New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
WEST vIRGINIA'S CHOICE.
..-u.> SCOTT ELECTED SENATOR
Py THE LEGISLATURE
-,,rx- ,-pox CONTESTED SEATS GAVE
RrP1-RL1CANs A MAJORITY OF THREE
az JOINT BALLOT.


inv -r,ycRArH TO ruE TRIBUNEJ
,ar ~ va. Jan President Mar
IN - the state Senate announced this afer-
FITS" -, Nathan r Scott had been elected
nv s.,tes Senator from West Virginia for a
- ~ SIX wears beginning on MarcA = me
'.'-' o.,-os,nent was greeted with storm Of APP
IT. vote stood: Scott. IS. McGraw, 46
90 uan,onstqll voted for Judge Nathan Con
4t,,, voted for Judge Reese blizzard ou'
w. ,te result was announced he changed
.,s vote saving that while he had personal PREF
De no WAS a Republican. and no man was
h,Sssr than his party. Danger lay III "eaD
w and he did not propose to jeopardize Re
.rbrcan success. His vote settled the question:
"a his action was applauded
one scat en- the Senate and one In the House
~. vacant both being contested. The Demo-
rats fled protests against the votes Of Senators
.'...,5snner and Pierson. claiming that they
.,-feite8 their seats 10y accepting COMMISSIONS
~ United states Army which they resigned
,,o-e the Legislature convened. TheN are 'a'N
- sortasrins Nj SCOTS election on this
,ro,nd Roth houses ratified the agreement HI
100 q, last night In regard 10 contested seats
-, s5orrine resolutions suspending al contests
,,n,u FEBRUARY :. when they are made special
rider The IaNlol county S'o' ." ~
"a .he Norris seat In tho Senate are to remain
,aos-. antU the contests are decided. According
% This announcement the Republicans nave a
....tor,.,. NJ nine i'm the Senate and the Demo
-.s - elk i'm the House. and all talk o' OF
necessity for revolutionary proceedings IN ei'he'
house is - an ond
,,,pe~ Raw Scott was horn IN Guernsey
.,..~.,- ohio IN 1ei2 re enlisted IN the mon
Avn, -.a was mustered ont in 1860. settled IN
u-A.er-c shortl, afterward where ne Went 10
.-t &C an ernplove 81 the Central GLASS com
49,, In a shor, time he was employed as man
,- and coon afterward was elected pres'oeh'
..+ho oor,panv which place ne filed for years
y, s.,,..5 two years as president Of the Second
,-~p o, ,bo CITY Council NJ Wheeling. he
--ss elected gu 1SNo member OF the state sen
ogair in 1856. serving eight years
WI o. rrcr,ber n the Senate H. had passed the
.'r.ual Savings Bank law ~ The state for I'VE
.~e D.. Was West Virginia's member OF the
v.,,bl,.an National Committee and for the
-, emo re was q member Of the EXECUTIVE
r.,--,f.tao I'm The campaign ~ ~" ne Was
,o,slte1 rv President Mckinley 10 serve WIN
General Powell Clayton and Nlcf-fFtsluti'' n.
bar, ~ the headquarters al nt,,, connjs.
PRECEDENT Mckinley appointed nm Nol,llil,S
stor.~ ~ Internal Re- enue in lNfi- az =" Kan
,7.4 -re eret savings bank I'm West virginia AN"
it s-N president of that institution. $500.
After mis- election Nj. scott recrlNtu " "a, = =
,,.-,her of kilograms u conCratuiaton' among
,-os1 sending Them being Nice-P President no
tav tb4 First Assistant Postmaster-GehefaI'
PERRY Heath. the Controller Of the currency
Charles q Dawes and Senators hanna foI
eL.r Fairbanks PTitchard ana Mason an
- M scott with Senator Flkins and Con-
,~c-s,,er Dovener. started this evening Tor
Washington.