Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-02
GLASS is SEATED.
Sworn in as Representa-
tive to Fill 0tey's Un-
expired Term.
AN INQUIRY PROPOSED.
Resolutions Offered by
Tayler, of Ohio, at
WiSe's Request.
COMMITTEE TO ACT TODAY.
Democrats Endeavoring to
Secure an Adverse
Report.
CRUMPACKER DECLINED CASE.
President Roosevelt Also Turned His
Back on the Proposition Made by
Wisc-Ta.ier Emphasizes the Fact
That He Consented Only in Order
to ObIiSc the Republican Lawyer
Ii is Believed the House Will Re-
fuse TO Adopt tho Resolution.
CRUMPACKER DECLINED CASE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December l.
tSrecial.)-Not in many years has more
serious question been so suddenly sprung
IN the House of Representatives as was
that to-day when Mr.. Tayler. chairman Of
House Committee No. ]. on Elections, Of
fered a resolution to investigate the right
of Carter Glass, of the Sixth Virginia
District, 10 seat in the House
In the words of Mr.. Glass, the gentle
man most affected, lit is revolutionary
and savors of reconstruction and affects
nearly every State in the South
Mr.. Swanson styles it, the Crumpack-
resolution in Disguise.
1t caused a surprise TO everybody. Even
the President had held up his message
until tomorrow. in order that the House
might adjourn out of respect to the men,
ory of the rcpTeSen tatiVes who have died
during the vacation. But a resolution was
offered by Mr.. Tayler to investigate the
election of Mr.. Glass. and it was, after a
few words referred to Mr.. Tayler's COM
mittee's action.
Wise Seeks PoIitictanx.
John S Wise having lost his case in the
Federal Court at Richmond. and, pending
action upon his application to the Su-
preme Court 10 have the appealed case
moved up on the docket. he sought to
transfer the fight to the floor of the
House. He reached Washington Sunday
and endeaNored to have Mr.. Crumpacker
take the matter up and fight against Mr.
Glass's being sworn in. He carried the
matter still further, and went to see the
President.
Mr.. Crumpa cker refused to take up the
fight to deny the seat to Mr.. Glass in
that way, and suggested to Mr.. Wise that
he allow Mr.. Glass 10 be sworn in and
then make the effort to unseat him.
After going the rounds among the Re-
publican leaders, Mr. Wise succeeded in
getting Mr. Tayler to take up the matter
in the fashion he did.
Democrats on Qui ViVc.
The Democrats arc going to watch the
proceedings with eagle eyes and see that
no turns are called on them. The COM
mittee Will take up the case tomorrow at
II O'Clock and will then determine wheth-
er or not it will report the resolution
back to the House favorabiy.
Prior to the meeting Of the committee,
a conference of the Virginia members will
pe held TO map out a plan of action. They
will endeavor to get every Democrat
thoroughly aroused to action, and
they will fight every inch of the ground
They will first try to fight it out in the COM
mittee and Try to secure an adverse re-
rort to the House. If they fail in that.
however, they viii proceed to adopt what
ever tactics may seem to be best suited
tG prevent the measure passing the
House. If. however. it is seen that the
resolution will pass they viii! offer an
amendment SO as TO include an inVestiga-
tion of af1airs in Pennsylvania and even
iE Massachusetts.
Congress Tool.
While it seems that tho whole mat,eL
is but an effort to have Congress 90
hi. th.a 0111-fS will
do. and which Chief Justice Fuller re-
fused to do yet it is believed that cooler
counscls in the Republican party will pre-
vail ard that the resolution will meet the
fate tt the Crumpacker resolution. But
it will not do so until some Republicans
have used it as an occa sion for great
deal o. red-shirt speechmaking. and poll
teal pyrotechnics.
Commenting on the matter to-day.
Representative Jones said: You may
ouotc me as saying that in the event the
matter comes before the House again
several Republican leaders have promised
me 20 have nothing TO DO with it and will
Try u defeat it.
Not an Unfair Ballot.
Mr.. Glass considers it high-handed
and arbitrary action. He said: The OBJ
iect of the Republicans is professedly to
secure fair elections, yet there has never
lcen a fairer election IN Virginia than
was held this time / venture the asser-
ton that not an unfair ballot was cast
ir the entire State
If the Republicans should bring this re-
solution TO a yea and nay vote. to pre-
Vent which the Democrats will exert
cyerv effort. il is rather hard to predict
what the outcome Will be.
TnyIcr Not Interested.
Mr.. Tavler said this afternoon that he
had introduced the resolution at the re-
quest Of John S. Wise, and that he mad