, 1875-05-03

tho election Of tho five claimants TO ncats BY
Con. Do Trobriana. At tho sitno Gov. War-
moth was elected, In 1865, thcro existed
widespread bcllof, Is expressed through
.ha public press ot tho State, that tue
decentralization t,oas,lrcs. and tho enfranchiae-
mont Of the negro, wore 80 absurd th"t they
would uot hotd good shat shey would t's re-
yer.cd by tho American poor lc. Consequently
the alvico was given to tho white people Of tho
sts,e to rcfsain from voting or oshcrwisc rccog-
plzng tho existing order Of Affairs. No Don,o-
cratic ticke. was placed In the ield, aud War;
moth ras elected by large majority oror Judge
Ta,jaferEo, who was placed al The hnah OF IN
Iudepcnlent Republican ticket. This policy GU
Ae pail Of tho property-owners Of tho State Qf
declining to rcccRulze Tho, existing condition Of
airars WAS kopt MP. 10 Rront cxtohs
iurnR Cor. Wsrmoth'a ontro Admtnfs-
,ratou, 80 that there rAa noSer
sufficient number Of tho Opposition party IN
l,c LegirlatGre. and auc1. hs worc thesa wore
rot OF q character to haYo any rercepe.bla 1hAt-
sne0 up"n legislation.
THE FIRST DETERMINED ErroRr
On the part OF tho wl.ito Icop'e and property
svntrn Of the State to obtain contrai q tue uoy.
t1pncnt Was mA1e in tho campaign of 1917. II
sas then too la,o to correct tho ml8take ttat bad
been made In 1868, for t4o debt Of tho State bad
been lun up since that t!mo from about almost
nothing 10 about s50 ooo. Coy. Tho iaea w. M re-
10 iusuro eucco,u. a pol.!on OF tho co!orea Tote
would hayo 70 DO stl.lel TO tho united wiite
voto. and also tho handling Of tho election-
machinery Of the sts!G a. nn soSa'y@ ASeo.u naS
Jo1u McEucry becano tho candidate for 0ov-
csnor On tbo Fusion t!ckot .~hilo Senator kel' l
loGg was nominated by tho Republicans. The
result Of tnat election or rSrsp' ~ mona .itar oS y,
HISTORY. Tao State Governments woro rot MP.
each Claiming 10 be tho legal t;ovetumcnt. doy.
Kellogg had the Advantage Of bci.g loeated IL
tile State 11ouee, aud Obtained the recognition ot
tle President. '..-..
THERE WE'VE THo 1EulstATrnEs
sitting ut tne enmo time. Ench Legislature ex-
PEELED enough mctnbofa who wcra alt1ns ~ Tue
other Legislature, aud seatca their o3nsestanss. ~,
TO gire thctnaslycs quorum. Tho laws
which wore enacted by tho Kellogg LoS"
vera enforced. After time, tho blcEnerY
Legislature was entirely broken up oy heiIlosg
lilo McEncry body tncn went over to the state
Nouso aud tooK shoir BcAta 70 tno kollorR
Houee,-asnonE them, the Hon. Z. u. EstIeita.
tho gentleman who IS no" epeakor: no seaas9s
Thus thu nrrt Legislature OF Cor. Kellogg'a
Administration was oven moro ono-Hidcd than
Gov. Warn1oths Legislatures Ind Seen; a. e =
branches of tho Stats Government. vcr? stEiugout
laws vcro passcd for tho collection Of tn1cs. sud
ag1eat share Of legislation was Of a partisan
and Ho1f.pl otactlrn character.
Tho recond Legislature Of Gov. Kollogg'a AL
uiptstratpu was elected last November. It was
determined by tue Democratic anl bourbon
leaders, contrary to their usraai custom. to 30
far recognize Tue "holloxg, nsafl,a1.,oa as 70
of and condicted by officers appointed bI' uo9'
kollogg II is known that, by Tho uss Of MEANS
GENERALLY Condemned As uSfA1h
In American politics. tuel ns lntnioanon II 9a @ at
1nlion Of employment. TINT oloe:ion ms cG'
r!ed 30 far as tlle Lower lIoase Was conceInod.
