The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-10

has heard twenty-four different con-
tested cases. 1t recommends that the
uncontested list submitted by the ma
tional convention committee of the
temporary organization be accepted as
the list of duly accredited delegates
and alternates, except the cases
to be hereafter mentioned. In
the matter of contest in the
eighth Alabama district, your commit
tee find for the sitting members and
recommend that they be allowed to re-
tain their seats. The same report is
made in the third Alabama, fourth
Alabama, and as to the contest for
delegates at large from Alabama, your
committee recommends that the con-
testants, four, be given seats. In the
fifth Alabama contest the committee
find in favor of the sitting members.
In the contest of the ninth district
the committee recommend that Hous-
ton and Matthews be seated. AS to
the contest in the sixth Kentucky dis
trict they recommend that the contest
ants, Matthews and Whistle be seated.
AS to the contest in Alabama, as to
delegates at large, your committee find
in favor of the sitting members.
AS to the contest in the first
Louisiana district the committee
finds for the contestants, Booth
and Lewis. AS to the contest
in the second Louisiana district your
committee finds for the sitting men,
bers. The same finding in the fourth
Louisiana district. In the sixth Louis
lana district the committee find for
Donald and Brough, the contestants.
In the fourth district of Maryland the
committee recommends that the con-
testants, Strubb and Cummings, be
, seated. In the contest in Missis
sippi, on the delegate-at-large, the
committee recommends, as does the
national committee, that the regu
lar delegates and contestants both
5 be seated d, with the right of half vote
| each. AS to the seventh MISSISSIPPI
: district, the committee find for tbs
sitting members. The contest in
| South Carolina of delegates at large
the committee find in favor of the sit
ting members. In the contest in the
( fourth North Carolina district tn,
+ committee recommend that Mr.. Mich
OILS, the contestant be seated. Ii
the sixth North Carolina dis
trict, the committee find in favo
$ of the sitting members. In the seventh
q North Carolina district, the committe
! recommended that Walser and Bale,
and Mott be seated, with the right Q
two thirds of vote each. In tn
+ sixth district and in all the test cor
h test committee find in favor of the si1
f. ting members. In the District of Co
&c umbia the committee find for the sittin
n members. In the territory of Utah th
o committee recommend that the sittin
,r members and the contestants, GOodwi
# and Warren, be seated with the right
70 half vote each. | am authorized t
"a report from the committee that if th
, committee shall decide that the India
,e Territory on Alaska is entitled
seats in this convention, and it wi
k De able at any time to report on thos
at who purpose to be delegates fro
as those respective territories. The m
y nority report which was then reat
!" touched only upon the disputed AL
. bama cases, In. reference to the ele
n ton of delegations at large, the majo
Of ity recited from its point of view tt
no facts in the case and recommend,
an delegates be allowed to retain the
ha seats. In regard to the contest in Il
&C. ninth district, the minority held tn
h. the sitting members were chosen
h.. the duly organized district conventi'
l. while the contestants whom the NJ
nd jority propose to seat were elected at
or secret meeting. Mr.. Cossdell NOV
Is that the majority report be adopted
on whole. Mr.. Filley, Of St. Louis, ask
Sc that the majority report be adopt(
ed Mr.. Kni ght, of California, said it W
IN. notorious that collector of interr
tor revenue and one of the United Sta
b;s marshals thwarted the will of the p
oet pie of Alabama. ''Let this Fede
law brigade keep their hands off"
oa shouted, and the hall re echoed W
oh applause. Mr.. Bethea, of 1llinc
nd next gave the majority view of
tho case. In the course of his remarks
mn. said: 81 find you can prove aim
or anything from people of that part
inc the country" This remark '
MD greeted with a storm of misses from
Md galleries, especially those back of
ed chair. Senator Wolcott was Il
ar recognized. In his argum'
cod Mr.. Wolcott said; 81 hold in
the hand list of l30 office holding rep
|4n licans. Nine tenths of them live
hat States where there is a hopeless del
ten cratic majority" The convention ;
he the galleries gave yell. Continu
He in the discussion of Federal in
was ference in the Kentucky case,
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