New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
TWO ELECTION CONTESTS UP
TUE TITLE OF A DEMOCRAT TO HIS
SEAT CONFIRMED.
DECISION OF THE HOUSE IN THE CoLEMAN-BUcK
cAsE-GRoss FRAUDS CHARGED IN THE
WITH ALABAMA DIsTRICT-MR. LIN
Nf.y,s AMUSING SPEECH

u..h,,a.on March 12-The House to-day spent
al -. time in considering contested-electon cases
Ona NJ theul-that OF II. Dudley Colemah against
Charles F. Buck, from the I'D Louisiana Dis.rc'-
49, ,,s,osed of without debate by the adoption of
,bs resolutions unanimously reported py fiec'iohs
Committee No. 2 that Coleman tteP' was "o'
elected and tina, Buck Dem) had been ana was
,,,ros % bts seat Debate on the other-William
/, A,drich against CASTOR A. Robbins. from the
Iv,h Alabama District-was begun anu co"''''e'
for several hours. under an agreement Ia ~
hours should be allowed for oepa'e ~. ~
there were three reports, two by the hep
roo,or,tv agreeing that Aldrch was elected anu
', - o,ad hut differing as to the size OF his
.o.,.,. Tho minority admit that the majority Oh
-,s ra,urred for Robbins should be reduced 10 DOB
still amply sufficient to warrant the'f 'eoo''''".'
dalton that he retain his seat Inc i'"''' =,
oo.s into the returns in detail ana s"o"' mo-
,uentv precincts the vote as re'u'"eu ""'
vote cast 1t makes this comment - .1onoa
- tue, establishment that men VINO are "'e"''o ~
VI '"a' ~ ,r,o,lieent and reputable persons III
III communities will so far voluntarily VS.
and eliminate themselves as 10 oes0e', aa
potical trickery and knavery 50 re blot On the
against them; ,,ngrjtv OF the country. and are
lar lam anu cnmplete and intolerant a. ca" Ola
found in any of the arp'taT'y oniy vindcate them.
Worlc AZ ne wrong by frowniny Gown r,t az"
denouncing the abuse OF law anu p'h nv Mr. Moody
me oienne who said that Democrats h am more
,ne,i, e., IN tho committee alike aSfrru s T., ton
plpHcai'ss, ~ votes counted for Ropos ~ 49,
man n recnrts were fraudulently pui Il" rnort ~
Vi vi bartlett Dem, Ga.l ioiio"r' ="
~. o,,,inr member (Mr. Ronphsl,' ,,oca,inp tn.
the sIt,I ing Tep 81 O. followed advocating ,i ne
ar. r ~ ne majority resolutions. =, wa" ana
adopto,iI Act sustained effort In the tiou L. .,
"a. hSSr,oronsy quaint manner aura ~
nls ",,o-tion of the members anu " pnI i'm
eIai aitior,cs who were in turn alhusou a.' aa a
.Ir..e|d In tho opening OF his sPee,ir ~ ,nw as
p!esseu ,aa FOR the purity OF the baiIo,-poN; a.
soryine that II represented the Sow ;hat any
,aarican people. He argued, thcieio - 90 bt,b
sra,it on The hallot-box IL Closely ann "a -
assdulu "J is in my opinion. he contlnue'i u Ii
..'ioaii,, "the red-eyed daughter OF treasoii IL
inr ~ he testimony In the re'or' anu m, lI
Ioaunre G-e NJ comment thereon were rt'oNr W.
.h Son,s of laughter in which b"inocrais anu
U,ni,rtIscans alike Joined OF one man carr o'
~ Iii ust hut who had been dead tw1i'e !cd'
NJ finney said: Wasn't he faitn'ul peno,'an
AZ Af,er being in his grave twelve years 10 hne MA
ro,Scd in the body 10 the call OF his party anu
yo;cd for the Democratic contestee! no ~
aHegad voter colored man, was last seen py IN.
i,ress about eighteen months before the eie',o
rs reid Swinging to the limb of a tree near py,
tho victim of a ynch.ng bee anu III. ,a,nr
snoaker said I'VE find him year ana nan Id'eI
sound well-orranzed Democrat voting I1I .ne
"a nStdato NJ that party" Mr.. Llnney. IN CLOSING;
oaiaa n the House 10 protect the ballot box ana
10 wither the hand that Is laid upon the ark Oh
,ho covernment with fraudulent purposes.
~ e was followed by Mr. Royse tRep. ma ALSO
member OF the committee. VINO mao" Icsa'
mem ~, on the questions involved In m" case
,he close OF Mr.. Royse's remarks. at aio
o'clock the House. on motion by MI ba'-e'S
1Rep. " " adjourned until tomorrow