St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-21

pronounced. In the Fifth. for instance,
lying on the Alabama border, the Demo-
cratic vote was 10000, and the Populist
vote 2200. There were two Republican
candidates in the field in this district.
One received PIP votes, the other received
142.
Verify a close study Of election meth
DDS in the south is an interesting one for
the average New Highlander, in whose
section fair and honest ballot is one Of
the great blessings Of citizenship.
There are also contests from two other
districts-one from New YORK and one
from Oregon. The New York contest Is
from Westchester county district, and
does not turn on any question of fraud,
false counting or Acknowledgement, but
on the legal effect of supreme court de-
cision There were two aspirants for
the Republican nomination-onef favored
by the Robertson faction, and the other
by the anti Robertson. The former was
declared to be entitled to have his name
printed on the Republican ticket as the
regular candidate. The decision was APP
pealed FROM and, after election, was re-
versed, and the anti Robertson man was
upheld, too late for him, but not too late
for the Democrat to make contest,
based on the irregularity Of the sitting
members certificate of nomination.
These, and many other fine legal points
enter into these contested election cases,
and none but shrewd lawyers have men,
bership on the elections committees. II
has been long time since New England
has had contested election case before
congress, which indicates that that por-
ton of the country settle it's differences
in this regard at home and does not mo-
nopoliZe the valuable time of congress
in deciding who shall represent her in
the national house of representatives.
hear considerable gossip concerning
the committe places of the New England
delegation. Speaker Reed will probably
not appoint his committees until next
December, but what the various men,
hers desire is pretty well known about
the Capitol. So far as the Maine dele
cation is concerned, there will be no
great changes. Governor Dingley will
be chairman of the ways and means
committee; N fact. he is that already, as
this committee has been appointed.
Captain Boutelle will be rearpointed as
chairman of naval affairs, which leaves
the only question to be decided-where
will Mr.. Milliken's successor be put?
Mr. Milliken served as chairman of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, but his successor, Governor
Burleigh, will doubtless have to be con.
tent with an assignment of minor i'm
portance, Mr.. Milliken having received
his place on this committee by long
term of service. Speaker Reed, of course,
Is chairman Of the committee on rules,
also already selected.
In the New Hampshire delegation Mr..
sulloway will probably return to invalid
pensions, while Mr. Clarke, the new man.
being a lawyer, is understood to be in
clined to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Powers of Vermont will be reap.
| pointed as chairman of the COMMITTEES
| on Pacific railroads, while Mr.. Grout
will go again to the appropria lions COM
mittee, one of the most important in
congress.
OF the Massachusetts delegation. Mr..
Wright has already been chosen as
chairman of the committee on mileage;
Mr.. Gillett will take General Diapers
place on foreign affairs; Mr.. Walker will
again head the committee on banking
and currency; Mr.. Weymouth would like
to be assigned to that of public build.
ings and grounds, In order that he may
help along the movement for a new
building at Fitchburg, Mass, his home
Mr.. Knox is being urged to head the
committee on territories, upon which hi
has done grand work in keeping out
these cowboy and sage-brus territories
from initiating movements which will
eliminate in their getting into the Unior
as states; Mr.. Moody will doubtless &c
on appropriations; Mr. Barrett will bt
returned to rivers and harbors, in order
to look out for the New England projects
interested in the bill which this commit.
tee draws up every two years; Mr. Nc
Call is understood to desire a place or
the judiciary committee; Mr.. Fitzgerald
would like to go on naval affairs; Mr.
Rarrows will be assigned to Indian af-
fairs; Mr.. Sprague's committee aspira.
lions are yet unknown to me; Mr.. Low.
ering will doubtless request member
ship on the naval affairs committee, anG
Mr.. Simpkins will be retained on mer-
chant marine and fisheries.
In the Rhode Island delegation, Mr.
Bull will go back to naval affairs, an6
Mr.. Capen. new man, being greatly in
terested in civil service matters, is un.
derstood to be slated for a place on the
committee which has to do with this
branch of improving the government
service.
Russell Of Connecticut has already
been assigned to ways and means
Sperry of Now Haven will be returned tC
postoffices and post roads, as he is great
ly interested in matters of this kind
Hill to banking and currency, and Henry
to agriculture.
The New England members Jared ex
ceedingly we'll in the Fifty-fourth con.
gress, and there is no reason to doub
but what they will be equally fortunate
in the Fifty-fifth congress.
Sidney B. Everett of Boston, who ha.
been nominated and confirmed as consu
at Batavia, is a grandson of Edward
Everett, and has recently been active
in Republican politics in Boston, an6
was at one time member of it's com.
mon council.
Elwood Devine of Brockton, Mass.
has been appointed cadet at Annapolis
with George w. Davidson of the same
city as alternate from the Twelfth con,
gressional district of that state.
The supreme court has sustained the
decisions of the Massachusetts courts
which furnishes an itinerant nreac cher