The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-26
WESTV|RCINIAS SENATOR
Nathan B. Scott Declared to Be ths
States Choice.
BUT THERE WILL BE A CONTEST.
The Election VIII De Protested Boz
D. fore the National Senate on Account
of Two Alleged Illegal Votes and Be-
cause u CountyWas Not Represented.

ofTwo Alleged Illegal Votes and Be-
cause Countywas Not Represented.
Charleston, w. Va. Jan. 26-After n
contest of over two weeks Internal
Revenue Commissioner Nathan Bay
Scott was yesterday afternoon elected
United States senator from Virginia
for the term ending March, 1905. He
will succeed Senator Charles Faulkner.
A decisive result was reached on the
first joint ballot. The vote stood:
Scott (Rep). As; McGraw Dcm.), 4G;
Goff tRep), /. Total vote cast, 95;,
necessary to elect, As.
AS the ballot stood when the last
name was called Scott had only Al
votes, and the deadlock which had
been expected seemed assured. But
just before the president of the sonata
started to announce the result Dele
gate Hunt, who had voted for Judge
Blizzard, announced that he wished to
change his vote. During brief speech.
in which he explained his position.
there was a breathess suspense. The
galleries and chamber were crowded.
At first it appeared as II he would join
Delegate Hapstonstall,. who voted for
Goff, but he cast the vote which elected
Scott Hapstonstall chung to Goff to
the end.
Delegate Asbury, who had been abb
sent during the entire session on ac-
count of sickness, was present and
voted for Scott. Morris Rsp), against
whom contest is pending in the SEN
ate was not permitted to vote and
the Taylor county seat in the house,
which is claimed by Dent Demo, was
left vacant in accordance with the
compromise agreement reached Tues
day night between the leaders of the
two houses
1t is given out that Scott's election
will be contested before the United
States senate. During the ballotnS
the Democrats filed protest against
the votes of GetEendanner and Brizen,
whom they claim to be Ineligible be-
cause they accepted a commission in
the volunteer army while holding their
Offices as senators. This they will
make one ground of contest. The other
ground will be because Scott received
Only As votes, or less than a majority
Of all the members elected to the leg
islature. AS Il precedent they cite
the Blackburn Hunter case in Ken
lucky, in which the senate refused to
let Hunter take his seat because he
had not received majority of all the
members of the Kentucky legislature,
though he had received a majority of
these present and voting.
Nathan Bay Scott was born in Ohio
ia 1872 He enlisted in the Union army
and was mustered cut in 1868, settling
in Wheeling shortly afterward. where
he went to work as an erploye of the
Central Glass company. In short
time he was employed as manager,
and soon afterward wis elected presi-
dent of the company. which position he
filled for years. He served two years
as president of the second branch of
the city council of Wheeling. He was
elected in 1882 as a member of the
senate and again in 1886, serving eight
years. For five Years he was West
Virginia's member of the Republican
national committee, and was appoint
ed commissioner of internal revenue by
President Mckinley.
Hon. ]. F. McGraw. the Democratic
nominee for senator, made the follow
ing statement:
Neither Mr.. Scott nor myself was
elected to the senate. received 46
votes in the joint assembly, he re-
ceived As and Judge Goff received one.
This gives Mr.. Scott majority Of one
over the combined vote of Judge Goff
and myself, but of the IS votes re-
ceived by Mr.. Scott two of them were
the votes of senators who had for
feitcd their votes by reason Of the pro-
visions of an article OF the state con-
sttution by the acceptance of lucrative
offices under the federal government
commissions in the army: therefore
Mr. Scott in reality and in law re-
ceived 46 votes. The vote for him was
4G: the vote for myself was 46. and the
vote for Judge Golf was one, and in
consequence there was no election. In
addition to this the ballot in joint as
semby was taken in the absence of
any and all representation from the
county of Taylor and from the Fourth
senatorial district"