Question: When was the U.S. Senator representing Alabama died who's memoir was  When Hell Was in Session?
Sentence (from "Charles E. Scharlau"): Charles' candidacy for the Illinois Legislature in 1880 led to the celebrated Scharlau-Mieroslowski contested election which, after two recounts, was not settled until three months later when the Illinois Committee on Elections ruled in Mieroslowski's favor.
Relevant evidence: No