New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-15
THREE ELECTION CONTESTS DECIDED
ONE CONTESTANT FAILING TO PROVE HIS CASE
BEFORE THE CoMMlTTEE-A LAWLDSS
ARKANSAS DISTRICT.

Washington, Feb. IA (special)'-lhe Iio"'o I'm
mittee Oh Elections deserves commentator NV O"'
on account of its diligence and industry but Decauc VI
the equtableness of the decisions thu' lar ~
IT. Three cases which have been the subject OF co''
delbcration for some time past were decided to-odS
,o in favor Of Republlcan contestants, and one IN
favor Of the Democratic cOntcstce. In the first TWO
cases the committee decided on party Ines Ill inc las"
one the verdict unanimous. mat Is inc 'a9o
Of Thrcet against Clark, Of the lst Alabama District
While the contestant produced testimony sho"'hs "''
many irrcculartes were committed and gross frauds
perpetratcd he did not succeed IN proving enough "
overcome the majority returned for the conies'cc'
The titles Of the other two cases are Nudd against
Common. of the Vth Maryland District and Feather
sion against Cate Of the Ist Arkansas pI9''CO'
Although the testimony concuSvey shows 'ndt INC
title Of Mudd or Feathcrston 10 seat IN the House
is much stronger and clearer than that OF Clark INC
Democratic sitting member from the lst Alabama Dis
trict-in fact IS not clouded by any suspcion-yet'
bccause Mudd and Featherston are Republicans all
the Democratic members OF the Elections committee
voted 10 retain the Democratic SitnG members comp
ton and Cate. 1t is probably too much to expect OIL
democrat that he will allow any evidence, however
strong or conclusive, to influence him to vote against
member of his own party in an election contest.
An analysis of the Mudd Compton case which was
nnhlished in The Tribune few days ago fairly indi-
Gated the conclusion which the committee reached To-
day as also did a summary Of the Arkansas case
which was published IN The Tribune several weeks
ago. after thorough examination OF the 'esu'hony'
Since that publication strong confirmation OF tHo
testimony in Featherson's behalf relating TO Inc a'S
Of violence and fraud committed by Democrats III
Crittend County by which Fcathcrston WAS deprived
~ some 200 votes has been received from Demo
cratic source 1t comes in the form Of card puo-
lshed in The Marion ark Reform Of February o.
which reads as follows:
Elmo Feb 5-Today has been dav to De long Re-
meube red among the young Of Crcnden County Tor
CD thi, DAY we the CrawioId-Nlc Rifles met and drilled
under our captain W. /. Werner. and % say that we
were satisfied our feelings In very tame terms
indeed. The company is composed OF o.d veterans o. INC
Confederate Federal and Polish armies Many oil u'e"'
carry scars o. conflict with the and are prepared 70
meet and to defeat them again neld whether la
political tactical conflict To SEES the movement oil Ou'
con uany you would 1t that BIZ Ia-hufT' '" i
Werner C. +. Rasburry Lon Butler III" H'Ataoi' ana
y NJ Gibson had service b.oro IN the hrIl anu "o
were in no way ashamed Of the part they acted mo
drmaster. Captain Jack Cocks j, mau q" che'h'Feu ca
Ieernr,t Of the Lost Cause next N''" o. ''
D.sI failure and then volunteer o.! some south AN'''4
revolution That 90 not remember Dut "h'h i'e1'
Iut all are again ready ~ offer up our saviour u.d
all Of life Tor thor country! Perhaps nov many Ia
hence they nay be called upon = save the Omon o. "f
country The Republicans again IN power, ana rom
their REASONABLE and from the rebou- ruihf' Of
President Reed I'm the House Of Congress seems % ~
Of to-day that he tresonabe than Jch DAVIS or
John b. Floyd dared 70 be- even at their worst Lev
them Cate, Concre ssnsI-riect We arc I'~iS
to save the Union and hang featnersOn n'c'a-'if'
We VIII meet drill again next Tuesday wec" February
b az Captain w,rncrs house ana every member is pol
lively ordered 70 BE- al rol-call Oh that da'.
CAPTAIN Werner is the Democratic sheriff Oi CflI
teuden County-a county which, with full vote ana
a fair election, would give l,oOO to 1000 HepubIca
majority. Another active member Of the Rifle
! is County Judge g.. 4. Martin. Both he and Werner
won their Office, BY virtue Of Winchester rilco ~hl,A
were furnished by the state authoritc> ana proOdkly
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lie hcneGt Of the militia OF the several states mat
| Contestant FcathcrstOn did not meet The same iip
that overlook Contestant Clayton IN the ia ARKANSAS
Dl,trct-dcath from the bullet OF an a'NaN>lil--W9
due in the first place 10 a happy accident ana IN tc
second place 10 his prudent withdrawal, on account
OF the threats against the lives Of himself ana ms
| attorney, from Cuttcnden County, whittier he had
| conc - take testimony The patriotic member, OF
| thc Crawford ve Rifles however are stu on the
| alert ready hang Featherst0n, II necessary