NEGRO IN BY FRAUD.
Republicans v and Minority
Populists Shield; Him
"Katydid?' Sutton Squeleiied
Py CoI.Jno. S. Cuningham.
Here are the names of the members
f the House Elections Committe,who
yesterday voted to prevent a white
man Needham B. Broughton fairly
and honestly elected to a seat in the
General Assembly from Wake county
from prosecuting his contest against
a negro James H.Yttung who was
pot elected, but holds his seat by
fraua:
Taos. H. Sutton, Rep., of Oumber
"ber'and. . ' . .
Frank Jones,-Pop., of Jones.
J. E. Persdn,J?op., ot Wayne.
Thos. Person, Pop., of Wiison.
D. B. Sutton,-Rep.," of New Han
over. -
J. E. Bryan, Pop., of Chatham.'
Ohas. A, Cook, Rep., of Warren
was paired with R. Duffy, Dem,, of
Onslow, who was absent, and Spen.
cer Blackburn, Rej)., of Ashe, did not
vote.
Those voting for the white man
and a fair trial, and against fraud
and the negro were:
Col. John S. Cuningham, of Person.
James W. Ferguson, of Haywood;
C M. Creech, of Johnston.
Pursuant to a motion made by OoL
John S. Cuningham last Tuesday
evening, the Broughton -Young con
te.-t for a seat in the General Assem
bly fro.ii Wake county, was taken up
by the House Elections Committee
when it int in the Supreme Court
room yesterday at 4 o'clock. Brough
ton was represented by "Messrs W. 01
Douglass and W. J. Peele, and Young
It v. as the most interesting meeting
the committee has yet held, and, in
pne respect, the most important. The
party lash was applied to Republican
and Populist alike, and they did a
thing which many had said they
would not do voted to keep a negro
in his seat when there is the strong
est possible evidence that he is not
entitled to it.
The most sensational features of
the meeting were the speech of Mr.
Douglass, exposing the tiickery of
Young and his Attrney, Loge Harris,
and the manner in which Col. John
S. Cuningham closed the face of
"Katydid"- Sutton, of Oomberland,
when the committee went into secret
session. While Mr. Douglass was re
plying to Harris, just before the
vote was taken, one could almost see
the fur ily as he held up the contemp
tible tactics of that worthy, who is
trying, by means fair or foul, to keep
his, negro in office and defeat the ends
of justice, Loge was anything but
happy, but he knew . the charges
against him were true, and he open
ed not his uiouh. He turned and
twisted, but the cat-o'-nine tails of
Mr. Douglass' denunciation 'contin
ued to fall on his back tilljthe chair
man grew uueasjvand called time..
The case wTas opened up by an ap .
peal from Mr; Douglass on behalf of
the contestant, Broughton, to take
"some action upon the - resolution of
fered Tuesday afternoon by Col. Jnd.
B. CuniDgham, instructing the com
mittee ; to appoint a commit
tee to at once take such evidence - in
.the case as has not already been ta
ken. Mr. Douglass said he -would
not deny that he had ' knowledge ' of
the resolution before it was presented
and he.had given his assent ;to it - in
"order to get to a speedy hearing , of
the caiise. . He wanted it decided
whether or not his . pommittee had
the authority to appoint a sub-com--
mittee to take evidence. Mr. Dou
glass believed i t had, and that it was
an inherent right, conferred byimpliT
cation.upon the.committee in its ap-
.not see fit to appoint a sub- commit
tee, it certainly could name a com-'
missioner who could ; proceed at once
to take the evidencel " ' -
Mr. B;arrisobjected to this on the
ground that Mr. Broughton had tak
en 68 days to complete his case, and he
. ought hot to expect" the contestee.
Young,' to' take less thau thirty days.
He argued that the committ- e , had
no right to over ride th statute re
quiring the contestee to give the coik
tehtant thirty days notiVo. The ; de
positions taken vby the 'contestant,
he said, were closed and sealed up in
absence of the contestee and without
notice' to hiis attorney; and ; the, -cui-testee,
Young, was not allowed to
take any evidence, he said, i n re b u t
tal of that.tken by Broughton. "
Speakingof the waiver of the thir
ty days notice by the contestant Mr.
