Evening journal., 1897-01-18
JOHN T. DICKEY OUSTED
Dempsey Pleads For Time to
Make a Minority Report.
BIG FIGHT AMONG THE MEMBERS,


MEMBERS HAD BEEN TREATED
DISCOURTEOUSLY AND CON-
sIDERED HIMSELF ALMOST
sNUBBED-FGHT FoRADJoURN-
MENT.
Special Despatch Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 1S.-At IL o'clock the
House of Representatives was crowded.
The gallery was full and many per-
sons were on the floor The politicians
were working among the members for
and against the report OF the commit
tee
James w. Ponder put a protest in
Speaker Higgins hand. The protest is
designed to get the report recommit-
ted and witnesses summoned.
At lilo Speaker Riggin called the
House to order. He requested all but
the members leave the floor Fifteen
or twenty failed to heed the request.
James w. Ponder and Chairman HAZEL
both conferred with the speaker.
The Lords prayer was said by Chap
lain Vincent Smith, Johnson and
HAZEL entered the House together.
Upon the roll being called it was
found that Wilson, Dukes and J. II.
Hopkins were absent.
The journal was read and Mr.. Hop
kins and Dukes, the absentees. both
Cheairs men, and Baldwin Springer en-
tered and gave the tally sheet to Chair
man Hazell
Ex-Sherif ellis presented the re-
turns of the election in his possession,
as summoned to do SO. Mr.. Hazel took
possession of them.
RESOLUTION DECLARING CHEAIRS
ELECTED.
The speaker called for the reports OF
the standing committee Mr. Hazel
presented the report of the Committee
on Elections.
The total vote was Mccoy, 1O,357;
Taylor 1O.O49; Donaldson. 9,51S;
Cheairs. $500; Mccullough, 9,5O5;
Dempsey, 9,4S3; Dickey, 9457
Mr. HAZEL offered a resolution declar-
ing Cheairs elected. ousting Dickey and
authorizing the speaker to swear in
Cheairs.
Mr.. Dempsey moved that the repor
and the resolution lay on the table un
til o'clock this afternon to give hin
time to make the minority report
/, Chairman HAZEL objected to MI
: Dickey voting, and the chair sustainel
E him.
Representative Dempsey's motion t
lay the resolution on the table was put
and the yeas and nays called for. /
was lost by a vote of 9 to 8. Thos
voting yea were: Dempsey Donaldson
4 L. S. Hopkins, Mccullough, Short, Tay
D lor, Thompson, s; nay, Davis, Eliason
=. HAZEL, Johnson, Martin, Mccoy Smith
: Whitney, Riggin, o.
: Mr.. Dickey demanded to be repre-
sented by counsel. Mr.. Dempsey de
o manded time for the minority report
j CHAIRMAN HAZELL's DENUNCIA
TIONS.
n Chairman HAZEL said he didn
a think Mr. Dempsey's motion lost, as
is not possible for Mr.. Dempsey I
make a minority report when he hadn
spent an hour in the committee room
: He made a speech denouncing the dill
Z tory tactics of the Dickey men. DuI
o ing his remarks he called James PoI
i- der the brilliant and fleet footed" II
~ said it was a diabolical fraud againi
! ~ cd
Il the resolution was placing himself O
n record for fraud He said that Dicke
l.. tremblingly told him that if the box'
S were opened, from twenty-five to fort
= men would go to Jail.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMPSEY RI
PLIES.
Mr. Dempsey replied saying that
q didn't believe that either Dickey
W Cheairs had anything to do with it, an
,e that the committee had not compile
" with the instructions of the House
IS He said he could show discrepa
re cies which might alter the result.
- - added that he was not fighting f
A. either one. He alleged undue has
of and said the committee should jud
II carefully and calmly.
n Mr.. Cheairs sat by the water cool'
ls while Mr.. Dickey occupied his chair.
nv NOT DELAY. BUT JUSTICE.
Ii Mr. Dempsey cited the alleged IRE
ularities on the part of the commits
- and said that It didn't want to do il
tice, but to get a vote for senator.
on had not been fighting for delay, but
of Justice. One ballct-box was empty a
Il that might have altered the result.
R., called Chairman HAZEL down for cri
by cising Mr.. Ponder, and said that it Y
no one-man power throughout.
IL shook his finger at Mr. Hazel a
charged him with endeavoring to ge
vote for WOlcott.
Mr. Dempsey said that he only ash
ve' for delay until 3 o'clock It was
10, fused him. New Castle men alw;
er ask and fight for justice. The Hou
80 h. .of1 Gould nor xrofa In tpl1fQanflV