Evening star., 1926-11-05
Real Contest on Senate Seat
Expected to Await Opening
of Congress, However.
HONEST ELECTION DENIED
BY NEBRASKA MEMBER
Leaders Look for Judge English
Charges to Be Dropped, in
View of Resignation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The drive against seating William
S. Ware, Republican. as the Junior
Senator from Pennsylvania in the
Seventeen Congress has opened.
Senator Norris, Republican. Ne
braska, who spoke in Pennsylvania on
behalf of William b. Wilson, the DEM
ocratfc senatorial candidate, because
of alleged excessive campaign expendi-
lures by the Republicans, declared
here that Senator Ware, although tech
nically elected, had been repudiated by
the honest, patriotic people" of the
State, and that the Philadelphia ma
chine had funCtioned as usual, the
results in some precincts having been
announced before any votes were cast.
Senator Norris, declaring that the
Country should he told the truth
about the Pennsylvania election" as
serted that it is apparent that no
honest election was held and that the
results were an impOSsibility, except
through fraudulent manipulation"
Mr.. Ware. Senator Norris added.
iran several hundred thousand votes
behind the Republican ticket, and out
side of the city of Philadelphia. where
Ware was defeated by 1000 majority.
Ware Goes to Florida.
Illustrating what he designated the
methods followed by this machine.
he said that 'in 76 voting precinc-S
N Philadelphia. casting. In round NUM-
bers. II 900 votes, Mr. Wilson is given
q total of 80 votes. Does any sane.
patriotio citizen of the United States
think for 9. moment that these hR
ures arc the actual result OF a 1aIr
and honest election"
Senator-elect Ware left for Florida
yesterday.
Although several Senators. chiefly
from the Democratic side, have eX-
pressed their determination to contest
Senator-elect Wares right to a seat,
they seem agreed that no action coulu
be taken until he presents his certih-
cate of election from Pennsylvania
when the Seventeen Congress con-
venes.
Meanwhile the Committee of Sew
entv, an unofficial body in Philadel-
phia. was preparing to make an inves'
tigation in q number of Philadelphia
precincts where Mr.. Wilson was not
credited with 81 single vote.
Members of the committee attached
much importance to official returns,
which credit Wilson with no votes in
A divisions in that city and with only
one vote in each of number OF
other divisions.
Discussion of the Pennsylvania sit
uation is expected to he renewed here
Wednesday when the Senate recon
venes as Il court of impeachment to
try George w. English, Federal judge
for the eastern district of Illinois. on
charges of usurpatiOn of power and
other high misdemeanOrS.
Session 10 BE PerfunctOry.
In view of Judge English's resig-
nation yesterday. and the decision of
the House managers to recommend
that the proceedings be dropped, 1t is
believed that the Senate session will
be only perfunctory. Most Senators
here now agreed that the Senate
would accept the House recommends
tionS.
The House managers emphasized
that the purpose of the impeachment
was to remove from office an official
whom the House had judged unfit for
the office and that the resignation
had accomplished this purpose.
After Il conference between House
prosecutors and Senate leaders today.
the Senate sergeant-at-arms was di-
rected to notify witnesses in the i'm
peachment case that they need not
appear November 10. the date set for
the Impeachment trial Of the judge
by the Senate. The witnesses will be
told however, to be prepared to APP
pear December 13. although the
House prosecutors believe the House
will accept their recommendation that
the case be dropped.
Say Quorum Is Not Needed.
Senators will he notified Of the sit
uation, so that those who do not care
to come TO Washington November 10
can remain at home until the opening
of the regular session in December.
| The leaders held that u quorum would
not be required To convene the Senate
as a court November 10, and then ad-
journ it until December
Belated and scattering returns over
night failed to change the party line
up in the Seventeen House, which
remains-Re 236: iSsmO-
Gratis, 1875; FarmerLabor, 2; socialist.
/, and undecided, /. A total of 218 is
necessary for a majority. The Sen
ate of the Seventeen Congress will
show AZ Republicans, AZ Democrats.
and 1 Farmer-Labor. with one vacancy
from Maine to be filled at a special
election on November 29.