Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-03
The Coming Congress-
It Will Be Organized By the Re-
publioans.
ONLY ONE CONTEST FILED.

Two Hundred and Fifty Certificates Al
ready Received by the Chief Clerk of
the House, and All Others Issued Ex-
cept Three--Other Information Gathered
at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-CIerk Clark, of the
house of representatives, has recei we'd the GER
tiicates of $50 members-elect to the next
house, and has been officially informed that
certificates have been issued in all but three
congressional districts. OF the certificates
issued, 1853 are to Republicans and 159 to
Democrats, and of those districts still in
doubt; two of them are in West Virginia
and one in Tennessee. In all of them the Re
publican candidates claim majorities
on the face of the returns However,
should the Democratic candidates get the
certificates their party will not have control,
as the Republicans will still have majority
of one and will organize the house
The question is whether it will be one or
seven. Several Republicans who are elected
to the next house are in uncertain health.
Several whose names are often mentioned
are regarded as having very uncertain
tenure of life Every indication Of ill health
on the part of member of the next house is
regarded with anxiety and adds arother ar.
gument to the many advanced in favor of an
extra session. This being the case the can
didacy for the speakership is becoming more
heated every day. OF the 1853 Republicans
who have received certificates of election it
is said that Mr.. Cannon has forty-nine
pledged to vote for him, Mr.. Reed thirty
eight, Mr. Mckinley twenty three and Mr.
Burrows twenty-five. There are sixteen I'M
pledged southern members The other fifteen
members are scattered among prospective
candidates. There is no telling for whom
they will vote.
Up to this time only one notice of.:contest
has been filed in the Office of the clerk of the
house. This is the case of Hartsuff against
Whiting, the latter being the sitting Demo-
cratic member of the Seventh Michigan dis
trict. There are twenty-one counts in his
Indictment, and he charges that votes were
cast at wrong places, that aliens voted with
out restraint, that fraudulent naturalization
papers were issued, that Illegal registration
was common, and that persons were COM
PEELED to vote the Democratic ticket under
threats of personal injury. Mr.. Hartsuff
lays particular stress upon what he calls the
corruption fund " This includes contri-
button Of $4,000 from the National Demo-
cratic committee, $40, 900 given by Mr.. Whit
ing personally, and between s., 500 and So, 900
assessed the federal employees The latter,
| Mr.. Hartsuf claims, were particularly per-
| nicious in their efforts in Mr.. Writings be-
half
Quite number of the contest cases arise
| out of the narrow majorities received by
| some of the successful candidates Such is
| the foundation of the contest made by sgd
ney E. Mudd against Representative Barnes
/ Compton, of the Fifth Maryland district,
| whose majority has been placed as low as one
vote.
In the Fourth New Jersey district Samuel
Fowler, Democrat, was elected by only sew
enty-two votes, and N W. Voorhees, will try
to overcome this by contest.
| Congressman Shively, Democrat, of In
diana, was returned by still smaller ma,
| jority-less than fifty votes-and William A.
Hoyne, his Republican rival will eudeavo:
to secure the seat.
As compared with these efforts to over
turn q few votes, the contest Of T. B. EatorS
a Republican of Memphis, Tenn, to ous!
Congressman James Phelan, seems quifc
herculean. Mr.. Phian received 5000 ms
jority.
Charges of fraud will also be made by A.
B. Posey, Republican, who was defeated
by William F. Parrett in the First Indiafa
district.
For the first time in many years COZ,
tested election case is reported from Col
necticut, wherein the Fourth district, Ell
ward R. Seymour, Democrat, will endeav'l
to unseat Fred. R. Miles, Republican.
William Elliott, of Beaufort, S. c., brothsI
of an Episcopal clergyman here, who had q
contested case on his hands during this col
| gress, is again to experience the same trouble
Other cases which will excite interest ati
those of T. G. Phelps, Republican, against
Thomas j. Clunie, Democrat, in the Fifth
California district, and John Baker who &c
feated "Bill" Morrison, and who has in tuyr
succumbed to W. s. Forman. Judge Wad
dill, of Richmond, Va, will contest with
George d. Wise the honor of representing
the Third Virginia district. He charge
fraud and Illegal voting.
This long list of cases does not include tn
West Virginia districts, which are almCs
certain to be contested. The next commit
tee on elections will have its hands full ant
will be one Of the most important to be ap
pointed by the successor of Mr.. Carlisle.
Trouble Expected Over Combinations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The Sunday Her
aid says: 'There is strong probability tia
when the nominations of Comnlodores Bel
KNAPP and Harmony are sent to the senat
there will be trouble about their confirma
ton There will not be vacancy unit
March 25, the date Of the retirement of Ad
miral Luce, and there are number o
officers who contend that previous to tha
date no nomination should be sent in becaus
there are no vacancies The politicians o
the Pacific coast are not very favorably dis
posed toward Commodore Belknap becaUs
he ran the Mare Island yard independent.
of their wishes. There is no doubt they vii
do all they can to defeat his nomination, bu
navy people believe he will eventually b
confirmed"
Prospects Of the Agricultural Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The bill to Great
a new department Of agriculture is likely Il
fall between to stools. The Democrats seer
to have lost their interest in it since the Nc
vember election, and the Republicans do no