The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-22
POLITICAL
Doings of the Different Parties and
Their Representatives.


the Twentieth Pennsylvania District by large
majority over Greevy, Democrat, and over Q
Prohibitionist candidate. The contest was
reached in committee last week. The evidence
was ali in favor of Mr.. Soull Tho alleged ille-
gal votes were found on careful examination
| to be in nearly every instance perfectly legal
The points in the case with regard to register
ing and township voting in borouGhs, etc,
| were all the same as had been raised and de-
cided in the Craig. Stewart case last session,
| with the exception that whore they were found
against Stewart they were in favor Of Scull.
1t is doubtful if this case will ever be called
up in the House, and Scull will retire from
public life next March with honor, and not be
kicked out as Greevy and his friends wished
him to be. Greevy is several thousand dollars
out of pocket by his ill-advised contest.
H. E. Taubeneck Chairman of the Peoples
Party Central National Committee, has issued
letter in which he urges the members of tho
new party to force the election Of the straight
out Populsts in those States where they hold
the balance of power in the Legislature. In it
he says:
Peoples Party legislators do when it comes
to balloting for Senators? Will they be big
enough for the position they occupy? Will
they remain true to the people who elected
them or will they disgrace their States and the
sentiment of the United States Senate with q
tinge of bribery attached to their certificates
of election as the State of Illinois did two years
ago?
THE position our friends occupy in the diff
ferent State Legislatures is not an enviable one.
Anyone who has not gone through a contest of
that kind does not know what he will have to
bear. The future of our movements rests with
them. They can either make or destroy the
party. But it seems to me that anyone with
the fate of Moore and Cockrell before him never
will turn his back on the people who elected
him. As far as | am concerned will say, give
q crown of honor to him who stands firm, and
an eternal curse to him who betrsys u.s."
In Pennsylvania, Edwin Hallowell, Demo.
crat, has served notice that he will contest the
seat Of Representative elect Irving P. Wanger,
Republican. The grounds alleged are general
in character, to the effect that votes were
counted for Wanger that should not have been
counted, etc. Wanger has Q plurality of
about $50 in the District.
The recount in Ionia Mich County of the
Fifth Congressional District was completed last
week. 1t shows the election OF George L.
Richardson, Democrat, over Charles Z. Bel
KNAPP Republican, the present incumbent by
about IL plurality in the entire District.
The official vote of South Dakota for Presi-
Dental Electors was: Harrison, 34,s58; Cleve-
land 9,0sl; Weaver. 26.512; Bidwell, o.
The official vote of Montana was: Harrison,
1888; Cleveland, 1854; Weaver, 1880; Bid
well, 517.
The official vote of Idaho was: Weaver, TO-
430; Harrison, s799. Mcconnell, Republican,
for Governor, has 1,409 plurality.
The official vote of Nebraska on Presidential
Electors is as follows: Harrison, 87,2l6; Weaver,
SO. 1874. and Cleveland, "a, 943
The Wisconsin official vote for Presidential
Electors was: Cleveland, 177,436; Harrison,
17076l.
The Electoral vote in Wyoming is: Harrison,
1876; Weaver, 7,546.
The Kansas State Board of Canvassers have
issued certificate of election to Caball, the
Populist Elector. whose election was questioned
on the ground of clerical error. This makes
all the Kansas Electors Populists.
rather remarkable state of affairs has con-
fronted the Postoffice authorities during the,
last week. Democratic Congressman declare
that there is scheme on foot to embarrass the
incoming Administration. There seems to be
an unusual and unnatural desire on the part of
fourth class Postmasters to resign. Their resg
nations pouring in SO fast as to worry the
clerical force in their attempts to record them.
What is more peculiar, but may be regarded as
q key to the solution of this seemingly con-
certed action, is the fact that almost every
resignation is accompanied by recommends
ton for the successorship. and almost nvara-
bly, the nominated successor is Democrat.
1t is believed that in most instances the
resignation and recommendation are the result
of a trade or combination; that the Republican
lncum Dent is either endeavoring to serve
Democratic friend or TO benefit himself pecu-
niarily. In the small postoflices the Post
master owns the boxes and gets all box-rent az
part of his pay. 1t has been ascertained that
Republican Postmasters have offered to resign
in favor of some local Democrat, provided the
latter would buy the boxes.
Notwithstanding the fact that all seems har-
monious in the Democratic ranks, it may not
be out Of place to state that Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr. Hill have not met since election. AS for
the rumor that the Senator had been offered
place in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet, nothing is
farther from the minds of either gentleman.
When conferences were held last Summer be-
tween Cleveland and some of his friends aud
the State and city machine-leaders who had
opposed the formers nomination at Chicago,
the New York Senator was not even invited to
participate, and at no time have any steps been
taken TO bring him and the President-elect to.
gether.
So far as N. Cleveland is concerned he is not
onerlng CABINET places TO anyone. Hc is at
present occupied with his private affairs, which
he seems to be settling up preparatory to devot-
ing his whole time to public matters. The
ofice-hunters have wisely taken him at his
word and are letting him alone 1t is now evil
dent that he will be able to protect himself from
the intrusion into his home Of the premature
applications for place, which for a time threat
ened his peace of mind and his ability to do his
own work and that of the public.
Some correspondence has passed between
Speaker Crisp and Mr.. E. Ellery Anderson,
President of tho Reform Club. Mr. Anderson
declined to make public Mr. Crisp's letter. He
said he could not even answer whether Mr..
Crisp's letter was friendly without disclosing
its contents. 81 will say, however" he said,
"that both Mr.. Crisp and myself are satisfied
and that the public ought also to be satisfied
and allow some respite from its continual
round of inquiries. Anyway, think it is very
unjust to impute to me deliberate intention
of putting slight upon a guest. / don't see
how a gentleman entitled to tho designation
could be guilty Of such violation of hospitality.
And / repeat that Speaker Crisp is satisfied
that my conduct at the recent banquet of the
Reform Club was not Intentionally open to
such imputation. The Republicans are at
the bottom of this agitation, and they desire to
make it appear that serious breach has arisen
between the Reform Club and the Speaker, but
there is nothing in it,"
President Cleveland is in favor of an ex-
ira session Of Congress in one respect and