Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-12

Carolina, as it would certainly 90 80 III
Virginia, and although two primaries
were necessary 10 nominate oehd'ol
EARLE a man such as the Palmetto state
has not had I'm the United States Senate
since the days of Hampton ana buIIe,'
not all of the 900 assessed upon each
candidate was expended.
This was not, Mr.. Jones said new
subject II was the first measure brousn'
10 the attention of the House by WI
liam Jennings Bryan when he enleIeu
the Fifty-seventh Congress. ana IL re-
ceived the vote of every one OF the Ten
congressman from Virginia ana inc
unanimous Enforcement oil the bc''O
cratic House. Again. at the next sesS '',.i
of the House Mr.. bryan renewed ~
resolution. made a brilliant speech in us
behalf. and 1t again received the sup
mort OF the entire delegation ana pdssCu
The House by the vote OF AL TO 30. MT.
Rrvan returned to Nebraska, was noml-
mated himself by a primary, and Woulu
have been elected but for the corporate
influence that brought about the election
Of Thurston. -.
Mr. Jones said the suggestions that
such q urinary would cost $4,000 or
sl5 900 was monstrous. 1t would not cost
even q small part Of the expense en-
tailed in the holding OF state colVeh-
ton. He cited numerous cases Oh olateS
i'm which the legislatures have spent
their whole sessions wrangling over the
election of senators without result ana
the governors had to appoint. The Legis-
lature. Mr. Jones said. should be relieved
of this work, and devote its time 10
legislation. In conclusion Mr. Jones dis
claimed any purpose in this movement
TO stab the Junior Senator from VIZ
einia. Mr. Martin. He had been to MT
Martin and fully explained his position,
and assured him the proposed change was
not q thrust at him. Mr.. Martin mad
told him that personally he would raise
no objection 10 the change, but gave
some of the arguments suggested by ms
friends why the plan was not practica-
BILE or feasible.
CONGRESSMAN HAY AGAINST.
CONGRESSMAN Hay, OF the Seventh DIS
| trict, led the fight against the resolution
and made strong and long speech IL
opposition to the resolution. lie declared
| that. while accepting the personal uls
| claimer of his colleague. Mr.. Jones, thlS
movement had it's inception in unlrleno
illness to Mr. Martin. incidentally, MI
Hav maid a high tribute to Mr.. Martin
who. he said. had been done as gross III
| Justice as any man in Virginia. lie wa
| elected TO the Senate by means eilticis
honorable. and in that body, as IN al
his career, he had been faithful TO M
trusts. and had worthily represented IN
people and the interests of his people.
Mr.. Hay, replying to the closing woru
of. Mr.. Jones. said he was authorized D.
Mr.. Martin to deny that he had ever toll
any one that he had no personal oDJec
ton TO the proposed change.
This brought Mr.. Jones to his feet, an
he repeated with emphasis that Mr.. Mar
tin had told him in plain words that
personally. he had no objection to IN
change in the manner of electing sena
tors. but Mr.. Hay came back with a
equally emphatic reiteration of his au
thorized denial.
With this the episode and conflict o
statement between the two congressme
passed, and Mr.. Hay continued his argu
ment at some length. He warmly al
vocated the continuance OF the eXistin
methods. which had worked well throug
all the past, and replied in detail to tn
positions taken by Mr.. Jones. He in
sisted that the proposed plan would prov
very expensive and cumbersome. MI
Hay said he was in favor Of the electio