The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-06
THE CAUCASIAN REPLIES
Bntler's Paper Publishes Extracts
From Ewart Letter In News and
Observer And MOdifies Former

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From Ewart Letter In News ant
Observer And MOdifies FOrmel
Statements.
The Ewart letter to Lester Butler
supposed editor of the Raleigh eau
easfan, was not published in full By
that paper. or acknowledgement made
of the editor having received a copy
Extracts are taken from the letter
appearing in the News and Observer
Of March 26, and the explanation
oHered by the Caucasian follows:
teWe publish this statement from
Mr. Ewart, in reply to the criticism
which The Caucasian made of his
course in the Legislature of 1895 and
give him the benefit of the same.
w had always understood, and
have never heard it denied or ques-
toned, that Speaker Walser removed
Mr. Ewart as Chairman of the Com
nittee on Elections in the Legisla-
tmre of 1896 on account of the great
complaint against his actions charg-
ing unfair and partisan conduct in
FAVOR of Democrats as Chairman of
Hat committee.
~Mr. Ewart's course during the last
session of the Legislature, which re-
ceived such pronounced Democratic
approval. again revived the talk as to
his conduct in the Legislature of
1885, when his course received as
strong Democratic approval as when
he was a member of Congress de-
Tending Democrats against charges
Of election frauds.
We have not had time to examine
the Journal of 1895, to which Mr..
Ewart refers, and therefore, until we
do, we accept his statement as cor
rect. that he was not removed as
chairman, but that Speaker Walser
did increase the membership of the
Eommittee on account of the COM
plants of the unfair conduct of Mr..
EWart as Chairman of that Commit
tee.
@As to Mr.. Ewart's complaint about
the conditions under which his nomi-
nation for Judge of the Western Dis
tEict failed of confirmation, we
are able now to give the facts.
@It is true that MI. Ewart's nomina-
ton received n favorable report
from the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, but before action was taken by
the Senate upon this favorable re-
port, there were a number of charges
filed against Mr.. Ewart's qualifica-
tons for the position of Federal
Judge. These charges were of such
a nature that the Senate Judiciary
Committee appointed aAsub-commit-
tee to Investigate the same. AS a
result OF this investigation. the Com
mittee reversed it's former favorable
report and made an u~nfavorable report
On his nomination on January Is, 1899.
I'm the extract from his letter,
above quoted. Mr.. EWart says: 1.-THE
Judiciary Committee never at any
time, as you state, made either a
unanimous or a majority vote aaginst
me, and your statement to that effect
is either made, through ignorance of
the facts or is made m~aliciously or
S1anderously." Mr.. Ewart's memory
Is very bad. or else he has been very
poorly informed.
>G1t is true that Mr.. Ewart got three
nominations for Judge, and, as we
remember it, one of these nomina-
tons was after the unfavorable re-
port by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. In the meantime, however,
more charges against Mr.. Ewart's fit
ness for the position had been filed
with the Committee and another sub
committee was appointed. and after
= full hearing that subcommittee
made another report against Mr..
RWart. based on the evidence produc-
ed, before the Committee.
~At this stage of the proceedings
! is understood that members of the
eHate Judiciary Committee felt it
aelr duty to inform the President of
he nature of the charges and the
violence in supDortt of the same
gainst Mr.. Ewart and also the find
tngs of the subcommittee, and it is
understood that upon this informa-
don the Pt esident assured the farties
who saw him that he would not in
8Ist upon, Mr.. Ewarts confirmation,
and that he would not send his name
again to the Senate, nc matter whether
action was taken or not taken
d the nomination. Then it was that
the Senate Judiciary Committee tv
q unanimOrs vote, decided to let TIE
matter die by refusing to reDo"t the
nomination to the Senate. This was
On May q, 1900. and after that no &C.
ne was taken either by the Commit
tee or by the Senate, and following
thds Judge Boyd was appointed.
'NThe Caucasian is willing to give
Mr.. Ewart the benefit of everything
that can be said in explanation of
b3s record. But one thing is certain,
aHd that is, that no Republican with
such a record as Judge Ewart had
has ever escaped Democratic attack
aAd condemnation. unless he has
been q most useful assistant of the
De recratic baIlot-box stuffing ma
ehine."