The herald., 1896-06-12
Republican National Committee
Gets to Work
MANY CONTESTS PRESENTED
The Delegates Seated Generally Belong
to McKinIey's Faction
The Leaders Preparing to straddIe the Ffnan.
ciaI Question-ManIey's Friends rlad
ncKinIey nanagers Arrive =
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated PreSS Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Chairman Carter
called the national committee to order
at 10 o'clock today, Notwithstanding the
absence of fully half the members. The
days work was begun with hearing of
California contests, beginning with that
of the Third district. The claimants in
this case were on one side c. NJ Belshaw
and w. B. Parker, on the other Dennison
and Hochheimer.
Payne moved that Dennison and Hoch-
heimer be placed upon the rolls and the
motion prevailed without division
The contest in the Fourth district, in
cluding the greater part of San Fran
cisco, was waged by WV. Montague and
Samuel M. Shortridge against J. S.
Spear and H. I. Kowalsky. Spear and
Kowalsky are Mckinley men. Montague
and Shortridge are said to be for Allison.
Spear and Kowalsky were seated.
There was considerable interest in the
contest from the Fifth Kentucky dis
tr1ct, which embraces the city of Louis
Vile. 1t was contest between McKin-
ley men and the friends of Gov. Brad
ley: The Mckinley delegates, George
d. Todd and Charles E. Sapp, appeared
as the regular delegates, and the Brad
ley men, e. j. Knoebel and ]. w. Reeder.
as the contestants.
Mr.. Hart Vance, who appeared as coun.
sci for Knoebel and Reeder contended
that the primaries for the Todd conyen-
ton were held In retired places and said
1t was proven that bribery and personal
assaults had been resorted to.
Judge Thompson spoke for Todd and
Sapp. He contended that the conyen-
tion could not go behind the returns to
investigate alleged frauds.
Mr.. Sutherland moved to seat Knoebel
and Reeder and Mr.. Clayton moved as a
substitute that Todd and Sapp should he
given the seats. Mr.. Clayton's motion
prevailed on an aye and nav vote. n
being % to 6 in their favor
Recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
The Florida contests were taken IN
upon the assembling of the afternoon
session OF the committee All the seats
tested. including the four delegates az
large, and those from the two districts.
| There was much interest in these cases
as the fight in McKinley's interest in
tnat state was one Of the first made in
ms behalf. The contest. on delegates
at large was the first taken up. The con-
testees in this case were Joseph n Lee
John G. Long, Emory F. Skinner and T.
w. Livingston. all favorable to McKin-
ley. The contestants We're Edward
Gunby, Henry w. Chandler, H. s. Chubh
and s. Fl. Coleman. The Contestants
are Morton men. -
Mr.. Wortin Of Pennsylvania moved
suoe 'ie hee-AoHs OelegatfOn be seated.
The roll was called on this motion and
1t prevailed unanimously.
The two district contests from Florida
were disposed Of next, Mr.. Gunbv an
pearfng for the contestants. who in these
cases were Morton men, while the con
testces were for Mckinley. Mr. G1n-
by stated the questions involved in the
Second district were the same as those in
the state at large. He therefore aband-
oned the contest in this case before the
committee and proceeded to make an
argument in favor of the contestarts
from the First district. The roll cali
resulted in the seating of White andMc-
Combs, the Morton delegates. The vote
was 90 to 20. wv
The Ninth Georgia district contest was
decided IN favor of A. J. Spence and J. B.
Gastin. Mckinley delegates,
The Mississippi contests next engaged