St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15

absolute control of the case to Sypher
Atfiant never heard of any county
where the signatures to the returns
were all in the same handwriting, until
long after the taking of testimony had
ceased. Never told Thoebe that he
could make money by consenting to
drop the contest. Had told him that
street conversation between two or
three Democrats had been overheard
wherein they had remarked that the
easiest way out of the matter was to
buy out the ThOebe faction. 1t was ut
terly false that he had ever said any
thing on the subject beyond repetition
OF the gossip, or that he had been APP
preached in that behalf. There had
been nothing to hamper ThOebe in send
ing his papers to Washington at any
time upon payment of the notary Mr..
Hallam next produced and read letters
sent by Mr.. Sypher to Lee Gran
dali, who, he. said, acted as a
go-between in the correspond
ence between Wood, Thoebe and
says that he will remain in the case, by
Woods consent, but expects to control
1t when 1t comes to Washington, adding
that the political and diplomatic man
agement of such cases has quite as
much TO do with success as legal pro-
ceedings, and in such matters he has
decided advantages over every lawyer
in the district. In another letter Mr..
Sypher calls attention to the necessity
for providing the ways and means for
such an expensive contest as this
against the speaker, and says that, if
retained, he might enlist not only the
sympathy of his Republican friends in
the house, but also the aid of some of
his protectiOnist friends. Later on. Mr..
Sypher speaks of Woods feebleneSs and
ignorance as preSaging defeat; is re-
lolced to see that they {the contestants
frlendS) have begun to realize the nee
esSity of
EMPLOYING BRAINS AND MONEY,
and says that he writes Ito prevent
your going to the capitol and asking the
chairman of the elections committee
some d-n fool questions" Mr.. Hallam
then closed his case in brief address.
Mr.. Sypher reiterated the statement
made by him that the returns of the out
lying districts had been withheld, and
commented in the fact that Carlisle's
counsel had not brought forward the
kilograms sent to those districts. Mr.
Heard suggested that it was the duty of
the contestant to bring in the kilograms
the contestant having the affirmative
of the proposition. MIR. Sypher replied
that IL the case were reOpened he
would do so. Mr.. Carlisle owed it to
the committee to demand an inveStiga-
ton, and he (Sypher) was amazed that
he was not here to relieve the committee
from its predicament. The committee
then went into secret session. The first
motion put was one to postpone the fur
Their consideration of the case, which
was rejected by strict party vote. to
+. Then motion was made to reopen
the case. Mr.. Rowell Rep.) asked to be
excused from voting, and Mr.. Cooper
(Rep.) voted with the Democrats, so the
motion was lost. Another motion was
made to declare ThOebe entitled to his
seat, and on this vote four Republican
members were excused from voting, the
remainder voting with the Democrats
against the proposition. Then came
the final vote on the motion affirming
Mr.. Carlisle's right to his seat. All Of
the Democrats voted in favor of this prop
OsitiOn, and with them stood Messrs.
Cooper, Rowell and johnson, of Indiana,
making the affirmative vote II. MesSrs.
Lyman, HOuk and Lodge, Republicans.
were excused, so there was no negative
vote. The position taken by the Repub-
licanS who abstained from voting is that
while they are not convinced that Mr..
Carlisle is not entitled to his seat, 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 the instructions of the committee
Chairman Crisp will report to the house
a resolution declaring Mr.. Carlisle en-
titled to his seat.