The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
HAMAN HANGED
With HIS OWN HALTER
Continued from First Page.)

First we have one of the Bayboro
men taking n Dees ticket and destroying
il Next we have the removal of Dem
ocrats and the appointment of relatives
To the Fusion candidates. Then one
of the two remaining Democrats is
made drunk. Then in Grantsboro town.
ship seven votes for, Dees found in the
wrong box were thrown out; while the
FIVE found in the wrong box for Paul
were counted. Could there be stronger
evidence of fraud?
AT the recount there were present:
Mr.. Rice the candidate for clerk, and
Mr. Cowell. relative of Rice and n
hrothcr-in-law of Paul. Then there were
the political abettors and sympathizers of
Mr.. Paul. And even that was not ne
cessary, for | read nothing in the law
that REQUIRES anybody to be present eX-
cept the persons named in the judicial
order"
At this point in his speech Mr.. Win
ston picked up an unsigned circular
that had just been placed on the desk
of each member. 1t was entitled "A
Statement of the Case" and closed with
these words:
Hold the scales evenly! Weigh the
matter justly,
William Jennings Bryan said in a
speech made at Cincinnati, January 4th.
1899. When men are excited they will
talk about what they can do; when they
are calm they talk of what they ought
to do
Members of the House! Sons of An
glo Saxon ancestors! What ought you
to do?"
This paper" said Mr.. Winston, sis
not vouched for by the names of the sit
ting members, of his counsel or of the
members signing the minority report. 1t
has however been the basis of their ar
gument. | should not notice this father
less statement, so at variance with the
well established rules of law and the
facts in the case, but for the closing
sentences.
1T seeks to use the name of the great
est statesman in the annals of time, as
talisman to perpetuate fraud ON The
electors of Pamlico county. 1t will faI
of its purpose by that appeal, as it
viii fail in it's appeal to the Sons Of
Anglo Saxon Ancestry.
Long ago brilliant woman, after
years of philosophic contemplation of the
struggles men had made for liberty ard
freedom, stood under the blade of the
guillotine with its descending stroke.
Madam Roland exclaimed, oh Liberty
haw many crimes have peen committed
in thy name
Bryan (applause)-that great examplar
II. i
ing all men from all thraldom-this one
wrong will not be done. His own rHlre
spotless life will shield no wrong. And
by it in the coming years man will
swear and dare to do the right
LET us not misinterpret its teachings
and commit the wrong of pirating me
will of the people of Pamiico county
as contained under the forms Of law
administered in thu true spirit of =: IT.
ness and justice" tAppiauscl.
Mr. Stubs, of Martin, felt that he
would be recreant to the trnst his peo-
pie had placed in him did he not vote
as he was now about to do, for the
minority report on this case.
He had always loved the Democratic
party and it's principles, and it was le-
cause of this and of his desire to keep
these principles intact that he was now
about to take this action. The evil
dence did not to his mind, deprive the
contestee of his seat and would AMOUNT
to subversion of the will of the people
of Pamlico county.
Mr.. Gillian, of Edgecombe. said lie
wanted to lay it down as n proposition
of fact that the election officers usually
appointed in Eastern North Carolina
would perpetrate fraud if they had an
opportunity. The question then Is, did
they have an opportunity to commit
fraud in Pamlico? The evidence sl,cws
that they did have an opportunity. This
then puts the burden of proof upon
the contestee to show that there was
no fraud.
This closed the debate and Mr.. Win
ston called the previous question.
Mr.. Hampton Rep). of Snrry, called
the ayes and noes. The call was sus-
tanned.
The roll call was on the minority
report. 1t resulted: Ayes %, noes 70.
Mr.. Hampton explained his vote. de
said:
1.-THE ballot box from Bayboro town
ship, ON recount, showed q difference OF
twenty-six votes. which is unusual, and
we claim that this box was stuffed or
tempered with, the boxes having been
exposed from November 9th to Decem-
Der 24th. The glass light was broken
out of the window to the room in Which
the boxes were stored. ] further claim
that under the decision of the Supreme
Court in case of Broughton VS. Young.
commission would have to be appointed
by this Legislature to take recount in
the presence of contestant and contestee
or their representatives"
Smith (col., Rep, of Craven, wanted
TO explain his vote. a fellow Republican
objected and Smith declined to vote.
At the conclusion of the roll-calI
Wright tcol., Rep), of Warren. asked
that Smith (col., Rep.), be allowed to
vote.
Smith: 81 have not sufficient light on
the subject to intelligently cast a vote.
! think they are both about half elected.
The majority report was adopted and
Mr. Dees came forward and was sworn
in by the Speaker.
THE COUNTY OFFICERS FEES.
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