Harris said that -they had tried to
take advatage of him in the attempt
to shut him off from faking test i mo.
ny, and now he dind't propose to give
up one hour of the time allowed him.
bv law. The House committer, he
said; was only one branch of the Leg
islative body,' and it had no-riirht to
over-ride the statute; the only reme
dy, he held, was to pass a special act.
in regard to the matter.
Replying to Mr; Harris, Mr. Doug-,
lass said Harris was the direct cause,
of this delay, of whieh he was now so
bitterly complaining. The taking of
depositions before Marcom was time
and again suspended, in order. that.
Harris might go out and attendto
private law business, andon Harris's
express promise that the case should
not thereby be delayed. "Now: he
conies here whining and growling
that we have consumed C8 days and
he ought to have 68. As to taking of
evidence before J. C. Marconi, Harris
never intended to do anything of the
kind. It was his intention all the
...
time to take his evidence before Mr.
Lehman. He is resorting to a trick
to keep his client in his seat when he
knows he is not entitled to it."
. There were, cases ofteD m 'which it'
took. ten years to prepare the , t plain-ti2,,&nfnrefenorv-nt
3:w.s
given only three days to prepare his
answer, he continued. "It is a con
temptible trick to try to thus defraud
a man of his rights by this delay.
Politics does not enter, and should
not enter into this case. The most
humble man should be allowed to
enjoy any property that he may just;
ly be entitled to. A seat in the Leg
islature is property, and as nuch the
title to it ought to be determined,
and determined at once.
. "North Carolina has been noted
for its impartiality and for its giving
speedy trials to all matters in which
right to property is in question." "
At this point the committee went
into secret sesion and everybody rit
members was asked to retire.
As was to be expected Katydid Sut
ton, of Cumberland, "Was the first to
deliver himself on the matter, under
consideration. He is. one of those
political Pharisees who thinks no
good can come out ot Nazareth a
turn-coat himself he thinks the only
way to let the world. .know what, his
politics is at any particular time-, is to
keep up his peapodchatter, making
about'as much noise as his little green
sack and haying about an much ef
fect. -He' began in a cracked, piping
voice by making a motion to report
the resolution unfavorably and spoke
at length in the same strain, contends
ing that Young wasdn the right and
Broughton all in the wrOng. ' -' : -
After the Katydid had ceased his
shrill chr-chr-chr-r'r r, Col.v . Jno. S;
Cuningham spoke in favor of the res.
olution, saying that there ought not
toe any -politics in' this matter; but
that it ought to betried on its merits
and at once. He stated that he had in
vestigated thelaw on the subject and
he found the Jbest lawyers in Raleigh,
almost to a'man;;of the Opinion, that
the committee had a right take such
act ion as may' be necessary to secu re
a speedy and fair trial of the cause.
Illis was too much for the Katydid
and lie at once set up a , mighty chirp
ing whereupon Col., Cuningham pro
ceeded to shut him up with a few
sharp words and finished his speech
without further interruption. . Be
fore cohcludingbis remarks, however
Col. Cuningham pointed out to the
committee that it had always: been
the' custom in cases- of this kind to
pursue the course he was advocating.
Both Person, of Wayne, and Per
Eori,of Wilson agreed with Col. Cun-
'iuti'ham thsit the case, ought, to . be
braught to speedy Vhearingj'but ithey
did -not see how it could beldone un
der t!ie law. 1 , . '
. B cyan, of . Chatham,' Jhad . ' been
(in t lie Elections Committee before
Mi;d, the course advocated j by Col.
Cuuiug'ham had always been pursued
and was intended by the Constitu
tiori, but he thought the statute pro
hibited it. .
This 'remarkable-argument -made it
no'ssary for Little Bille'Hp explain
hiw anomal as position jwhen the
tinie for vo: ing came, as itidid 'im-
h mediately on the conclusion of the
aryriimeut. It was a strict party vote
7 -to 3-all the 7 being Republicans
and Populists and the 3 being Demo
civirs. News and'Cbserver "
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THE C LIB AN REFORMS.
