The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-24
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Lpugston to be scated Tfom the Fourth
District.
WASHINGTON. u. C.. MAY 23.- Special.
The Republicans ot the House Committee
on Elections have -nL. g., ln extreme of
rartisauship that even they were not
d.emcd capable OF. At a meeting to-day
they voted to seat L8ngstOn I'm place OF y en-
able from tine Fourth Virginia district and
Miller IN place of Elliott, from the seventh
South Carolina district. IL was generally
conceded that the Republicans. even with
their reckless parii-gnship, would NOT go t0
iha lcnglh of attempting 10 unseat Mr.Ncn-
able. Whom the case Was argued l,epuhli-
can members of Tie committee conceded
ihst Lau2-ton had fallen very far short
Oi establishing his claim. I'm fact.
his case was openly deridcd 10y
some of the Republicans. But during
the hast several weeks % party eXieency re-
gu'rinr more Republican votes ian the House
hs. dey iopei itself speaker Reed, Chair
man Powell. 81 the Elections Committee.
1ua the other desperate leaders of the ma
Ioritr. who realize that the only chance To-
OBTAIN control of the next House is 10 over
ride public sentiment i'm the South. and viz
fually take possession 0i tiic polls. have as
.cliaiuDd tllt. with the existing majority.
fnev cannot pass "a Federal Election law.
Bu'torWorih. Of Cincinnati. frankly declare.
he VIII mot vote for any law OF that charac-
tor. Frank. of ~t. Louis. VINO is large
merchant Of that city. and dependent upon
tAe south for his trade. aNows
that hr can not and VIII not
supper, am act that would iTiilte the
White leOple Oi tine south and lead tO gem
.#il dissatisfaction and disturbance. There
ar. other Republicans. chiefly from North
ern communities having close and lr0iita-
u.e trade relations with the South. VINO re-
ff-a 90 DE drag0Oncd into the support OF
sectional election LAW. Reed and his clique
lre drtunu to pass what Is known as
fIe R0Wen bin. ID that can Doe accomplished.
Eeod J, ambitious 10 retain possession ol
ti. Speakers chair, and bee realizes that. in
D. fair field. his party VIII he badly b.Jfcn
n.NI N0Dmocr. lle and ROHeil ALSO
MIE that those southern negroes Who
afr claiming seats 20 which they Wore
u8t elected viii Vote for amy election bi.
tHt i- presented; indeed. that they VIII Dr.
-ufifcis sui -cfticnt 90 tine party hn n-~"-.
Therefore. tine plan ls 90 goo ahead Wiih ihr
.uDu tnoliOi Democratic seats. and increase
lle majority 60 an extent inai VIII overcome
fue detection 0f such men as Buli,rW0ii
and Frank. IL i3 no longer secret That
Hili. OBJ. negro WHO i- c0ufc-tlug General
tItcnne'- seat from Mississippi. is lO be-
seated.
Another influence has operated upon the
Embloans in behalf OF nero eca'95i2n,., ,,.'; @
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l.+t fs, r.nuIiicans of the House
.r. -.rinlir9fin.- araiu.t the negro be-
''.,'. and tl,at t.n nd,.ro-.fi.u
o. ID. contested cases OF negro claimants
would be taken as ieai o' the h'p"9.ii.cali
pil.t .,,'l .'.."',,. ,i..',n.d tha p.t,h.
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~. E',',i.ss 60rd,ti.n i'm 0fi1
i All -.t0rd rfher states Tb.
l"'''t" '"." ', ti'o fr.,
,.,.r. Claimant. whose case wa. consider
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rs 'th regard tO Nr. enable, fAc u mo-
GRAFT. are determined 90 mahe most ae-
-ge,.iFe h-Dt nnd thtf are n"' "iih.u' Hoie
.i -uc lss. iu me LECTION ''h'iHIt'tr ''-
gar. WHOM tae case came 10 vote; Tie me-
ION to adopt aupor u favor of Lansston
Nas carried hy ihc vote OF hNee Repuo,l,can,s
to i.ur Dem. eI..i $50 D., ','',,''..7 r'...''
oI Tenn -,-t., ana i'.i- ii' oi ~" ''i
qtl- ,- ,...', ..". i...,ns ru ''i'' eTd Two p'mo.
"o nr,,re.onfatiye Uoul
'".9 l,''.,,i io io,rjnr ianc-t6n. he
,....,.,,, ,..l If General Malone. and
...,t- tb,. aesaiilt, made upon Mahone by
lan-si. 'i'' i'7 il il,'''.' i, NJ, lIo,,t
llei' o' 'e '"'D a,,1 co"Se.l for thri
ito.h,ur ~ ',.ui ,une,,i N'ahomc ' He wonid not
"hn@' "+ N0'i'.e 0'i- ia. ~. ,,ar,,- h,t am tbe
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