IN layos Of tho Democrat1c party. Iho state Ia.
,ar1 ot Returning olcsss ns,nd horGysf' .hes se1o
lis spirit Of the RECOMMENDATION 1aws
Of Congress, and especially Of tho Enforcement
law. declined to certify to tho otection 81 NON.
bers when vas demonstrated GO tneto that tas'
lation. Ths Bohld returned as eecled % 10
publicans and 50 Democrats, mud left the cast
Of ilso members to tho decision of tho Leglsta
ture When the Legislature assembled en ',n sEt
pubiicapa and 80 Democrats. one Republican
had been kidnapped, and three Democrats failet
to appear. Tho fifty Democrats took violent pos
tesason Of tho Aonha3one q them. ~; Lous
New Osloais doclariug htnsclf totnporsr
speaker. Tho lf.. Democrats proceede
to vote in the hys Democratic claimants, 10 tn
nyo cases which bad been referred to a .he G LeGi. e.
pubi!cnns. After tiis had been accomplished
thoy elected Wi.ts Speaker. The Aepuh'.eau
withdrew, md drcN up a protest to Tue do,
ernor, setting forth these facts, aua calling uPe
His Excellency to expo! from the lour Of III
Nbunc tho Nyo persons whosa cases had bee
decided, and who bad beeu voted memuors w
minority Of the House. Tho Governor Gallo
upon tho United States forces TO assist M hm ,s an
tLese five persons re1o ciocted frum tho H0uat
hut tho Democrats tl,en withdraw to man. The
lcc1lucd TO appear ana ,ake their scats duril
the remainder Of the regular sesyion OF si1s
dsyr, So 1t tsanspiscd that the LeE's!atu1e NJ
Il wns during tho rcguIar session that tho Coz
cressloi,Al Committee WAS lctc, and tho aFTanE
mont waS made, knoWn III
THE WHEELER coMpEoarfsE.
Tho IIon. Wiilnu. A. Wheeler, Of New York. "
ia author and 10 used as much ot his tntl'
tnce az was con.istent With hts position "a
mombor pt tho Investigating Com'ni;too to hn'
ties. Mr. Wheeler, who Ia practical, houca
kipl-hcarrcd gcnsloman, was paiue1 to "
ness The decay which Was evidnntly sc'zi,
npon = nohlc city and beautiful an! fcrtt
tAeis citiztns. It Naa avidont to hts n,ud th
ne.thor party would reRt coatcnt 1t tue 9th
party we're to bo acconded oil 1t claimed. 90 l
conceived ths idcA Of settling The matter in d.
Tie Democrats possession OF tho Lower tfou
OF tho General Assembly. cleotod 10 1871. {
condition that there should bo no further ;, !"
waEed On tho otner porttous OF tno otaso 90
ern1nsnt elected In 1879. Tho Compensation
COMMITTEES was to examine tue cases Of those ri
claimed to bAyc been elocsel to tho LeesslatNr
but who ~ata not returned BY tho lsetnsnli
board: such "a tho Congressional comm,tt
should determine were elected were to regular
contest the seata OF those who waro occupylI
their PLACES, with tho understanding that sh
would bo Huatcd,
10 carry out this programme did not, At 11
blush, seem al easy mattet. Tue 1epublcAr
wha t.ad but hfty-sh members at tho COZ
n, nceu.ent Of the regular seBaion, bad tuorcaB
their number to ai1ty.four beforo ad]ou1nmct
ly seating oautes,Auta, and had o1nollad ono t
bad conduct. This loft forty-ai1 soats only
tho Democrats. Tic compromise called up'
tho Republicana to voto fourteen Of their par
out at Llalt soata, aud at onca give tile 0em
Gratis majority III tho Houae. II
would lead to tho election Of nj