Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-25

there from the record to forever damn
him in the eyes of him family and
friends; that others had alleged that
Cowan was vil1dictive man and they
feared to 20 on record because of pos
sible consequences if he were not i'm
peached, and that the committee feared
that if record was made and publicity
given to testimony fair trial could not
fbe had in the senate because OF preyu-
dice awakened by newspapers. he
said that in the reports that had gone
out to the newspapers only one SIDE
had been presented" and that Cowans|
side of the case had not been shown1
He further said that when the question:
of employing stenographer had CONF
I'D Davis of Grand Forks had saidi
We will take care of the stenographef
En- you will make record" Il
He referred to the Swayne impeach-
ment case before the national house OF
representatives, and stated that in that
case no evidence by taken by the house,
but the resolution for impeachment was
passed direct to the senate.
In explaining to- the house the man.
ner in which purported evidence given
to the committee had been obtained,
Mr.. Jordal said that witnesses, after
they had testified, were taken to room
in the back part of the capitol" and
there asked to repeat what they had told
the committee. Only one side OF the
case had been treated in these stories.
At this point a motion for the pre-
,,;o,,e u,,ock;o,, 1vae MT ond Incf
Mr.. Price of Cass said he did not
intend to take part in discussion OF
the merits of this case, and that he
had hoped to agree with the committee
report, but argued that the resolution
of February 8 was plain and specific,
and that at the end of the committees
consideration of the case they were to
report the testimony and their findings
thereon to the house. He said that the
house needed this testimony to reach a
proper conclusion; that personally he
favored Cowan, but not to an extent
that he could overlook his plain duty.
He said the mistake had been made at
the start and that there had been other
mistakes and not the least of these was
the one by the committee in going back
OH t11elT lIlStTuCtlOllS. TIC Sdiu thS AOuSS
had a plain duty to perform, notwitl-
standing the fact that the reports that
had gone out had created Cowan senti-
. ment, and that he could not vote for
the adoption of the report. Condemna-
ton of the methods that had been en-
ployed in an effort to create sentiment
for the impeachment of Cowan was
also given by Mr.. Price.
Mr.. Sorlie said that six out of seven
men, all representative of the body and
honest men, had found no cause for
further action against Cowan and he
was satisfied He said he believed there
was concerted action to force differ
ent conclusion, but that so far as Cow
an was concerned he asked for nothing
more thap justice, and he was willing
to believe that the committee report
gave him that and no more. Let us
not repeat the Dreyfus case" said he:
He claimed the newspapers had created
public prejudice, but said he would
not convict OH prejudice. Continuing,
he said, "1'here are nine members here
| from Cowan's district, and not one of
them against Cowan." The prosecut-
ors of these charges against the judge
of the Second judi cial district had to
"pussyfoot around this house to get a
member from outside of the district to