The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-31
CONTESTS IN THE HOUSE.
Clerk Kerr Already Notified Of Nine
Cases.

Tom Watson Supplies the Only One
From Georgia-South Carolina Free
From One for the First Time in
Several Years-A Populist to Try
to Gust Enloe of Tennessee.
Washington, May 30.-Clerk Kerr OF
the House of Representatives has as many
as nine contested cases for seats already
on file and in pursuance of the law has
notified the disputants to appear before
him personally or by attorney. For the
first time in many years there will be no
contest from South Carolina, the Beau
fort district having returned to the con-
troll of the negro element. Georgia sup
plies a contested case, the first one for
many years and the only one since the
celebrated bout between Andrew Sloan
and Morgan Rawls in which
the Efingham colonel was un-
horsed The present contest
is filed by Tom Watson, who wants the
seat of j. c. G. Black. In the late elec-
tion the returns gave Black l7,772, while
Watson received only 1888 as populist
candidate.
Tennessee has q contested case in which
one Of her best members is Interested
Hon. B. A. Enloe, one of the hardest
working democrats in the House, has d
man after him named T.. II. Thrasher,
who ran as populist candidate and who
was beaten by about the same majority as
Maj. Black received over Mr.. Watson.
North Carolina has case to be heard
and young Tom Settle, republican who
has the governors certificate of election,
will have 10 demonstrate how and by
what agencies he defeated A. II. Will
Jams, an alliance candidate.
Alabama shows up with contest, and,
of course, a populist figures in it, The
Hon. James +. Cobb, whom Tom Watson
charged with using the celebrated in
quiTy Where am | atln holds seat,
and Martin w. Whatley wants it. His
vote, according to the count, was ll,5lS,
to Il, ,351 cast for Mr. Cobb
Virginia has case Just to be in the
swim, and j. Thomas Goode. a popuist
candidate who got 7, ,4S2 votes on the face
of the returns, thinks that he was hoo
dooed by J. T. Epes, democrat, who re-
ceiVed l0,330 votes according to the face
of the returns.
Illinois furnishes a straightout contest
between republican--RobertA A. Childs-
who received 20,S72 votes to 20, S35 cast for
Lewis Stewart, a democrat.
Missouri supplies one case, that of John
j. O'Neill a democratic member who i'm
agines he was practically euchered by
Charles T. JOY a republican, in the late
| election. Mr.. O'Neill, although demo-
| crat, is a light-weight and it is quite
probable that his district thought it a
| good way to get rid of him by. electing
Mr.. JOY. The vote sn tlis instance was
close. Joy had 1909 and O'Neill, Ia, 9O2
California supplies a contested case II
is one of the closest counts in the whole
batch of nine S. G.. Hilbom, a republican,
beat w. B. English a democrat, by q
slender plurality of 80, and Mr.. English
demands to know how he did it, In this
case the vote, according to the returns in
the hands of Clerk Kerr, is IL, 1853 for Hill
born, TO l3, 100 from English.
The closest contest is from Michigan.
George f. Richardson, democrat. holds
the certificate of election, and Charles E.
Belknap, a republican, is the contestant.
Ten votes form the only difference be-
tween them, Richardson having 20. 095
votes, to 20.0S5 for Belknap. An amusing
feature of the contest is that ii Beknap
had not demanded a recount he would
have secured the certificate, as he was
elected by the first count
Nothing happened here today of mo-
ment All departmental business was
suspended and the people as a general
thing betook themselves to the country or
down the river.
Judge Fain left for home tonight. He
failed to make a government connection
Gen. Edward L, Thomas, formerly of
Georgia, but now of the Indian Territory,
has been offered place in the west.