The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-13
NJ MUCH EXCITEMENT.
Single Vote Would Have Tied the
Contest.
JOHN S. WISE CALLED DOWN.
He Left the House While Motion
Was Pending Provided That He be
acknowledgement Walker and
Pearson Taking Notes OF the
Result Eleven Dem
ocrats Paired.

ocrats Paired.
WASHINGTON, March Especial
The House to-day disposed Of the con-
tested election case of Wise Us. Young
from Virginia, by seating DR.. X. IA.
Wise.
Representative Weeks. of Michigan.
speaking an behalf Of Wise. closed the
debate. During his speech 1t was noticeu
ex-Congressman John S. Wise, counsel lse
and brother of the contestant, from ti1ne
to time prompted Representative Weeks
which was objected to by Clayton, Oh
Alabama
Renresentatl Tive Richardson, of Tennes-
see, made a point of order ana asAeu
,har MIR. Wise be excluded The Speaker
held that the point was well taken' oue
,efore he could announce his decision
Mr.. Wise had left the House.
THE VOTE.
At $50 o'clock Representative
moved the majority resolulioh' o..ile
Wise. Representative Burke OF ieAas, :.'S.
moved the minority substitute, favoralis
j /
which was lost on vote OIL 13s 10 10.
Eseven naired or not present. Hitiiou.
cno,l.r Heuderson's vote the result
wonld have been tie had not hePie-
sentative Richardson changed ms
i'm order ITO move fe-colisidei i'-o.. -.
1,anresertatiye Richardson's motion ~
reconsider was ilost by a vote Oh 100 =.
log Representative Weeks theh iiio. .0
1be adoution of the majority repoi - &C ~.
a1n
los.
A. +;,oszrbe excitement on both SUES
80. Intense General Walker, ot
,,ni. and Richmond Pearson, Oh 1soi '.e'l.a -.
Sarolina. both having contests, We,e
r,resent and took copious notes throush-
out the roll call .,ar;ob-
1he result to-day. as in me 1Aioi
s Robbins case of last Week. Mas aE.i..,.a p'
caused by the absence Oh h's''y
members. ,+;oned na1e
q .ins,pniticance i'll comparison 10 .he
.a,,se,t,onal statement made on 0he ilooi
a no,r the methods OF the hepui'i!e-'it
-,,cbine IN Virginia. by the CHAIRMAN VI
tho Republican Congressional Coiiiiiiit.es'
Mr.. Hull. 1t is worth Whlie 10 auo.s
verbatim ad ltteratim the cofioquy Oh
the floor, as reported by the onlciai re-
porterS of the HouSe.
MIR. uIull-I am talking now IN answer
~ tn,s question as to the regularity OF the
nomination, brought in by the gentleman
from Texas tNir. Burke), and VIII say
No my friend from Georgia that SO 1ar as
I can learn the so-called straight Repuo-
ltcan and national organization OF the
State of Virginia has but one ampltioh
on earth, and that is to keep the party
lust small enough to hold the Federal
Offices.
Mr.. BARTLETT think you are right
about that.
MIR. Hull-The investigation we made
IN this matter showed that they largely
renreseuted themselves and tine people
they had got into office. They not only
fnterfered in this district, but they inter-
fered in every district in the State or
Virginia where there was a possibility
of electing a Republican. and, think
did all they could to falsify returns; did
what they could to divide the Republican
vote win tell you that much. IN Gene
raj Walkers dLlstrict-the whole matter
OF that is in the record. and find that
in General Walkers district there was no
cooperation there on their part with the
regular nominee. In another district
they brought out man who lives i'll
Washington, colored man, to run. They
brought that before the Congressional
committee.
DEFEATED THEIR OWN.
Mr. Iiay-I understand the gentleman
from lowe to say that the regular Re
publican organization, so-called, as he
puts il. in the State of Virginia, did all
they could TO defeat the Republican nomi-
nees for Congress.
Mr.. Hull said it, and I think it is
true. as Applied to the State committee.
because in nearly every. case think
they acted in such a way. and further
Investigation proved that they had a very
small following. and if they had all cast
their votes an each district for the oppo-z
ss!ion it would have had very small re-
suit.
Mr.. Hay-I will ask the gentleman the
further question: If he does know the
fac: that the Republican State committee
OF Virginia issued what YOU might call
a proclamation. in which. they advised
that no Republican candidate should be
lJ;rt UP In the various districts?
81 Mr.. Hu!l-They We're opposed to nomi-E
mating candidates or making fight for
the Republican vote, but the Republicans
did make a fight, and 1t resulted in tbs
way. that where the advice of the State
committee was not followed they got out
opposeng candidates.
Mr. Hayl will ask the gentleman this
further question: Is ii not n fact that
IN SIX districts Of the State the Republi-
csns had no nominees at all?
Mr. Hull-Tala1 part OF it cannot say
anything about We c1I9y had jnrisdtction
where there We're contests, and do not
know ANYTHING about ANY other part of
the State.
Ar. Burke. of Texas-Wtn the gentle
/ man permit me ito ask him this question:
z Mr.. Hull-.Celhasnly.
Mr.. Burke. of TeSas-1s II not a fact
that Mr.. Bcwden is recognized as the
distributor of Federal patronage in the
State. and received and holds an APPOINT
nnent OF tho Presid eas,, and II he did not
scordtroI the patronage IN that district?
AR. Hual-Be was appointed long before
this case came up. Whether he s..i holds
6 II or NOT do not know. hut he received an
asyooirNm merit and so far nj ~ IL know, &