Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-12-12

lieve we shall see, that the democratic
party in the House and Senate is fully
equal to all demands.
THE CONTESTED SEAT."-Under
this caption, the Sunday .Ne1rs Of De-
cember 9Th INDUCES in caustic criticism
Of the notice Of contest served upon DR..
Henkle by Mr.. Dirty IN behalf Of Col.
Crane. Aswegive the paperofMr. Dit
ty, with the allegations II contains, in
another part Of to-day's issue. we have
thought our readers might like also TO
read what democrats have TO say in way
Of replication. And, FIRST, the .Rescs
describes Mr.. Diity's performance as
Que Of The most remarkable documents
ever issued. We were aware, the
.Necs goes on 10 say, that it had been
rumored for some time that Col. Crane,
under the counsel of Mr.. Ditiy, intend
cd 10 contest the seat of DIR. HenkIe in
the next House, but we wese ignorant
up to this writing of the grounds upon
which the contest was TO be based.
We are ignorant no longer, although we
haze scarcely recovered from the sud-
denness with which our breath was ia
ken from us by the unexpected increase
Of our knowledge on the subject. We
were prepared for allegations of fraud
and pudding tickets" and illegal reg
isiration, &C., the staple accusations Of
The Republican party for years past, and
now so stale as to make no impression.
but we really had no idea until the
truth was flashed upon US by this notice
OF contest that such a state of affairs, as
is there claimed to exist, could find be-
lief even in the mind of defeated can
didate or his counsel. The notice con-
tains great many allegations in refer
ence to irregularities IN the swearing
of Judges, their character, &c.. usually
made in such cases, and which, as eve.
ry one knows, il true are not material
but there are others which, iftrue, and
they csn be proven. would certainly
Justify the House in unseating DR.. Hen
kle and giving his seat TO the contes-
tant. II is necessary in contested
election case 20 allege and show that
The result would have been different
and Col. Cranes counsel certainly ha:
complied with The law in one respect
at least. He alleges sufficiently. IL
fact, The way in which figures are handled
in this extraordinary paper excites =
much surprise in The minds of unso.
phisticated Democrats as the rapidity
with which Republicans can vote at q
primary election. Before looking Al
these figures we will say that we sup.
posed that the Seventeenth ward was q
Democratic stronghold. II is well.
known fact that there are fewer coloret
voters in it than in any other ward il
the city, and it is also well known tha
the Republicans have always claimed
that, in the redistricting OF the State
that ward, on that very account, was
placed in the 9Th Congressional Dis
tract to overbalance. if possible, re
publican majority in the lower counties
We had not .Leard of any sudden ant
universal change of sentiment on The
part Of the voters living there, and ex
pected ibe ward 10 give about tie US
ual majority, which we believe il did
And yet. If we are TO credit the state
ments OF this notice, there has bees
such ''bouleversement," 10 use Mr
Evarts's term, in the political fabric 0
that part Of the city. rs TO cause Dem
ocrat TO be . curiosity. Take heed 4
the figures. In the second precinct Their
were 500 illegal votes for Henkle. il
the sixth precinct 500 votes, and then
% IL il were unnecessary TO mention
such trivial matters when one sweepin
charge could dispose Of The whole bus
iness. the notice proceeds TO tell ID
Henkle that the registry list Omitte
names Of Col. Cranes voters TO the ex
tent OF l.O00s which be would hav
Fightfully received. and had on il fraud
uleat names upon which votes wer
cast Tor Henkle 10 the number of fiflee
hundred. Whether these last were i
addition 10 The fve hundred and th
three hundred already named We kuo'
not. but suppose that they are. Now
look At The vote - returned: Henkle
l.7ss. Crane, 655. Take the 1900 an
the 500 and SEQ fraudulent votes =
legged, and the thing comes oui abo'