New Britain herald., 1930-01-10
ASKS THE COURTS
 DECIDE CONTESTS
Dallin8er Wants No Politics in
 Disputed Elections

publicans arc contesting for the seats of five Democrats in the House and the probability is that some Of them would not have botl- cred to make a contest if they had not counted on support from tine large Republican majority
 Congressman Frederick w Dan- tHger. a Massachusetts E,publicuu has reintroduc.d q bill which wouM virtually remove the political eL.- ment from drcisiou4 in coutc9iaI election cases by transferring them from the House 10 the court Of ap- p,1ls Of tho District oI Columbia.
 He WoulL End Delay
 The bjIh # ii became q la0. would also reduce delay. Tf1v eases now pending arise from ja. election Of November 1928. Pre- sumably they will all be settled during the regular session. Brt l. member is busted from lis seat by q contestant he keeps the pay he has drawn since March f. 1929, and the contestants pay also starts from that date, so that representation of the particular district temporarily costs the gov elnmcnt $2o.ooo d year instead uf $lo.ooQ
 Under Dlrineor's proposal. both parties would file briefs with the court immediately after inc election contested Acting while Congress Was in recess. tho cou,t would consider thc merits of tho case and rcnd r is finding Of fac. 10 the House, which would sfiu have the final decision as pro Nidod by the constitution 5u. which presumably would sustain the court at once.
 "The time has come to put Ia end 10 the idea that contested elections are political issues" Da!- finger says. "Partisanship is now very apt 10 be q controlling factor with the result that the real merits of q case often do not ga. the attention they deserve.
 Under such legislation as ' propose the House would be or ganized in strict accord with laws governing elections in the variou2 states, expedited decisions in iut- portant cases would do away wi, the present long delay which is :. distinct detriment to lcgislati>, work, the number Of cases no' based on real merits but instca.i on hopes Of q partisan dccisior would be red Iced and many pc. sonal and pa'tisan considerations would be eliminated
 William Tyler Page, clerk r. the House, is a strong admirer ui the bill and is likely 10 appear fo- H. before q House committee.
 Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen C. Florida is one Of the member4 whose seat is being contested William C. Lawson, whom she de. teated by 30 900 votes last year disputes her American citizen ship. The wealthy Mr. Lawson also raised that issue in the caut- paign, but was licked just the same. His idea is that she lost her citizenship when she marie i Major Reginald Althem Owen Of the British Royal Engineers, who is now dead. Mrs. Owen probab! will keep her seat. as she is sup posed to come m under the Gable act restoring pre-marital n1- tionality status to American widows
 Former Congressman Ralph l.. tpdyke of Indianapolis is aft. the seat of Representative Louis Ludlow on the ground that Lui,- lck, newspaper correspondent was a resident of Washington and not Of Indiana. This issue of ia- habltancy was raised aGaiu~t James N. Beck Of Philadelphia following q special election iN 1927, But Beck although hc also was charged with being d Wash ngton resident, kept his seat ys vote of the House,
 Vincent l.. palnisano Of Rarf- more is defending his seat agaiu@- former Congressman John Philip Hill, the famous wet. Hin pollcj 80 votes less than PaImisano. a. cordmg 10 the count but lr alleges fraud especially in pdt- misano's own precinct. Each c, these men claims 10 b. wctt.t than the other which is pry,> vet
 Charges Fraud in Texas
 Then there's lh" eds" of former Congressman Harry M WurzbaoI against Cou4ro9sman Aurustu. MccIoSbcr of San Antonio. Me-. Glosl.oy ,hun through by aboJt 500 votes. and Wurzbach alleges fraud in mWmUlaron of 'nr l,. turns in Lo>ar counJy. It has bees pretty well established that som, one niontrynd with the returns but Wurzbaan's "lertion rrmat. to be proved
 The orh.r contest ls -ha, C. Henry F. Lawrence. a forIna banker. a-ainst cou4rrssmu Jacob L. M,ui@an or the 1hir Missouri district Nho 1a- r- turned by rhr bare majority Of > votes. Lawrence claims ,rrors u the count. II. took his case tr the Missouri supreme court. claju ing that several judges had HiIcl 10 sign poll hooks and that tho., precincts should h" thrown o'r hut the court decided that yot-. should not ba dt+.rfrnehisr1 b.. c;use ot the enclosures of a t..' judges.
 All these casr- now rest wiz the Hous- atoctious committees which will hold oral bearings j necessary and later report to th House.
 PIANO COMBINE FORMED
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