Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1879 — Contested Seats in Congress. [ARTICLE]

Contested Seats in Congress.

The contested-election cases in Congress are as follows: Ex-Gov. Curtin (Democrat) contests the seat in the House of Representatives of L. H. Yocum (Greenback-Republi-can), from the Twentieth district of Pennsylvania, on charges of illegal voting, covering ninety-two specifications. Yocum has been sworn in. J. M. Wieting contests the seat of Frank Hiscock (Republican), from the Twenty-fifth district of New York, alleging bribery, intimidation and interference by Federal Marshals and Supervisors of Election. Mr. Boynton (National) will contest the seat of George B. Loring (Republican), from the Sixth district of Massachusetts, because of an informality in certain ballots. Mr. McCabe (Democrat) will contest the seat of Godlove S. Orth (Republican), from the Ninth district of Indiana, on charges of election frauds in Vermillion and Montgomery counties. Mr. Decius (National) will contest the seat of A. P. Forsythe (National), from the Fifteenth district of Illinois, because Forsythe’s name was printed on some tickets “Forsyth.” Mr. Herbert (National Republican) will contest the seat of Joseph H. Acklen (Democrat), from the Third district of Louisiana. Mr. Crane (Republican) will contest the seat of Eli J. Henkle (Democrat), from the Fifth district of Maryland, charging fraud and interference. Mr. Yeates (Democrat) will endeavor to unseat John J. Martin (Republican), from the First district of North Carolina, the canvassers having declined to go behind the returns which elected Martin. Mr. O’Hara (Republican) desires the seat occupied by W. H. Kitchen (Democrat), from the Second district of North Carolina, because, as alleged, votes were illegally thrown out in certain counties. Contests are also likely to spring up in the Ninth district of Virginia and the Third district of Wisconsin, but no developments are yet announced.