,
and 80 long as it was left in mystery it
was susceptible Of being used by unscru-
pulous men for political purposes. But
men who charged, either on the floor or in
the press, that the people OF Arkansas had
ever shown sympathy with this infamous
crime or that lie (Breckinridge) had any
knowledge of it in the remotest degree,
uttered that which was cowardly and
mean, and which they knew to be false.
He then turned his attention to Judge
Mcclure, and stated that he had been in
formed that on the return of the sub-com-
mittee the Republican members had in
dorsed Mcclure for an appointment TO
high judicial position in Arkansas He
called upon any member OF the sub-com-
mittee to deny the allegation.
The Commuters Alleged Bias.
Mr. Lacey Qa.), the chairman Of the sub
committee, said that be had recommended
Judge Mcclure in strong terms, believing
him to be one Of the best and most compe-
tent men in Arkansas.
e. IL a Al.
alluded to the matter to show the bias Of
the committee. He then proceeded to quote
from a statement made by a Mr. Black
burn "a Republican, to show the bad char
acter Of Mcclure. Speaking Of the murder
Of Mr. Clayton (whom he claimed as a
bosom friend he said that il had been
stated that after the murder lie should
have resigned his seat. To have resigned
would have been TO give force to the
charges made against his people. II was
not proper or manly to do so. He then
proceeded to criticise in severe language
the action of the subcommittee, asserting
that he had been denied witnesses after he
had been promised that they would he ac-
corded him. He said in conclusion: "Come
TO your conclusion and take an appeal TO
the people regardless of party in the dis
trict have the honor to represent on the
broad ground of common honesty. and in
November they will reverse both your con
clusion and the method of your conelu-
sion"
PR. Daizell's Denunciation.
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.) read the testimony
hearing on the theft Of the ballot box at
Plummersville, and said that its theft was
absolutely necessary to Mr.. Breckinridges
return. Yet he stood here and asserted
that it had been stolen by Republican,
this Republican ballot box He comment
ed upon the backwardness Of the state of
Arkansas in endeavoring to hunt down
the murderers of Col Clayton. In relation
to the Hooper theory, he invited the oita-
tion OF anything in tie annals OF crime
and criminals which would equal il FOR alb
solute stiffness. The sky OF the Second
district Of Arkansas was luminous with
blood. From her desecrated soil the blood
Of John M Clayton cried to heaven not
for vengeance but for justice, and mem
bers on both sides were here as sacred min
isters to execute her just decrees