Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-26
TO MEET AGAIN TO-DAY.
WEST VIRGIN, sENATORsHiP.
scott Elected, But the Democrats
VIII Contest.

CHARLESTON W. VA. January %
tSpeciaI)-The struggle Is ended, and
Nathan y. Scott has been elected West
Nirginia's junior senator. The vote taken
I'm each house separately yesterday gave
10 each caucus nominee an aggregate ot
forty-six votes. both lacking only two
votes of the number required to elect
Two recalcitrant Republicans voted
against Scott To-day at noon the two
branches Of the Legislature ia joint ses-
sion elected Scott by a vote of forty
eight a bare majority of the ninety-iive
members seated.
John T. McGraw, the Democratic nom-
nee, received forty-siX votes. the full
strength of the party. one Republican,
| Haptonstal. held out in his opposition TO
Scott. and voted for Judge Nathan Gon.
The Democrats declare that ,he end is
not yet Formal protests were filed
against the counting of the votes of two
| ans-GetZeudanuer and Pierson-
whose seats they claim are Illegally held.
because they hold commissions as officers
| I'm the army The State Constitution
! clearly provides that no person shall hold
| a salaried office under the National and
State governments at the same time.
| These protests are filed preparatory to "a
contest in the United States Senate by
J. T. McGraw for the seat to which the
Republicans claim to have elected Nathan
b. Scott.
J. +. MGRAW'S STATEMENT.
Hon. J. f. McGraw. the Democratic
nominee for senator tonight made the
| following statement 10 the Associated
! Press: Neither Mr.. Scott nor myself
was elected to-day under the forms of
| I r4tIt 4
the ioint assembly: he received 4S. and
| Judge Goff received 1. This gives Mr..
! Scott a majority of one over the COM
bned vote Of Judge Goff and myself, but
Of the Is votes received by Mr. Scott two
of them were the votes of State senators,
| who had forfeited their seats 10y reason
! Of the provisions OF section Is. OF Aru-
Gle VI, Of the State Constitution In the
Senate by the acceptance " lucrative
Offices under the Federal Government
commissions I'm the army. therefore,
Mr.. Scott, i'm reality and in law. received
4G votes. The vote therefore for him was
4G. the vote for myself was i6, and the
vote for Judge Gon was /. and. in conse-
quonce there was no election.
ABSENCE OF REPRESENTATION
In addition to this the ballot i'm joint
assembly was taken In the absence OF
. any ana All Representa- Aiol iihlii Ail' A'"ii'
ty of TAYLOR and from the Fourth Scna-
torian District. go that the pretended
election was had without any represen
tation from that senatorial district ano
from one county in the legislature. with
the absence OF such representation the
vote received for Mr.. Scott i'm the join
assembly was not a majority Of all sena
tors and delegates TO which the various
counties OF the State We're entitled un
der the Constitution thereof
The questions raised by me are not O
personal interest or advantage, but
deem il my duty to see that they are pro
2 perly presented 10 the Senate OF th'
United States upon the question of Mr
Scotts seat therein. ! feel ii my duty 4,
see that these questions be presented
and a protest be made 70 the Senate o.
the United States"
THE FIGHT AGAINST QUAY.
HARRISBURG. PA. January 25.-Fo
the first time siuce the voting for Unite,
States Senator began. every absentee wa'
paired to-day SO that there were 100
votes lost Every member Of the Senat
and House was either present and vOtin
] or paired The result Of the sevenI
Joint ballot resulted as follows: Quay. l0i
jerks. ~: Dalzell. IL; Stone. T. stewart
8: HUFF 3: Irvine ,; Tubbs .; Rice,
! Grow. ]: Markle 2; c. T.. Smith !; Adj
dener 3: Frank NJ Ritter Republican), ?
Total 23i; necessary 10 choice, ITS
Paired lS No election.