Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-29
Rockwell is Given Colonel Noyes'
SA0t

O'FERRAIL INSULTS GENERAL wHEELEF
AND SAYS HE WAS ATTACKED BECAUSE
HE WAS A CLEVELAND MAN-wHEELET
is GAME AND WILL INSIST UPON An
APOLOGY.
WASHINGTON, April s2.-Rockwell ha:
been declared legally elected to represent
the Twenty eighth New York district II
Congress in spite of the fact that Demo
cratic elections committee, after examin'
ing all the facts, have declared that be
was not entitled to the seat. Three OF
The Democratic members of the committee
lodged the vote by absenting themselves
from the House, the most conspicuous
absentee being Dan Lockwood, who has
been Mr.. Cleveland's mascot for all the
positions to which lie has been elected
Hills friends are claiming Rockwelps in
stallment as great victory for the
Albany politician. That this is not the
case is evident from the fact that the
Maryland delegation voted for Rockwell,
and vet no one will eyer suspect Gorman's
faithful Congressman of assisting at q
Hill victory. The truth is that the chair
man of the Elections Committee, Colonel
O'Ferrall is a radical Cleveland man, and
he insisted on making this contested cleo
ton case personal Cleveland issue. The
majority of the Democratic members are
bitter opponents of Cleveland, and their
votes to-day are not evidence of loyalty tc
Hill by any means, but distinct protest
against Colonel O'FerralPs attempt tc
score a great Cleveland Endorsement.
GENERAL WHEELER ANGERED.
nv, l. ...oa o,,o 90 ooot;rnoua avcite.
ment. Colonel Fellows spoke for nearly
two hours for Rockwell. Colonel OFFER
rails usual courtesy nearly deserted him
when defeat stared him in the face, and
he entangled himself in debate with
Colonel Fellows regarding the time allot.
ted to that speaker General Wheeler OF
Alabama interposed in Mr.. Fellows behalf
yhereupon Mr.. OFerrall turned savagely
on him saying:
"You are a worse nuisance in the House
than a mosquito IN New Jersey"
General Wheeler shook his fist at The
angry virginian and shouted in his shrlll
falsetto voice:
"Don't you try to bulldOze me. I'm
not afraid of you" =,
In his closing remarks Mr. OFerral
complained bitterly of the assaults made
upon him by Bourke Cochran, Colone
Fellows and others. He had been de
nounced as traitor to his party because
he had exercised his free born American
right to select Grover Cleveland as his
choice. 1t was not necessary for him, 81
SAID, to go around in his district with
tag on his coat saying. II am Demo
GRAFT"
MR. OFERRALL's INDIsCRETION.
O'Ferrall's mention of Mr.. Cleveland'
name evoked applause lin the galleries
but was received with gloomy silence or
the floor. The few Cleveland men in thu
House were utterly amazed at O'Ferrall'
indlscretion in bringing Cleveland's nam,
into the controversy. O'Ferrall attac ked
every speaker who disagreed with him
and irritated even the few Democrat
who voted with him.
At $3.50 the voting began. The motor
to declare Moves elected was defeated By
140 to 90. The motion to declare Rock
we'll entitled TO his seat was carried by
125 to LOG, majority of %. motion II
recommit the case to the committee wa
defeated by 10 votes.
DEMOOhAlo ~ O4N Inn Di-N
O'Ferrall vas not much disposed to dis
cuss the subject after his defeat. .
$50 far as am concerned" he said, I"
have no regrets, but for my party an
sorry that by its action to day it has pm
itself on the defensive in the coming
campaign. The people will look at thu
case in its true light. They will see thai
sixteen marked Republican ballots were
excluded, and twenty-eight marked Demo
cratic ballots were retained and counted
As for General Wheeler and my Statement
that he was as annoying as q jersey
mosquito, referred to his continued IN
terruptions and not 10 his small size
That's what l meant, and don't cart
whether he likes it or not.'
General Wheeler is furious at Mr.. OFFER
RAILS insult Though little man, hardly
weighing 100 pounds, be is game, anC
was on duty with dashing cavalry leaders
in the Confederate army. He will insIs
on an ample apology.