New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23
ROCKWELL KEEPS HIS SEAT.
A HILLTAMMANY VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,

PREJUDICE-NEARLY SIXTY DEMOCRATS
RECORD THEIR OPINION AGAINST
THE SITTING MEMBER-AN
EXCITING DEBATE.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
Washington, April 22.-rhis has been field
day in the House of Representatives and the re.
suit is a triumph for Hill and his fraudulent
methods. Ills chum, Rockwell, is 10 continue to
occupy the seat which rightfully belongs to
Colonel Noyes in the opinion OF many Democratic
members OF the House; while in the opinion
Of other Democratic members, the right OF Noyes
"a we'll as of Rockwell is undetermined. No less
than forty eight Democrats voted to recommit the
case to the Committee on Elections with instrnc-
tions to investigate and report to the sixteen
marked ballots which were counted for Noyes. and
| the twenty-eght marked ballots which were
counted for Rockwell but the motion was defeated
| by q vote OF llO yeas TO 1913 nays. The forty
| eight Democrats who recorded their opinion thst
| Rocllwells title is fraudulent were
| Messrs Andrew Crosby, Coolidge, Hoar. Williams ana
Stevens Of Massachusetts; Barwig Coeurn and Muer
| Wisconsin Beluhooyer OF Pennsylvania bowman n"i
ion Seerley and White OF Iowa; Breehnrdec, OF hon'
tucky Bryan Of Nebraska; Hunting "feeheai' i".' ~
Tracey and Warner, OF New-York; Cable foinan oeos"
Steward and wike, OF Illinois Cadmus' Oh Ne"''Isy'
Castle and Hall OF Minnesota Causey, OF Delaware mp
man. Stout Wheeler, Of Michigan; Crawfoc Oh No'a
Carolina DanleI Of New Hampshire De foest anu epei'
| OF Connecticut; EIcs and VI '"""
ION and Pattson, Of Ohio Klgore and Long OF Texas,
| Martin OF indiana McMlin OF Tennessee; oates OF
Alabama stackhouse. South Carolina. and winn' OF
Georgl.
Besides these, Mess.s. Lawson Of Georgia;
buchanan Edmunds and Jones, OF Virginia, and
Moore. of Texas, had previously recorded Their
| opinion that Rockwell had right to the seat.
/ All of the third party men, including Mr. wat
SON. of Georgia, also recorded themselves IN tavor
of Moves and against Rockwell.
On the resolution declaring that Noyes was not
elected. which was carried by vote of 40 to oS,
forty Democrats voted in the negative, as follows
Andrew Bowman, buchanan Naj. Hunting. Cable
Cadmus Causey, Coburn Coolidge. Crosby, Cra~ford
Danel DeForest Edmunds, Fornan. Gre'neaf HAml'on'
lIo,r Johnson Ohio Jones. KgOre, Lawson a) Li'ue'
Long Martin Miller Moore. OFcral. Psttt'on. scot''
secrlcy Sperry, stevens, Steward Warner "hee'er
fMIchl White wike, Williams tMass) and Winn
On the resolution declaring that Rockwell was
elected and was entitled TO the seat five Demo
crots who had voted against Noyes voted against
Rockwell They were Meesrs Bryan, Chipman'
Hall. McKaig and Oates. IL appears, therefore,
that on one or another of these votes-and most oI
them upon all-nearly sixty Democrats recorded
their opinion against Rockwell, and these votes
were widely distributed, geographically SPEAKING
And vet Hill. Tammany and fraud tnumphed'
, and when tic result of the last Vo'e hau peen
announced and it was known that kocNWei no"
| lcon
; House with Democratic majority OF ten times
tbot number. the Hill -lammany crowd made the
dreat hall ring with shouts Of applause u'a'
| corricd iov TO the heart OF David H. Hill, VINO
WAS understood to he within easy earsnos i'
/ was a great day. indeed, for seatsteaers. Ahe
scenes which preceded this outbnrst were INeS >
s exciting and in some respects novel For hout'
rho galleries had been packed 10 overtlowlns WIN
4 men and women who had come TO see ana near
an election contest decided not on lts merits, ouo
by partisan votes and partisan PREJUDICE slmuiaeo'
t to fever heat by all the acts and lnfiuencrs
l. which the most skilful nd INSCRIPTIONS political
od,onturer Of the century could invent and bring
into nlav The attempt to induce the House To
r,use and rcopen the Investigations so as 10 clear
nm everv suspicion surrounding the marked ballots
, counted for Rockwell doomed to defeat. ior
/ Hill and his coparccners dared not face sucn an
G investigation.
d The sneeches Of MeSsrs Fellows and Cochran
were cunningy designed TO fan the fire OF partisan
d prejudice which it is SO easy TO klndle III
Democratic House and they answered the pur-
. !, pose admirably. The reply of Chairman oferran
- WAS a clear and forcible argument based on 'he
n law and the facts, and would have carried con-
1t yiction to the minds of any impartial ana ua'
prciudiccd jury but it was addressed to poucai
\. moh ubosc nassions and prejudces had been cx-
II cited 70 the highest pitch There were passages
IS | in Chairman O'Ferralls speech when ihIi WIN
n have reason long remember, ana when ne NE
| will forgive. Colonel Oterralls party iealty hau
| been impeached, and he dld not mlhce , woius. M
C When he declared that he was not compeIeu W
II | wear a badge inscribed with the words am
h Democrat in order 70 remind the people 9i vi
o rinia of his party faith, he was greeted Win
I, round after round of applause. lie dld not rS
- | 70 restrain his indignation or attempt 10 cohceai
" his contempt for Hill, whon, without naming, nc nc
" | likened to a FOX as compared with tne Nths y,
e Icasts The Lion and the Fox was hls p.lIase,
and when he boldly pronounced the ame oi se
o cleveland he was wildly cheered Dy lnit Pio,
u norton of the Democratic nemDfrs, as wen as Wy
| the crowds in The galleries III, ,.
Hill wanted TO give personal. Nlsiole ue.io ~ ~
| stration of his power on larger stage tnan tIa'
| of the New-Yorl Legislature, and he mas sue
" | cceded. NJ, ,u, -, \fi.sissinni
r.stcrdav that majority of the Democratic mem
bcrs of the Elections Committee would NOT vots
, | for tho report was not idle one Mt brown
l. of Indiana lodged every vote; so dld MI ray II
e tr of Kentucky and Mr.. LOCKWOOD. OF New
n VnrL was absent although he saved his consist
e encT nv a pair with another Democrat who wal
~ | onnSos.d IN Tho report Of the committee Ihest
a | tProe Democratic members had agreed TO the re
!" " nnrt Wr Johnston. of South Carolina, who hat
L. bon roncommittal voted with Messrs. ConD ano
G. C;Iisno today against the report. and the only
lc Hnmocratic members who were present ana sup
> ,ortoJ IL were Chairman OFerrall and Messrs
&c I,wson of Georgia. and Moore OF 1exas-thre'
out Of nine.