People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-03

election Of Mr.. Stubbs, the republican
candidate, and every one knew before
the meeting OF the legislature, in this
case, as in many OF the other cases, that
great wrong had been done to the peo-
pie in the district, and yet Mr.. Rosen-
thai, under the thsory Of the republican
representatives, would not be entitled to
seat or TO act ss q member IN the or
ganizstion Of the house. Mr.. Stubbs
had received the certificate, knowing well
that Rosenthsl had received large ma
jlrity of the votes in bis district, and
there WAS no legal objections why he
should not be seated as q member in
such organization. Another matter in
that connection might be Of interest to
the people, and that is that, without IT,
vestigstion, without any report Of any
committee, the republican house, as soon
as they had organic I'd, admitted Mr..
Rosenthal as 8 member OF the house,
but it was first known that he would act
with them in trying to maintain such or
ganlzation; and yet our republican ora
tors, and even the late Speaker d Iuglass
Frances about on the stage claiming that
nothing but certificate admits anyone
to seat as representative until such
case is investigated and reported on by a
committee Of the house.
might 90 and enumerste other IN
stances OF such gross frauds and wrongs,
but it seems to me this is sufficient to
convince any reasonable man that the
republicans were not entitled to the Or
gsnizstion OF the house OF representa-
tives in 1893 The only claim that the
republicans mads during this contro-
versy was that their men had the certlti-
Gates. and, whether elected or not,
whether receiving majority OF the legal
votes OF their district or not, whether
residents OF the state or not, they should
be permitted to organize that house, and
to get control OF the committees, and OF
sll Of its officers. To this the Populists
objected, because they were satisfied
they we're entitled to such organization,
because they had a aj)rity OF the
legally elected members to the house.
II the representatives had not been 80
near evenly divided that two or three
members wrongfully given to one side
might have determined the control OF
such house, the great wrong contem-
plated might have been overlooked and
forgiven, but when such wrongs deter
mined the organization Of body such as
that, and gave to a minority the power
to change the will Of the people, then
anyone can see the necessity of not sub
hitting to such wrong.
There is but one case similar to the
one of our legislature that has ever been
determined, and that was by our con-
gress Of the United States, when there
we're five congressman selected by the
state of New Jersey, the parties then be-
ing nearly equally divided between the
democrats and wings. By some man.
ipulstion, such as was prscticed by our
csnvsssing board in the county and state
last year, the democrats were given the
certificates as members Of congress from
that state. The wing candidates pre-
sented their claims to congress, and
claiming that IS those five voted would
determine. which party would have the
majority . congress, the matter should
be settled before the organization. 1t
was submitted and agreed by the men,
bers OF both parties that such would be
the only true method OF reaching just
conclusion, and give to the state Of New
Jersey the representation to which she
was entitled, and before the orgsniza-
ton Of the house was made, the question
YVES investigated, and it was determined
by such investigation that the wing
members claiming seats there we're en-
titled to them. So they were given thar
seats, and they helped organic the
house.
In the case of this state, the Populist
: state committee, through its chairman,
as we'll as the republican and democratic
committees, through their chsirmen, met
, for the purpose Of determining whether
or not something could be done to de-
!, termine who were the legally elected
members Of such house They did not
arrive at any conclusion, but the Popu-
, list members, in order to show that they
were willing to do what WAS fair and just
submitted the following proposition;
That there should be selected five rnpub.
:. hcsn judges, including Judges Horton
! aud Johnston, Of the supreme court
Judge Foster, Of the United States
!; court, and Judges Morton and Guthrie
Of Topeka: two democrats, Judges Hum
, phrey and Hurd; and two Populistg
Allen and Randolph. From these there
should be selected either three, five Of
+ the entire number, and these cases sub
u mitted to them. all parties to abide by
their decision, and to organize the house
by the members they said we're entitled
to seats This was refused by the repub
Q licsns. There was appointed by each oil
the so-cslled houses of representatives {
7 committee OF three. Messrs. Ssston
q Chandler and Warner from the Dug
8 lass house, and Messrs Campbell, Ryal
r and Cobun from the Dunsmore nous
l. for the purpose Of deUsing ways snC
T. means to determine the controversy snC
y to settle who we're entitled to seats in tn
q organization of such house. After tn
70 preliminary organization of the com
! mittse, Campbell, of Stafford, Popul,si
70 made the following proposition: Tbs
s. all contested cases be referred to Judge
IL Horton and Allen, OF the supreme cur
rs OF the state, and Judge Foster Of To