The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
DUDLEY PAUL, OF PAMLICO
HE YIELDS UP THE GHOST AS
A SOLON.
HE is SUCCEEDED BY Mr.. GEORGE DEEs
Republicans Standby Paul bat are in Hope
less Ninority. Eloquent Speech Of Mr..
Winston. Mention Of 8ryan's
Name applauded.
Exit Dudley Paul, Republican.

Name hpplauded.
Exit Dudley Paul, Republican.
Enter George Dees, Democrat.
Haman was hanged ON his own gal
lows-the gallows he had erected for
the execution of Mordecai.
A fusion head in the House was yes
terday cut off by the Fusion election
lava guillotine erected for the exc
cution of Democrats exclusively.
Governor Russell spoke truly when he
said there was Retribution in History.
The only fault with the dictum is that
he neglected to state that the aforesaid
Retr.bution doesn't always exactly car
ry out the programme arranged for it.
For instance. it acted very contrary
in the contest of Dees VS.. Paul in the
House yesterday. The Fusionists pun
in their election law a section providing
for preservation of the ballots in order
that there might at any time be a re-
count This, they said, was for the
purpose of detecting Democratic frauds
1t is worthy of note. however, that 81
far the only frauds detected are Fusion
frauds. And none of them have been
more bold, more fragrant or more shame
less than htose committed in Pamlico
county in the recent election.
The method of conducting the election
MS disclosed by the report of the com
mittee to the House yesterday, is strong
ly tainted with suspicion.
TO begin with the Fusionists tool
charge of three of the largest townships
in Pamlico cOunty-GrantsborO Baybor,.
and Baird's Creek. At Grantsboro the
/ Democrats had only one of the six elec
ton officers, at Bayboro only two of the
six, and at Baird's Greek only two. II
was also shown that one of the two
Democrats at Bayboro was made drunk
before the count. The other Democrat
watched the tickets. but kept no tally
All the Fusion officers of election here
were related either TO Dees or some
other of the Fusion candidates.
At the conclusion of the count at Bay
boro five more votes were found in the
box than there were persons ON the
poll books, and the Republican election
officers consented to a division of these
votes on the proposition of three for
Paul and two for Dees.
One of the Republican poll-holders
heer dropped--and Intentionally Dees
ticket on the floor, and it was not put
in the box.
In GrantsborO precinct seven votes
found in the wrong boxes were rejected
and at the same precinct four votes fo
Paul found in the wrong box were count
ed. These Dees votes are not in the re-
count
The evidence that three persons who
were ineligible were allowed to vote was
not disputed.
The original count gave Paul major
ity of 3S votes. The recount gave Dees
a majority of % votes.
This digest of the evidence is given
that the reader may understand the
facts on which the contest was based
Also to incidentally show that Dees
gained his majority at the Bayboro pre-
cinct.
This was the second contested election
case-and it will be the last-to como
before the House at this session. II
was called up shortly before II o'clock
by Mr.. Francis ID. Winston, chairman
of the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections
The evidence, together with the reports
of majority and minority committees
and argument of counsel. had been print
-
The committee reports We're however,
also read by the clerk.
Then the case was discussed by mem
bers of the House.
The first speech on the case was made
by Mr.. Carr of Duplm. 1t was a clear
and able statement of the contest, and n
careful review of the evidence on which
it was founded.
In concluding his remarks, Mr. Carr
said he wanted to call attention to some
further facts touching this case. 1t is,
he said, the first opportunity that has
ever been given in the House to investi-
gate and ventilate the workings of the
Fusion election law, whose alleged vir-
tues shave been so industriOusy paraded
before the State.
'"The one honest provision in the law
that providing for a re-count-has been
resorted to by the contestant in good
faith: hut the contestee sets up the de-
fence that even that is a failure. lie
says the boxes have been tampered with
and the recount should not be consid-
cred
''Fhe recount was held in accordance
with law, and by it certainly the makers
of that law ought to be bound This
recount shifts the burden of proof upon
the contestee. He must not only charge,
he must prove that the boxes were tam
pered with. / claim that he has not