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punishment in capital cases where Its infiction
Tina NSssssssSr open "a thS sonde@psd. Quote
me a. being nndualiiiediy opposed t2 any law
orSds som
and ni,,, every detail attending the executions OF
JAMES n. soyrHwonrn ID ocrat Thirteenth
definitely whether or not the. electrical execu-
new law as they had i under d tho old. The people
Outrage 70 shut out 1.-THE the press from tho exocu
FRIDsn,eK e. a.pDs rEunlisHn, Thir ass NJ,
hanged or HI! !i cd By eieetricty., hut tho press
IN many any case should be represented ut the exc
WILLIAM syLzKn democrat, Fourteenth As;
punisRment. and have twic s Voted In t6e sl As.
sembly to repeal this law. am especially IN
favor Of repeating that psrt q the Law which
WILLIAM +, DALI tRepYblican. Fourteenth
for lie. provided, tho criminal were not par
doned or released aftera long imprisonment
tRousht However. that an executon We're to
At And e ss!%!tssd Z publish t$s astsiIs
sembly dIstrictlI," believe electrical execu;
iied Is tS allow the press free access to tho tx.
Assembly districtiIBsiisved IN the isoan
sentative; q III leading nswsRsgsgs should ,S
NV Wth Mt e 8. BrRsE democrat. Sixteenth As,
punsRmsn and think %eopsd Se IN tsSpSr 81
repeating the present law The portion limit
ing the freedom OF the press should be re-
DANIEL C1.ANcr Republican. Sixteenth As.
p%$lIsh iuII spd sssarats details; ''in.'''u !"
Assembly dstricti" HanSins Is 'e praerabis
TspsnlIns ths Th9Is law: and especially the
FRANc1s A HIGGINS Hsepublican. Seventeenth
Assembly distrietl-Had given no considera.
principles thought Representatives. 81 the the
press ought to be present at the exeeHti9n; =,
Assembly distrlct!G: am not prepared dAt to
declare myself definitely n favor q execution
ss has to
and Legitimate ACCOUNTS Of the executions
should DO given by the representatives Of the
what they Witnessed.
GS1 en
means by which the public can gain most OF
its information; and believe IN repeating the
PS haasns IS
ssmbly districtla"T am not convinced that
e s sll9w !hs press to be present and publish
SAMUEL H. RANDALL Republican. Nineteenth
Assembly districtl-"I am with The Bun in it's
2 ahs
skat some fsss Brutal method than either
MEYER j. STEIN democrat Twentieth As
sembly district" Give the law a fair, trial for
ms s but would esrtsiniy repeal that PORTION
Aissm5y n TEsptt st
rom the execution ara makes i . INSIDE
AssemS,y PSR e Proven sfas eject
Chat %
Simultaneous. or nearly 80. favor electrical ex-
E RScap pesss s 8, Rs
9R gnsBsh6Gf hs If the
ways have been and shall continue to be OPP
to publish the facts"
sceond sm TYsnt n
i should Be 50 Qualified as to remove the re-
%a 1Sea qRep abH
Assembly district,1;Had given the subject no
GsoRas VIZ a Ro' De%osra TWeney
third Assembly district>-:"If We are to have
capital punishment. which l am opposed to;
think that portion Of the law forbiddins the
newspapers to publish the necessarily revolt
tsissts s. 81 + the public. and should certainly be
A.ssnbs si6ad
det of the noma
TaSNAs B2HSIs 2snSSsra.: y,
would favor the repeal Of the clause restrict:
tS iS r. the place where they commit
ss %Es ebss %s
unlimited means Of obtaining the facts. He
had given no thought to the question Of cleo
tricity in capital punishment
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE
washinston countyG'I would. II elected,
favor the repeal OF portions Of the Electrical
which forbids tho, newspapers from obtaining
the facts and publishing them. ! believe that
every citizen should be permitted freely t.
WILLIAM D. STEVENSON, Republican candi-
county)-IIe is in favor of the Electrical Execu-
ton law. and. as. at present informed. favors
the repeal Of that part OF 1t which forDids the
newspapers to ascertain the facts Of the death
and publish them.
JOSEPH 4. KELLOGG democrat. Second dis
trlct; Washington countyl-"it IL not matter
ideas are that it is tho best mode Of execution
81 criminals yet invented: but do not think
that the freedom Of the press should be cur
tailed by preventing the publishing 81 the
stances surrounding the same"
-, WILLIAM REID lRcpuIiican. Second district.
enough with the methods and details Of the
Electrical Execution law ~ express an opinion
departure from old meth9dsS SHOULD be care.
as is needcd in forming o sound opinion as to
tho working Of any particular law must be OBJ
tained mostly through the columns OF the press
! can. therefore. conceive Of no benefit to be-
derived In suppressing tho facts or mrHIling
the press In regard to any Of the details in the
infection of the death penalty"
w. ID. HANCHETTE Democrat, First Jenorson
districtl-Is against electrical executions and
favors an amendment Of the law to give tho
anlIt frnn