The San Francisco call., 1896-06-13
PLATT DECLARES FOR
GOLD AND MORTON,
Continued from First Page.

were A. T. Wimberly and Richard Sim
mons (coloredl, instructed for Mckinley,
and the contestants. Morris Marks and
Lucien Como (colored), instructed for Reed.
AS in the other contests in this State the
disputes were based upon the regularity
or otherwise of the conventions at which
the delegates were elected Wimberly and
Simmons were seated without debate or
opposition.
Next on the list was the Third Louisiana
district contest, where L. S. Clark and
William ]. Belian, National Republicans,
challenged the credentials of Meyer Calm
and of State Chairman Thomas A. Cage
(colored), all four McKinleyites.
Calm and Cage we're excluded by a vote
of 10 to IS, but subsequently, on motion Of
Hahn of Ohio, both delegations were
seated with a half vote each. The vote
was q to II. This was the first double
delegation to be placed on the roll by the
committee. and Committeeman Botkin of
Montana expressed the fear that the pre-
cedent would return to plague the body.
David S. Ferris and G. G. Antoine (col-
ored) both Irregular Republicans" and in
structed for Mckinley, were the claimants
in the Fourth district, while Benjamin
O'Neil and William Harper (colored),
both instructed for Reed, made contest for
the seats. This was an echo of similar
dispute which arose over the same COM
peting delegations in the Minneapolis con-
vention four years ago. Harper and
ONeil, the Reed men, were seated by a
unanimous vote.
No presentation of facts was made in the
Fifth and Sixth districts and the regular
delegates from each locality, L. B. Dom
nelly and S. w. Green (colored) and ]. B.
were seated. All four are instructed for
Mckinley.
Delaware, New York and North Carolina
were passed for the time being. there be-
ing no response when they were called by
the sergeant-at-arms.
In the Third Virginia District the con-
testant failed to put in an appearance and
the regular delegates, Edmund Waddell
Jr. and G. W. Harris, both instructed for
Mckinley, were seated.
At this juncture the regular order was
suspended and Wilson of Delaware moved
reconsideration of the vote by which
Todd and Sapp (McKinleyites) were recog-
nized yesterday as delegates from the Fifth
District OF Kentucky.
The reconsideration was granted, and
then Committeeman Yerkes of that State
asked that the contestant, Kuoefer and
Reeder bradley first choice) be seated
with the regular delegates with a halt vote
each. Powell Clayton entered vigorous
objection and the matter was passed for
the present. Alter waiting for some time.
and the Delaware contestants failing to put
in an appearance, the committee, at 5 80
o'c lock, took recess.
The next contest heard by the commit
tee was that from Arizona, the one set of
delegates being that headed by Henry J.
Cleveland and the other by William
Christy. The claim of the latter was
stated by Isaac T. Stoddard. The claim
of the Cleveland set was stated by Charles
w. Wright. The cor test was upon the
question of vote of adjournment by the
convention. The decision of the commit
tee was that both delegations be admitted
with half votes.
At 11:30 o'clock the delayed contest
from the Fifth Alabama district was taken
up. Benjamin w. Walker, the solitary