Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
Is Elected Senator After a
Two Weeks Fight in
West Virginia.
SEAT WILL BE CONTESTED.
The Democratic Nominee Claims no Ono
is Elected scott Received As votes,
But McGraw Says 1wo Were IL
legal-Several other Con-
tests Ended.

Charleston, w. Va Jan. 25.-After
contest Of over two weeks Internal Reve-
nue. Commissioner y. T.. Scott. was this
afternoon elected United States Senator
Tor the term ending in March l,5. He VIII
succeed Senator Charles Faulkner. HIS
election Will he contested before the Uni
ted States Senate.
decisive result was reached on the first
joint ballot. The vote stood: Scott. rc
puo4lcan A.; McGraw, democrat, IS; Con,
republican, l. Total vote cast %: neces.
sury to elect as
As the ballot stood when the last nams
was called, Scott had only Il votes and thu
deadlock which had been expected secro-
cd assured. Just before the resident Of
the senate started to announce the result
Delegate Hunt, who had voted for Judgs
B.iz2ard, announced that he wished tp
change his vote. During brief speech IN
winch he explained his position there was
a breathless silence. The galleries and
chamber were crowded. At first it appear
cd as If he would join Delegate Hapstcn-
tai who voted for Goff. hut he cast ths
vote wnicn elected Scott. HapstentaIl
clunS 70 Goff to the end. Delegate As
bury who had been absent the entire ses
si', ON account OF sickness was present
and voted for Scott.
M.trtleS I-.i.,. e-a4lst whom a contest :
pending in the Senate was not pa,.nitted
to vote and Taylor. who occupies a con-
tested scat in the House which is claim
ell by Dent, dom, was left vacant in ac-
reached T,asd,v ,,iobi iat,,,[o, ~ ~
ers of the two houses.
Tonight 1t was given out that Scott's
election would be contested before the
United states Senate During the ballot-
votes IF Natz,ndonnrd ord 1,or,.,,, ~ .t'o
,bc,, cIair, -. j tII,I - - 'i''''' WI"
cepted a commission. in the voilntel grmv
,%i while holding their offices as senator's.
@ ms ,hey Will make one ground ot the
eon.eS''
nc "ther ground VIII he because Scott
Itce4Ncu oIiy 10 votes one less than q
maJI'ltE ma on an 'he members elected to
.nc ETElSIdture, As pFecedents they cite
NV It,' nlIcNp 10 urn n hunter case IN Kentucky
IN Whlch the Senate refused to let Hunter
- n,aicritI. of al ,rn ''0 lI"u 10y i,Ie'.,N
Kentucky Legislature. though he had ra-
ceived a majority Of those resent and
voting. SCOTS fight was directed by SEN
ator Elkins.
Hon. J. f. McCiraw, the democratic
nominee, tonight made the following
statements
Neither Mr. Scott nor myself was elect
ed to-day under the forms of law to the
senate ! received i5 votes in Joint as
,.eHt,S, ne i(ceIEeu ~ ana Judge CON
~, ~ l. "IS So HtoVI naJo'I'y ot
1 ,,,.,I. ~ Lo!i''l!'eu Nott oI JUICE Ion
iii 'iiS 9T'i' - W t"c I"rI -e!Shl votes
~ ,',,.-. 81, -, , W. vi 'HVi' were
warded their votes bv reason of The nroIi-
SONS OF section 10 OF Article i OF the state
c"hS S'tuli"H III the senate oy the accept
"tce oI lucrative oihcos under the feder-
a. EoEc'H'ntht commissions IN the army)
therefore, Mr' scott IN reality and in law
received - votes
QUAY II VOTES SHORT.
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tho seventh ioir+ ,,oI,n+ - f-,i. - "
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jerks. 70; Daizen. 16: stone. :; stewart, S:
nun a, IRWIN, = iupos' = Rice: :; Grow.
MTlh,e' - T. smith /, ldener .;
fi"l'h VI i,lttr' rep :, to'dl' -oi' Neces-
.1.E 70 c"olce' 10 Falred' ~ no e4ec-
''o"'
iiiH''r' hAlhoIS IN DhlAWARE'
~ haii,dt' ''' "a', = ne Io'h' 4tth ana
u.ar, toii,1 4Ji On.'tt IC'ics senator
,,Ia,,,r@ io3,'t DG we pei"Mare Leg
rut,oa =, fiI yL','' 500 az NON anu re-
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