Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-20
CONTESTED ELECTION.
Ne Policy of the Republieans-What
,ns Democrats viii DO-HistOry OF
one Of the Cases
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=. PoIicy of the Republieans-NhRt
,bs Democrats viii DO-HistOry OF
one Of the Cases
Special Dispatch 10 ne Register.
Washington, May l9.-The indications
= s-e that it is the policy Of the Repub-
z,s TO push all the contested election
=, and make a determined effort TO seat
rs southern Republican who is contest
he seat of a Democrat. The Republi-
II, have no hope Of gaining the next
. snd it is the intention to do all they
,cvard breaking the solid South, and
t,r frs. mode is 10 seat the Republican
t,ss.ants from that section. 1t also aP-
kay to be the policy Of the Democrats to OPP
sre these tactics even to the extent OF hlll-
Ite,-ipg, and if their resolves are car
out il may be that the present session
4 C5rgrt S may be extended into August.
r bss been for some time announced by
\, Republicans and expected by the DEM
ais that the case of Mackey VS.. OCon-
irOm the Second Congressional district
south Carolina, would be brought up
\ the House this week, and the report OF
u msiority of the committee, declaring
4 Nackey, the Republican cOntestant,en-
4 ed 10 the seat, pushed to speedy vote.
4 the Mackey-O'Connor-Dibble case will
\ tie arst one OF these contested election
: ke, tackled, present your readers his
Is Of the case, as gained from parties we'll
&.s.iiu the true issue, which is as fol-
ID n the Congressional election Of Novem-
x r,,1 T.. W. NJ. Mackey; Republican,
j y. T. OConnOr, Democrat, were voted
j Nr O'Connor, by the returns OF the
..sHa,ers Of election. was elected by a large
j 0-.ty. received the Governors certificate
#c'ec.;on and was enrolled by the Clerk
n ,he House As a member. Mr.. Mackey
"a tested hi, election, claiming frauds in
~ voting and in the count The testi-
1kny on each side, by agreement OF
stb it, was 10 be taken from time to time
II ag the spring and summer of lNSl, in
81 si o.. in the month prescribed by law.
FL that spring. and before the taking Of
81 moay was fairly begun, Mr. O'COnnor
IN 4, he held the certificate Of election
"a Gpyyru0r issued a writ Of election 10
fA the The vacancy caused by his death.
~ s special election took place in June,
~ aud Mr. samuel Dibble, Democrat, was
~ cted without opposition. Mr.. Mackey
ia secretly canvaSsed among the negroes
st four days before the election, when
a co.r.uied 70 stand on his original claim,
"a ,,aed orders that he be not voted for,
81 orders were obeyed Mr.. Dibble was
~ ary. elected. received hiSCertificate and
1t enrolled as member by the Clerk OF
~ House Mr. Mackey served no notice
et ar contest upOn him, as required by
.-f 1udiguored his Pretensiuns to the seat.
~ c-e,S met in December. on the day Of
~ mb.ase Mr.. Dibblc, being on the
~ of the House, advanced to be
81 IN in. Calkin' Republican, of Indiana,
IN peat chairman Of the Committee on
*& Juu-, objected on the ground that rs
r Ha, not a party to the pending contest
fTOU,d be difficult to unSeat him If he
# admitted, and he offered a resolution
r refer his credentials and the Mackey.
nUer case to the Committee on EleC-
p to determine his right TO the seat.
resolution was killed and a motion to
a'.der il was laid on the table. Mr..
pc was sworn in. The Committee on
Z tons atterward took up the case claim
that it had been included in general
ut!on referring contests 10 them. Mr..
.e protested against this on the ground
hrs right 20 the seat was decisively
1Jcated by the House when it killed
a motion Of reference. The Demo-
minority Of the committee took the
s-ound, but the Republicans over
r 1t and the case went on. This was
Mr.. hbble had occupied an unehal-
ed seat for q month.
- testimony in the MaCkey.O Conn or
vas unSealed and sent to the printing
~ during the Christmas vacation, while
iFbb.e was in South Carolina. He had
RpPortunity to examine it. In Februa-
hrSt saw the evidence for the con-
ht which was designed to unseat him,
= Ay volume Of 80 pages, and he was
red to MI his reply to this and his de-
IN twenty days. The statute allows
months for a contest. He was not al
the right TO examine witnesses in
ehalL The Republican committee in
- upon his defending himself on the
Homous case Of his predecessor, but
not allow him time to do that.
e rest Of the record is still worse
= P IN February Mr.. Dibble inspected
manuScript testimony on the part OF
: iaeNey, ne was surprised to ind that
- o' 1t was in the handwriting OF the
- S'apher, who originally took it down
g VAS believed to have transcribed il
> investigation followed. It's results
n'e't to the committee. showed some
- doings even for Repub
5 politician. The stsnograpber
- II. Hogar,h, testified bv
~ that ne had copied out into lonr-
d us s;enos7aPhic notes Of the te>ti.
- % the contestants witnesses and had
- 'D'hed them over to Mr.. Mackev. the
- 'S"'' that they had been returned to
''' eeruhcatiOn rewritten i'm a differ
- '"u' That he had certified as stenogra.
81 l'' Rotary public, to the correctness
81 transcripts and had again delivered
"Ar hackey, who himself delivered
81 /" The House in his, Hogar,h's. name.
81 icy fsiva;e secretary. c. smith.
- E'rrbaCan State senator. tes;if u