Show NEITHER ELECTED CURIOUS CONDITION IN A SOUTH CAROLINA congressional DISTRICT CAUSED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS REPORT washington march 18 in making its report today in favor of mr lever in the dantzler and lover contest from the seventh south carolina district house committee on elections no I 1 takes the ground that the in shows that dantzler a negro was not elected at the same time the committee refuses to say that lever was elected the report leaves him in the same position as it no contest had been made the committee draws the conclusion that it it advanced a ruling on the ment ot the colored vote and declared lever not elected on that ground the decision would be a precedent for un seating nearly every member in the house from several southern states which it names the badts ot dantzlere Dantz lers claims was that the constitution of south carolina adopted in 1895 was contrary to the i reconstruction act of june re admitting south carolina and other k states to representation la congress which contained no provision as to educational and property qualifications as fixed in the present state alon and laws under it he averred that it certain citizens ot his district had been allowed to vote under the provisions ot the act ot 1868 he would have been elected the report ot the committee passes over this claim by declaring it to be plain that dantzler was not elected but it goes on to say that it the house should declare there was no valid election then there could be no one chosen to fill the vacancy thus created under the constitution and election laws of the states should be changed it the house should declare the seat vacant and thus set u precedent the report boea on to say then ae the bame fundamental conditions exact in virginia north carolina georgia florida alabama mississippi louisiana texas and arkansas the bouso would be obliged to unseat almost all 0 the from those states until their constitution should be changed as to comply with the reconstruction act continuing the report say however desirable it may be for a legislative body to retain control ot the de clelon to the election and fl ot ita members it Is certain legislative body la not the ideal that a upon the judicially ann body to pae of the 1 bodies if any citizen of south obber who waa entitled to vote i n carolina ctet the cc der by the deprived 1868 la fa now nov of the hresc pr present the esc right constitution to tender aa from himself hilj vohn 1 to 8 ho haa and for voting and in case registration right la denied i to brinar brin oo 00 hie court tor the purpose of a forcing proper his right or recover dama aro agee tor ita denial |