Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
CONTEST AGAINST THE GALLANT
vIRGINIAN DISPOSED OF.
REPRESENTATIVE HAY AND BRYAN.
Their Relations Cordial, Reports to
the Contrary NotwithstandiEg-
Gov. Tyler I'm Wnshington-Be VIII
Again Present Our War Claim.

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rider, and by a recorded yea and nay
-ote the House. on motion Of Represen-
alive Miers. OF Indiana. refused TO con-
ider- the contcst--137 TO rs. This is re-
,arded as a final disposition OF the case,
or I'm the face of such a vote II will be
entirely useless for any partisan Of Mr..
Browns. especially a Virginia Republi-
IAN. to move a reconsideration, as such
proposition would not be entertained, or
II entertained. would be negatived. All
NJ the Virginia delegation, except Repre-
sentative Lamb, who was paired. were
present. the Democrats voting against
and the four Republicans
Wise Thorp. Yost, and Wa.ker-voting
With the minority for it. The Virginia
ouartette of Republicans were very IN
dignant AZ the result, and particularly
because Of the large number OF thelr
marty members ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS voted
with the Democrats 70 retain swanson III
his seat Wise looked glum and walker
erum. This pair have contests IN the
Flfty-sixth Congress. and the vote to-day
BODIED them no good.
REBUKE TO WALKER.
on all sides the result is regarded as
telling rebuke to General Walker the
chairman OF the Elections committee
who exhibited such bitter vindictiyeness |
and resorted to the most extreme paru-
San methods I'm the hearings Of all the /
Virginia cases that came before his COM
mittee.
Colonel James d. Brady, who IS regard !
ed as the actual leader OF the Republican !
party in Virginia, expressed himself very
freely on the result. The Colonel Is a
shrewd political manager, and when on
the floor or counsel in contested cleo
ton case his master hand was always
I'm evidence He was present to-day. ana
as an ex-member had the privilege OF
the floor.
Speaking Of the B-own-Swanson vote,
he said st was the most miseraby-con-
Quoted case on the part OF the Virginia
Republicans he had ever witnessed 1t
was a most painful exhibition Of the ut
ter lack OF political sagacity, lack or
ability. and lack of influence on the part
OF the Republican members from Nir-
giuia Representative Yost." he contin-
] ned "did some effective work in the case.
/ but his collea gues-Walker. Wise, and
/ Thorp-had absolutely no influence among
/ the members Of the Republican party in
the House. The trio were worse thar
] gTOusG IN the representative ilN's anu
probably were more influential I'm causing
| so many Of the Republicans TO vote with
the Democrats than otherwise"
The Colonel, who appeared by his re-
marks. to be quite indignant. excepted
Mr.. Yost. who. he said, was an able rep
resentative. and had worked hard in THIS
case but was Handicapped by the others,
who had neither personal nor political in
| nuence on the floor Of the House.
Democratic leaders claim that the vote
to-day Is a Just vindication Of Represen-
tative Swanson, the honesty ana harness
OF his election. and his right and title to
the seat from the Fifth Virginia District.
HAY AND BRYAN.
According to a report published in a
Washington paper to-day there Is sad
mistake prevalent in regard 70 the exist
ing relations between Representative HAY
and the Hon William Jennings Bryan
They are the best Of friends NJ. Hays
minority report on the army DILL d.
stated in this correspondence. has Ions
ago been submitted to the House, and
fun abstract Of it published In all th'
leading papers Of the country. Mr.. Hay
never gave Mr.. Bryan an advance cop!
of the report. nor Is he at all incensed
ANYTHING that gentleman said regarding
the nature Of his report. He. with Ny
Bailey. had had a conversation with MI
BRYAN, in the course Of which ne CAV
both some idea Of what his report woul
be. and this they were free TO use II me
- chose. Only this, and nothing more. BOT
~ +hA Democratic leaders agreed VII
4 Mr.. HAYS views as to the reorganiZauo
q Of the army. .
THE reference above made is to part
e a Richmond special I'm the Washlngto
= Post of to-day, which is as follows:
I s"rhe manner In which Colonel Williai
, Jennings Bryan recently made public an
,ncredited use of Congressman Hays r.
u mort for the minority of the House NIL
) tarv Committee has surprised ana som
d what incensed close friends here OF NJ
l. Hay. The member from the seventh III
= trict is recognized as one of the aple
IL men in the Virginia delegation, ana ma
d ing made a careful study of military ma
= tiers will lead the fight against such
II large increase In the size Of the regul'
Is army Mr.. Hay prepared the minority 7
a mort Of the Committee on Military Anai
an the request Of his Democratic CO
,- leagues When Colonel Bryan went
o. washington. Mr.. Hay furnished him
e. copv Of his report. which has not yet be-
of submitted to Congress Mr.. Hay was Q
ID tonished TO see that Mr. Bryan had III
w speech quoted freely from the repo
e I without CredltnE IT, anu D'-'-~ 49, ~
ID was made to Congress.
h. MINORITY LEADERSHIP.
u Regarding the leadership Of the mino
D. =, Am the next House, the Virginia del
~ cation IS understood to stand as folio"
40 Jones for De Almond; Young Tor Balle
= Lamb. non-committal; Epes Tor Baiie
n Swanson for Bailey; Otey ior ba. .'
he Hay for Bailey; Rixey' noh-coillII'i''
nc tt,tfrtfs (tuQrlpg. unknown.
no Tvdoe De Almond accompanied
is friend Representative Jones, and Gehei
ne wheeler 10 Richmond. where they We
,5n all guests of r. L. Lee Camp.
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