Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-19
ELECTION CONTESTS.
,,v CASES PENDING BEFORE COLONEL
W.T. o,eeRRALL's COMMITTEE.
,..,,men from the North state Who Have
Their Hands roii--Jerry simpson ana
,ho Third Party-wiii Oppose war.
,r,nn onr Rcgular core.ponaent.l

From our Regular Correspondent
vv,sgIxoroN, January is.--When Colonei
overall returns 10 Washington from At
,.r,a. Ca. the Elections Committee, OF
,,h,e1 he is chairman. viii begin work. as
r.,trriday Is the day fixed by the commit
.. f,r taking up and considering the FIRST
- Emo SIX contests pending. II Is the case
,fc-,icrs. stewart. a Pennsylvania contest.
,,,he tuesday meeting of the committee
.t. las sill 10 6xcd for considering the
..,d case on the dOckct-NoyeS rs.
,-.tveW ~ New York. The contestant
t- .te frsf. named case is Democrat; IN
e.. secoul the contestant is Republican.
80 -,o az cases three Of the contestants
80. democrats and three are Republicans,
svcniy divided as TO politics.
Mr.. ruNS's WORK.
.,,resopta,,vo Bum. Of North Caro-
o., -lairman Of tho House Committee on
,,',,. las organized thoroughly for
-. over two hundred bills have al.
,-.l~ heon referred % this committee, and
,.tIo last Congress 26j reports we're mace
fto House bv The committee. North
C.-.,rlans and others Will observe that
,r. ngun has "a Craftsmanship that viii In
,,,a great deal Of hard work.
AZ Henderson, Of North Carolina. chair:
~, n ihe Committee on Post-Oticss and
i..,H Roads. will have his hands full also.
f.... wall be- several important new mea-
.-.. 90 boz considered Of a general nature,
49,. rreat many local bills are also sent
= ST. Hendcrs0n's committee.
rHr THIhD PARTY.
c,.rressman Jerry Simpson was asked
rlst tho prospect was for the third party
'..,,e and he said that the meeting
..-Il bo held the 22d Of February al 81.
Ion. 40 that meeting, methods and
.t... would boz discussed. bat no nOmi-
.,.r. made. An address, however.
,.t Dc issued. and az a subse-
,,.,f date q national convention would
.rIle and be thought the Third
,.rtv would certainly nominate presi-
..rtI ticket lie further expressed the
i".ffhat ms party would carry number
a. States. including Kansas. Nebraska,
'rrr.. TO- aud the two Dakotas, and
f.aF, things up considerably IN several OF
f.r elu.leru States.
AGAINST WAR.
rr SimpsOn was In avery PLEASANT and
rrrurfrativc mood. and said also that
1855. anxious 10 hear the much-talked-Of
f....es ~ President Harrison on the
f.|tar troubles which Is expected to be
Nf ABOUT nfAA NfAtift4hNs h'
l.r.an declared that If Mr.. Harrison
sd .ny strong war talk in that message
l.Nr ono was going 90 oppose IN the best
..,..i le was capable Of making any pro
t...f..u looking 70 hostilities with little,
vak nation that amounts to nothing IN
f.-frade with us. as he did not propose
f.fI.r amin Harrison should bolster up
bis r4udly-Wauing popularity by In
v.rr1 the United States IN con-
nrf fhst might cause great loss
al M. aud the expenditure Of millions
rfl.lars. The Democrats continued
N.h s1sss member. should oppose 90
uu ADS BuucOmbe PROPOSITION that
rm.s rom the White House. There Is
Fl.u-f for war merely because lot Of
Uurln sailors have gone on shore and
cotton .uto trouble. | hope the Demo
M, vii treat the matter in a way that
WI put q stop % this silly talk"
Ar SIMPSON expressed the belief that
a., 0nly would free-coinage bill pass the
,r...nt House. but he said also that he be-
lfveI more than two thirds of the men,
le- were ~ favor Of the proposition.