The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-10
INGALL'S SCHEME.
HOW HE EHOPES TO RETAIN HIS SENA-
TORSHiP.


TORSHlP.
Reliance Placed in IL Contest of the Elec-
ton if Alliance HIcn Cannot be Crowded
Out-Resorting to the United States Sem
ate.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 29.-The claim of
Senator Ingalls, that he will be United
States Senator from Kansas to succeed
himself appears to have good founda,
ton, if his plans or the plans of his
friends prevail. The preliminary steps
have already been taken for contest
in the Senate, it being certain that the
Alliance will command more than
enough votes to elect.
There are 106 Counties in the State,
nineteen of them having been organized
since the last apportionment of mem
bers of the Legislature. These Coun-
ties are without representation in the
lower House, although the Constitution
specially provides that ever organized
County casting 250 votes shall be en-
titled to a representative, and in nc
case shall the number of members !ex-
ceed 125. There have been two sessions
Of the Legislature since these Counties
were organized, but they were not pro
vided for, the Eastern Counties having
more than one member refusing to
surrender their representative. The
nineteen Counties unrepresented have
by courtesy, been allowed delegates
who draw neither pay nor mileage, and
who have no privileges on the floor OF
the House except to sit there and
watch matters pertaining to their own
Counties. They have been regularly
elected at each general election as rep
resentatiyes, but have not been recog-
nized as such.
a few days ago a delegate named
Lobdell, from one of these Counties
through his attorney made demand
upon the State Canvassing Board that
a certificate of election as Representa-
tive be issued to him. The board re-
fused to do this, recognizing only the
legislative district as provided by law.
Notice was given that an application
would be made to the Supreme Court
for mandamus compelling the issuing
of such certificate, Lobdell, under the
Constitution, being entitled to a seat
as a member. Nothing was thought of
this until to-day, when an attorney, who
advised Lobdell to take this action, re-
vealed the reasons to a asupposed friend:
He acknowledged that the alliance would
elect a successor to Senator ingalls,,
having 90 votes, 9 more than enough.
The ingalls, plan is to compel the Sec
retary Of State to issue certificates of
election to the extra eighteen members,
one of the Counties not having the re-
quisite number of voters, in which case
there would be 143 members, making
the vote, under decision Of the Su-
preme Court, illegal.
There are counted for Ingalls, 24votes
in the House and 81 in the Senate, to
which the plotters add the eighteen extra
members, although but eleven of them
are Republicans. This would give In
gals IS votes. Six Democrats are count
ed as likely to vote for ingalls,, making
his strength -, or i less than enough.
If the delegate members are seated it is
proposed to 60 into the United States
Senate with a contest upon the claim
that the alliance has illegally elected it's
Senator by bringing in IS votes. 1t is
argued that upon this showing Senator
ingalls, will be seated.
In case the Supreme Court should re-
fuse to issue its writ of mandamus, the
schemers propose to make the contest
upon the showing that eighteen counties
have been thrown out, although under
the Constitution they should be entitled
to vote for Senator. In the joint ses-
sion, when the Senatorial vote is taken,
each delegate will rise and demand the
privilege of voting. Some of the 1n-
gals workers profess to believe that the
Republican President of the Senate will
recognize these delegates, but he is a
fair man and will hardly doso.
Failing in both of these plans, the
schemerS propose to have the Secretary
of State, in making up his list of mem
bers of the House, include these eighteen
delegates and drop the names of eighteen
Alliance members, just elected, as he,
can make up a roll of but 125 members
when he organizes the House. They say
that if he does this they can organize
the House and retain their seats, and the
gaining over of two or three Alliance
members formerly Republicans will bea
comparatively easy matter. In that case
no contest would be necessary.
Secretary Higgins was questioned up
on his probable action in this case. He
said: II am an ingalls, man and will do
what can do honorably for his election,
but will not lend myself to any such
scheme. / have no power to disfran-
chise any district provided by the laws
of the State, nor do propose to attemp
any such Highlander outrage. l shall
organize the House with the 125 menu
bers elected under the law, even while
believe an injustice has been done thes.
eighteen Counties. Senator ingalls, mus
be reelected fairly or not at all. and l
confess do not see how he can be with
90 votes against him, when only So are
necessary"
In case the Supreme Court orders the
issuing Of certificates of election to the
eighteen delegates-for Lobden is max
ing the fight for all-Mr. Higgins de-
ClluSS dC lIllS Gl11C W ohy Nllae 1S hOoIo
do. He would, however, probably COM
ply, leaving the House to determine
what it should do. Theplan was enter
tanned of making the House vote illegal
by increase of numbers, and of then de-
of Governor Humphrey the
ofthe certificate of election
of the Alliance Senator. 1t was thought
the Governor could then be forced, as
soon as the Legislature adjourned, to
appoint Senator ingalls, to till the sup
posed vacancy. But it was soon learn
ed that Governor Humphrey would not
any such plan, nor would he
have anything to do with such proceed
ings. He would cause to be issued the
certificate of election to the man the Al
lance, with its majority on joint ballot,
named as the next Uuited States Sena-
tor. Therefore, the plan now is to pro-
for contest in the United Senate. In
galls's friends believing that he will be
seated by the the Republican members.