New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

| Republicans who did not know suspect Mr. Green
halge's abilities lawyer. or his effectiveness III
| argumentative debate The reputation which he
achieved in that debate he has not only ma'nl''ne'
but added 10 ~ his speeehe, in the AtHn-oi-rcnu'7
ton and Fcathcrston-Ca cases. All OF MS spee'"0
have exhibited the results Of careful ana thoIo"5" "
conscientious work IN the committee. as well rs rs
powers as a Iocican 1t Is seldom indeed that a new
Representatives. an old one. cither-is found equal
10 three such arguments in single moh,n ~ "r
Grecnhalye delivered between February and Nar'h D.
In three election. cases.
! The ninth member of the committee is Mr.. 'ohi-
stock OF Minnesota, who is forty five years Ola anu
q lawyer Of some twenty years experience. lie IS
a man of judicial temperament. ana one WHO '"o'-
oughly studies and Sits the testimony III every case
before expressing an opinion. lie has not yet taken
part in the House debates on an election contest
although fully prepared to do il his services mad
been required.
So much for the majority of the Elections Com
mittee which thus far has reported i'll favor OF iohi
Republicans and one Democrat. Now as to the
minority, which thus far has stood 10y every Demo
crat whose title was involved in the five cases re-
ported 10 the House.
Mr.. Crisp, OF Georgia. dominates the minority lie
was chairman of the committee in the last Congress
and is a lawyer Of ability. Mr.. Crisp is young
man. and perhaps unfortunately for his reputation
Of the with which he has had to deal were cases
In which southern Democrats were opposed to south
ern Republicans. At times Mr.. Crisp, ontwaTdly at
least has seemed to show disposition 10 disregard
the clannsh sentiment which controls Southern Demo
cratic Representatives, but lie has not yet been
able. IL he really desired to do So Mr.. Crisp II not
a strong logician is a persuasive speaker, and his
efforts usually awaken considerable Democratic en-
thusiasm
Mr. O'FeImll. of Virginia. was a member OF the
committee in last Congress. and lac has delivered
number of speeches on election contests. 1t Is not
unfair to say that, while some of Colonel oFerrall :
speeches have been ornate and towery. his arguments
have not shown that intimate knowledge of the facts
or thorough grasp of the legal question, involved
which should be necessary 10 influence tie House.
1ne same comment may be Idliiy maze on tho
speeches of Mr.. Moore, Of Texas new member OF OF
Judge Moore may be- The REMARKS when he has I'fe
in the House election contests have not selousis
impressed that body With either has ABILITY or MS
Mr. Wilson, of Missouri. who divides with Mes~rS.
Crisp and Moore the honor OF southern representa-
ton in the committee. Is new member OF The House.
he is amiable man and lawyer, Who has enoyed
some experience traveller In the West ana sonth
and who. if one may judge by his speech IN the NiIh
sOn-pcndcton case, has high regard for ancestry
Mr. Outhwaitc of ohio. another Democratic mem
Der # the committee. was principal OF grammar
school until he became a lawyer, about twenty four
years ago. lie is accomplished In the tcchl' ali.>
OF legal pleading and the handling OF testimony. ~
those respects he shone to great adyan'aSe III IN.
charge, and which he conducted with confident
dacity seldom possessed by anybody except a born
and educated pettifOgscr
The other Democratic member is Colonel Mash. OF
Pennsylvania. who l. fepuicd 10 be COCA lawyer.
and who, IL Is crcdbly reported, has felt 4 sense
of oppression since became member of the Eicr
tons Committee of the last Congress. on account %
the party necessity which has compelled him -
apologize for defend. practice, AGAINST which
his conscience rcvOlt> and which. a. he well knows.
he never could defend in his state.
The FOREGOING sketch Of The committee which ila-
passed upon the of Mudd against Compton, which
considered by the House today, VIII not Ice IT.
garded unfair by any unprcjudIced member OF ta'
body who j. competent to judge. II everything else
was eQna IT, would be the misfortune. not IA. faut.
OF the six Democratic members. that III" nine EcpHb
lean members carried too many guns for them. "a,
well as the fan of the Democratic minority that
should be decided on party lines.
The facts in the contest of Mudd against compton.
which discussed in the House 70 day. have been
heretofore presented in The Tribune Mc>si~. Lacey.
Ialzcu and Grecuhalgc, who spoke ia favor OF con
tcstant. had even thing their own way - far a the
law and facts concerned. and they may have
made few Democrats ashamed Of the attempt Ia
justify the petty larceny at number of precincts ana
the wholesale intimidation at one big Republican pre-
cnct. whereby Compton. with the assistance ~ the
Democratic Governor. succeeded in obtaining favor
able return. Mc--r> Moore. 81 reNa~.. ana Gibson. Of
Maryland took mp the cudgel for Compton. If Wa, Il
Gibson while the ladies that he j. extremely
handsome man. j. extremely weak also.
1t j. expected thot vote Will be taken Z" morrow.
and that despite Democratic order and expectation
justice Will be done. and that to Mudd VIII be awarded
the seat 10 which he seems 10 have been elect a.