The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-13
SILVER'S CHANCES Simmer.
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pressed the fear that the precedent would
return to plague the body.
David s. Ferris and c. G. AntOigne, col
Ored, both regular republicans and IN
structed for Mckinley. were the claim
ants in the Fourth district, while Benz.
O'Neal and William Harper. colored. both
instructed for Reed, made contests for the
seats. This was an echo of a similar DIS
pute which arose over the same Compel
ing delegations in the Minneapolis con-
vention four years ago. Harper and
O'Neal, the Reed men, were seated by a
No presentation of facts were made in
the Fifth and Sixth districts and the reg
ular delegates from each locality, L. 5.
Donally and s. W. Green, colored. and J.
B. Brooks and w. w. Johnson, both coll
ored, We're seated. All four are instructed
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 Pennsylvania district the
contestants failed to put IN an appearance
and the regular delegates, Edmund Wad-
dell Jr. and c. W. Harris, both instructed
for Mckinley, were seated.
At this Juncture, the regular order was
suspended and Mr. Wilson of Delaware,
moved a consideration of the vote by
| which Todd and Sapp, Mckinleyites We're
recognized yesterday as delegates from
the Fifth district of Kentucky. The re-
| consideration was granted, and then Com
mitteeman Yerkes of that state asked that
the contestants Knefer and Reeder, Brad
ley nrst choice, be seated with the regular
| delegates with a half vote each. Powell
Clayton entered a vigorous objection and
the matter was passed for the present
After waiting some time and the Della
ware contestants failing to put in an APP
pearance the committee at $50 o'clock,
| took a recess.
When the committee resumed business
| there was a long discussion on a motion
| by Delegate Catron of New Mexico, to the
| effect that six delegates each with half
| votes, be placed on the roll for the terri
| tories of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory. 1t was finally
adopted.
Then for two hours tge committee lis
| tened to the presentations Of the cases of
! the rival delegations from the state of
! Delaware. That presented by ex-senator
! Higgins, claimed 30 be regular delegation
and was instructed for Mckinley, while
! the six entered upon Secretary Manley's
records as contestants were headed by
}. Edward Addicks, and Senator Quay was
| given by one of the number as their pre-
ference for the Presidential nomination.
| Personalities were freely EXCHANGED in
| the presentation of the respective cases be-
| tween ex-senator Higgins State Chair
| man Caleb r. Layton and Mr.. Addicks
| himself, but it was not until the parties in
| interest had retired that the storm broke
! forth. Then Senator Thurston, FIRST gain
| ing the floor commenced an impassioned
| speech. He reviewed the evidence elected
| in the Dupont controversy before the
| United States Senate and declared that il
| exposed a state of affairs unprecedented
| in the history of any state republican par
| ty in the country.
Addicks, he said, had been proven a
| When that party had forty-four senators
| in the capitol at Washington and but one
more was needed to give 1t the majority
| of votes over the populs t-denocratic ele-
ment 1t was Addicks, who. bv the aid Of
| a democratic governor, brought about a
| deadlock and prevented Delaware from
| receiving its proper representation in the
| Senate of the United States. Talk to
me of honor and decency in politics" said
| the senator, Il tell you here and now that
/ l would not vote for J. Edward Addicks
| needed = g he
next President of the United States, and
| If the necessity demands 1 will repeat
| tional convention" Two rounds of APP
| plause, the first demonstration of the kind
| that had marked the proceedings of the
committee, followed the Nebraska sena-
| TORS declaration
When the rival delegations. headed re-
! spectively by Higgins and Addcks, were
| ushered into the committee room, the ex-
| element of the committeeman was in
| tense, and they moved their chairs forward
until they formed a semi-circle about the
| contestants and the presiding officer.
! Without preliminary ex-senator Higgins
/ plunged into the case in behalf of himself
| and his associates. Addicks sat close
! beside him and at times it looked as
| though the two men might come into
| personal collision, especially as Mr. Hig-
! gins denounced Mr. Addicks as the prin-
| cipal OF a conspiracy against law and hon
| or, and as a man who regarded neither.
| Mr.. Higgins was followed by Washing
| ton Hastings, who was equally emphatic
! Turning to Addicks, who sat with a sar-
| castle smile on his face, he shook his
! finger under his nose and calculated:
| This man is. governed by business and
| selfish ambition. | say It to his face as
I have said 1t before. His name is Ad-
dicks. Little as he understands the Ian
! guage of gentlemen, he doubtless under
| stands what l say"
Addicks made no response.
| The principal address on the other side
was made by Caleb r. Layton, chairman
| of the convention, which named the Adj
| dicks delegation, who entered a protest
| against the washing of the dirty linen of
| the Delaware republicans before the com
| mittee. He also made a bitter attack
1 upon the motives of ex-senator Higgins.
whose political fortune, he said, had been
! made by Addicks.
! Then Addicks made a brief address on
/ bis own behalf: He claimed that he had
| been endorsed by the people of Delaware
| and had destroyed the worst ring that
/ the republican party had ever known
Mr.. Higgins replied. He alluded to Ad-
! dicks as "that creature" and said that
| his speech showed him to be the moral
! idiot" that every one In Delaware knew
G Kerens moved that all of the Ad
| dicks delegation, with the exception of
| Addicks himself, be put upon the temper
airy roll.
Senator Thurston declared that on the
! floor of the convention he would speak
| and vote to unseat the entire delegation.
| Numerous speeches and motions were
made all taking the grounds that Add!cks
was not a republican, and would not be
| recognized as such.
| Finally Senator Carey of Wyoming NOV
| ed that the Higgins delegation be placed
/ on the temporary roll. The vote was
10 ayes TO SO nays.
Then the committee, on motion of Mr..
| Sutherland, voted Al to that it was not
! willing to place either delegation on the
| temporary roll and referred the entire
| matter to the national convention.
! Al 1870 o'clock the delayed contest from
| the Fifth Alabama district was taken
m benjamin W. Walker, the solitary
| contestant, has a preference for Reed,
while the regular, delegate, Douglass
| seated by a vote of 10 to IS. At midnight
| a motion to adjourn was carried
prof. smith Declines Degree.
Toronto Ont, June 12.-In consequence