The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-11
Brooke, Wise and Brady Before House
Elections Committee No. 8.
WISE DIsCREOlTs BOWDEA'S INFLUENCE
Sensation nj Saturdays Session of tlo
Comniiltee-Youne TrIcs TO Im-
provo ON the Public BuIIding rs
! Contemporaries bbcy Treats tho
Boys to oysters.
Special Cor. of The virglnlan.)
washington, D. c., Jan 10, 1895

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blouse Elections Committee No. :, sat
| from II O'clock this morning until $50
o'clock this evening, hearing oral argu-
ment In the case OF Wise vs.. Young.
The committee room was crowded all
lay. Among those pres mt besides
interested parties and counsel. were
Congressman Yost, Epas and swanson,
and Morgan Treat. exrCongress man
Libby, Thorp and Brown, contestants
against Dpes and Swanson, A. y. Lynch
and S. p. Kearney. John g. Wise, cDun-
sci for contestant, spoke Two hours,
lacking the Virginia election law and
using his most effective ridicuia against
Democratic judges, charging gross
frauds and following in ds:ail the lines
laid down in his brief.
Judge Brooke Followed for Young
In calm and cispassiora.e argument,
concise and logical, frequently referring
TO his brief for facts contained. lie
set out the fact that Viss'5 ilomino
hion was bitterly opposed, shat thcre
were two conventions ana that Wise
was not supported by many prominent
Republicans. lie cited this 10 shoW
why Wise lost -!ofas among Repu5,i
cans He named Bowden, Lindsay.
Burroughs. and others who refused Tn
vote for Wise -
luence."
Counsel Brooke-''TIe Is a. man OF high
character and seems TO be very much
alive"
counsel Wise-"He Is like a Hampton
crab; he st!nks before he dies"
Ih!s sally seemed to tickle The com
mittee, but Judge Brooke maintained
dignified silence and proceeded with
his argument.
Solonel Brady, at It's close, TO break
me force of Judge Brookc's showing of
detection from Wise, stated that Raw
denis following was not numerons o,d
MS detection did not operate to defeat
w Use; that he was counted out nv rroas
frauds sio's
counsel Wise closed with great
protestation of love for Virginia ond
announced that he would fight with his
last breath TO reclaim her from tho
oeBradatlon ITO which she had been
SUNK by men like the contestee, hon
oraGle and fair in ordinary affairs mt
In politics corrupt
chairman Walker said no would ~
nounce n subcommittee to consider
the Wise-Young case at the 1nornina
session Tuesday. ''ioi ni's
ne ihorp-Epes case Will he taken nm
to,morrow and will occupy the day.
mere was q sensational expisode
I99nnected with the hearing before
~'SS'fch NO 2 Sat
urday. when General Calmers, of Me
sisslppi, counsel for Carmack in tha
eiection case OF Patterson VS.. Carmack
hieh'Phis fTenn) district, was CLOSING
MS ADDRESS. He made n personsi
allack upon Patterson, tracing his en-
Try INTO politics In Tennessee after the
Sarpet Baggers had, like the Arab
on. 1891 'neir tents and Silently stolen
away. II was then" he asserted
that Colonel Patterson. like Don
1sniXote, emerged from his obscnritv
ana commenced his terrific onslnuphts
upon the Carpet Baggers. 1 we'll re-
,itclilper conference reunion held in
memphis about this time. Colonel
atte1soh was chairman OF the meet
4Mo confederate generals walked
up 10 mat platform arm in arm. One
wa, was Il Democrat and one q Republican,
Iney were the highest ranking Cor
leuerates In that part of the country
me Democrat had left u leg on the
battle field attesting his bravery, Tho
republican had led his forces nearest
w. ii"sbofg Landing, as monuments
since erected bear evidence. The
democrat was invited to Il seat next to
the chairman. Soon crowd OF his old
soldlers surrounded the Repul,liron
ana asked him why he, too, was not
upon the platform. He answered that
ne did not go where he was NOT in
Vited: former soldier OF his COM
mana then went to Colonel Patterson
anu nu in,ortncd him Of the Confederate
Eenerals presence. His answer was
| mat there was no room for Republi-
| cans there. That Confederate general
now stands before YOU" exclaimed
General Chalmers. striking his breas
| and looking defantly at Colonel pat
terson. who was less tnan ten feet
| away.
"IIe is the man who was too good .
| Demociat to even associate with a Re-
publican Confederate general" con-
tinucd General Chalmers, with evcs
flashing fire, land who now comes here
as Republican or a gold bug and
claims that he was cheated out of
negro votes cast for him."
| when General Chalmers ceased there
was painful silence in the room.
Colonel Patterson, with face flushed.
replied that he had never heard of the
incident before, and General Chalmers
retorted that he believed the word of
his soldier who brought him Colonel
Patterson's reply.
Congressman Young has written n
ietter 10 Secretary Gage expressing the
nope that the Norfolk public building
VII! he constructed entirely of granite
ani rot according to the pre:en. in
ten on. of granite only IN 10 The sec
ond COR and brick above that height.
He sets forth that Norfolk is n grew
ing city and the building should be so
substantially built that 1t will suffice
not only the present needs, but be
substantial and enduring for the fu-
ture. lie Will personally call upon
Secretary Gage and Architect Taylor
and Impress his views upon them.
Mr.. Young Is preparing n bin au-
thoriZing the construction of n tower
on the public building and will en-
deavor TO have large clock to strike
the hour and half hour, erected in It,
as Is done In most large cities.