Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-05
DEMOCRATS LUCKY IN DRAWING
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
(By Telegraph to virginian-pllot)

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
(By Telegraph to virginian-
frankfort Ky, Jan. 4.-The Joint
legislative Committees which will sit
In the contests for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor were drawn by LOT to-
day as provided by law. The Demo.
Gratis were lucky, as the drawing gave
them Ten out of the eleven members of
the committee on the Governors con-
.est' and nine out of eleven on the
Lieutenant Governors contest. The
committee TO hear the Governors hip
contest is as follows:
senators Frazier, Allen ana Cran-
shaw, and Representatives Hickman
Berry, Finn. RenniclS, Sedge, Lyon and
barton, all Democrats, and Ynrbcrrv
Republican.
IN the Lieutenant Governors contest
the names drawn were Senators uar
lel, Coleman and Watson, and Repre-
sen.atlves Crawford, Alexander, Baird.
Beil, Holland and Sharp, Democrats
and Representatives Reed ana I,illv
Republicans. The House members of
these two committees were sworn in
Tonight, and it is probable that the
JOINT committees will organize and be-
gin taking evidence tomorrow
IN the drawing over the formation of
the legislative contested election COM
mittees the results were somewhat
more evenly divided. In the case of
the Two Senatorial contests the Re-
pupiicans got only one member out of
nlne on each committee, but in tho
House they got majorties on ten out OF
the eighteen committees which try con-
tests. The Senate completed its draw
ing at The morning session. and the
oniy incident connected with 1t was
when Senator Howard. Republican. oh
1ected to Senator Goebel's name being
placed in the box. Senator Goebel rose
from his scat and said:
Under the law the names of all Son
ntors present must be placed in the box.
but beg to assure the Senator tbot n
M name should be drawn out I. of
course, will not serve"
Inc House was occupied Til late In
the evening with the drawing of the
legislative committee. and there was
nothing noteworthy In the PROCEEDINGS
TIL after the Governorship committee
nad peen announced and just before the
craving for the committee on the
Lieutenant-Go Governors contest
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Representative Haswell. leader OF tho
Republican minority. charged Chlct
clerk Ed. o. Leigh with manipulating
the ballots so rs to give the Democrat 6
the advantage. Haswell and Repre
sentative Berry representing the Re-
pubiicans, stood Mt the clerks desk MS
the names of the members were p,oced
IN the box, and when the last name was
paced In 1t Haskell walked to his seat
and addressed the House. charging.
that Leigh had, in placing the names
III the nox. Systematically thrown the
names OF the Democratic members on
the right side OF the box. and In like
manner had thrown the names of tho
Republicans to the left. He said he
ana not know how it happened that the
| democrats got such n majority on tho
fiioeeEaafss- Gentest Committee drawn q
few minutes before. but he did know
how the ballots had been put in the bo>
FOR the drawing now on hand. and he
asked that the clerk be required to ut
least shake the box thoroughly so as
to mix the names as contemplated by
law.
INVITED TO SHAKE.
| Speaker Trimble invited HasweI ar
any other Republican member to shake
the box, but they declined to do this.
SAYING this was the duty of the clerk
Mr. Berry. Republican, asked the
speaker to allow members to INSPECT
the box in order TO verify the charge
| made by him and Haswell, mentioning
the alleged manner in which the name
had been placed in the box, but Mr..
Cantrill. Democrat, said that the
charges made by Haswcll and Berry
were serious and that. as long as they
had waited till the drawing was prac-
tically complete, he'thought they should
be compelled to file them in the proper
way and not make them verbally, as
they were doing. Speaker Trimble
finally ordered the box thoroughly
shaken and this was done, with the re-
suit that six Democrats and two Re-
publican names were drawn out.
INDICTMENTS FOUND.
Frankfort. Ky. Jan. At is unoffl-
cially announced that the Franklin
county grand jury has found indict-
ments against Colonel John H. Whal-
len and Charles Ryan, who 1t Is al
legged, attempted to bride Senator Har-
rell in the Governorship contest. The
safety deposit box which Harrell des-
ignated as holding the money, was
turned over to the grand jury to-day
and found to contain four $1,000 bills
and five Sl00 bills. The money was
sealed UP in a plain white envelope
without writing. This in part corrob-
crates Iarrell's story.
THE sENAToRsHIP.
The Democratic leaders in the Legis-
lature decided tonight to make the
battle for United States Senator next
Tuesday. AS it seems settled In adj
vance that Blackburn will receive n
majority in each House. Joint ballot
probably VIII not be necessary. There
is question as to whether the ballot