The state chronicle., 1893-02-08

were present at the place WDere the
votes were canvassed, and by threats
intimidated the returning board. The
threats and intimidation were proven
by certificate signed by eight out OF
eleven of the returning board; the
solicitor of the district, himself can
didate for Congress, being present and
encouraging the lawless mob, and
threatening the returning board with
Indictment if they postponed the count
with view of inquiriDg into the
legality of the vote.
The minority report denied these
allegations and demanded that the
vote of Stokes county be counted,
which would give Newsom, the con-
testant, majority of 43
The resolution submitted by the
minority was as follows:
Resolved, That Jacob c. Nexsome
was duly elected senator from the
twenty eighth senatorial district of
North Carolina and is entitled to
Sedl III tue SENATE.
Mr. Cranor was the first to open 10
favor of the resolution. He spoke
with deliberation and was listened to
with attention. He used to good ad-
vantage what evidence he had in sup
port of his position.
Mr.. Posey followed in opposition to
the resolution. His speeches are al
ways strong and masculine, his points
clearly presented, and argued with
precision. His speech was recei we'd
with marked applause on the floor and
in the galleries.
Mr.. Jones was the leader in favor
of the resolution, speaking at consid
cradle length, and arguing closely
every part of the evidence in his ia
vor, as we'll as presenting the law
bearing on his side of the case. Mr.
Newsome, the contestant, should te
satisfied with the defence made for him
by Senator Jones He was fortunate in
having such champion on the floor
of the senate.
MIR. Day replied to Senator Jones
in one of the best speeches he has
made during the session of the general
assembly His legal argument against
the. minority resolution was concl lsive,
and he applied it to the facts with
force and ability. The evidence he
presented showed that a sufficient
number of illegal votes had been cast
in Stokes county to leave no doubt as
to Senator Stacks right to his seat by
decided majority. He referred to
the vote OF one precinct, and showed
that 66 illegal votes had been cast at
Wilson's Store for Mr. Newsome, and
that this alone would elect Mr.. Stack
by a majority of 23,
MIR. Day referred to the charge OF
intimidation in the majority report,
and his appeal to the senate to rebuke
the outrage perpetrated on the elective
franchise in Stokes county by a mob
OF political incendiaries led on by the
solicitor of that district, aud en-
couraged by him to violate the law and
nullify the action of freemen, was
fiery and eloqu mt. He said he be-
ieved that there had been no such
outrage perpetrated since Jeffries had
disgraced the bench and defed Justice
by his brutality and tyranny, and
handed over to never-dying infamy
the record of the bloody assizes. When
such assaults upon the ballot box as
were committed in Stokes county
could go unrebuked, and the result of
such a crime could be seen and recog
nized in the senate chamber of North
Carolina, it was time for the citizens of
this State to inquire whether they
lived under a free and constitutional
government.
MIR. Olive spoke against the reso.
luton. His speech was one of the
very best and clearest made. 1t was
a calm and logical presentation of the
facts and convincing in manner and
reason. 1t was listened to with close
attention, and its real merit was ac-
knowledged at the close by the hearty
congratulations of his brother senators
as well as by number of gentlemen
in the lobbies. The Chronicle
joins, with becoming pride, in the
compliments paid Senator Olive.
The motion was lost: ayes 6, noes 80.
The following Senators voted in the
alternative: Messrs. Jones, Owens,
Cranor, Schoolfeld, Atwater and Bla.
lock-6. The following voted in the
negative: Messrs. Abbott, Arm.
strong, Aycock, Battle, Brown, Burch,
Campbell, Cheek, Day, Fl, Ids, James,
King. Leach, Leatherwood, Little.
Mclaughlin, OF Cumberland, McRae.
OF Richmond, Stevens, Mercer, Mitch
ell, Morton, Newell, Olive, Parrott.
Pettigrew, Posey, Potter, Pou, Royall
and Twitty-32, The following reso
luton was then adopted, almost unan-
imously:
Resolved, That Jacob C. Newsome
IS not, and that A. M. Stack is, enti.
tied to a seat in the Senate of North
Carolina.
AT 1925 p. m, the Senate ad.
Journed till to morrow at 1920 a. m.
Alter the announcement of the vote
senator Stack was cordially congratu.
lated by large number of Senators
and gentlemen present.
RAJ TINOpr MI