The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-23
ROCKWELL WINSTHEDAY
THE HOUSE VOTES NOT TO UN-
SEAT HIM FOR MOVES.

The Vote 14O Yeas to 90 Nays on the
Resolution Declaring Noyes Not En-
titled to the Ssat-The Vote Retain
ing Rockwell 1913 to 1O6-O'FerraIl
closed the Debate.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Hill
and Speaker Crisp defeated Chairman
OFerrall and the majority of the commit
tee on elections to-day, and gave Mr.. Rock
well the seat of the Elmira district by "A
majority. So skillfulj was their skirmishing
that Mr.. Rockwelrs friends were able TO
count up almost the exact number Of votes
he would have two days ago. Mr.. Rock
wells vote was made of different elements.
All the Hill men were in it, although there
was number of anti-Hill men in it, too.
Mr.. Gillespie of Pennsylvania, who was at
one time the only member of the election
committee who stood by Mr.. Rockwell and
who prepared the minority re-
port In Mr.. Rock wells favor,
which only one other member
of the committee, Mr.. Cobb Of Alabama,
would sign, is an out and out Cleveland
man and got Mr. Rockwell many votes from
the Cleveland democrats, including the
votes of all the democrats from Pennsyl-
vania.
ONE OF THE FACTORS.
Apart from the influence which Senator
Hill exerted, perhaps, the thing which in
duced more democrats to vote for Mr..
Rockwell than any thing else was the argu
ment used by Mr.. Rockwell's friends,
especially with democrats who have not as
yet been renOninated, that they would
have difficulty in explaining TO their demo-
cratic constituents, a vote against a demo-
crat in case involving only a few ballots and
surrounded by appreciable doubt. Superior
geaeralship told, Of course, all through the
fight, and it sesuned 10 have been all on Mr..
Rockwell's side. Senator Hill was happier
than Mr.. Rock well when he heard the news
and IL was celebrated by jollif1cation
meeting at Senator Hills rooms tonight
under an erroneous impression that 1t has
au important bearing on the presidency.
The democratic side of the House showed
where it would stand on square case be-
tween Senator Hill and exPresident Cleve-
land when it cheered with unusual enthusi-
asm Mr. OFerralps contrast between Mr..
Cleveland, the lion, and Senator Hill, the
fox, this afternoon.
O'FERRALL's FINE SPEECH.
OFerrall's speech, which was by far the
best of the debate, commanded the intellec-
tual assent of his side, with the exception
of a few lawyers, who, thought the right
lay with Mr.. Rockwell, but it was not
strong enough to dissipate prejudice and
timidi ty. He unhorsed every opponent
whom he attacked from Burke Cochran
down, including little fighting Joe Wheeler
OF Alabama, whose annoying interruption
hs finally stopped by shooiug him
Of as New Jersey mosquito.
He was not allowd to tell the story of SEN
ator Hills interference with the case, how
ever, so that that does not appear in the
Record, although every member of the
House knows about it. Mr.. O'Ferralls al
lusion to Mr.. Cleveland as the great big
man, towering above all the other leaders
OF his party, the lion, as contrasted with the
fox, stirred the democrats as they have
never been stirred before this winter. They
cheered with delight, and so did the crowd ed
galleries. And yet 1913 of them voted
TO seat Mr.. Rockwell and refused to miti-
gate the force of the blow to Mr.. O'Ferrall
by recommiting the case with instructions
to reinvestigate the handful of ballots on
which the whole thing turned. Mr.. O'Fer-
rail- took his defeat maufully. He said to-
night that he would not resign the chair
manshlp and place on the committee as he
had been advised TO do by some hot-headed
friends, He had nothing TO regret for him
self. He had only respect for his party,
which would find it difficult, he feared, TO
explain to the country why they threw out
l5republicau III marked ballots and counted
= democratic marked ballots simply in or
der to keep one of their own party in his
seat
Gen. Joe Wheeler feels deeply Mr.. O'Fer-
rails treatment Of his interruption to-day,
put there will be no bloodshed as some fool
friends are intimating. Mr.. O'Ferrall
SAID tonight that be did not mean to reflect
on zen. Wheeler's shortness Of stature or to
Fnali h,rN NJ. a. ak,n
ize his pestiferousness.
THE DEBATE AND THE VOTE.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-The House this
morning Immediately proceeded to consid-
Grafton Of the Noyes-Rockwell contested
election case, and Mr.. Fellows Of New York
TOOK the floor to close the case for the con-
testee He promised his speech by propound-
ing question to Mr.. OFerrall, whether
IL was conceded that, il the Is Doyle ballots
CAST tor Mr.. Noyes were rejected and 2S
marked ballots cast for Mr.. Rockwell
were counted. Mr.. Rockwell would
10 , entitled to the seat. Mr.. O'Fer-
ran replied in the affirmative. II the
tDUyle ballots were rejected and the marked
ISauots retained, Mr.. Rockwell must keep
w a.s seat. Mr.. Fellows said that he would
HOethpt to show that the 16 DOYLE bal
Ots were purchased, brfbed ballots, the re~
'S ,tl' ot a criminal conspiracy, and that on
ue % so called marked ballots there
was no taint aud that they should not
mreJected. The contestee (Mr. RockwelD
oa'ne "a ne before this body with the certificate
VI tne state of New York bearing its seal
ue highest and supremest evidence of its
S%;yerelgnty and power. Whatever of
o,ssnity and power the sovereignty
u New York could under the
90" attach to her act, she had
.s;s.ached to Mr.. Rockwell as the representa-
~. tr.o from the Twenty-eighth district. No
~ MtauIlc .t appeals TO democrats in justification
tne doctrine Of states rights should di-
oV olV them from the consideration of the
fuesCon as to whether the ballots had been
vvou.es5ly cast. The constitution had inc
r3.t ,o.seu the body which sat under this roof
al ast absolute power to determine the
oo1loh, qualification and return of its
rnoutoers. 1t left to the states the settle
L9u1 OF the question as to who were
sn &c proper electors. But when it came to
- Examination of the ballots themselves,
r eue determination of whether the ballots
RS regal ballots, whether they were cast
e1,;tI tion entitled to vote, or by women not
baHttI7 baHstt7d TO vote, whether they were honest
49, 1iots J or purchased ballots, the House could
n1Js 1G Frender its rights to any other power
eia+.. ac1.I ene skies Here, where the sover-
the bss S oI all the states was crystallized into
nr.t tsqIvereignty of the nation, the question
1'uSS De settled.
=, POSTER BALLOTS,