The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-29
On Privileges and Elsctions-Mc-
Graw's Attorneys Present Flimsy
Arguments for the Protestant.
Zone OF SILLY CONVENTIONS
Was BASED on tho Proposition That
Senator Scott Was Not an 1n-
habitant Of the State.
ARGUMENT WAS NOT DESIRED
Along That Line by the Committee.
Some PrepOstsrous Assertions
Made BY McaFaw Counsel.
Special nlspatch 10 the IntellIgenoer


Special Dispatch TO the Intelligencer
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2s-The views
Of the several attorneys employed by
the Demosratic opponent of Senator
Scott to cloud his title to seat In the
upper house Of Congress were heard
yesterday. Aessrs. Holt, Russell. ST.
Clair and Welles all appeared before
the senate committee on privileges and
elections. and. over two hours were con-
sumed in arguing for an opportunity to
submit testimony in support OF their
contention. Ex-senator Faulkner rep
resented Senator seott's interests with
tne rlSht 10 close
fne a't9rneys LOT tne Mcer'w con ,.
tenuoh uec.ereu that SENATOR I'eo't
was NOT entit'sH 70 ms seat lot ii! 'ns
reasons heFetohOre SET ioFth IN .ne'r
priets' ~hlle Mr. Faulkner uetehueu lhe
senator's rights upon tne GROUNDS mere
totore gwen IN the lntell'gencer' Oas-
ing MS conteht'on upon numerous pre-
cedehts clteu Dy him' ana WIZ" "'''e'
the members Vi tne co'"'''l''ee "e'e
long since Tnaue tam'liar'
Great stress " y aid upon me prop
ositlon advanced Dy mr. McoFa"' t""s
Senator seou was not aH- ihnaO'ta"t
OF west Virginia "heh inc eieet'o" tor
senator look piace' put wheh Que oi
the attorneys oesah taking upo" 'n'S
question ) memoer OIL the comh.t'ee
through me CHAIRMAN, indicated that
argument along tnat hne was no. ue-
sired. the committee hstened' now
ever to multitude OF words upon the
other points raised and gave no sign
Welles' Flimsy Argument.
He cOntended that the contests for
seats In the West Virginia legislature
were the results Of conspiracy on the
part Of Republican managers TO insure
the election Of Scott, and that in some
cases the contests were insisted upon
even where the contestants did not
want to enter into them. Bloodshed
was even threatened by Republican
state ofElceu.
Mr. Weiles urged the committee in
view of these contentious, to take ties.
tlmony and allow the protestantF to
prove these facts. He said that condI
tions in West Virginia were as bad as
had ever been known in the south in
the days Of reconstruction Mr "e''es
said that long investigatoh would
not he necessary nor would many WIZ
nesses oe ca''eo' among otheFs '"es
would IKE 10 nave tne governor o.
the Ssa'e ca.'eu 10 TESTIFY US 70 "'S
threat 70 can out Tue 'n''.'" ~ ioteu :.
the FecoS"'''o" VI Fu''p 'es's'"'ute'
Ihe toreSO'ns 70 par u 1"r u'su
meht maue :" nlL, = - "e,'ss' ',.+' "
counse' lOr Na'' Nleot""' 'e"'s,I ""
iore tne senate eUn''''ee :" %'."sss' '.,,,'
ana eleet'"nS ~ ',e 'o-e"SsI w., me ~,
over the sea' VI Sena'U' .''os.' ~; w.
WeI'es % als" sS'u ~ "a'v I,,.I,s's Il,
tnat tne "'uati"" :" We. ,'..5 w. @ ~ 49,"
worse than t"St "nleil oD'S'"su :" '"S
south uuI'ns rsU"''Euv.'o" '.,'I.' .,."ss,,, S"ys
Juuse llOi' 'a'Neu as'''' ~ :,
SION OF ths 'ote" az t,'1 ..-s e'es.'o p,.,
unitea states SENIOR u Se'a'o"
son ana 'etSNet'' w" W 49,
II Is admitted, ne,u cO"'S,O"r '..s sur, :"
army our'ns '"e ""' WV" Span
aetzenaanner ana FleFson'
He urged that SetAenuahneI "iu