The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-15
PARRISH VS.iFLANAGAN.
THE CfSE Ar LAST TAKEN tP-dN
EXCITING DISCUSSION.
Mr.. Flanagan Says Committee Would ID"
Him Party Service by tn-eating MIN
Committee Considering the Case

The contested election case OF Pafrish
VS.. Flanagan after having D.cn posi-
poned several times for rarioui reasons
was finally gone into at 10 o'ciock Ses''i-
day morning 10y the senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections.
SPICY PROCEEDINGS.
The committee-room was well filed
with interested spectators and the pro-
ceedings were exceedingly spicy and live
Is at times. Mr.. Parrish was represent
Cd by Colonel p. o. James and Hon.
George ID. Wise, while air. Flanagan was
present to plead his own cause Colonel
James led OF in the argument. giving
clear and concise Interpretation OF thc
law bearing upon the case ueciaili's
il to be- the duty OF the Leslsi~'uic 40
see that the law is faithfully executed.
lie gave az detailed statement as POS
sible of how the election was conducted
at IN. precincts in the district where
the votes are the subject oil contest ana
referred 10 the conspicuous part thar Mt.
Haskius Hobson. state chairman OF lhe
Popullat party an Virginia, ana MI
Flanagan had taken. referring 10 the
record where Mr. H0bson had been ap-
pointed constable, and the conversations
had by him with voters on the DAY on
election nfty-nve yards away from the
voting booth, Colonel James said' hno"
iug Dir. Iobson as 1 10 II was lng ~,
cal imposs.binty for him TO nave 'aiheu
upon any other subject IMAM poii..o9
that day" The manner in Whlcn MI'
dobson had been appointed speciM cor
stable and his official acts on inc uey
al
review by Colonel james. AZ were also
the irrcg'Iarities alleged az the pre-
cincts mentioned IN tine record.
Dir. FLANAGAN's REPLY.
At the conclusion Of Colonel James
remarks. Mr. Flanagan, who was con-
Quoting his own case, replied. lie began
by saying.
1.-THE quicker YOU unseat me and send
me back 10 Powhatan the quicker you
viii 60 me Il personal favor ana inc
quicker you win do me a party service
Warming I'D TO the subject. ne sald
1.-THE cream OF the Democracy OF Gooch-
land cast their votes for me IN inc iasl
election" and then be added, hut th'S
does not appear I'm the record.
lie then took up Colonel james argu-
ment and discussed IL at length claim
ing that he had been honestly ana lali-
ly elected. Mr.. Flanagan concluded hy
an attack upon the character of one III
the witnesses named i'm the record.
Hon. George ID. Wise, enc OF tho coun-
sci for SIR Parrish. was the next speak
cr. and he began by asking Mr., Flanagan
why, II the man whose character ne mad
pronounced 50 bad was as mean as ne
had said DE had not prosecuted him as
Commonwealth Attorney. Continuing
Captain Wise said 10 Mr.. Flanagan.
MIR. WISE'S CHARGE.
u will say 10 YOU. sir. that there are
as many insinuatious in tho county OF
Powhatan against YOU as there are
against Fariss They are just as sefi-
GUS and you cannot deny it,"
Later on there was a tilt between Mr..
Wise and Air. Flanagan, the latter as
serting that the former was not adher-
ing to the facts on the record. Mr.. tian-
agan several times interrupted Dir. wise
and the latter in reply would answer
quite forcibly For "a while the pro-
ceedings were quite exciting. and before
Mr.. Wise concluded Mr.. Flanagan re-
tired from the committee-room. MT.
Wise made very able argument, and
he enchained tie attention Of the COM
mittee and spectators throughout. Ills
concluding remarks We're in reply 10 what
Mr.. Flanagan had said about 1.-THE cream
Of the Democracy voting for him" Mr.
Wise declared that this was but Mr.
Flanagans imagination.
The committee adjourned until Friday
evening 10 confer ON the Hayes election
bin. and st that time they Will decide
when they will hold a conference pre-
uaratorv TO their report on the case.