The sun., 1897-04-12
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Two Seats Held by Republicans and Fourteen
Held by Democrats Arc Contested.

WASHINGTON, april 11.-Jerry Simpson'r
| demand upon Speaker Reed for tho immediate
| appointment OF the standing committees OF the
| House, in order that general legislation may
| be considered, was promptly met BIZ the sug
| Restion from some OF tho moro radical Repub-
| llcans that tho Speaker should respond to the
| request as far ms the Co nmittee on Elections
was concerned. that the contestees who are to
be thrown out of their seats might be selected
at once. and tho floor cleared for action next
December Tho suggestion was received with
favor in influential quarters, and would prob
ably have been acted upon but for the discov-
cry that mono OF the contests are yet ready
for consideration by the com mmittee. and that,
except one or two, none will be ready foS
son,o months. Clerk Mcdowell has been
advised by tho receipt of testin taken by
tho parties o; contests in the following dis
trlcts:
Fourth Alabama-william p. Aidric. Popuiist. vs.
Thomas 8. Piowman, Democrat. ,,-.
Oscar W. Under wood. Democrat.
DeIaware--J. $. wills. Republican. vs. L. Irving
Third Kentucky-w. Godfrey Hunter. Republican.
Va John .: knea pSmosC1s s.,,.. Iona, p.n,,,,,,,
VS.. Thomas e. catehings. Democrat n
crst. .'sa'% Ss william nHM L. Wood. RopuSiican:
Firs. orogon-w g. & vandersurG; Sun,,, popuii't and
% second Sirainia"R. a. Wise, RepaOiican, vs.. VII.
liam A. Young. Democrat. O.,
Fourth Ntrglnih-H. tnOrpe, NopupHchhs 70. oiu-
Fifth virsinia-John H. Brown, Republican. VS..
claude A. swanson, Democrat. , ,r,
Fifth Alabama-A. 7. Goodwin. Populist, vs. VII.
lis Brewer. Democrat.
First South Caroina--GeorRe W. Murray, RepuD
lican. Vs. William Elliott. Democrat.
Tenth Tennesaee-Josah Patterson, Gold Demo-
crnt. VS.. E. w. Corniack. Democrat.
Third Tsnnessee-Sam Z. Hudson, silver Demo-
crat. VS.. william McAieer, Democrat.
Seventh South Carolina--T. b. Johnston, Repuol
can, VS.. J. william stokes. Democrat.
Third Alabama-G. L. Conner. COLD Democrat, rs.
II. D. Clayton. Democrat.
Murray and Elliott Of the First South Caro-
lima district are old contestants. Murray. who
is'a colored, man. secured seat once from u
Republican House, and Elliott one from n
Democratic House. the other:being contested IN
CO pch case. Hudson's contest for MgAlesrs scat
from the Third Pen nsy vania districtso long rep-
resented bv Samuel J. Randall. is amusing from
tho fact that Mr.. McAleer. in the biography
furnished by him to the editor OF the 60 1Ires-
sionul Record. does not even dignity Hudson
by name as a. opponent. He says he was
elected as q Democrat to the Fifty-tifth-Con-
gress, receiving 1l,U65 votes. against o 1905
votes for Frederick Holtermnn. Republican.
and 1885 votes scattering" Goodwin and Good
wyn. from Alabama. are experlenced contestere.
having, by the exercise of their ability as such.
secured seats In the Fifty-fourth Congress-
But one case. so far. has been prepared for
tho printer-that OF Patterson VS.. Cormack.
from the Memphis. Tenn. district. The testi:
mony vas opened yesterday by Clerk Mcdowell
under stipulation OF the attorneys and sent to
the printer.