Evening journal., 1897-01-09
CHEAIRS FULL OF FIGHT.
His Lawyers Sitting the Case
to the Bottom.
KURTz AND HEIsEL TALK FREELY
DECLARE THAT DICKEY OFFER
ED TO MAKE CHEAIRS CLERK
OF THE HOUSE If HE WOULD
DROP THE CONTEST FOR HIS
SEAT-IT WAS DECLINED.


DROP THE CONTEST FOR HIS
SEAT-IT WAS DECLINED.
Unless something unforeseen, trars-
pires in the meanwhile it Is likely that
the Dickey-Cheairs contest will be
taken up by the House and disposed of
next week. The Salisbury men are
endeavoring to stave the matter off un-
til after the United States senator is
elected, but that is just what the anti
Salisbury men are endeavoring to pre-
vent, for they know that Mr. Dickey
is a Salisbury man. and that to seat
Cheairs would be to cut at least one
vote from the sum total of Mr.. Sauls-
bury's support for the honorable posi-
tion to which he aspires.
Every Democrat who is opposed to
Mr.. Salisbury is backing the Cheairs
contest, and that is what has given it
such an importance and inn
petus A decision in the case
may carry with it the United
States senatorship and that fact is
we'll understood in all of the senatorial
camps.
7. Bayard Heisel and William e.
Kurtz, attorneys for Mr.. Cheairs, are
making hay while the sun shines. An
Evening Journal reporter. who visited
Mr. Heisels office this morning, found
them up to their eyes in aifidavits and
election figures connected with the
case.
I'VE are loaded for Mr.. Dickey," said
Mr. Kurtz, "and if the public generally.
and the members of the House of Rep
resentatives in particular, knew what
we have ascertained in our investiga-
tion of this matter. there would be no
delay in the decision which must
eventually be rendered The steal by
which Mr.. Cheairs was counted out was
one Of the boldest and most dastardly
attempts on the elective franchise ever
perpetrated in this or any other COM
munity, and every one connected with
/ this vile crime should receive the pun
ishment which the law provides Pub
lie opinion demands that the wrong
committed by these persons berighted.
"Have you ascertained to a certainty
! the persons who were concerned in the
| falsifying of the vote?" he was asked.
I'VE know every man who was con-
nected with this crime, and the places
where the figures were dOctored. Those
/ poor dupes, the inspectors. who were
indicted at the last term of court fOI
allowing their returns to be thus alter
| ed. are not the real culprits, although
they were undoubtedly guilty accom-
plices Of the real perpetrators. The
public would be astounded and shocked
were we to name some Of the parties
who are the real criminals. The pub
lication Of their names would involve
men who occupy high public offices
and there are facts by which we car
trace this crime 10 men even higher
whose futures will be absolutely ruin
ed in this community when theil
names are mentioned. We may have
to name them, but shall only do so al
the proper time
There was some talk of a comprO-
mise" suggested the reporter.
I'VE propose to probe this matter tC
the bottom. and there will be no com
promise. Were such an outrage con
doned. there would be no use in hold
ing elections in the future A lot o
political tricksters could simply doctor
the figures to suit themselves. The in
jury to the Democratic party from
such repeated outrages on the elective
franchise have already done irreparabl'
injury. and the Democratic party owe
it to an awakened public opinion al
well as to itself to rid itself Of thos'
elements which are bringing the goo'
and honorable name Of Democracy int
dishonor and disrepute. Mr. Dicke.
, undoubtedly sees the handwriting Ol
the wall, and realizes that his politica
future in this state is nil. but with hi
| accustomed shrewdness and cunning h
is fighting with desperation for delay
4 n do fIaT ]
lature adjourned, he remarked that b
9 proposd to remain in the Legislator
! until he voted for o United States sen
ator. and after that he did not give
d--m This is but a negative way 70
Mr.. Dickey to confess that he know
what the result of an investigation
would show and he cannot allow tn
investigation to go too far withou
b compromisingandr running thenamean
= fame of many responsible men VIII
r have always aided Mr. Dickey in oil
: tanning his political ends
= Have you ascertained how the re
turns were falsihed?'
1T was a clumsy inspiration at il
best" replied Mr. Heisel. "and tn
e changed certificates give the lie to th
) figures on their face. On the night {
q the election when it was discovered thS
Il Mr.. Dickey had received the loves
n vote on the Democratic legislatiy
E ticket, the scheme to doctor the r.
turns was concocted. Several of th
Democratic candidates. who heard {
the proposed alterations, hurried
y Mr. Dickey and protested against bein
: made the scape goat to crafty n
n (Dickey's) political ambition. It wa
d therefore, determined to raise the r.
e turns for Messrs. Dickey, Dempse
and Donaldson, in such districts
which the inspectors could be trustC
, to allow the falsifications so that noI
of the three above named should
lowest ON the ticket. To the cred
of many of the inspectors who we
r thus approached it must be said tn
J. they positively and absolutely refus'
f to be parties TO such an outrage. TT
ID gains which were thus added
rs Messrs. Dickey. Dempsey. and Donal
st son they deducted from the votes T
turned as cast for Messrs. Cheairs, M
Coy and Taylor. The table of iigur
which ! now hand you discloses al
ST laws bare the whole rascality bett