Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-19
MIR. BURROWS SEAT.
1t Will BE Contested and the Reasons
Therefor

Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan is the only one OF
Nr. Reeds lieutcnaDts who on the face of the
returns has been reelected TO the Fitty-second
Congress. The chances are that he
will not long retain his seat after
the democratic Congress meets. When
ever he and MIR. G.. l.. Yaple have run agains.
each other the result has been Close though
Mr.. Burrows has defeated other democrats in
his district with ease. Yaple beat him for the
FOrty-eighth Congress and was quite a promi-
nent member of that democratic Congress.
Prior to that Yaple had been once beaten by
Burrows. the majority being small
Again they ran against each other and Bur-
rows won by small majority. Yaple was
then urged to contest the seat before the
House. bat declined 10 DO So though it was n
democratic House, for the reason that. though
he believed there had been IRE gularlties in the
election lie was not sure OF II and he did not
want TO take advantage OF democratic House
u make a struggle fo- the seat.
TO CONTEST Mr.. ICEEOws' SEAT.
Mr.. Burrows apparent majority at this cleo
ton was very small and Mr.. Yaplc. it is said
will contest the seat, being convinced that
there have been frauds We Ich he can prove
curious feature of the contest will be re-
versal of the usual order OF election contests
inasmuch as IN this case the democrats
will charge that what are commonly
committed by the republicans in townships in
Cass and Van Buren, counties. where there is q
very large proportion Of colOred population.
Dir. iAple filed protest against counting
the votes of Calvin township, setting forth his
reasons a. follows:
PROTESTS AGAINST COUNTING THE VOTES.
Frst-That the ballot box at Calvin town
ship during the noon recess OF election day
remained unsealed and was not IN charge Of
any member of the eiectiOn hoard
SecOnd-The ballot box was not sealed after
the votes were counted on election night, but
remained unsealed until Tuesday, November
II. That none Of tine inspectors or clerks OF
election we-e sworn until November IL, and
that only two TOOK and subscribed to the oath
at any time shown by the poll book returned
to ihe county c:nVassers.
Thrd-That illegal ballots were deposited
in the box during the noon hour OF election
dAv.
Fourth--That the ballot box after the polls
closed, being left unsealed until TUESDAY,
November IL, fraudulent and Illegal votes were
deposited therein.
Fifth-That on Tuesday, November H. the
box was unlocked and the ballots taken there
from and recountcd in violation Of an express
provision Of the law.
Sixth-That the polls were not opened and
closed IN accordance with law.
Objections were made also against a number
OF other townships.
nEESSA. THE LONELY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
IL this contest succeeds and Mr.. Burrows is
thrown ont of The House Mr. McKenna Will be
the only republican member of the WAYS and
means committee of the present House
who will SIT in the next House. Mr. Nc
kenna was the republican who made the
minority report on the sugar question and was
regarded as in sympathy with Mr. Blaine's
plan Of dealing with the question.
Nr. Hosfcrd, the Washington corresp ondcnt
of the Detroit Free Press. who is secretary O.
the democratic state committee, saws that the
redistricting Of Michigan. which will be in the
hands of the democrats. will be for
period OF ten years as to tn,
congressional districts and for six years as to
the Legislative districts. Under the reappor
tionment the democrats will have a good chance
for nine or ten Congressman and can hold q
majority in the legislature long enough tc
elect the successors TO each Of the republican
oonatorH