The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-15

the votes officially counted and certified
on the third day after said election
III everv county in the district
eEcept that in the county of Trim ole
They wsre opened by mistake OF ehe
county officers, in presence OF the en-
tire board OK canvassers, On the second
day after me election and officially
counted, but that he mistake as to he
proper time for the official count was
Immediately discovered and rhereupon
they were again sealed up, ano re-
maiEed so until the day when they were
a=siU opened and counted By the beard.
Hs'lam next referred 10 the state
ment that Wood, leading attorney
had besn bribed in Carlisle's IN
terest, and the iHtimation was that
bribery had been done ny one Of Car
isles relatives It had also been stated
that Wood had told Thoebe that there
was money in tt e case for both of them,
if he would consent to drop the contest.
In reply he read Woods affidavit, der
claring that it Is not true that he stated
To rhoebs that the difficulties in his
case were few, and that it would be
comparatively easy for him 10 get his
seat in Congress anu that be- facts de
veloped were sufficient to GUST Carlisle.
On the contrary, he had repeatedly adj
yised Th0ebe that it would be nee airy
to make diligent exertlon in getting
evidence and procuring funds, whereas
Thoebe furnished but SAB, which the
labor unions had supplied
1t vas Tor tnI, reason that Wood had
refused TO continue in the case. Atflant
pushed the case as rapidly as was posi-
bic, taking testimony by day and nlght,
by night to save the time of laborlng
men. Thoebe, himself, was not around
in the day time, because, as he stated
he was unwilling to lose tina from his
work. The testimony taken by aftian t
appears in the record, and he took no
more because he was not furnl=hed
means to do so. He never protested
against the employment of Syphe1
as assistant counsel, but offered to sane
Jieu his assumption OF the direction OF
the case, and had finally stopped it
sitter Thoebe executed the power {
attorney, giving absolute control of the
ease to Syph-r. Affiant never heard OF
any county where the signatures to the
returns were all in the same hand
writing, until long after the taking oi
testimony had ceased. He never told
rheobe that he could make money by
conserving o drop the contest. He
had told HIM that the street. CONVERSE
ton between two or three Dem
ocrats had been plainly overheard
wherein they had remarked that
the easiest way out of the matter was to
bring out the Thoebe faction. 1t was
utterly false that he hadever said any
thing on the subject beyond repeti.
ton of the gossip, or that he had been
approached in that behalf. There had
been Dothing to hamper Thoebe III
sending his papers to Washington al
any time, on payment OF airy notary.
Hailam next produced and read let
ters sent by Sypher to Lee Crandall
who, he said, acted as go-Aetween IN
the correspondence between Wood
Thoebe and Syphef. In one of these
letters Sypher ssys that he will remain
in the case by Woods consent, but ex-
poets to control it when it comes to
Wash ngtons In another letter
Sypher calls attention to the necessity
for providing ways and means such
an expensive contest as this, and Say
that if retained he might not only enlist
the sympathy of his Republican friends
in the House, but also aid some of his
Protaetionist friends.
HalIam then closed in brief address
Sypher reiterated the statement
made by him that the returns Ot the
outlying districts had been withhe d
and commented on the fact tnst Car
Isle had MT brought forward the tele-
grams sent to those districts.
Heard suggested that it was the duty
Of the contestant to bring in the tele-
grams referred to, having the affirma
tive of the proposition. Syphel
replied that if the case were reOpe ed
he would do so.
The committee then went into secret
session. The first motion put was tC
postpone further consideration of the
case, which was rejected by strici
party vote, 8 to 6. Then the motion
was made to reopen the case,
Rowells Republican, sked to be ex-
cused from voting, and Cooper, Repub-
lican, voted with the Democrats, SO the
motion was lost. &
Another motion was to declare
Thoebe entitled to his seat, and on this
vote four Republican members were
excused from voting. the remain Ter
voting with the Democrats against the
proposition.
Then came the final vote on
the motion affirming Carlisle's right
to his seat. All of the Democrats
voted in favor of this proposition, anu
with them stood Messrs. Cooper
Rowell and Johnson, of Indiana. max
ing the affirmative vote II. Messrs
Lyman, HouR and Dodge, Republicans
were excused, 50 there was nc
negative. The position taken by the
Republicans who abstained from
voting. is that, while they are
not convinced that Carlisle is not en-
titled to his seat, it is proper for the
commission to reopen the case and
afford an opportunity for che produc-
ton of any new evidence that might
throw light upon the contesi. Under
instructions of the commission, Chair
man Crisp will report to the House q
RESOLUTION declaring Carlisle entitled tG
his seat.
Irish Wrongs.
DUBLIN. January 14.-Jasper Douglass