Evening journal., 1899-03-17
ROLL OF HONOR.
Insinu2tions Against Repre-
sentative Cottingham.
He HAD AN HONORABLE RECORD

ING-PAFlDR TO REnnACT-'DlR.
FAlaLCW EXFuATNs GIls POSI-
THON AND SAYS HE rs sTHIIL "a
DHNlOCRAT
Representative Thcmas Il. COaalng-
! hhm and James r. Shallcrcss we're I'M
this city yesterday afternoon ITO ascar-
tain tha ueason OF GSvery Evening
omiutng the fcrmer's name from
) Democratic 'aoll cf hon-r" recently
, pl1bliEhed in that paper
Mr. Cout,nghamls recctd dming the
slzelca was without blemieh, amid he
/ made many fr,ends When the VIII
mhngton changer deal was cn foot, MIR.
I q Rtlngham WAS ome cf THE membds
who ahsoNte.y rdfusiad to vcte for tho
measure because HE considered lt un-
just 10 was noticeable THAT durlng the
. joint s,laalcn om Monliay MIR. COtting-
, ham, yu every mctiku to separate or
to take a raco-s, voted In the afnlrma-
tive and 10 is Reasoned that m MIR. Cot
. tnehhm IN the least was inbenssbed I'm
the olelcuion of j. Edward .Addlclos he
3 would mot have followed thSls oourge.
J MsmIbers. hurihg tha recent session,
s and I'M fact evesybidy who met him or
observed his participation I'm legislative
r matters are Indignant ab this atbampt
v by innueHdo to injure Mr. Cottmg-
hams rdputatlcn and TO ultimate that
h. he was connelcted i'm some way with
a coruupt dealings.
When the omission ~ Mr. COtting-
4 hams name was noticed by the nesi-
n donts of Scaford. they. regald,ess OF
!. parity, urged that he investigate II and
q have the discrepancy rectlhed. MIR.
v Cottinghams utputat.on has been OF
e thd very best in this state. and his
N fraoul5ls d.sliloed to see such a wantcn
s attempt made to lnjure It by vague inn
Iputatl- ms. On his WAY to this olty he
n called to see Mr.. Sihallcross and they
, 1arrived in Wilmington last evening TO
rs consult the WRITER Of the ARTICLE com
81 corning the roll Of honor
III They wnre met ON Market stroat last
Ie evening by Representative F'rancis j.
Ie MdNulty, whl offered amy assistanIcg
at hEs command to have the publica-
tlcn rlghtsd. Mr. McNuIby Voluntarily
. lfnada the H0fI0wsng statement' 'c6neeym-
M ing Mr.. Cottlngiham's action During tht
,s joint session:
IAN r~..-f.... anil .TFfr,nr lAH frit
N AdnIcks went over to Mr. Cotting-
NJ hams desk and said: Mr. Cottingham
t. whit d9 You think OF that?' As near as
o. l can recall, hls exact words in reply
n we're 4 would RATHER be CARRIED out ol
,e hera drhd than be guilty ~ such q
re- thing as THAT
nit MIR. COTTTNGTIAnh TALKS.
When Representative Cottnghan
was que.stioned relative to THE subjed
IN and was asked If he knew Of amy rea
" sem why his name should have beer
cm.eted from The "roll Of hlcncr,' hN
IL replied:
L. NO. sir, / have no idea why they
should have done so. say positively
,s that was never approached by anyone
10 vote for J. Edward Addicks FOL
az Unite States senator. During the ses
au sion on Monday / voted on every bal
uT lot for adjournment. ] voted en- nearly
IN. an ballots for Mr.. Gray for senator
~ and suppoIted him as Tong as we FOL
lowed soMd.y for him. ! supported IN
as action of the Democratic conferences
-st / know of no reason why the cruel in
he s.nuatcns should be made against me.
he Mr. ShaJcross also had good wor
ar Ito say for MIR. Cottingham and his rec
,,- ord during the session. He holds tn
opinion that If any member or th
lc Legislature was straight he was MI
OIL Cottingham. Mr.. Shallcross said;
81 want TO say right here that hav
cA- lshe highest and utmost confidence il
~. M Cottiraham. ! have served Wit
him uhrcughCut the session, and
ON want To declare that II there was any
.u- o-le of us worthy Cf confidence, and
or there was anyone OF our members VIII
his was straight, that man was Thoma
II +. Cottingham IL is sinfpiy outrae
eous that these .insinuahcns should b
-lll made against Mr.. Cottirelham. ca
md frd no one who believes dhat tn
ra- slightest suspicion attaches TO him, an
Mr.. hope these coward'y innuendoes wi
,,t- mot he believed"
~ INVESTIGATING RUMORS.
mo The authorities are moving in u
rss matter OF bribery rumors That hay
md been current since the adjournment
p the Legislature.
.b,n lawyers said yesterday that procee
,ys .nc5 against bribers and alleged brbe
III ccu'1 he brought under section
7 charlcr 127. Of the Laws cf Deiawal
iivs which says:
anil, Assaults. batteries, nulsances al
-. all ether of1enses, indiCtalGe at col
Lass m-n law, and not specially prOvid
ms Cor by statutes, shall be deemed m
AN ldcmearcrs. and shall he punishable
7on fne and Imprisonment, or either 9
ca lcordirg 20 the discretion of the cour
- Under the common law, bribery lis
'''Au liotab,e In che language Of BaC
skOne:
"Tn Ero1aud this offefneq of ia L