Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-12
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Southern Senators Didn't Like
Chauncey's Speech on Popu-
lar Election Question.
The Attack on Election Laws Of
Mississippi Presented by
Mr.. Money.
Other Southern Senators Devote
Considerable Time to the
Subject.

Washington, April 12.-Some re-
marks which Mr.. Depew, of New York,
made Thursday concerning the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
providing for the election of senators
Eby popular vote, in the course of which
he adverted to southern election meth
DDS, precipitated lively three hours
| debate in the senate Friday. Mr..
Money, of Mississippi, to whose state
reference had been made by the New
| York senator, replied tartly to some
of the statements of Mr.. Depew and
defended the suffrage clauses in the
Mississippi constitution. Mr.. Depew
made warm reply and attacked the
election methods not only of Mississip-
pi, but of several other southern states.
| He intimated that If fair methods We're
employed in those states republican
senators would be here as their repre-
sentatives. His remarks drew a sharp
fire from several senators.
When the Chinese exclusion bill was
taken up an agreement was reached
that a vote should be taken on it next
| Wednesday at / o'clock. Mr.. Teller, of
! Colorado, supported the measure In a
brief speech, maintaining that 1T was
necessary and that 1T was not in con-
travention Of our treaty obligations
with China.
Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, then took
occasion to reply to some extent to the
remarks of Mr.. Depew made yester-
day concerning the resolution providing
for the election of senators by popular
vote. He did not quite understand, he
said, why Mr. Depew should discuss
| the question at this time as 1t was un-
derstood generally that the resolution
would be reported adversely to the
senate.
Referring to statement of Mr.. De-
people OF state was to be denon1-
mated "a small oligarchy," what could
be said of the influence of great cor
porations who had their representatives
in this body? He denied that any
citizen of Mississippi was refused by
the constitution of the state the right
to vote. when a state like Massa-
chusetts of Mississippi" he said, says
that a man must be obliged to read and
understand q paragraph of the consti-
tuition, that is not disability within
the purview of the fourteenth amend
ment."
Mr.. Depew, in reply to Mr.. Money,
said he would favor no force bill. but
if senators were to be elected by direct
vote then manhood suffrage must pre-
vail.
Everybody knows there is no fair
ness in the test In Mississippi" said
Mr.. Depew. THE returning boards
were selected for only one purpose, and
that to keep the negro from voting.
"The senator from Mississippi" con-
tinued Mr.. Depew, says it would make
no difference If the amendment should
be adopted, but 1t would, as there would
be republican senators from several
states now represented by democrats.
In the course Of his speech Mr.. De-
pew severely criticised the Goebel law
in kentucky and said that under a fair
vote the republicans would send men Of
their party to the senate. He said the
constitution of North Carolina was
changed so that Senator Pritchard Gre
publican) could be succeeded by a
democrat and Butler (populist) could
be succeeded by democrat.
Mr.. Money, in reply to Mr.. Depew.
ex Explained some of the features OF the
Mississippi election laws, saying Mr..
Depew had made several mistakes re-
garding 1t.
Mr.. Simmons, of North Carolina, de-
MED some of the statements made by
Mr.. Depew, saying that the democrats
had not used the election machinery
to elect democratic senators in place of
In fact, continued Mr..
Simmons. the section Of the constitu-
ton relating to elections had not yet
gone into effect.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, followed
Mr.. Simmons and took sharp issue with
Mr.. Depew, saying that he was not
present when the senator from New
York disported himself much like the
animal who creates trouble in a china
shop. He criticised the New York SEN
ator for violating the prophecies of the
senate In "springing a bombshell upon
a subject which was to be voted upon
in committee next Tuesday"
Mr.. Blackburn said the object Of Mr. |
Depew was ito wave the bloody shirt"
He then read Mr.. Depew's remarks
regarding the Goebel law and said there
was not single statement of fact in 1T.
He considered DR.. Depew's remarks due
to the "exuberant fancy" of the New
York senator.
Mr.. Depew, who entered the chamber
while Mr. Blackburn was speaking said |
per reports at the time.
Mr.. Blackburn then rehearsed what
took place in Kentucky when Taylor
and Goebel were rival candidates for
governor.
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