The herald., 1896-06-13
COMMITTEES be appointed to investigate
the entire caao


Mr.. Evans Of Missouri made the point
that the committee was in no sense q
part OF the convention, but that while
he agreed with what Mr.. Thurston had
said, he moved that the committee ex-
titled to seat. and that the contest be
referred to the convention.
Mr.. Carey moved to seat the Higgins
delegation.
The proceedings in the committee were
OF very earnest nature. Many motions
We're made and amendments and substi-
tutes offered, only to be withdrawn and
then offered in different shape. Half of
the members Of the committee made
speeches, and all Of them spoke earnest
~, some of them vehemently. Senator
Careys motion was voted upon and lost
10 to 80.
Mr.. Evans motion was amended so as
to read:
THE committee declines to seat the
Addicks delegation, and refers the en-
tire matter Of the representation from the
state Of Delaware to the convention
MT. Sutherland moved to amend by
making the resolution read:
THE committee declines to seat either
delegation"
The amendment was agreed to and the
resolution adopted by q vote Of Al to 8.
The Arizona contest was next consid-
cred. The contestants in this case were
n. II. McCord. j. H. Cleveland. J. M.
W. Dorrington, and the contestees w. A.
Christy. w. A. Stoddard, Burt Dunlap,
X. II. Cameron, j. L. Mahoney and ]. A.
Zabriskie. The contestees are for Nc
kinley, while the contestants are for
various other candidates including ALI
son, Reed and Morton.
Judge Thompson made q brief state
ment for the Mckinley delegation and
was followed by Mr.. Stoddard for the
Christy delegates. Mr.. Stoddard claim
ed that his delegation was the regular
one, the other delegation was chosen by
bolting convention composed Of 27h
votes, and one full vote, and that ten re-
mained after the bolt to take part in the
regular convention.
Gen. Wright spoke for the contestants,
claiming the seats of more than Z
quorum of the convention were contest
ed and that therefore the convention
was not competent to transact business.
Nevertheless the convention proceeded.
His friends had left the convention be-
cause an adjournment to arrange for
difficulties was refused. He asserted
his delegation contained 70 members a
majority Of the convention. He believed
80 per cent Of the voters in the territory
were on the side he represented. He
said 1t was the understanding that the
convention had adjourned when his
friends left there and there was great
surprise when 1t was learned some had
remained and selected delegates to the
st. Louis convention. The committee
voted to award half vote to each of the
two delegations.
The contest Of Benjamin Walker "a
Reed man) against Douglass Smith (for
Mckinley for one Of the seats Of the
fifth Alabama district was taken up and
decided in favor Of Smith. This case
had been passed when the other Ala
bama contests were considered.
At 11:15 the committee adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow.
ACTION NOT FINAL.
While the action of the national COM
mittee upon the various contested elec-
tton cases is not final, 1t places upon the
temporary roll of the convention the
various delegations voted on by the COM
mittee. The usual rule is to have the
contests settled for the permanent or
ganization by the committee on creden-
tials and a report made to the conven-
tion: Owing to the length of time which
has been taken up in consideration Of the
contests before the committee, It is pos
sible motion will be made to adopt the
temporary roll as made by the commit
tee as the permanent roll Of the conven-
tion.