New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
CARLISLES TITLE SECURE.
THE COMMITTEE NOT TO REOPEN THE CASE.

yorryG To CoyFIgM THE SPEAKERS TITLE AFTER
HEARING AMAss OF TESTIMONY IN ANSWER TO
ruoBEs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEMBERS WHO DrsIRE FUR
Their INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA tSpectail-Ihe House
Committee on Elections to-day adopted resolu-
ton declaring that ]. G. Carlisle duly elected
and is entitled to his seat. All the Democratic
members, together with Messrs. Rowel, Cooper
and Johnston, voted in the Affirmative Messrs.
Houk, Lodge and Lyman were excused from voting.
They will submit their reasons to the House.
These are in brief that they are not satisfied as
to whether Carlisle or 1holc was elected and that
the case needs further Investigation. The motion
to postpone the case for further consideration was
rejected by party vote. The motion to reopen
the case to allow additional testimony TO be taken
was rejected by a vote OF 0 TO A, Cooper, Repub-
lican, voting with the Democrats and Powell being
excused Messrs llOuk, Lyman, Lodge ana Johh-
ston voted TO reopen.
The action of the committee will not conclude
the case in the minds of many persons IL does
not fairly answer the question Was John u
Carlisle fairly elccit a Representative In the LIN
Congress-" Mr.. Hallam, his counsel to-day pre-
sealrd strong array of aliidaylts TO support lic
affirmative Of that proposition and besought the
Elections Committee T. refuse 10 rcul"h Tie c'sc
for the purpose of further investigation. Couhsei
WAS very uIgeDt "n this point. ACT no", stu
he. and remove the blot upon the title of your
Speaker to the exalted office which hc holds ana TO
his seat in the House.
4 good deal of the matter contained in the aft
dayits was irrelevant and lmmaterlal, ana inc
same is true of the afidavits offered IN behalf OF
the contestant But the aihdavl'S TO reiuoe ure
charge of forgery and fraud IN the election returns
from eight precincts In Carroll County were 10 the
point and supported they were by the Original
poll books and returns which were suDmIt'eu d 10,
the inspection Of the committee carried great
weight. Unless the 3"'dntS nave Decn GuiiN "i
perjury, the election returns of that county were
honestly made. The aildavlts dc not show
whether or not the law of Kentucky was observed
a, 10 the ron,ll t If ihc election itself Tic all
davit OF Mr. Carlisle himself IS to the point also:
He fatty denies every lllr CATION against himself
and swears that he has never had any reason to
brl, We that ANYTHING I'm n Vful or 4. roper was
done in his behalf The affidavit Of l.. A. Wood
Thobes original counsel abounded IN matter Whlen
WIS relevant only as denial of stdiomrnts ny
IhuJe. affecting his loyalty as counsel 10 TINS
affidavit were appended certain letters written by
ThObe's pres Mt attorney, cX-Congressman Syphcr'
TO person not employed in the case. The letters
were racv and interesting showing General
Sypher's opinion of himself and his influence put
they were wholly irrelevant
WHAT TIE SPEAKER FAILED TO SHOW
In one respect the showing made by MIR. Car
isles counsel must be regarded unsatisfactory
md ,rcomrlctc II may be rom mi ered that the
allegation Of Thobe 10 the effect that confere ce
of some Of Carlisle's supporters was held day or
two ater tie election L devise some plan TO saw
him. rests on information which the former CHAINS
to have received from one H. "A 4NtiHOH' /"
GRAFT Both sides have tried to obtain an aiildaNlt
from Mr. Nelson and both have failed. In lelter
to Mr. Thobe's counsel that he would not testify
except under cOmpulsiOn. In letter TO MI Gar
Isle however he states that he attended no such
conference and knew of none. The negative cyl
dence offered by Carsles counsel to snow that
no such conference was held musJ oe resdrucu do
The tone Of some of the a1idavits as well as
Of some OF the remarks OF MI carlisle cou 1S
was offensive in that il betrayed strong prejudice
a gainst Thobe apparently because he is a poor man
and u woIKInsman who cannl ahOru 10 leaEe ms
daily toll to engage in the procession 1i pitics
su nporters regard IT, as act OF supreme lmpu-
dence for mere greasy mechanic 10 enter the
lists against the courtly and distinguished poll
tician or to contest the seat OF man VINO Is Uhe
Sneaker of the House OF representatives >.
In some remarks bv General Sypher It was as
closed that q memorial supported by the netltl0hs
Of several Thousand electors of the KENTUCKY
District is on ITS to Washington asking thau
the House appoint srecial committee 10 max
terms like the one signed by % residents OF On
cinnat' on which a Democratc House IN the
XLVIth Congress raised Il special commune OF
which Mr. Carlisle was chairman 10 lnveStlgat91
the titles of REPRESENTATIVES. Bntt"rworth ana
Yonncs "If Mr. Carlisle and his friends honestly
believe that he was elected why are they so anX-
Ions IN stiac an Investigation ?" This is a question
which many members Of the House. among them
some Democrats arp ASKING themselves and each
other In conversation with '"ipr CORE
rondent Yesterday ono Of the ahlest LAWYERS ana ana
most eaCncinus politicians in the House SAID
IF Mr. Carlisle and his friends are perfectly GER
tain that an investigation will show no lrregn-
laritics he probably win demand H.. hut If ~"
latfcr have reason to believe that such an inHnlrv
would iniure him or his nartv they viii puash ".
Ma cod in rho nosition which Carlisle viii occuDv
If the case shall he left 70 stand on afidavifS NV
it is different with Democrnt snnnoSr ~"
can Justify himself r. his partv where Repupncth
would he condemned nv HIS nartv.
II is evnected That tho memorial rcferrnd TO hv
General Svrher to-day viii be offered in the House
early next week.
TESTIMONY BFTODF TTT~ COMMITTEE.
Every member of the House Committee on
Elections was in attendance this morning to To-
sumo the consideration OF the /. +.
Halam of Covington. XIV. appeared in behalf OF
Speaker c lrsle and J. Hale Svpher appeared for
the contestant The chairman announced that
the presentation Of alidavits in behalf Of the con-
testee was in order
Mr. Hallam said he took the position that suffi-
cent cause had not been shown for a rcopening OF
the case. The action of the counsel on the other
side in presenting atIidavts at the last session
seemed to show that they concurrcd in that belief.
Among the things stated by the contestant in his
affidavit was one to the effect that John A Good
son, Chief OF Police of CovlngtOn and brothcr-in-
law Of Mr. Carlisle. had stated one or two days
after the election that the Speaker had been de-
'eated. and that Charles Easton, of Covington,
Ky would so testify. In answer to that the
read afiidavts by both GoodsOn and
EastOn, positively denying the statements. Good
son further deniC emphatic the assertion
made by counsel for the contestant that some
relative of Carlisle had approached Mr. Wood,
formerly Thobe's counsel for the purpose of in
duencng HIM He states that he is the only
relative of Mr.. Carlisle living near COvington, and
be declares that neither he nor any other person,
50 far as he is concerned, ever in any manner APP
or attempted to approach Wood or any
1ther person in Carlisles behalf So far as afant
knew such a tn ng was never thought Of Aflant
further says that he met Easton on the morning
after the election, and Easton asked him the
suit. He replied that he did not know, as the
returns were not in. Easton then said that it
would be blank outrage IT, Carlisle were de-