The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
Afternoon Session,

The committee took q recess at noon
until . o'clock, and upon reconvcnire.,
Captain BULLET was recognized to re-
ply TO Mr.. irvine.
He declared that many of tho objec-
tons urged to the new charges We're
technical. He read from the records OF
the two contests between Judge Rhe;,
and the late General Walker to show
that though Judge Rhea held the seat
the me tllods of the elections were
sharply criticized by the committees
OF the House of Representatives IN
their reports. He commended that the
issue there was merely the number of
votes cast. While here it was the tit.
ness OF the man.
Tile evidence to unseat a man hold
Ing a certificate OF election he de-
clared, should b mucl, stronger than
that to prevent conformation for this
high judicla! office"
| Captain Bullitt charged that in the
! Rhea- Slemp election the first returns
! showed q majority Of about 400 for
! Slsn1p. and that there was a concert.1
! effort on the part of Judge Rhea and
his friends to change the result.
Returns Were sIutilatcd.
1.-THE Scott county returns were
mutilated and forged so as to make 6
difference of 1876 in Rhea's favor he
continued. The returns of Buchanan
county were changed after they hat
been certified by the canvassing board
and before they reached the office o.
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
THE returns of Washington. Russell
!. and Wythe We're changed, and these
things were not simply done. but don,
as result of concerted action on thu
part of Judge Rhea and his friends"
Captain Bullett commended fer tn
] admission OF the general reputatio,
: specification, and referred several time
!. TO Wharton on Evidence, in support O
!, this contention.
:, He asserted that character was TIL
! real issue involved, and submitted tina
i it was competent to establish thi
4 general reputation.
Judge Phlegar replied at some length
j Don't Want Him In False Light.
! I'VE do not propose" he declared. !
{, opening, that Judge Rhea shall be pu
In any false light here or that thi
!. investigation shall so on In such q wa
0 that he shall he stabbed In the dars
: venture to say that no Democrat VIII
has always stood with his party in tina
dark district will ever come here an
;, say that Judge Rhca Is an unfit ma
|. LOT the place W Which le has pee
named by the Governor.
Judge Phlegar took up the charge
one by one, and entered a general dc
NAL to most of them, going into niue
!, detail as TO others. He asked If 1t wer
!, possible that gentlemen would conten
!, that because w. j. Bryan's name wa
!, on the Scott county ballot as a cand
!, date he should therefore be set dow
= as an unfit man for President.
y He said Judge Rhea was willing
= accept Captain Bullitt's suggestion ,
= let his nelghbors say what the
: thought of him. They had alread
:. spoken on the subject, he declared.
10 Showed Record MT Polls.
b He submitted the following figure
showing the Democratic majoriti.
st Bristol city. the home OF Judge THE:
IS has given Democratic nominees Il
% Congress since 1894:
i. 1894. Morrison ...,... ............ II
Isl 1896. Williams NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1898, Rnea OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q
/ lSpo, zftned E..........t...... ~