New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
THE BUCHANAN-MANNING CASE.
mr TELEGRAPH 10 THE rRIBUxE.I


WASHINGTON June 1S.-The report of the sub
committee on the contested election case of Bu-
chanan against Manning of the Ild Congressional
District of Mississippi has been prepared and viii be
submitted 10 the full committee on Tuesday. This
report which will undoubtedly meet the views of a
majority of the Elections Committee will take the
ground that, although frauds in Mannings interest
committed. there is not proof of sufficient
fraud to overcome the large plurality by Which he
was declared to be elected
The committee will reject the vote of North Ok
ford Precinct in Lafayette County which was re-
turned at 1904 for Manning and 1.4i5 for
Buchanan, because the Democrats intimilated
Republican voters by bringing a cannon near the
polls and firing il at intervals during the day. Three
precincts IN De Soto County and three IN Marshall
County arc rejected because the ballOt-bOxes were
stuffed, United States supervisors excluded from
the polls and other gross Irregularities committed
OF course advantage was taken of the Republicans
in the matter OF rcgistrs on, and many of them
were denied tac .civiiegc Of voting on tho ground
that they were not properly registered. There
appears also to have boen a general tendency to
change the poiling-paces without giving due notice
On this point the report says:
There evidence tending TO establish tho fact
that many OF tue voting places were changed just prior
fo the election that much confusion thereby
caused among the voters Many OF them were not aware
OF ana III some tHeJ ulI KNOW
mere The polling places were established Just Row
far this the result OF the election unable
TO tell from the evidence. We can however, readily I'M
agine how changing the polling places Just
before election would cause such confusion anC un-
fairness as would defeat the popular expression OF the
will OF the people through the bnot-eox Ihe evidence
in this cAs. IA to establish the existence OF such q
OF GarG Tat We icc Jisiled IL interfering WIN
the election for this cause.
The Democratic Elections Committee in the last
Congress, in the Wa,hburn-U Uounelly case laid
down the doctrine that " the very fact that in
these seven precincts Mr.. Donnclly had been de-
prived by the city counsel of Minneapolis of all
reprcsentation among the officers conducting the
election is III Itself very strong proof Ot conspiracy
and iraud.V Chairman Calkius, who prepared the
report in the pending case is not wiling to 80 as Tar
tuIs and says;
We Eay remark that there is abundance OF testimony
in this cqse showing that nearly oDena of the polls IN
ene counties under the exclusive control OF
ihe larry friends OF the concsee; Bnd 1t 10 stouty
contestant that tue refusal TO register
gulifcd Republican voters and thBt the appointment
n incompetent Republican electiOa precinct officers at
ether polingplaces and various Cther acts and onls
kione on partisan friends of the cOntestee,
tIkol in CONNECTION vita the fact that at precincts
ONLY democrats appointed election onleers aOrd
strong reason why the rule laid down IN the WushDurn
DOnney case should apply In THIS The appointment or
managers Of election, in fairness and common dtceney,
shonld made from opposite political par les refusal
~ do in fucr Of statute directing TO be done may
be in soie ms the evidence Of fraud and 1t might
form an important LUX IN the cuaiu ~ fasteb cOlspu-
acy.
The lid District is the in which General
Chalmers proposes to run as independent candidate
this year. General Manning the present member,
will undoubtedly be the Democratic candidate, and
a lively canvass Iuay be expected.