New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
TIE LOWRy-WIIJTE CONTEST
RELIEF THAT TWO DFNOCEATS ON TIL" COMMIrTT
F,vOp TIE srrrTVG MrWBrRs CASr.

BELIEF THAT TWO DEMOCRATS ON TIL" COMMITTEE
F,vOP THE srrrIVc MrWBrR's CASr.
WASH vGTo'. Jan. &c fcpoi,r Tho House
Committee on Elections to-day held long sos
sion for the consideration Of the contested elect on
case Of Lowry against White Of Indiana. In this
case three gu stious are involved: first, can the
fact Of naturalization be proved by parole tcsti-
mony? second, is the testimony submitted by
White sufficient 20 prove the fact Of naturalza-
ton? third, If White be not eligible TO hold the
seat. is Lowry. the Democratic candidate. who r.
ceived the minority nf ia" vot"- cast entitled 10
it?
1t became apparent from remarks made by
members OF the committee that onlj two If them
are willing to take the ground that If White be
declared incl giblc IOWr, will be entitled 10 the
seat His claim in that respect IS founded wholly
on a rule which IS fol owed IN Indiana ana no
other STATE in the Union, and which recognizes
the minority candidate in case Of the Incllpmllty
of the ma lOry candidate. There was no sufficient
expression Of opinion by members Of the com
mittcc to indicate whether or not a majority VIII
take the ground that the fact Of Captain Whites
NATURAL alton can be established by parole tcStl-
mony, and that the testimony l. suhicient 10 cS-
tahlish that point. From some expressions
dropped hI two Of the Demo cratic members Of the
committee it may be inferred that they favor both
these propositions and II Is possible that Tia" ad-
jOunmcnt Of the committee without "A Not" to-day
carried for the purpose OF bringing proper IN
Hucncc to bear upon the two Democratic members
referred to.
H. is understood that good deal Of strcs. was
Whites naturalization exits, and that TINS point
provoked cOn-idc rablc discussion. 1t IS held ~
Republican members Of the committee that the
cert iGcatc Of naturalization received bY White
was "A duplicate Of IN" courts Judgment, and
therefore Il record Of that judgment That
being so they maintain that oral testimony can
be admitted To prove the loss OF THAT record
vote will be taken in The committee to-Inor-
row. and the chances appear 10 be about even That
the report Of the majority Will be IN Whites FAVOR
OF course the temptation 10 un>cat INN Is strong
one for the Democrats to resist. If he should De
unseatcd and a Democrat should be elected IN ms
stead. iority OF the Indiana representation IN
the House would be ID mOcrtc. That would be
one step toward getting majority Oh NE ota'c
delegations on the Democratic side There are
contests in California which, If decided on PARTISAN
grounds only. will resu III the transfer oil NE
rcDrcscntat on Of that State also from the 'cpub-
can TO the Democratic column With both States
transferred to the Democratic column an election
Of President by the House Of representatives
would be apparently impossible.
MIR. BLAIR WASTING TINE OVER Ills BILL.
WAsmINGToN, Jan % Cpccab The Educa-
tional bill still hangs fire in the Senate. Mr..
Blair continues talking without any lntcntl"h'
apparcn ", Of ever reaching an end He IS daily
reading extracts from letters received from men
and women all over the country whose sentimental
reasons in favor Of the bill are in strange CON
trast TO the solid arguments presented against
the passage OF the measure. Among the bushels
of chat with which Mr.. Blair daily cncumbers
The Record there is scarcely grain or two
Of wheat Meanwhile the Senate loses valuable
time that might be devoted to the consideration
OF other and more pressing business Not "a
single vote probably, will be changed by Mr.;
Bairs arguments. As 1t stands, the bill WIN
certainly pass the Senate, though The opposition
to it is constantly gaining ground Its lAlc III
the House Is almost certain to be IA hnScfhS
death The Committee on Education ana l""of
was packed by the Speaker for tins very puIPISe'
Aside from that the friends Of the bill are lrObi-
Div not strong enough TO bring IT before the
House by suspension Of Tie rules "hIch IT,
quIres a two-thIrds majority.