Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-23
CONTEST CASES.
The Deluge of Disputes for Congress
siOnaI Seats. Fails to Materialize-

sional Seats. Fails to Materialize.
Washington Special to Cincinnati Times .sta,.
The deluge of contests for seats i'm the
House of Representatives, promised iust
after election, does not materiaIize. anf
the political YennOr who made these pre-
dictlOns turns out to have been Wig
gins 1t was generally believed here soon
aIter the election that there would be al
least fifty contests for seats. Now the
number has dwindled down to a round
dozen, and probably may be much less
tnan that by the time the next Congress
conEenes and the opportunity for con.
tests is made. In a conversation with
the Clerk of the House, Mr.. Mcpherson.
your correspondent learned that the mum.
Der Of contests Of which that gentleman
had learned, officially and unofficially, did
not exceed ten or twelve.
Il don't think there will be nearly SO
large number as was promised in the
first flush of Democratic victory" he said.
"A good many contests that were promised
just after the election have been aban-
dOned. Take Peelle's district in Indiana.
at indianapolis, you know, young Mr..
English was promising to contest that,
but he has been persuaded not to do so. |
understand. There are good many dis
trlcts in the same condition."
"Where are these contests that are
likely to be made. MIR. McPherson?"
We'll, let's see," he said reaching up
In the long document case that stretched
along the side of the room and taking
down a list of the States and members Of
the present House, and then of those
elected to the next House-'"let's see,"
ana he ran his eye musingly down the
hst. Alabama none, Arkansas none.
California none, Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware, Florida, Georgia none-IllinOis
Is the first one in the list that has a con-
test. 1t is in the Twentieth district; VIM.
IA. Murphy against the Hon. John II.
Thomas, the sitting Republican member
from that district" Then he ran on
down the list.
1.-The Peelle case in Indiana. as [ said.
Is abandoned, and l believe that against
Calkins, of Indiana. is also abandoned
The next one is in 'Kansas-Rennett
(Democrat) against Peters Republican,
VINO has been given the certificate. under
stand 1t isn't much of a case. In Louisi
ana there Will be no contest, understand.
the contest in kellOgg's case being off,
Then the next i'll the list where there is a
contest is in the Eighth district of Massa
chusetts, G. 5. FULLY against Mr.. Russell,
the sitting Republican member. In
Missouri there is one, DR.. Mclean,
the sitting Republican member, who
was elected to succeed Mr.. Allen
IN this Congress. He proposes TO
contest the seat of Colonel BrOadhead.
Democrat. He and Mclean had contest
for this seat in this House, and Mclean
won, or rather Broadhead refused to make
a contest, and some of his friends made it
Tor him. Well" he ran on down the list.
Nebraska none, Nevada none, New
Hampshire none. New jersey is the next
on the list. Mr.. Harris, the sitting Demo-
cratic member, VIII make contest
against Benjamin +. HOvey, Republican.
who had about 600 majority in the district
He'll hardly get back, | take it. Next is
ONO. There are three contests there
Campbell against MOrey, the sitting Re-
publican member; Neal, former Demo-
cratic member against Hart, Republican.
and Wallace Democrat, against Mckinley,
there being but eight votes over which to
make this contest. In Virginia, the next
IN the list where there are contests, Par
son Massey contests the seat of j. :,
Wise, elected COngressman-at-large on the
Readjuster ticket. 0Ferrall Dem. will
contest PauPs seat-Paul is in the present
House, you knOw-and there is also a
contest between Garrison Dem. J, the
sitting member, and Mayo Readiuster)
who has a majority of one vote. Then in
Wisconsin it is said there will be a con-
test from the Ninth district of Park Rep
against Stephenson DEM The Manning
Chalmers contest in Mississippi completes
the list so far as / know, and believe it
is not yet certain that Manning willmake
a contest in that case, the Democrats, |
understand, having advised him against
it."
This makes a list of thirteen contests.
and it will probably dwindIe down to
about two by the time the next Congress
meets. Ten of the thirteen who are MAX
ing the contests for seats already given
their opponents on the face of the returns,
are Democrats; three are Republicans,
OF course it is difficult to predict the re-
suit until the testimony has been filed. but
it may be said that the general feeling of
the thoughtful Democratic members of
the next House is that their majority is
too large now, and that it isn't worth
while to strain a point or conscience
either to add to the number.