Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — BOWMAN OUSTED FROM HOUSE [ARTICLE]

BOWMAN OUSTED FROM HOUSE

Seat of Republican Congressman From Pennsylvania Declared Vacant Because of Fraud. \Y ashihgton, Dec. 13. —Representative Charles C. Bowman of the Eleventh Pennsylvania district was un seated by the house of representatives by the lution declaring that corrupt practices had been used in his election in 1910.At the same time the house refused, 181 to 88, to seat George R McLean, his Democratic opponent. It was charged on the floor that he had been guilty of the same practices as were alleged against Bowman.