A Meeting in the; Palace at
:;Whic'hTheyjWepeJDiscuss
od, and Garcia Appointed to
Meet General Gomez.4 ' - .
vKey West, Fla., Jan. 30. -Advices
received. to-day by the steamer Oli
vette say a secret. meeting vwas held
in the Palace recently, n Jin which
Ahumada, Weyler's. sulTstitute; -Pal'
merola, secretary of the government:
"Montora,- Gal v'ez and Cueto, If or the
Autonomist party, and Rabell and
Rivero, for the Reformists, 'took part
and it is hinted a representative of
firm of H. -Uppman & Co., Rothchilds
agents at Havana! assisted. The ob
ject of 'the meeting was to, discuss tho
reforms soon to be granted Cqba. The
consent, it appears of the Cleveland
administration ;was considered neces
sary, and it.was believed would -be
be-jxn ,ted, - but as in. 'al I - contracts
where bilatoral interests f are con
cerned, the party of the ' third part
must give his entire "conformity, it
was thought advisable to Jexplore
that party's will and, if possible in
duce him to give his voluntary con
sent, either by framing promises, or
if necessary, by monetary s, influences,
which would be very liberally ex
pended. I
Somebody was required to make
overtures to Gomez, who is the . re
maining, so they believed j, or visible
head of the revolution, and IMarcus
Garcia, the renegade Cuban, who had
been purposely called for the meet
ing, was designated. He accepted
the proposition at once. He;will start
tomorrow for Santi Spiritus, and
from there will proceed to Gomezes
camp, which is said to be in that vi
cinity Doubts are entertained as to
whether Gomez will receive him, or
enter into any negotiations .with tthe
Spanish government It is reported
Gomez has warned Garcia that if he !
catches him, he will haug him as a
traitor to his country. The - partici
pation of the Rothschildsdn this affair
makes the impression; that a deep
money game is behind the fscreen',
and that reform hu mbug isjsimply a
bluff on the xpart of Spain, on the
United States and Europe," to avoid
diplomatic contingencies, which may
arise when the McKinley administra
tion comes into power. Undoubtedly
if the So-called milk :and j water re I
forms are granfed rWeyler iwill not
be the man to promulfrate them, as'he
is not a person to deal with rebels.
IS FLAG. OF TRUCE IN i SIGHT?
Madridv Jan. SO.The Epoca says
that General Bacarraga, Minister of
War, has intimated, in the course of
conversation, 'that "an arrangement
with the Cuban rebels, looking to; a
cessation of hostilities in ?, Cuba, . may
possibly be reached soon , The . Mad
rid papers profess belief, that the re
cent visit of United ; States Minister
Taylor, to the Duke of Tet'uan, Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, was an event
of great importance in its ' bearing
upon the situation in Cuba.
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Why will you buyb itter iieuseat
ing tonics when Grovel J. Tasteless
Ghill Tonic is as pleasenti as Lemon
Syrup. ' Your druggist :is authorized
to refand the mone in? every case
where it fails to . cure' Pric: 50
conts. , -
Highest of all in Leavening
A Beautiful Wedding. "
One of the prettiest and niost im
pressive. of 'the season's marriage
ceremonies f traiispired f Wednesday
January the 20th, at the residence of
Mrs. M. L. Morton, of 707 W. Fay
ette , Street, when- -Miss J Betty , &
.Woods sister of Mrs. ' Morton, and
one the most popular and charming
of Southern: be les--gave :-her( heart
and hand, "For better, or worse," to
her"; lord of love? Mr Sarnael) Ad
ams; known as being owe of the most
pop ular an d 0 bl igi ng , bu si liess men
of Danville,Va. ' : ;
The bride' wfis becominglyand ex
9 uisitely attired in an imported tr&v-:
eling gown of electric Goudazagan
blue broadcloth ornanented with
Artu scan polar f u r, which blended
harmoniously with a white broad
cloth :vest embroidered with glitter--ing,
braid of dazzling gold, in; . com
bination with an "a la mode" hat
an d g) o ves to match. S he carried a
superb boqaet of brid roses, ; :
Such a lovely 'bridal , 5robe; such a
lovely bride, words, fail to " protray! j
but the: picture of ; loveliness m rone
uponwhose glory the . Sunny South
Could look with conscious pride. . ,
Miss' Woods is. of Hoxboro G.
.where she resided wi.th"hersister iiiid
brotheKin-law Mrs.. M. L. and 'the
late Dr. Richard A. -Mortou.J " "
made her -debut "amoo , Baltimori
friends last season", at a reception pii
Charles f Street; where .she su
premely reigned Queen of hear ts.
