The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
THE SPIRIT OF 1876.
THE REPUBLICANS OF TO-DAY ARE
IMBUED WITH IT
And Are Trying to Steal Several States-It IL
This that Has Brought Democratic Lead
ers Together to Prevent 1t.

New A0rk, OeCemDer S-topecEtl'} -iNe
following official statement was handed out
tonight by Senator German:
Senators Carlisle. Brice and German, in
reply to inquiries as to the object OF their
visit to New York, said they had no hest
tation in stating what it was. The state
ment made in the public press than they
were here for the purpose of comforting with
Presdent-eicct Cleveland in reference to
an extra session and the policy OF the lnconi-
inc administration, was they said, without
1arraut: there was absolutely no truth In
It.
The democrats of the senate are very
much concerned about the puolicatohs
which indicate that there is an organized
attempt to reverse the will OF the people
expressed at the late election: IL was ull-
derstood by everybody until within the pas'
few days that the democrats had NOT oHiy
elected the president and vice PRESIDENT ana
a larg, ma joTity of the house ol representa-
tives but that they would have ciear ma
FORTY Of the senate of the United States,
thus enabling the measures tor wiiith the
democratic party stood in the campaign 10
he enacted into laws. TO the aStoniShinent
of nll it wa; found that the attempt to
change the political complexion OF me iesis-
,otrres in Kansas, Nebraska, NyonihS'
Montana, North Dakota and California was
ser;oi,k- under way. Hence the senator
said t;lcir WISH here was TO confer WIN 'iie
cat,Daigu committees of the Democratic
nafjonaI committee and TO take such meas
yres a@ IL WAS possible to prevent Tile CoH-
summation of the threatened outrage.
nil.t th.y VIII 40.
They came to New York to confer win
such members Gt the campaign c"lin .t
of the national committee as are present
ard they hope before leaving to confer Win
The entire cuIniLitcH.
III reply To the question What can Your
committee do ia i case OF that sort IL Nas
said; :, ,>+t;nr
MORE than 10 counsel with the commit
,ac,,,c,l from each OF the states tH2'
arc threatened by these returning DoaruS;;
md With the chairman OF the state ceuttal
cou9.iitne alA give them such encourage
nnnt au1 advice rs each of the several cases
n,,w rcn,.irc. The main work must DE done
hy residents Of the various states, but we
Car encourage them aud be kept fuiIy Ill
formed So ina; when contest comes before
thr TTflit" States senate all me information
and MI the facts may be properly ps2u9l's
before thai body, and We may not be III the
nosffia,, that w. were in the Monani ease
whcre the democrats UnquestiGnably car
rind the state ana Il majority OF the iegisia-
tt.r,, and yet by sharp lmanlpulatioi' TWO re-
p';i,irlu senators were seated III Sh"tt,
what We desire to 10 i Ia see that the VIII
of the people is properly recorded III the
election Of senators III the states named.
fIs;:ranr stohbsry IN Cheyenne
"What evidence is there that the attempt
hls been Made III ~! ORGANIZED way 10
count oUt the democratic senators:
Thu public press this morning published;
a. telegram from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
which states that i'll Carbon county the
clerk of the county, who is republican, by
throwing Cut the returns iron. one pre-,
ciuct in that county reelected himself ana
elected the republican legislative delegation
Is ,tftl 5apf
control Of the state. In other words. the
politics. complexion of the state probably
t,irus upon that one delegation. A. we I'M
derstand ii the clerk of the county Is ny
law required to canvass the vote OF the
county assocating with him II board
two magiStrat es or justices of the peace, to
b. selected bv him. one of whom shall be OF
p different party from his own. 1t so hap
pens that tie clerk is Il republican, and when
the vote came TO be canvaSsed, his two aSso-
GATES voted against throwing out the pre-
cinc+. and eutercd a protest against it, but
he declared that he the clerk, who was
candidate for reelection was the returning
board. and his associates were simply pres
emit to witness his count.
Nj Regard cor the Law.
The law specifically requires that
the votes of ali the precinct, shall
be counted. Having thrown out the pre-
cinr,, the cieri, elected himself and the
Republican legislative delegations. The re-
turn Of this clerk then goes before the
state Canrassing board. consisting of three
state officers. the governor, the treasurer
aUi the secretary Of state. The treasurer
aud tn, secretary Of state refused % permit
GOynrnGy Osborn 10 act as q member of
the board ard excluded democratic c0un-
sol ani he proceeded with the count and.
SIS We ara Informed. fatijs the outrageous
action of the clerk OF Carbon county. If
the facts are as rep0rted-and that is what
We ore here To aid iii aSccrtaininG IL this
case aud all ctAers-thcn the acton III
Wyouins will rival the action of the re-
Turning board III Louisiana in 1876 and
thai IL thin, The people OF THIS country
Will not longer submit 10. We rely upon
the fair minded citizens III the states ihut
ern threatened and tho press of the l nit2d
States to expose any attempts I" reverse
live will of The people "hich was 50 posi-
iiy.lr pronounced.
TIA, ulcStiun was asked, Did not the
po,,iI; ~ carry some OF the disputed icgis-
iatIrcs and not the democrats!
Yes. that may b. 50; but 1t makes no
d;f,r.n,,ca who carried the elections. What
,va ;,sist upon Il that The clearly expressed
,r-;;1 NJ the ppor!e shall be carried out and
t,,,4 tho senate Of the United states as
w,II a. all OTHER branches of the goYern-
~, IT shall be constituted a. the r'e"Ae
harn voted il shall be-
Tabire: talk il Kew York.
loading democrats from all parts OF the
,1,;+H.j STATES are making very favorable
, n,n,, If Sen.l5r Carlisle of Kentucky,
far s@rretary Of treasury in the new admin,
is'rat;on. 1t is said Mr.. Cleveland VII
no, t,ka his cabinet officer from the city
~ Kew York. Mr.. Whitney will he Secre-
- If state If he will take it, and two men
ara countcd certain for other places, Coz
ernnr i;ray. Of Indiana and Senator Butler.
of South Carolina. 1t is said also that Mr..
S;SSell, Mr.. Clevriand's Old law partner,
will bc given portfolio.