, 1888-01-15
CARLISLE SEATED.
Both Parties Combine to Do
the Work.
How the Case Simmered Down
When Investigated
Big Cattle Receipts and Fluc-
tuating Prices.
The Thoebe- Carlisle Case.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-Every mem
Der Of h house committee on elections
was In attendance to resume consideration
of the Thoebe-C Carlisle contested election
case.
Hallam of C%ovington, KY, appeared in
behalf of Carlisle, and Sypher appeared
for the contestant. Mr.. Hallam pro-
duced affidaYits from many friends of Car
Isle and also from the occupants of the
federal building showing that no such
meeting of the speakers friends had been
held as alleged. The custodians of the
poll books in Boone and Carroll counties
made affidavit that the returns were cor
rect, and Hallam read the affidavit of
Policeman Solar Of Co~vington, wherein he
says that he has several times recently
been approached by counsel for Thoebe
asking him to make affidavit that he had
seen Carlisle and Detective Harris enter
ing the Office of the State Journal on the
evening after election. He had been told
that 1t might be to his interest to make
such affidavit and that in the event he was
out OF employment he could make money
by making such affidavit.
Hallam also read the affidavit of Char
les A. Findley, the notary who took the
populations for contestant. This affidavit
says that Thebe told him he did not like
to pay out any money in the matter; that
he did not want to go into it and would
like now to get out of it. The labor peo-
pie had forced him into it, but they had
not backed him up as they promised. He
added tibet if it had not been for the
slurs cast upon himself and Woods to the
effect that they had been bought off he
would get out of the case. He intended
to send his papers to Washir gton and
Syphcn make what he could out of
the case, which he expected would be a
good deal.
Hallam next read the affidavit of
Speaker Carlisle, which says that he
CCarlisle) has c~arfully read the statement
contained in the affidavit of Charles
Maunder, filed before the committee, and
he says that the statements contained in
said affidavit, so far as they relate to him
lCarlIs!c) are untrue in every particular.
lie says he was not at the office of the
Kentucky State Journal in Newport ut
any time during the evening of the Sd of
November, 1856, nor has he been in said
office at any time either during the day or
evening since the congressional election of
1856.
Atfant says that all statements to the
effect that returns from any of the coup-
ties in the district were held back or de-
layed for four, five or six days are untrue.
On the contrary, he says that the poll
book and ballot boxes were publicly
opened and the votes officially counted
and certified on the third day after said
election in every county in the district
except that in the county of Trimble
they were opened by mistake, OF the
county officers in the presence Of the
entire board of canvassers ON the second
day after the election and officially count
ed, but that the mistake as to the proper
time for official count was Immediately
discovered, and thereupon Chey we're
again sealed up and remained SO until the
day when they were again opened and
counted by the board.
Hallam next referred to the statement
that Wood, the leading attorney, had
been brlbed In Carllsle's interest and the
lntimation was hat bribery had been
done by one Of Carlisle's relatives. 1t
had also been stated that Wood had told
Ihoebe that there was money in the case
Tor both Of them if he would consent to
drop the contest. In reply he read
Woods affidavit declaring that it is not
true that lie stated to Thoebe that the
difficulties in his case were few and that
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get his seat in congress and that the facts
developed we're sufficient to GUST Carlisle.
On the contrary, he had repeatedly ad-
vised Thoebe that it would be necessary
to make dilligGnt e~xertion in getting evil
dence and procuring funds, whereas
Thoebe furnished but S43, which the
labor unions had supplied. 1t was for
this reason that Wood had refused to
continue in the case.
The committee then went into secret
session. The first motion put was to
POSTPONE further consideration of the case,
which was rejected by n strict party vote
OF . TO 6. Then q motion was made to
reopen the case. Rowell (Republican)
asked to be excused from voting and
Cooper (Republican) voted with the Dem
ocrats, so that the motion was lost. An
other motion was made to declare Thoebe
entitled to hls seat, and on this vote four
Republican members were excused from
voting, the remainder voting with the
Democrats against the proposition. Then
pcame the final vote on the motion affirm
ing CarllsIo's right to his seat. All of
the Democrats voted in favor of this
proposition and with them stood Messrs.
Cooper, Rowell and johnson of Indiana,
making the affirmative vote -. Messrs.
Lyman, Houk and Lodge (Rcpublicans)
were excused, so that there was no mega
tive vote.
The position taken by the Republicans
who abstaincd from voting. is that while
they are not convinced that Carlisle is not
entitled to his scat, it is proper for the
committee to reopen the case and afford
an opportunity for the production of any
new evidence that might throw light upon
the contest.
Under instructions of the committee
Chairman Crisp will report to the house
a resolution declaring Carlisle entitled 10
his seat.
Will Defend Bulgaria.
SOFIA, Jan. l4.-Prince Ferdinand,
during the reception of the officers of the