Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-16
LLCONTEST SEATS.
THREE DEFEATED REPUBLICAN,
WILL Try TO GET IN FROM VA.
EYaN WALKER WILL MAKE A FIGHT.
IL Not Awed by the Fifteen Hundred
Majority of Judge Rhen-Wise VIII
Contest with Young and Thorp
With Epes.

If is certain that there will be at least
three contested election cases from Viz
e,nla TO be passed upon by the next House
of Representatives.
There has been a great deal Of interest
expressed regarding General walker
Intentions. He will contest. gentle
man from smythe county in the city yes
terdav. stated that General Walker re-
Gently told him in so many words that
he would make a fight for Mr.. Rhea
seat.
The majority against him is about LOW
but that does not deter him. IL Is aiso
stated that the election in the Ninth DIS
trict was absolutely fair. But Geherai
Walker seems 10 have always had III
mind the probability Of Judge Rneas seat
heing given TO a defeated opponent IL
left n a Republican House. A day OF
two after the election the Marion News
Renublican paper, published in smythe
county. had the following significant para
| eranh in black capitals at the head OF its
! columns $3.50. ..o,,i
! "Tet the Democrats In the Ninth HOWL
Walker VIII Take His seatE -,
IL is not thought General Waihet haH
very good prospects OF winning MS eaSS
as there are very few negro votes 0aS'
in the Ninth, and 1t mas Always pee" - 80
| evcuse OF Republican congressman ina,
the intimidation OF colored No'eis S@NSN
the unseating OF Democrats.
CONTESTS IN THE SECOND AND
FOURTH.
ooA
DIR. r. A. Wise has announced ms ~,
,ention Of endeayoring TO get Mr. louhs
seat as congressman from the oeSoii'
District. .,uL Mr.
This was expected. Even thousn w
Young has 1900 votes TO his credlt'
go Known that DIR. Wise would endeaVo
% have himself seated. 1t is very Oil
6cuIt IA see how he is going to oVercoih
this bie majority, or TO prove to the satls
factfon of even the Republican Eleclion
Committee that he, instead or the othe
| penuhIican candidate. would nave SotIe'
the votes he will allege were stolen'
NJ r T. Thorp will contest the elec
.ion Of Mr.. Epes in the Fourth DlstIlc'
I, &c not believed that Mr.. Parr WIZ con
, toe, with Mr.. Swanson In the flllh'
! TrrIess there should be urgent neeo
, Renublican votes in the next House II
I NOT believed that there VIII pe niu1 ,
chance OF the contestants I'Oii' 80
I being seated. The number OF No'e
= aoainst them are too great for even
rsstor,tv as unscrupulous as that whic
viii control the House to attempt 10 coui
away.
RELY ON HONEST REPUBLICANS
Democrats also rely upon the iact th'
, q considerable number OF the hepuohca
, ronresentatiyes have always voted again ~,
taking away the seats OF Democrats and 81 81
House will be close If PopSlis na anc az
d YER Republicans vote with the Denoct "a.
: II is not improbable, it is thought, ,n
a The democrats will be able 10 must
+ strength enough, including the hepuO
cans ca not willing to take away seats
n which the Virginians have been honest est
I e @t'r 70 overcome the predatory efor
OF the Republicans. ,. ,o, =,
The Democrats naturally count upon u ,
RenubIIoans being more or less awed
10 The unusually large majorities which .
- D 1ng congressman have to the
n, credit.