The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-28
10 KEEP BRrcE OUT OF TIE SENATE
Ohie 1epublieaas Likely 90 ADOPT . Cours,
9aggesteA By Senator shermAa.

Ohie Hepubiieaas Likely 20 ADOPT . Cesrss
eaggesteA By Senator shernaa.
CLEVELAND. Nov. 27.--The following letters
have been received from Senator Sherman:
"MASsY1KID. O.. Nov. 10. 1891.
"Hsa. " kts0. Chairman Rsps6'ioan STATE cov.taes
my Dean Sra: Ny attention has been fre-
Quently called to the expediency and the best
mode Of presenting to the Senate Of the United
States the question Of the eligibility Of the
Hon. Calvin 8. Brice to seat in that body.
He now holds certificate Of the Governor
Of Ohio Of his election by the last Legisla-
ture In due form. and on the prima facia
case will. no doubt according to the uniform
usaRes OF the Senate. be sworn in on the first
day Of the session and take his seat This
will not in the least determine his right to his
seat II It can be shown that he was not an in
habitant Of Ohio when he was elected. It is
clear that any declaration by me or any one
that he was not such an inhabitant will not
prevent his taking seat and such declara-
ton BY me would not only be futile. but emil
nently Improper; IS may have tS pass judicial;
s Z e the aass'l0n upon 'all nearing and
a s "a Come sss senate
an .nH into
fact ss Of HE ineligilbility: IN my judgement a
meet in JanuSry is the only formal and e a
Tie
q Senator in his place who can contest the
s sas Of
deem advisable Very truly j TSasssi n..x..."
x., ciss.ssss R:D e. Ny 81. "a lis ass1 H..
,o my DEAR sIn; Since writing to YOU on the
eSes snd Eseeo Sl N tho senase 81
the following Is an abstract:
and Shields and those cted BY NJ
Pougias in his argument In the latter case:
seat was sworn in and the mater con.
sidered, on It's merits afterward II may
Is prms acs evidence only 81 she
tpre. and not Of the qualification q the person
af l9s
SHY q the s person eieeted 0tSssvtss shiId
SSs OF 'sa''
ion: e eIsss so1tol%ity xith %y Gym: for she s
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lican State committee will follow the outline Of
ssaess e. s
Republican State Central Committee set
seton to unseat senator-elect Brice was
complete failure. only half doz.
e9essn ssd ese sSns ssies
trap set to catch the Forakerites. The Sher-
man men threw, out the idea that there
elected in January: First. the Hon. John
Sherman was to be elected. and then Mr. Brice
YES to Be u9sested END Foraker elected in his
have been faithfully carried out but perhaps
date Tor Gnited States senstor but i Is for
the seat now occupied by John Sherman.
1t is said BY some Republicans tonight that
Kdps hSS q The
Of the meeting. and that this is the reason
tute the committee were not notified
and are consequently not present tonight.
This excuse seems hardly sufacient as the
posed meeting for the past week. II is barely
possit le that two or three OF the radical ones
may yet come In and meet and pass some
Senator Mcconntcka ia opposed to the whole
proceeding. He said this evening:
Ohio under the laws. and think It would not
be right to unsest him I! It were possible to do
SO. The people OF Ohio elected u Democratic
Legislature. and we have no business trying
to undo the action Of that Legislature In elect.
ing Mr.. Brice to the Senate. He will represent