The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT AND GOSSIP.
The "Hewiu Letter" Forgery ontestcd
Election Cases-R Republican Tricks-Rivers

The "Hewtu Letter" Forgery C outesfcd
Election Cases republican Tricks-Rivers
and Rsrbors.
from Our REGULAR Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2o.--This
morning Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, made
personal explanation in the House deny.
iug that he was the author Of a letter adj
dressed to Henry w. Oliver, OF Pitts
burgh. and published over Hewitrs name.
II was, II is stated, clever forgery In
imitation Of the letter OF Mr.. Oliver TO Mr..
Morrison, and was gotten up by the editor
Of Pittsburgh newspaper. Mr.. Hewitt
denied specifically each OF the allegations
against himself made by Mr.. Oliver in his
letter to Mr.. Morrison, the point Of which
was that Hewitt, as a manufacturer OF
barbed wire and iron rods, had framed
his tariff bill TO advance his personal in
tcreSts.
THE TARIFF.
II is generally believed BY the best-in
formed Democrats in Congress that il will
be entirely impracticable and impolitic 10
attempt TO do anything with the tariff du-
gress. Some OF the tariff reiormers say
they would like 70 have chance TO vote
for a reduction OF tariff duties. but there
Is good reason 10 believe that Morrison,
having lost the basis upon which he
hoped 10 build a presidential boom for
himself, will not help Hewitfs aspirations,
oreDcourage any other man TO take the lead
upon question upon wtsch he has utterly
failed 10 manage diScreetly or successfully.
He persists in taking the rejection OF his
81 per cent. cut as significant that ma
jOrity Of the House are opposed to any re-
duction Of tan III taxation, but this opinion
is not shared by many OF the men who
have followed Morrison to defeat. They
know that II was the inherent viciousnesS
of the Morrison bill and the uncompro-
missing temper OF the author OF that bill
that brought il sudden death.
Mr.. Carlisle was to have delivered an
address at the Mecklenburg centennial
celebration at Charlotte, \. c., and he was
anxious to avoid disappointing the people,
but his engagements here prevented him
from accompanying Senator Pendleton, OF
Ohio. and the North Carolina Senators and
Representatives.
CoNTESTED-ELECTI0N CASES.
The two conteSted-electiOn cases in
which Congress is now specially interested
are those OF English against Peelle. of In
diana. and Wallace against Mckinley, OF
Ohio. The contestants in both of these
cases are Democrats. Mr.. English is q son
Of William III. English, the Vice-Presiden-
tial candidate on the Hancock ticket. The
elder English has been here two weeks
pressing the Elections Committee to
bring the English-PeelIe case to a con-
II. English were upon the floor OF
the House to-day when it was IN
der consideration. 1t appeared in evil
dence that the Republicans used fraudu-
lent tickets OF two kinds. One set was
made in imitation OF the Democratic
ticket, with Peelle'S name on it, and was
careesslv voted by some Democrats.
Others, called "spring backs" were made
OF peculiar kind of paper, which, when
dropped into the ballot-boX. would spring
open and release other ballots folded
within them. The Republicans took
from the work-house and iails about a
hundred tramps and paupers, and after
they had voted the springback tickets re-
leased them from custody. Mr. Converse,
OF Ohio, in arguing the case, said that two
thirds Of these men were Democrats
statement which the Republicans received
with derisive laughter; but MIR. Converse
replied that the Democratic party was the
party of the poor people OF this country,
and the seeresy and purity of the ballot
should be preserved for their benefit.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
is to be called up for consideration in the
House some time next week, and lively
fight is expected, because so many con-
gressmen are dissatisfied with the appro-
priations allowed for their district, but the
committee are confident that the bill will
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