Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-05
R[A KENTUCKY STYLE
Congressman from the Blue Grass
State Quarrel About the
Gosbsl Law.
Boering, Pugh and Wheeler Pass tho
Lie and Lively Scene
Ensues.
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The Kentucky Election Law and the
Recent Troubles Under Dis.
o,lssion.

CuSSlOu,
4 Washington, April 5.-There was an
exciting scene in the house late yester-
lsday afternoon as the climax OF dis
lcussion of the situation in kentucky,
when Mr.. Wheeler, q Kentucky demo-
Iscrat, and Mr.. Pugh,i a Kentucky re-
publican, faced each other from oppo-
1ysite sides of the main aisle and INDUCED
lin a wordy duel. Mr.. Pugl charged
MIR. Wheeler of rnisrepresenting certain
i facts. He Was laborlng under great ex-
}eitement.N MIR. Wheeler showed admins
A able temper. and tho quick to resent the
4 fancied insult, awaited the explanation
of MIR. Pugh, in which he disclaimed
any Intention of imputns to him per-
! sonaily a desire to distort the facts.
! Turnout the debate, which was precip-
i+itated by a speech OF Mr. Boreing. the
lucky. there WAS an air of suppressed
Excitement. This incident overshad-
owed the speeches on the Hawaiian
:
Mr.. Boreing, of Kentucky. aroused
Il general interest by discussing the Ken
4 tlieky situation. Holding the light of
Civilization before the world az the
limited States was doing, We're we, he
\ erty extinguished at the birthplace of
4 Henry Clay. So far as the Goebel cleo
Iconcerned, he said. the people OF that
with Porto Rico or Hawaii. They We're
not asking for federal in,erferencei
they We're asking simply for fair
l|seleetion law.
\ Mr.. Boreing gave numerous illustra-
iStions OF the manner in which The cleo
4 tion law operated To the disadvantage
of the republicans of the state. In cons
1 clusion he. gave notice To the country
4 that if ii was necessary to get rid OF
the Goebel law he would ask for the
\ passage of a federal election law.
Mir. Wheeler. of Kentucky. replied to
4 Mr. Roreing in a fiery speech. He had
sincerely hoped. he said, that the Ken
A tucky situation would not be brought
4 to the attention of congress. He adj
United that the situation was humiliat-
ling 10 every Kentuckians but had
1 hoped that i, would not be ventilated
4 there. Proceeding he eulog he oioe-
4 bel election law, which had been de-
4 clared constitutional by the highest
A court of the state. 10 that decision,
4 he said. 1t was thetduty of every law
4 abiding citizen to bow. He would not
q contend that the dominant party had
.Anot taken advantage of Its power IN
& districting the state. 1t had done SC
3 FOLLOWING the tactics of the dominani
Ipartv in nostsof the states.
Why. he asked, had the gentleman
Il from kentucky threatened the demo
4 Gratis of Kentucky with federal cleo
4 ton law The only explanation Of the
Threat was that it was to be used 70
4 gterrorize the democrats. Mr.. Boreing
4 disclaimer any intention of threatening
4 the democrats, but said the law must
4 be repealed.
ut will never be repealed said Mr..
i wheeler, turning to Mr.. Boreing. II
4 you come back to congress you will
A come back under it, tits there to stay
4 L will put it in the Record that the peo-
pie may see his maligned and traduced
4 law. which is similar to the law in
other states. Some OF its provisions
4 are Identical with the constitution OF
Il Ohio
Il Mr. Wheeler challenged Mr.. Boreine
Il and Mr.. Pugh. of Kentucky. to point
A out single instance of fraud or ras-
Healthy under the Goebsl election law.
Mr.. Boreing cited the case Of the city
3 of Louisville, the vote of which was
a thrown out.
The city of Louisville was thrown
out by the legislature, replied Mr.
& Wheeler, acting under the provision:
/; of the constitution. not the sGoebel law
The election commissioners did not de.
sllciare TAYLOR governor of Kentucky
Z They said on the face of the returns h,
had the majority but thatit bore sucl
7 unmistakable evidence of fraud that j
they had the right they would go be
} hind It and kick him out, as the legis
lature did"
Did they not issue the certificate t
: him. asked Mr.. Pugh.
5 Certainly they did: but they said
4 bore such unmistakable evidences o
S fraud that If they had the power to q
behind the returns they would refus
him the certificate.
Il do know that some of them trie,
r Ito pave the way for the contest re
isplied Mr.. Pugh, holly. that was after
wards waged on partisan lines in tn
8 legislature, to the disgrace of our com
Slmonwealth and to the disgrace of yol
4 as a citizen thereof
THAT is the gentleman's opinion
Eretorted Mr.. Wheeler. sarcasticaily. Z.
! would rather be disgraced, Mr.. Chair
nan, at any time by taking my 10
with the democrats Of Kentucky thar
y to be identified with the men who tool
the life OF Governor Goebel of tina
z state.
5 Are you quite certain that the mel
who took the life of Goebel could no
be credited to your own ranks. rattle
than to the republican party In Ken
tucky?" asked Mr.. Pugh, llvid with ex
cite1nent. amid derisive laughter on tn
democratic side.
Nobody believes that" shouted som
! one on the democratic side.
DO you say nobody believes that?
J asked Mr.. Pugh. Was not more bit
4 Tier contest waged against Mr.. Goebe
: in that state by his own party than wa
!. waged in the republican ranks? Wa
not he denounced more from ever
stump in the state of Kentucky b
democrats than. by republicans r,
Mr.. Wheeler-Th t Is true, Mr.. Chair
man. n pplauseson the bIican side.
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