The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-24
THE ATrEnPr TO STEAL THE
HOUSE.


cratic leaders are making determined
and Systematic attempt to steal the
house Of Representatives. They ciing
to this as a last fooshold in the national
government and will net give 1t up 80
long az there Is possibility OF hold
ing it by means either fair or foul.
II the ballots fairly placed in the
boxes on election day had been fairly
counted. the Republicans would have
controlled the next house by from
20 TO 90 majority. The Democrats
have sought to turn this majority the
other way by false counting, throwing
out Republican votes and resorting to
other methods at which they are
adopts. They have succeeded in cut
ting tho Republican majority down to
five or Elk bat ,hsy have not yet dis
covered plan to reverse the VIII OF
the voters sufficiently 10 give them
majority OF the members.
OF course, the work of counting out
Republicans has been done in the
states In which the Democrats have
the election machinery entirely IN
their own hands. In Virginia. West
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida,
Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee,
Republican representatives. fairly
elected, have been counted out and
their Democratic opponents have been
counted in. IL Ia expected that the
Democratic state officials will issue
certificates Of election TO these Demo
Gratis who were elected after the polls
closed. and IL was hoped that with
their assistance The Democrats might
be able 10 organize the house. The
Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune gives the following
particulars Of the methods resorted to:
In Arkansas they appear TO have
counted out two Republicans who
were fairly elected; In Kentucky two
more Republican, have been thus
disposed of; in Virginia, certificates
will be given TO three Democrats who
received a minority OF the legal votes
cast In their respective districts; In
Maryland one Republican has been
counted out and another one. threat
ened; in West Virginia, the Democrats
"claim" every congressman, although
the official retarns in at least one dis
trict elect Republican; in North
Carolina, one Republican has been
t.A lAR -
.claim" the election OF simmons In
the second district, who was defeated
on the county returns by more than
400 majority; and now. after conced-
ing, for nine days, the election OF
Coleman, Republican, In the Second
Louisiana district. General Clark,
clerk of the house, declares that III Is
not altogether certain that Republi-
can has been elected in Louisiana"
General Clark. Of course. claims that
the Democrats have carried every dis
trict in North Carolina, save one, when
1t is well known that Brewer, Republic
can, has large majority. in the NTH
district and will receive the certificate
OF election, while Johnston, OF the
ninth district. comedies that he Is de-
feated by Ewart, Republican. That
was white" district, in which there
was fair election, and Il shows a Re
publican gain OF moro than 1000 votes
over the last congressional election. In
all the "black" counties OF North Car
olina. the most fragrant and enormous
frauds were committed, and enough
evidence has already been, or soon
will be, obtained, TO land score of
Democratic officials IN the peniten-
larry.
The Tribanes correspondent has in
his possession mass OF Interesting
facts, hitherto suppressed, relating to
the election Of the Second district The
district contains q registered Repubii-
can majority of more han 1000 voters.
On the face of the returns canvassed
by the county board, Cheatham, the
Republican candidate, received ma
jority of some 400 votes. The county
canvassers reduced this majority TO
60 by throwing out two entire counties
and number of election precincts In
two other counties. simmons after
ward openly admitted his defeat 10y
more than 600 vutes. The Democratic
canvassers seem To have been weak in
their arithme ic and 10 have tailed to
throw out enough Republican pre-
NuNc biubs htttto"
cratic state committee was astounded
at the result, and ordered some oil the
boards to convene and "rectily the
mistake" The votes cast for Cheath.
am in the counties Of Edgecomb and
Vance more than 5000--were thrown
out because OF this heading
For fifty-hrst congress, Second dis
trict.
Exactly the same form--except the
number--was used in every congress-
ional district in the state. twas form
agreed upon in writing after n careful
examination OF the law by the chair
men OF the Democratic state com
mittee and the Republican state com
mittee In order to prevent any con
troversy over the form OF the ballots,
In spite OF all the Democratic count
Ing, however, the Republicans will
have sufficient majority 10 organize
the house without difficulty, and then,
II is safe to say, the Southern mem
bers who have been elected by the
judges and inspectors will be sent
home in short order.
SOUTHERN OPINION.