Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-23
JOHN STORE Y GIVEN THE
SEAT Held BY FUTILE
House Spent Entire Session Hearing Arguments A. Storey
1uttle CsDlest. Many Pointed Speeches Made
Storey Won by Vote Of So to 24.-senate Adjourned Il
Hear The Debate and Galleries Were Crowded

I, tee which had the matter under con-
sideration4 had denied Mr.. Tuttle time
in which to submit evidence so that
the matter could be brought before
the house in it's legal light and stated
that Mr.. Tuttle would meet the oppo-
sition on legal technicalities or on
the broad plane Of fair play He con-
tended that MI. Storey had not prop
erly brought the contest for the rea-
son that no application had been made
before the tribunal which was to try
the case, which was the, house Of rep
|resentatives. 7. ~. NY WI :s&
Judge Lauder Of Wahpeton, also
representing Mr.. Tuttle, took up, about
twenty minutes Sof time in an able
argument relative to the legal phase
Of the case and stated that he asked
the right TO- have 1.-THE remaining bal
lot boxes Of the district opened and
recounted and the matter ,s referred
back to the committee for further
taking Of evidence relating to. illegal,
voting etc, and another report. 4.lissass sss,
Mr. streeter Of Emmonsi county,
then took the floor in behalf Of his
colleague, Tuttle, and sst forth inaltY;
ia terms: u great deal of the heretOfore
[unpublisAst history Of politics. tn EN-
mons county. He told Of alleged. col
lusiona between the storey-Herolz-P Pat
terson crowd with Chairman Rocks
Of the Democratic committee and 9TH
|er items Of interest to those who have
read much of the alleged political rot
tenness in that district. He stated
that all sorts Of stories had been circu-
lated with q view Of injuring Mr.. Tut
tie and he pleaded for q chance to
have the evidence brought before the
committee or before the house. and
hoped that the members would not al
low their prejudice to carry them
away from the real merits and Justice
In the case. a; s~ VI: mr. Il. !. 4
Mr.. Price OF Fargo, then took the
floor and while 1t has been known to.
many of his friends that he.is q ready.
speaker. still he surprised them all
with his easy flow Of barbed, yitrolic.
and scathing remarks and Illusions.
which found q resting place in the
minds OF many who know Of many OF
the little things that entered into the
contest. He took occasion to rub It
Into MI. streeter q little, critictsing
him for having been elected as Dem.
.ocrat and having later taken part IN
the Republican caucus, when the or,
ganization Of the house kept the
members In turmoil for several. days
before the opening Of the session. He
stated that he could not figure out
where Mr.. Tuttle could by right have
become q candidate at the special
election, which had been called to de-.
eide the tie between Mr.. Storey and
Mr. Eerolz and while he had 4 great
deal Of respect for and liked Tut
ytlesas : man. still he felt that Mr..
Storey was legally and morally en-
titled 70 the seat for which he cons
tended. *Ssssss
Nj. Schulz of Ward. spoke FOR some
time and took occasion To- severely
crittcise the elections committee in
failing to call ia the ofhcers of cleo
ton who served IN the several pre-
Icincts where fraud was alleged al the
general election. He: wanted to know
why me ballot boxes we're not de-
manded and recount mad He
spoke Tor some time Eon the legal
light of the ease and contendsd that
- Mi. futile was the legally elected
representative and that no fgr is Mr.
STOREY was Concerned Il 40 evident
that tue peopla ofs I the distr did
not want him to repressntt them:
l M. chatAeld I'M thst tie stschnical
ihes ~ me Nv should not be consid-
Srsd N The clae. He tipuSh the
members &c the house v were fulls qual-
lied 10 decide the cass o. ~ merits
ana render u dscision II the interssts
cont'sgsd oa Pass ! &