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Show ODD CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST. Washington Tost. Ono o tho most unique contests ever brough eforo tho IIouso of Representatives Represen-tatives Is that of James Selden Cow den against Cnrttr Qlasa of the Hlxth Ir-glnla Ir-glnla district It Is unique because tho arguments Cowden presents for the unseating un-seating of Mr Olass, It accepted by tho House, ulso would bar the contestant from tnklng tho sent He alleges the Virginia election was Illegal because the organic law under which It was held disfranchised a portion of the Mate's electorate Ah the few votes M. Cowden received wero cast tinrltr tho same organic law as wero those which elected his opponent, tny eleel irutlon that the election was Invalid would operate an much against Mr. Cowden an against Mr. (Hans Mr Cowden ran an Independent candidate can-didate against Mr Olass, thoiuh he Is not a reoldent of the Sixth Virginia ills-trlct ills-trlct Ills homo Is In Fairfax Lounty, which Is In the ..hth district A few yearn ago he 1 fot Congiess In tho Fourth dlstrlc nnd Instituted it contest con-test for Iterresentatlvn I -Miter's seat. Thu House reiused ta ret jnlta that llu ifsrtOlwsqi'.Msn'H-iito ..., ign-.j.thwinrti , " . ''.",.'l.l.'".l;f':. 1'"'','T"yjijB!l!''"l1''1 " had any standing, and did not conVldei'lj f hln cuiy. ' j J |