New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-07
CARLISLE AND THOEBE.
rHE CONTESTANTS STRONG CLAIMS.

&25O-CARLIsLE A VICTIM OF HIS FRIENDS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. g (Special).-It is stating
mildly I, soy that Mr. Carlisle and has iriehds
were startled to day. Probably Mr. Carlisle kne"
we'll enough beforehand what was in store Tor h'"'
but he thought that the storm would soon "io"
over The case is an ugly one Democratic i"w'eS
say that the aidavits presented to-day would give
the plaintiff a new trial There seems 10 DC no
doubt on this subject. There seems to be no
doubt either that if Speaker Carlisle be the honest
ma, that he has on all hands received the credit
NJ hena he will be the first to demand that there
shall no n full and thorough investigation oil all
the circumstances respecting the election py Nr,uo
of which he has received certificate as Represehr
tatiye in Congress. Perhaps Mr.. Carlisle Will not
do this IT may be that he stands by the Southern
doctrine. lie may adhere to the Lamar notion
of what constitutes an election. IT Is certain 'ha'
he did not appear to-day in person, or by attorney
In the ease which affects his title to the seat iii 'c
House.
The Clerk of the Speakers table," Mr. Crutch
field was present, however, and 1t was noted 1h"'
no sre,t an hour or more after the Committee
adjourned in conversation with Chairman Crlsp
OF course this was labor Of love. Ii would pe
absurd to say that the Speaker OF the House OF
Representatives had sent Mr.. Caitchfield Tvs
lobbyist to the Chairman Of the Committee on fIec-
tions. who would resent any approach OF that
sort.
The attentions set forth are peculiar In somo
respects Mr.. Thoebe, who seems to pe piaih'
honest man, files an affidavit which IN the main
is based information and belief. Apparently
he does not use nice distinctions in legal terms,
because in his affidavit he says that he offered
first q thousand dollars and second two thousand
dollars to drop the case"
There was full meeting Of the House Committee
on elections to-day to consider the Ihoeoe-
Carlisle contested election case. The contestant
Thoebe was present with his counsel Messrs.
Sypher and Steever of this city. No one formally
represented the Speaker. MIR. Syphcr began the
presentation of Mr.. ThOebes case by taxing up inc
brief already submitted with the record which
assumes as the basis Of the case that the State
election laws were violated in the appointment
of Judges of election The record alone, he said'
would not reveal the facts in the case and it was
the duty of the committee at once to send COM
mittce TO the district to ascertain the facts while
1t could be done. Already important papers nave
been destroyed, as he was prepared 10 prove ny
Taking up the details of the case Mr. Sypher
said that ON the night Of the election 1t became
apparent 10 the judges at COVington that MT
Carlisle had been defeated by more than 2'oOo
votes He said that it was a fact that the returns
e, eve 'd dsy sA and Mr. Carlisle had publicly confessed
dat he was defeated. In seven Of TIE elght pre-
cinc.s u Carroll County, hessald the poil noo t
names in one Handwriting and it was evident
that all Of them must have been written arc, re.
election by one man Inc ccnnsG, sa,d ', nage 1
In some ,recipts no tirkets w"tn printed untli
o'clock and there was virtually no election
In one ease only the three Judges voted. two for
Carlisle and one for Thoebe. I'm Boone County
200 votes were cast but the returns finally showed
tically no election. He could show that voters
had failed to 20 to the polls IN election day put
when they found that Carlisle had ltrn defeated
they voted tl,e ext day only in Carol County,
but also in all OF the 'utlylng cquntines,. , Nr'
Sypher ono.eI from ..seast ~ o. o. ~ GoyinS
ton to the effect that twcnty-f"rr names APPEAR
to have been added IN the ono OF the poll BOOKS
after the Signatures Of tie j. dacs had been aiHea.
thing which he had no aflidavts to support 9 te
which could be proved by Tsnas met IN
conference at the Federal Building: to endeayor
to Mr. Carlisle They sent for an hin, yg tha,
Mr. Carlisle had been defeated and they wanted
him to confer with them to devise some me Nh
Of chngns the tsS wers MP TO- anything
of that sort they must count him out.
'Nlr Carlisle dare not contradict this Gentlemen
K sa M s Sentsman Of as SsR standing
The counsel next took Ga1 sEs ny ss
had corrupted his (Thoebe's) attorney, and in
duced him to abandon the case and suppress ss
man who had purchased the attorney was Wood Woo"
who was said to be relative Of Mr.. Carlisle;
The price named for Wood was $3.50. % e sold
'"M NJ S%nier declared that there was enough
evidence in his brief to warrant the committee
in seating his client. but il it did not think so
there was at least sufficient ground for reopen
ing of the case. 1t could be done in three ways
first bv a special committee in the Butterworth
his ,Svnbersl Louisiana case in the Mild Con-
grcss; and third, by summoning witnesses here 10
testify. .rs J..
The contestant 1hoebe was next allowed TO
make a ten minute statement to the c9mmitte re-
After the election nc h fSq o wUo an .n ah sea
Soon after the election the inquiry was generaily
heard upon the streets OF Coyirgt2n "Cannot
something be done for Carlisle3. In one county
witness was informed that he had received thirty
Ave votes, bnt in few days when WOOD went
there nc tnS hm DO o
that money could be made out of the case, and
Others had told him the same thing Two Demo
law had called upon him and had remarked that
If he would not push the case he could make money
out of it; and thousand dollars was good
If the case were rcopened it would be found
that he was elected by six hundred majority
When he had left the factory on Wednesday; of the
900 employees there had not been man who had
not said that he knew that he tIhoebe was elected
but that ts was n0 6 Se House and would not
give him scot against such man rs Carlisle
lie qbeobe) had been a strong Democrat but for
the last three or four years had been an inde-
pendent II the case was decided against him,
he would go back to his factory and work. but
he would not quit voting
After a brief recess Mr. Stecvcr Of Thoebe's
counsel cited precedents TO Justify the committee
in rropening the case Mr.. Sypher presented Q
resolution that the papers in the case he referred
to a select committee Of seven members to be
charged with the investigation Of the conduct Of
the late Congressional election in the With dis
trict OF Kentucky. The committee then went
into secret session in which the proceedings were
confined to the reading Of several Of the afdavts
and without al attempt 70 come 70 an agreement
upon the propositions submitted by Mr. Ihoebes
counsel the committee adjourned until tomorrow,
when some action is likely to be had
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