Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-29

barassipent OF The paper, aud thus
materially aid the Republican party.
Members were told that the contest.
ant and his friends had been earnest
supporters of Mckinley in his fight
for the presidential nomination. To
secure The wavermg and unce, tain,
MIR. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, the recog-
nized representative of Mckinley,
made bitter aud earnest speech in
behalf Of Mr.. Yost. Ex Congress
men Waddill. Brady and Bowden
were here dnring the eutire discus.
sion, abusing their privilege # tue
floor to mid aud influence members
10 vote for the contestant. The con
testnut himself made malignant and
v,ndIcti.e speech to arouse the pas
sions and secure the support of his
associates.
To further prejudice the Republ.
cans, Dir. Thomas, Of Michigan, a
narrow minded and mean partisan,
read an account Of discussion be
tween Mr.. Tucke, and Yost, in which
Mr.. Tucker had assailed Yost for
voting formerly in Congress to grant
an enormous pension to the widow
of Phil. Sheridan, who had desolat.
ed the Valley of Virginia. 1t will be
remembered, also, that last summer
the c:1vention that ronomiuatel
Mr iost, after performing The du.
ties for which it was calle,., trans.
formed itself into triul court, and
without giving notice to Tucker, or
hearing any evidence, passed reso
lntions, proposing TO unseut Tucker
and sea: iost it was expected that
these resolutions would DO decisive
Of the ease.
Then, to make victory doubly Sc
cure, General james A. Walker, her
aided MS the cX.commander of the
Stonewall Brigade, and IL former
Democrat Of distinction and wonder.
fnl powers, WAS put toward to close
the debate for the contestant, With
the expectation Of his slampedina
the field aud crushing out all oppo.
sition.
REPUBLICAN ROUT.
Despite the Generals abusive aud
vehement speech, however, these
wonderful manipulations, aud the
using of unseen aud shameful innu.
ences, the whole Virginia Republi
can contingent was routed completely
u u House where the Republicans
nave majority of over l25. Sud.
Indeed, must be the reflections of
General Walker at the picture that
he represents before the country ms
IL Judge of tho elections III his own
State. The verdict stamps as false
and Infamous the wholesale chnrl o
of fraud and corruption made agains
the Democratic party of Virginia by
her enemies. Virginia and the Dam
ocracy of the State have the proud
honor of having appeared before IL
tribunal Of political opponents, md
of being acquitted with credit. Mr..
Jenkins (Republican), of Wisconsin,
iii diScu ssing this case, said that IL
thorough examination of the elec.
tions in Virginia Ind convinced him
that they were as fair as those in the
Northern States. Mr. Mccall IRE
pnblican), chairman OF the Election
Committee, reJnarGed that the Re.
publican party was tired Of seating
Republican members from the South.
with the hope of building up a party
there, and that the policy of the
party should be TO try these cases
fairly and impar,ially. He made Il
profound impression on the House
by his discussion OF this ease. He
showed that the last Democratic
House only turned out three Repub.
licans, while this House had turned
out twelve Democrats Mr.. Mccall
nude u great speech, appealing fol
justice and fairness.
The decision OF this case mus,
give poor comfort to the Rapubli
cans who are contes. ing in Virginia,
expecting to be seated by the major
ity which they will have in the next
House and not ON the :.,prits of fhai,