The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-30
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TAe RateaxA Ss~x 49, OBSERVES.
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sstsr ADDRESSED - The CAsr&@zAa
ron n. O. Ewzr<. u tn psblsss-
! letter Mr. Ewart sayss
IN 10 last azszs of To Caa-
easlaa ron are sa.&scd 20 raAks
ssr1aIn ressrsnees 10 1yAeR
Tneee ron have . rixAt 90 make
unle@H sach statements are saA1-
dsroum IN their <h2rzcte~.
.sYoa say II tie editorial r.
ferrea TO that Il became neoss-
gary for Speaker wAiser In tie
Legislature Of 1895 % rexnove
me n Chairman OF the Conmls-
tee on Elections because | re-
fused 20 take action % q single
contest made By Republican a.
Popuiist-
An examination OF the Jour
nal OF 1895 will show you that
this statement Ii utterly false.
vas never removed from that
or any other committee b.
Speaker Walser.
You will find upon further
examination that several con-
tests were acted upon by the
Committee OF which | was
Chairman, and that both Popa-
lists and Republicans were seat
ed
You will further find that
those contestants who had no
case, and who were insisting up
on being seated without legal
evidence, but simply because
they were Populists or Repub-
licans, were not seated, and that
in every report made by me |
had practically the unanimous
support OF my committee.
Senator Butler, understood
at the time, was much incensed
because / declined to receive as
evidence the ex-parte affidavits
of irresponsible negroes in one
or two of the contests, and did
request Speaker Walser to in
crease the number Of the Com
mittee on Elections.
This was done without OBJ
lection on my part, and the en-
tire committee continued TO
stand by me in refusing to act
on incompeten. and illegal evil
dence.
"In every case where the con-
testant made out his case in ac-
cordance with law he was
promptly seated, and where he
did not the contestee kept his
seat
We publish this statement fro
Mr.. Ewart, in reply to the CRITICS
which The Caucasian made Of b
course in the Legislature of 1895 ar
give him the benefit Of the same.
We had always understood, al
have never heard it denied or que
toned, that Speaker Walser removt
Mr.. Ewart as Chairman of the Cor
mittee on Elections in the Legisl
ture of 1895 on account of the gre
complaint against his actions char
| ing unfair and partisan conduct
| favor of Democrats as Chairman
/ that committee
Mr.. Ewart's course during the la
session of the Legislature, which I
ceived such pronounced Democrat
APPROVAL, again revived the talk as
his conduct in the Legislature
1895, when his course received
strong Democratic approval as VIII
he was a member of Congress {
Tending Democrats against chare
of election frauds.
/ We have not had time to exami
the Journal of 1895. to which
Ewart refers, and, therefore, un
! we uO, we dCCCpl LIE SSdISuAOhS
correct, that he was not removed
chairman, but that Speaker Wal
did increase the membership Of
committee on account of the co
plants of the unfair conduct of
Ewart as Chairman of that Comm
tee.
. Mr.. Ewart next complains as
lows:
You are further pleased tG
say that when appointed United
States Judge the charges agains'
l me were of such a serious nature
| that the Judiciary Committee o.
the Senate made unanimous re
port against my confirmation.
This is as false a statemen
as the other.
1.-THE report of the Judiciar.
Committee made at the first ses
sion which considered my nomi
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