Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-17
THE BouNcING PROGRAMME
OF the Republicans What Democrat
win DO In the Anderson Case.

SDStidl telegram 10 ne Register
WASHINGTON, February lG. - The
House Committee on Elections has not
vet completed the extensive Democratic
bouncing programme which IL marked
out for itself or had mared out for il by
! by the party leaders, at the opening oI
the present Congress. About dozen
/ Democrats have been fired out on one
nreteXt or another, but there are still
TWO more who are marked for summary
Expulsion. One OF these is Mr. Alder
son. of West Virginia, whose seal was
contested by 'Fud' McGinniS. and the
other, Mr.. Bullock, Of Florida, whose
seat is wanted for Republican named
Goodrich. The Republ leans are
naturally very anxious To complete
their work, but IL does not look as If
they would be able TO do ii. Tha
trouble is that they have not 4 quorum
of their own here, and the chances OF
their getting u quorum before the close
of the session are exceedingly slim, so
that If they manage in ouSting
MeSSrS. Anderson and Bullock it will
be by the courtesy of the Democrats.
The Democrats of the House are of
course 4 very courteous lot OF gentle
men. but il is not likely their polite
ness will extend SO far aS this. In Tact,
il is understood that if the Republicans
attempt TO get up the cases the Demo
Gratis will do what they did in the Lang
Ston contest and break 4 quorum by re-
tiring from the House. Ii is under
stood that the Republican leaders are
especially anxious TO unSeat Mr.. Alder
son. of West Virginia, as if they
do not do 50 il is feared the
effect on the party in that
State would be even more depressing
than the returns OF the late election.
Gen. Gofi, of West Virginia, who has
been in the city good deal of late, Is
supposed TO have heen very urgent Tor
action in the AlderSon-McGinniS case,
and McGinniS himself is naturally eager
to get the $4,000, the salary for the
full term of Congress which he has not
served, aud To which he is no more en-
titled than any other private citizen.
But the Republican members OF the
Election Committee are anxious To give
il to him-So anxious are they IN fact
that they have offered what they call a
"cOmprOmSe" 10 the Democratic mem
berS of the committee. The terms Of
this proposed compromise are that II
the Democrats will allow Anderson to
be unSeated on the last day
of the session, the Republicans will
not attempt TO do anything with the
case until that time. Thus Mr.. Alder
son would serve the full term and get
the pay which he has earned and to
which he is entitled. and Mr.. McGinniS
without doing single days service !
would also be given $4,000, which he
has not earned aud is not entitled to.
The understanding is that the Demo
Gratis have refused to consider FOR an in-
Stant any such compromise as this
They have all along considered Mr.
AldcrSOn's ease the strongest one OF all
the contested election cases OF this
Congress with the possible exception OF
the Turpin case of Alabama. in which
McDufley. the Republican. was given
seat after a contest. although the Demo
cratic candidate received majority oil
over ROO votes. The Anderson
case was considered so strong 10y
the Democrats AT the beginning OF the
present Congress that they put it for
ward rs their first ease, believing they
could break the Republicans up on
their programme of wholesale bouncing
by forcing them To admit that Mr.. Al
derSon was fairly elected, and the Re
publicanS were evidently fully aware OF
the strength OF the Anderson case, aS
they continued to put it aside from time
to time, taking up by preference ether
cases which they could act on according
To their partisan desires without doing
So much violence to their conscience.