Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-23
POLITICS PREVAILED N
THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
DELEGATE JOHN ID. ANDERSON
TAKES OCCASION TO LAY BARE
REPUBLICAN RoTTENNESs.
0DIoUS HISTORY RECALLED.
METHODS By WHICH n. b. SCOTT
WAS ELECTED SENATOR AGAIN
HELD Up TO THE LIGHT.

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va, January %.
This was day of political pyrotech-
MICS in the House.
| The trouble was precipitated when
Alderson's resolution to investigate the
Office of the Auditor, came up, in its
order; it was continued over the Sem
ate resolution to send a committee TO
investigate the University, and it
reached food tide when the time came
to name the candidates for United
States Senator
II was participated in by Anderson.
Martin, Brannon, Reynolds, Jackson
and others and was at times as Bit
terly sarcastic as they, some OF them
masters of sarcasm and invective,
could make it.
1t was very enjoyable day for the
spectators, who enjoy seeing fur in
the air, but not so enjoyable a. times
for those who were furnishing the
fur.
When the hour of noon arrived, the
| House was filled to it's capacity, with
those who had come to witness the re-
making of United States Senator,
many ladies in bright costumes added
to the scene and assisting to make it
one of great liveliness and animation.
| When nominations were declared in
order Mr.. Reynolds arose, and in q
highly eulogistic speech presented
the name of stephen B. Elkins He
said Mr.. Elkins had by representing
| the State in the Senate, brought it
up from being the Little Mountain
state to proud position among the
leading States OF the union.
Though not born and raised alto
gether in this State he had come here
and made it his State. and as its rep
resentative done himself credit. and
much honor; that he was the greatest
man who ever represented West Vir-
ginia in the councils OF the nation.
Mr.. Anderson presented the name OF
| John T. McGraw and In doing so said
that remarks made by the gentleman
| from Mineral on another occasion rem
dered IL desirable that he should re-
hearse some historical facts. lie then
went into the Getzendanner. Pierson
and Kidd cases, in the Senate two years
ago, laying bare
| Ibe unconstitutional Acts
Of the Republican majority. and de-
| nCuncing them In the severest terms
as revolutionary and usurpatory
The two former. he declared. had,
| according to the decision of
every court that had ever passed up
on the matter, forfeited their seats by
the acceptance of commissions in the
army, while the infamy of denying
the matter the right to vote, was
made apparent when, few days lat
tel he was restored to his seat with
out again being called upon to DC
sworn in, was allowed 10 draw his
pay for the full term, and is to-day
occupying the same seat under tho
same election certificate.
| These acts. he said were as damntr=
| as any that had ever disgraced even tho
| Republican annals OF the country. TAX
Ing UP the Via and Brohardt cases hs
peeled the hide from Secretary Of state
| Dawson, who. IN violation 81 tho plain
| requirements % the law. had placed upon
| the rolls Of the House the former who
had no certificate and the latter. whp.a
/ certificate was signed bF but orc member
| or the county court. when the law ex-
| preSsly says II must DE- signed by two
| to be valid. But for these things ~ Do
elared Mr. McGraw would now be in ths
L
lie took up the charge flung ont by Mr.
| Reynolds few DAYS ago thai con had
| been robbed Of the Gubern1f0rial scar.
after having been riEhifuliy elected. and
| showed that when McGiunis contested
| his tAldgrson'sJ seat in Congress Do fAI-
| dersonj had gone into "a Repuhucaa
House. with the same case that Flem-
| Ing had. the same votes being challenged
| In each case. and that great maIorlfv-lt
was the first Reed Cengres--had been
Afraid to Try Hts Case,
| although II had been placed second upon
| the list OF contested election cases 80
| for trial The action Of that House stop
| ped the Repnbl cans OF the State from
| claiming fraud IN the seating Of Fleming.
/ 80 nan tHat tEe HlaH VITO "as theH
| president OF the state Senate had been
| elected TO that body as a Republican
! nominee, and 10 the presidency Of Eppub-
! lean votes, and he voted TO seat Flem-
/ ing Then, too member OF the supreme
| Court but recently reelected as a Repub-
| hcan nominee, had by judicial decision
| confirmed Flemtngs title. and the Re
| publican party OF the STATE mad By re-
| electing him. endorsed that decision. Il
had been said that the Senate Of the
| United States had passed on SCOTS case
and decided that ne was legally elected
| by an almost unanimous vote. This waz
! not the fact. The Senate had merely de-
clared 1t had no right TO 20 behind ths
| returns and pass upon the legality %
votes cast In A State Legislature. And
further, he declared, tire Senate had
practically said in its resolution that. al
/ though Scott was not legally elected un-
der the precedents established that body
/ would not 20 behind the returns.
He said he wished TO resent especially
the claim
That EIkins lowered Over All
who had cat in the Senate from We4
Virginia, and paid a high tribute 70 some
Of MS uredeceGsDrs. especially Eenna. he
closed nth a glowing tribute % SIR. Nc
Graw- whom he described as in every
way worthy the high office and whom IL
! should be the pleasure or every West
| Virginian 10 support by voice aud vote.
nomination. he made fun OF Anderson
for going into ancient history aud then
proceeded 70 tell how when the Democrats
/ had been trying to destroy the govern
/ mnet. Eikins had been al the front vita
( musket helping 20 save IL. He charged
the Democrats with fraud in seating Lo-
! gan and Dent tao years ag1. and arr
+ raigned them for alleged violations % an
the laws of morality and decency known
I 70 man Jointly and seyeraliy.
| Srarnou seconded Mcffrnw's nominal
ton he thought IL peculiarly AZ thaA
the hOmily on pure politics 20 which the
House had Just listened should come from
the
Pioss Old County of kanawha.
whose fame for decent elections ara
honest administration OF government had
gcne abroad over the land. He. too. took
| I'D the war Senator and Kidd cases. de-
claring thar Is was eutnently proper that
they should have been decided az they
the violations OF the constitution and the