Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Minority In the Williams-&ttle
Case Reinforced.
COLONEL CATLETT GIBSON.
II IL Said He VIII Run as an independent
Candidate for Congress-Other
Personals

Personals
WASHINGTON. July 6.-(special)-Mr.
Woodard. from the Committee on Elec-
! lions. to-day reported the Views OF the
minority In the North Carolina contested
election case OF williams VS. Settle. II
will be remembered that several months
ago Mr.. Paynter. Of Kentucky on behalf
OF the majority OF the committee. sub
mitted report declaring Mr.. Settle. the
sitting member, entitled TO retain the
seat ne Is now holding. In these Views
Mr.. Brown. the chairman OF the commit
tee, cOncurred as did also Nessrs. Lock-
wood, Lawson and benson. Since then
Mr.. benson, OF Alabama. has changed his
views. and now he unltes with four other
Democratic members OF the committee in
declaring that Captain williams is en-
titled TO the seat thus Joining a majority
OF the Democratic members on the COM
mttee. The other four who signed the
minority report are Msssrs Jones OF
Virginia, Patterson Of Tennessee, Wood
ard OF North Carolina, and Hayes Of
| Iowa. Having secured d majority OF the
Democrats on the committee the friends
| OF Captain Williams are very hopeful Of
winning the fight in the House when the
case Is taken UP. They even claim that
one or two other Democratic members
| on the committee Will not stand by the
Paynter report, allowing Mr.. Settle 10
| hold the seat. The fight will undoubtedly
be lively one, and will attract a great
| deal Of attention
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.
The report submitted to-day by Mr..
| Woodland, and which Is signed by a ma
| tority OF the Democratic members Of the
| committee is very lengthy one. IL
| goes into the minutest details to prove
| that Settle was not elected. The main
reliance is that illegal votes were cast
for Settle by the hundreds, the registra-
| ton laws were violated, and decisions OF
| the courts ignored. 10 say nothing OF
bulldozing on the part Of the runners
sent out by the partisans OF Settle. 1t Is
| also charged that ba!lot-bO1es were bro
| ken open. and men were inundated
right and left. particularly In Rocking
| ham county. In this same county there
| were also questionable deals. and alto
| gether the five Democrats signing the
minority report contend that Settle has
no right to sit in Congress.
| Mr.. r. II. Busbee, of Raleigh who
L
the case. and who made such strong ar
| gument before the committee is in the
| city to-day He was much elated over
| the fact that five, or "a majority OF the
Democrats ON the committee. have united
in report in favor Of his client.
There are fifteen members of the
! Elections Commiltee-nine Democrats
and six Republicans. If there are
/ no more changes four Democrats
I 8 vi
/ Settle was elected. ana five Democrats
! will insist that Williams was elected. II
! two more Democrats join the minority.
| as is claimed will be the outcome, then
| Captain Williams will be we'll backed
when the contest gets before the House,
| and there will be warm times after the
! debate opens.
MIR. WOODARD'S VIEWS.
Congressman Woodland said this after
| noon ne hoped 10 make arrangements TO
| have the case called up inside OF ten
| DAYS He also stated he believed at least
! two more Democratic members OF the
committee would sign statement In
which they dissent from the report Of MI.
| P4ynter and in which the friends oi
/ Williams claim the decisions Of the SUI
! preme Court of North Carolina nave
/ been grossly ignored.
1
! port showing where Settle. AZ solicitor,
! inundated returning boards in Stokes
/ county, will have much weight when the
/ case is heard in the House. and he pre-
/ diets that the fight will be an animated
one.
Mr. Settle is not in the city at present.
Congressman Marshall has returned
from his home and is feeling better
LUMBER.
\ number Of Virgin ans and North
! Carolinlans interested in the lumber bust
/ ness Were here to-day trying to have the
! duties on that articles raised. They called
! on many Of the congressman and pre-
/ s,nted their views IL seems rather late
| in the day 10 attempt anything II the
sort but the cuts made IN the bill by
! the adoption Of the Allen amendment N
/ the Senate caused them TO come on.
The visitors include Messrs. ". W.
Turner. T. Il. Freeman. =. G. FcsbuTc
T. : Cohn q. II Sepell. and y. J. Tur-
! her. OF Norfolk. r. y. Camp. If Franklin.
| Va. and : H. Rowland. Of Baltimore
/ They felt encouraged after seeing some OF
/ the congressman.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The decentralization bill. now being
considered by the Senate Commerce Com
! lIliiDt. VIII Dt tbi4liil'k'N4 i4 Il Nv '4f'f
| ana reported to the Senate. The Virginia
! and North Carolina items have not been
| reached but il Is understood some in
/ cf,ases will be given these states. Sena-
| tor Ransom is chairman OF the commit
I tee.
Fifth or sixty wcll-known citizens Of
, Raleigh were here today. While at the
| Capitol a number OF the visitors called
on Vice President Stevenson. The North
/ Carolinians are very fond of the Vice
/ President. as he is descended from u
North Carolina family. and has often
visited the State, having just returned
! from Greensboro.
Virginia arrivals: Judge Yarrell, Greenes-
willie county; W. r. Dill, Norfolk, the lat
ter having come to the city to make
/ arrangements for commandery expect
ins soon to visit Washington; j. W. Car
son and wife. Charles l.. Workman. IT.,
Richmond: d. H. Hutchinson, Lerah.
North Carolina arrivals: \. f.. Lindsay
! and wife. Raleigh; Eugene l.. Albea, Win
ston; ". NJ Person, W. K. Martin, Louis
! burg: +. ) Royster Willie Register, Tar
/ bOrO.
NRGINIANS TO ENCURT.
The Virginia Democratic Association OF
this city VIII give an excursion next ues-
day 10 Marshall Hall Ii VIII De an an
1 dav affair and will last until late in the
evening. Senator Daniel will make the
address Ct the day, and there Will be
other speakers. 1t Is probable that wee
President Stevenson will be in attendance
Z and make some remarks and Congress
man Cummings, of New York. VIII alSo
likely be one Of the speakers an invita-
ton having been rendered him by the "s-
/ ISOLATION III,
In addition to the speeches. theie WI,
be a tournament. base-pal "latCn, a. a.,
! - Jolly time generally. The association
! ,Yish N make the affair a success SO
| cialIy and politically. and the INDICATIONS
are there win be a large Attendance
COLONEL CATLETT GIBSON.
A rumor reached Washington to-uay