Daily Republican., 1880-02-20
A kOTE.
Two Contested Eleu..vu Cas- -.

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she 50 RsDub lean - IN that paper.
Two COnfestsa EIeu..vu Cases.
On Tuesday next the merits of .th
Donnelly-Washburn election case wi
be considered before the full colpitte
on elections and privileges at Wast
ington. Out of large number {
cases this appears to be one that re
quires immediate attention at the hand
of the Democracy. True, Mr.. Wash
burn was elected by 30l2 majority
but that amounts to nothing. TIL
Democrats do not even dispute that
neither do they deny that every vot
was cast by legal voter, but all tha
amounts to nothing. Somehow some
body is said to have used some unwar
ranted persuasive measures to get /
large number of Democrats TO vote fol
Mr.. Washburn. These measures ar,
not said to be violent ones like thu
Democrats down South use, but in short
1t is said that money vas used, moi
it is alleged in the purchase of votes
but in general election hurrahs that
have such wonderful effect upon many
people, especially the Dem )crats. And
then it is said that large manufacturers
exercised undus influence over their
employees to induce them to vote for
Washburn, as if manufacturers had no
right to induce their employees to vote
for the interests Of their employers.
And then again the system of number
ing tickets in vogue in Minnesota was
objected to, as being at variance with
the constitution of the State, though
Mr.. Beltzhoover, Democratic member
OF the committee, finding these obec-
tons, is from Pennsylvania, a State
where the tickets are all numbered as
they are voted. A poor excuse how
ever is better than none, and any excuse
1t seems is to answer for the unseating
of Mr.. Washburn, and the seat
ing of Donnelly, because it will
make one Democratic vote more
in Congress. The committee on
elections had they wanted to do JUS.
tice should long ago have considered
the contested case of Bl5bee against
Hull from the Second Florida district.
1t is proven that Hull himself altered
election returns in Florida tor which he
is under indictment before the United
States District Court and il his case
was pushed to trial he would soon
be looking into space from behind the
prison bars of penitentiary instead of
reclining in an easy chair in Congress-.
By shameful fraudulent means Hull
'ot the certificate of election from Gov
ernOr Drew Democrat, but after he
had found what he had done, and that
he had been deceived he tried to undo
his bad work but it was too late.
The Supreme Court OF the State
too decided that Bisbee and not Hull
was elected, and every tribunal which
had any jurisdiction in the case decid-
ed that Hull was not elected, but all
this made no difference. Hull had his
certificate of election, no matter how
obtained, and with that in the face of
every protest, he was admitted to
seat in Congress, which, he yet retains
unmolestcd. The committee seem in
no hurry whatever to consider Mr.,
Hulls case-though it is very plain
one-simply because they could not
help but decide that he had no right to
seat, but they are content to let Con- {
gress drag along without taking any |
action. If they did SO, Democratic !
member would be lost to the House and (
as Florida has but two members, & {
Democratic State would be lost for the I
Presidential candidate, il the election 0
of the President should be thrown to h
the House Of Representatives. In the =
case Of Minnesota, by custing Wash +
burn and admitting Dounelly, Il
then Republican State you'd fl
he turned iIto Democratic State g. ii
far as its delegation in Congress is
and this wonli count one
vote for Democratic President if the D
election should go to the House. This 4
Is all the difference. By oustiDg that e.
arrant impostor Hull tire Democrats !,
would lose State. By oustiug Wash. ~
burD. Republican hon stly elected by s.
3,ol2 sualght-out majority the Demo 9
Gratis would gain a State. We think =
this is put plain enough for all to up-
derstand who hate fraud and are in fav-
Or of honesty. II
iHERH Is certainly great cause for
indignation amongst Southern gfr+lo.