The groom s was , handscmelyj at
tired in the con veh tionai . blac ks and
bs he Vowed the eternal protection for
his princess royal, a jrisi ble ti came
I saw, I.ponquered" look Veiled his
countenance.; The links' of . love
were unite&into a chain of blissful
wedlock; by themkpnt divine, Rev.
Dr. Richard's of Fayette St. M. E.
Church. . . : : V , ,7 . ;
, Miss Caroline Von Summers
Reiche, of 'Chester town, Mdv was
rriaid of honor and was robed in -a
Handsome "gown'of ; white silk, .with
her hair dressed , in -Grecian, "style,
and carried a boquet of white corna
tions. , She ,with ' the. other' lady
attendants; Miss Katherine Hangen
and Miss Katherine 0'Bryant two of
Baltimore's popular bells, and who
.were also robed in, white ? silk-were
satellites of beauty, reflecting a; halo
of glory around thequeen-like'spleri-dor
of the. brides brilliancy. .
Mr. J. J. Street,. of- N..: 0.-, acted!
as best man with Dr., VV. H. Mosley
of Va., and Mr. Thos. Keates of Bal:
timore,;as following attendants. Dr.
H.' McKee Tucker and Dr.r A.. M.
Bobbitt,' both of RalefghN C acted
as ushers." . . , . ! , ' ;. '
With Mendelsshon's ; Wedding
March, Mr.: W : Mack Reiche, 'of
Chesterto wn,V inspired" : the , gentle,
gracef ul tread of the. hymenial group
on their merry maich,.tpv trie; drawing-room,
where; the .-nuptial knot
was tied; and as the atal VI-wiU"
was pronon need; the notes from the
piano seemed tp echo: "Breathe : those
tender wprds again," - Dr. Mo3ley
and Miss O'B ryan entered first,7 Mr,
Keates and Miss Hangen; -;next,v the
best man and maid of honor next,
followed by the contracting par:
ties.. :
-The drawihg-i oom was - . absolutely
decorated with palms, evergreen and
cut flowers; arid beneath the -mellow
glow of innumerable' jets, presented
a fairy, scene of lo?eliness. , ; -
Mrs: Morton tendered a royal re
ception in up-to-date style, her din
ing parlor.be lavishly and artistic
ally; decorated for the qccassion.
After a few : weeks honey-moon
thehappy couple will reside i in Dan
ville. ; ,Ko cards , were issued and only
Power. -
Latest U;S. Gov't Report.
immeu itiie irienus in vi tea, . .-amoo
whom were, Rev. Dr. Richards, Mrs.
J eff; Davia, M r. and - Mrs. - Thomas
Reiche, MissesVFannie Morton, Card
line Reiche; -Katherine v Hangen,'
Katherine G'Bryanj'-Ida-VJi-vand'-Ed.-'
ith Layfield, ,Miss Hangen, ' t Oarri'e.
JdcKson; Messrs. J. J. Street W. H.
-Mosley,' Thos. Keates, A: M. Bobbit,
H. McKe - Tucker, J:E. Catchell,:T
IL Thomas, ;W.-E. LaVson,:.T. - A.
Carter, J. 0.'; Bosley and , W. , M.
, . Ob .op The Guests. ;
FRESH STATE NEWS'
It is said the Populists of Pitt condemn-the
course' of ; Harry Skin
ner. " ' ' . . "
;- A bill isvintroduced in ihe 'Xeirisla-
ture to form an insurance. department
wit h an insurance Commissioner at
Judge Norwood writes members Cot
the legislature that he is going to re-
foiin his'hablts. '
vMarshall Mqtt is to get the - United.
States attornevshin of the Western
district. V (
to be adjutant general, - V
. Governor liussell pardons a Wake
L county convict. ' 1 , 1
Auditor Ayer expects $20,000 .-from
his ruling as to . tax'ng; gift enter
prises. ' .(: ' -- . 1 -
f Governor Russell and others caus
.TndcfV TSTnrwond .the resolntion will
M V II V M V W VI m ; S .r
There is a highway, robbery.in the
: . . - r i' -rt . - : -v. . ., .V " "":
v Senator Butler left for Washington
last night ,: ' s ;
The president nominates ,,W. SJ.
.Tom Watson telegraphs a friend in1
Raleigh that Butler is a "despicable
character."" . " - . - " ' '.
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Barb and Smooth IVire,
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