New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-20
COLUMBIA-HAREARD DEBATE.
LOCAL coLLEcANs COME OFF vIcroRa
THEY SUPPORT TIE IDEA TIikr UNITED STATES
SENATORS SHOULD BE ELECTED BY POP.
uLAR VOTE AND ARE DECLARED
TO HAVE HAD THE BETTER

liar VOTE AND ARE DECLARED
TO HAVE HAD THE BETTER
OF THE ARGUMENT.
An audience made up OF college men and theh
friends filed the Carnegie Lyceum last evening
and listened TO a spirited debate between repre-
sen,atives OF the Harvard Forum and the Column
bia University Debating Union on the subject:
Resolved That the present method Of electng
United States Senators Is preferable TO election By
nonuIar vote" The Harvard debaters. who had
the affirmative side were Henry Gunther Grey. N.
of Albany n. Y: George Gleason, W. OF Hayer-
hill Mass. and Philip Greenleaf Carleton, ~, OF
Lawrence Mass. For the negative 'o'umpia was
represented by William Boone Gunton, %. OF New
York: Charles Frederick Wheaton. ", OF fonkers.
and Joseph Meyer Proskauer. OF Mobile, Ala
President Seth Low OF Columbia. presided. The
Judges were the Rev. Dr. William s. Rainsford,
Wheeler II. Peckham and f. L. GodKh' Inc GO
Jumbia University Glee Club filled In gaps Win
song and playing.
President Low said that in the first round the
aneakers would have twelve minutes each, speech
for the affirmative followed by one Tor the mega
tive and in the second round each speaker would
have only five minutes He said he recently mad
nresided at meeting relative 10 Greece ana 'rets
which vereed closely on war. but on the present
occasion he stood between peace ana war
Then the young men went at 1t hammer and
tonqs Mr.. Grey declared tndt INC ''N'''O" Va
I-rited States Senators by popular vote "ou!a de-
s,rov tho conservative character OF the ancient
IL, ., Washington make IL less deliberative ana
,oss n check upon the House Of Representatives.
NJ, cunton attacked the characters Of several SEN
,ors b,n,ed al bribery and corruption ana oe-
o,ared that the best way TO get really nooe men
Tor senator's was by popular vote HIS declaration
.ha, r = pIatt could not have gained seat N the
sanate by a popular vote created much app'ause'
81, c,oason ,,rned the tables neatly and won
h.ar.v round OF cheers when ne declared 'hdt
fair tes, OF selection by popular vote was 'he c"oe
80 c:overnors and he called attention 70 '"e iaS'
,ha, ~. latest official act Of the Governor OF No
aaa r,as m tender n reception 10 John l.. SULLIVAN
.rd uere the people OF New-fork state "hoay
p,eased with Governor Black?
Mr. Wheaton answered by declaring thdt "o'ei'
No. rIaok had been elected on the strength OF MS
ronr,o,ion as an opponent of election FRAUDS out
h couldn't be elected again on account Oh MS SUD
mission to boss rule. .. -.
,rho ,.ourg mon took liberties with the names OF
.ahor NJ prominent politicians in and out OF the
SIC and tho face of President Low was study
w,ue the debate went on. The Coiumoa He.
ba sed their arguments on the Dad repu'a.lons "a
Sona,ors and the Harvard men declared that uh-
dor ,he system OF boss rule ana corluPss,ons a.
urnaries INST as bad men would get into tnc oen.
a. ~ hv uo1ular vote. IT lO;3O r. N: W1eH .'o
dah,,e was finished and the Judges rtts -. -
hr;ef onference DR. Rainsford announced tha' 'ne
Columbia had the better OF 'IT az az - nrva,e
,ftar the debate a supper was given III a ps"e 80
dining room OF the Plaza Hotel, az w.o y, 10
gndves debaters and about forty members oil ''e
Debating Union sat do"h