New-York tribune., 1890-03-31

candidate. against Carlisle. MIR. TIobc had servet
lie appeared before the Elections COMMITTEES and sub
United number OF andayls ano PiuDn m s1pport
his charges Of Democratic Irregularities ana nus ap
plication for further investigation After an eAaia NINA
Lers Of the commitc-Messrs. Rowcl Of Illinois. ano
Cooper, Of Ohio both Of whom are members OF M ,n.
present committee, and therefore included IN pr
tarlisles Judgment OF wholesale OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
with the Democrats In report in favor OF the speaker
The other four Republican members submitted state
investigation but reaching the same conclusion %
Carlisle was entitled to the seat.
Tie next in which there was division Of the
against White. OF Indiana. White was a Republican.
Both sides conceded that he had been elected by
majority of a,os4 votes lie foreign born but had
been duly naturalized and his certificate OF naurdiz
ton with other papers had been DESTROYED by hrc,
could be found He had served In the Union Army
during the and had risen to the rank OF captain
lie produced evidence of his naturalization: On that
state OF acts every Democratic member OF the com
%ec except one epocd IN psa favSr at OF I'll LoW yo @ op
White void. The majority of this Democratic
committee stood by Lowry. who was confessedy III a
cepted the views Of the minority and prevented the
contemplated outrage. On which side was Mr.. Car
In the case Of McDunie against Davidson. of Ala
bama the Democratic members OF the committee stood
sodly by the Democratic sitting member, although
his claim was mmcasurably weaker than that of
Bowen. of vrgfnla Posey. Of Indiana in the pres
ont Congress- both Republicans. In whose cases the
present Elcctos Committee has unanimously reported
In favor Of the Democratic sitting MEMBER. Ana yet
Mr. Carlisle and his party friends In. we'll out Of
majority INTENDS to GUST every Democrat whose seat
went further and asserted every contestant was
to be seated because he Republican and ire
pccvc Of any and every other
follow Democratic precedent.
In the OF worhlngton against Post. OF Illinois
there unanimous report in favor OF Tic slttlhR
member. In that case the contestant was Dem
ocrat. There also q unanimous report III the
-aR.p of
the contestant was a Republican. \ fhlrd unahI-
nous report Was that In the case OF Lynch against
was Democrat That case was similar 10 tne lfai;.-
Glover except that In the latter the contctt
the same ule had 10 be applied In both cases. and
that saved General Nandeyc'r.
In the last two casessmalls against Elliott. Of
South Carolina, and sullivan aga nst Felton,, OF
Califonathc action OF the Democratic majority OF tlc
committee inspired by partisanshp 20 extreme
10 excite disgust and disapprooation even among
some Democrats in the House. The committee made
no report In either until toward the end OF the
last session of the Congress- although the Republican
members mad their views prepared and ready to sub
NIT long before tho end Of The first session In both
cases the committee divided on party lines. owing
to the TACT that the report in the FELTON, was
brought forward late. II never was decided .
the six Years during which Mr. Carlisle speaker
and three-nfths Of the members Of the Elections Tom
mittce were Democrats twcntysix. In four OF the
twenty six unanimous reports were submitted by
the committee, ono in sx and half OF nine cases
reports in three were unanimous to conclusion
or one in three. and the probability Is strong that
this proportion Will be larger when all the cases shall
have disposed Of than II is 1t Is also fair
TO Say that the Of no Republican contestant In
this Congress Is so weak The case OF rage, or
Iowry ~ sullivan. Of Elliott, of O'Fcrrall. Of
Weaver. OF English. Of Garrison, OF Frederick or or
Davidson all Of whose numbered among the
twenty six and also among the achievements OF the
Democratic majoritics Of the Elections Committees Of
the last three Congresses.
The reSus Of the work Of the present committee
thus far give the most Thorough and satisfactory as
surance that the majority will not be controlled bv
partisan bias In It's action I'm any case, that II Will
rot be led by niqultous Democratic rrcccdcnts. II
~ 10 regretted that the action OF the minority thus
far justfcs no such expectation.