The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-15
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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 14.-Tho
horsc was ononed with r,oyor h., po,
II Nv r.,-nna, y A''''
IL, W. iosseiee'
Mr.. Smith. oil Ohio county. OF tho
committee ON privileges md eIcctiops
s,hu;,,od r.ro,, an a., III p-;.,
49,. 80 W, w ''0 o'ui ."eo
contest case anu moved us adoption.
The report stated tina. the face OF tho
returns showed that MIR. Ford receiyed
osn vo,ss and NJ pr;,,, o,s 81 H.,
'''.0 't', anu '""'
'ne poA'u VI sah'assets ac'eu Irregular
~ in throwing out votes sufficient 10
give n plurality for Prince. olso Tim, Mr.
Ford h,d ,rc.,a.,,,Im ..n,s,,sJ a..
o"'os'e" IVY
woes cast 10, nr. ffince, winch made
Tue vote s'ahu, ifofu, "oo; FRINGE. 0i3.
\ MINORITY REPORT
Mr.. cambridge presented minority
tepot! staring mat the votes attacked
a!d ,h,t tha h M',o ~ nov proven ilesal;
legally in making tho recount which
showed Mr.. Princes election, and that
the investigation showed that NJ. Ford
should be given 0iS votes and Mr..
Prince 9i9 votes. aud that the latter
was duly and legally elected also that
it was not proven that the votes thrown
out were those OF Democrats.
Mr.. Edminston moved to lay both re.
ports on the table and have them
printed in the journal. Mr.. Smith, of
Ohio. demanded the ayes and noes.
The motion was lost, ayes, 20: noes, 46
Mr.. cambridge made quite lengthy
speech in favor OF the minority report,
after which Mr.. Edninston offered an
amendment instructing the committee
10 present the evidence in the case to
the house. This was also advocated BY
Judge Fleming. Blu; the point was
raised that the amendment was out OF
order on the ground tina, i, was not
:ermaine 10 the matter before the
mouse, anu the speaker SO ruled.
MINORITY REPORT REJECTED.
The minority report was rejected, IS
10 ~. six absentees and Mr. Prince
not voting. Dir. smith, OF ONO, with
drew his motion to adopt the majority
report
Mr.. Morri. introduced the following
resolution as an amendment to the
majority report:
WHEREAS. 1t appears from the evi.
dence and the report OF the committee
on elections and privileges tina. n, the
election held in the county OF Raleigh,
and state OF West Virginia, on tue 9th
day OF November, 1894, for member OF
the house OF delegates, Azel Ford was
elected by a vote OF $50 for himself, 10 a
vote OF 943 for ]. C. Prince. now sitting
as member from said county; therefore
Rt'0l,~d, That the said Azel Ford be
and hereby is declared 10 have been
Guly elected 10 the office OF member OF
the house OF delegates from said Raleigh
county, for the present session and that
he be given the sea. in the BODY as
such member pending discussion.
RECESS TAKEN.
4 recess was taken TO . o'clock.
On rsassamhIiny ths oma,dme,, woe
a., A. -,
s4'p'eu' W.T. suns" 'e"e"eu MS mo-
ton to adopt the majority report. Mr..
MorrIs spoke NJ some length support
Ing the motion. and reviewing tho evil
Gence as to each vote contested, saying
tina! the majority OF the committee had
not been blinded by partlsanship. but,
on the contrary, had given Mr.. Prince
tho benefit OF every possible doubt. Mr..
Reynolds also supported the motion
and reviewed the case, paying particu-
lar attention to the point that the board
OF canvassers had violated the law in
changing the tally sheets OF the returns
from the precinct in question.
Mr.. Elimination opposed, claiming
mat the legislature could not vote in
tel!igensly on tho question, because
they had been refused an opportunity
10 20 into the evidence. The resolution
10 print 1t had been voted down, and
no one but the committee knew what
the evidence showed.
DOSE OF DEMOCRATIC MEDICINE.
Mr. Martin ,oIa , ,,or, =, =, all doo-
far Who nro,os,oJ r;ro,or au o aan 10
takiny n dpse oi hi. on,u moj;o; as"'i 90
tim,tt,, I'm, hi, n',,..,;. ;.; =.
we're in a similar nna;,;au III 0 h"J
49, :" .;si'I Poa'tiuii. iio "au
been brought into the contest. but i,
had been done BY tho Democratic side.
The board Of canvassers OF Raleigh
county mad diarcgarded the statute and
ruling, OF the supreme court in going
behind the returns. twas contrary to
lreceiont in contest cases to print evil
dence rs W hole. 1t was the business
Of tho committee to sit tho evidence,
conden,e i, and preson. 1t as q report,
which thoy had done.
Mr.. Campbell said no was no lawyer,
hus knew something about contes,