Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-02
N. B. SCOTT ELECTED
Senator From West virginia---Mc-
GraW Will Make a Contest.

senator from WEST virginia. MI
8 Graw Will Make a Contest.
Nathan B. Scott has been electe
United States Senator from West Vii
gipia. Being an Ohio man and backe
4 up by Doodle and the administr0tio
1t could hardly be otherwise. 1t haI
pened in this way:
The Republican scheme for an agree
ment to stop all unseating and all COZ
tests was accepted by the Democrat
under the belief that Haptonstall AM
Hunt, Republicans, would not vote 70
Scott, and that long and drear.
deadlock would ensue, in which Nc
Graw would stand better chanc
than Scott.
1t s conceded that if the Democrat
had made the most of their opportu
mites Scott's election might have beer
postponed indefinitely or prevented
The Democratic rank and pile admit
they were out-generaled, and that th'
game was so cleverly worked that the,
did not know it till the election wa
over.
Hunt and Hapstonstall played theil
part so we'll that the Democrats trust
ed them and did not realize that they
were really friends of Scott till to day
in the joint assembly, when. after the
vote was completed and Scott lacked
one vote Of an election, Hunt changed
bis vote to Scott and elected him before
any sort of protest or action could be
begun by the Democrats.
If Scott had lacked two votes of an
election Hapstonstall would have fol-
lowed Hunts lead. 1t was all over in
few minutes, and the Democrats have
no consolation except the barren hope
that the United States Senate will re-
fuse Scott seat because his election
was brought about by means of the
votes of Senators Pierson and Getzen-
danner, who served during the war as
Captain and Lieutenant, respectively,
in the volunteer army, resigning their
commissions in time for the legislative
session.
Hon. John T. McGraw, the Demo
cratic nominee for Senator, has made
the following statement:
Neither Mr.. Scott nor myself was
elected under the forms of law to the
Senate. 1 received 46 votes in the
joint Assembly. He received 4S votes
and Judge Golf received 1. This gives
Scott majority of over the COM
bined vote Of Golf and myself. but of
the 48 votes received by Mr.. Scott, two
Of them were the votes of State Sena-
tors who had forfeited their votes by |
reason of the provisions of section 13,
IF article 6, of the State constitution,
n the Senate by the acceptance of
lucrative Offices under the Federal
government commissions in the army.)
Therefore Mr.. Scott in reality and in
aw received 46 votes, The vote, there
ore for him was 46; the vote for my
elf was As, and the vote for Judge
1off was one,. and In consequence
here was no election.
"In addition to this, the ballot in
oint assembly was taken in the alb
ence of any and all representation
rom the county Of Taylor and from
he Fourth Senatorial district, so that
;he pretended election was had with
'ut any representation from that Sem
ltorial district, and from one county
n the Legislature, and with the alb
'ence Of such representation the vote
'eceived for Mr.. Scott in the joint as
'embly was not a majority of all Sena
'Ors and delegates to which the various
counties of the State were entitled un-
Ter the constitution thereof.
This question arose, and was ex-
'ressly determined by the Court of
Appeals of Kentucky and the Senate of
,he United States in the Black burn
Hunter case. The questions SO raised
0y me are not Of personal interest or
but 1 deem it my duty to
zee that they are properly presented to
,he Senate of the United States upon
,he question of Mr.. Scotts qualifca-
lion therein, not only in the name of
'he Democratic party, which has
stood by me SO loyalty in this contest,
out likewise in the name of the con-
government, which cannot,
even in the hazard of personal disad-
vantage be SO ignored.
Il therefore feel it my duty to see
that these questions be presented, and
L protest be made to the Senate of the
United States.'
Mr.. McGraw makes this statement
as the base of his notice of contest.
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