New-York tribune., 1881-12-28
ELECTIONS IN THE HOUSE
lnr rr1rGRApH TO TILE TRIBUNE.

CONTESTED ELECTIONS in THE hOUoE'
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE'l
WASHINGTON, Dec 27.-Ihe sub-coinini''oo' " Ia
Uonse Committee Elections have been Oh = 'i1'''
and the twcutv-one contested cases have been It.
ferred to them, seven to each
The frat subcommittee is composed OF MeSsrs'
Hazelton, Thompson and Ranney, RepubheFhS'
Paul Val RealjuscT Democrat, and BelIZhoo'ol'
Dsmocrat. To tn subcommittee have been referred
the contests of Anderson against Reed, OF Maln''
and Cook AGAINST Cults of Iowa, besides five OF the
svteen Southern cases" Mr. Reed, of Maine, was
elected bv a narrow majority of III IN total vote
of nearly "a OOO while Mr. Cults OF Iowa, received
only 90 majority in a total vote OF nearly
$4,000 In both these cases tho A'tlhs
members are Republicans. The other cases DC
fore the first Subcommittee are that OF
Lowe (GbkD against Wheeler Dem.), OF Ala
hama. who was declared elected by
majority Of 43 in a total poll OF 2oo0o Vo'es ,
of Gillett Rep1 against HeTndon Dcm.)' OF
Alabama, who was declared elected by a majority
nj more than 1000 in total vote of less than
SOOO-in the same district which cast nearly
81 900 votes for Congressional candidates i'll 1876
when Brombers the Independent candidate, re-
ccived nearly 5000 votes of StrObach rkepJ
opainst Herbert Dem), of Alabama, who was
declared elected by a majority OF 4oS| III
total vote of about $4,000; Of Smith lhep)
against Shelley Dem.l. of Alabama who was de-
clared elected by majority of about 2,'oO III
total poll of 10000 vOtes-in district when cast
nearly 20 600 votes for Congressional candidates III
1876, almost 10000 of which votes we're given 10
Republican candidates; and of Blsbee (HepI
against Finley Dem.), of Florida, who was nc
elared elected by a majority Of about 1,2OO i'll a
total vote of %. .000
To the second subcommittee, consisting OF
Messrs. Wait Ritche and Miller, Republicans, and
Davis of Missouri, and Moulton Democrats were
referred the following cases: Mackey tkepJ
against OConnor Dem). of South Carolina, case
in which the cOntestee is dead and which Is further
complicated by the fact that a Democrat elected
TO fill a vacancy caused by the death of OConnor'
bas been admitted TO seat LaDicr (Rcp) against
King DcmD of Louisiana, whose alleged majority
was 1900 in a total poll of 1S,6Oo votes, IN
district which in 1876 cast about 27,500 votes for
Congressman, the Republican candidate receiving
more than 14,OOO Smith Rep.) against
Robertson OemJ, of Louisiana, whose al
lered majority was nearly 1000 IN a
total poll of about 1900 vOtes-in the same dis
tict which in 1876 gave Robertson (Den) 10 go
votes and Nash, his Republican competitor, ll,l47
votes or 26,6G7 votes in all; Lee Repl against
Richardson Dem) of South Carolina, whose al
Legged majority about $500 in a total vote oil
nearly 80 OOO-in district in which the D>no-
cratlC NOtc dppNdiS lo HtNo lOiO'Ho'H "'"A' ''''N
and the Republican vote to have decreased about
1000 between 1876 and 1880; Smails RcpJ
against Tillman DEM, of South Carolina, whose
alleged majority exceeded 5000 in a total vote of
about 38 5OO-in q district in which the Ropnbh-
can vote appeaTs to have fallen OFF nearly 5000 and
the Democratic vote to have gained over 5000
since 1876; Sessinghaus Rep against Frost
De,nl OF Missouri, whose majority was only l97 (;
ind Bagley CRep) against Barbour lDcIn.j, OF VIZ
gnia. Il ~ s1
lowing members. CalkIDs, PettibOEc, Jacobs, Re
publicans AtheItOn. Democrat, aud Jones IcAaSl
National Among the cases referred to THIS sub
committee are th. following: Lynch tRepI agalhht
Chalmers 1emJ, OF Mississippi, whose all.ged
majority was about 3, 800 III total vote ~ l4oOo-
i'm q district which gave Chalmers l5,1SS votes ana
Lynch 1886 votes, total OF 2S'l'4 votes IN
1876: Buchanan RcpJ against Manning uDCn.l, OF
Mississippi MADISON RcpJ against Oates lDcn), OF
Alabama, whose majority was reported az
1000 in a total vote of 1920: rtOlbrand
RepJ against Aiken Q)em.), OF South Car0liila'
whose alleged majority eXceeded l,SOO In
a total poll OF 37,50O votes, IN a
district where the Republicans appear TO nave
q 600 votes since 1876 and stovall (Readj juster)
against Cabel iDem.l of Virginia.
Under An order of the House OF Representatives.,
the testimony in all these cases Will be printed as
raniIv as practicable in order that the sub-commt-
tees NAV begin their work. The testimony III the
cases OF Bisbre against Finley, OF buchanan aghnst
Manning and of Anderson against Reed viii 90 to
make several large volumes The record In some on
the other cases Is still more yoiumin0uS, ana the
whole Will make, when printed library oi respect
able size.