The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-04
t'cuDDLrNC" or REp,,ntIcANs

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Mr.. G fhson Rep), OF Tennessee. ,hrov.
2 little life Into the dchlto, which had
'n"en progressing even more pi.oSily than
that upon the average election ease IA,
addressed himself to th5 rMllris by Mr..
McCal' IN his speech upon thN Tost-
uNkeE contest, What ;hc Rcnublica rs
toL tne south now need IS IL lie trcuteu
upon robust principiGs Thry have been
caddled 20 the point Of lcs,ru0t!ou." lie
re hiilleu back the inSiuuatiOu contain
~ n the Sneer and coutumcly or the
word "cpd,flcd.'' The lacent election,
~: ~ =, ItpSon SAID, showed q ssruT-uT gJIIn
OF Republican votes in the Southern
states than in any other section or the
csuntrE-il per cent. upon the average
nolhinG to sustain them aside from tho
devotion Ia principle TIC did not know
what the gentleman tMr. ,McCalD had
l,r''it ny ne words robust principles"
ff0nahiy, Judging from his record. he
meant TO notify The Southern Repuhli-
cans that il ono Of them came 10 the
FourSe Win contest ft,l' seat he won.d
be incnntinen.ly kicked out
Gnu Ect, the truth is pa;yi iionately
declared Alr Gibson ".h#t If any man
comes mere from that section with an adj
verse majority OF thousand, It Is abso-
lutely true that IL there had been n
fair election ana IN honest count his
majority would BE- at least Il thousand. !"
CALLED HIM 4 IlAR--OR NEARBY.
Cries Of oh no"' from Mr.. Living
ston of Georgia, Mr. Meredith, or Viz
Sinia, and others.
II repeat that II Is absoluinly tr,,o a,
shouted MIR. Gibson. mn
deny ~ said AR. Meredith. "and
me gentleman knows it Is false" l5
Cf course YOU deny IT," MIR. Gibson
liiriS yeued midst laughter and up-
Piause. ITS part of your platform
Mr. Gibson explained that lie was moi
~ ;,,., t,,
ored vote, for his district comprised but
l,'G0 coloreu voters, ana he came hero
with q majority OF over Is, 900.
MI Meredith: God help tic ma jor-
ity' Naughtcr)
Mr. Gibson asserted. amid applause.
mat Wherever the white pconlr were in
4 majority in the South the Republicans
were IN the majority, and that il was
only ~ the operation of peculiar election
iaWS IN black communities hat the Dem
ocfatS We're \ Bile to secure victories. IF
tnoSe voters We're permitted To east thcir
p'iiotS as the constitution intended they
should be, and the ballots huaslly count
ed, Democratic domination oulI cease
hcpubilcans or tho South. he said, in
conclusion, merely asked for justice. &
'AiE. Mccall said what he meant by the
remark which had give OiTnse was illus.
trated by what was desired 10 be done ii
his case--to unseat q Democrat and
tht'ehY 'coddie' a Republican, al
though 1t would not ask to sent him.
lne law In the case was constitutional
ana he thought the House Should respcct
and he bound by the decision III the Sl
rf"me Court OF that State on that mat :
ieE. 10 dc otherwise would. in his opin-
ion, he subvers!vc Of Il republican form
ni government in Virginia and be rcvo-
luiionary in chara ctcI
SWANSON BY ACCLAAl.\rIQN.
The House rcfuscd--l2T to 2l-.io order
q vote by yeas and nays upon thn aus.
lion, and the resolution continuing Mr.
SWa anSon's right 10 his seat was agreed
TO by a viva voce vote
~ $50 =. IN. the l:ouc adjourned un-
til tomorrow