The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-15
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] Jhut $50 cases were aclcu on, some of the
original number having been abandoned.
while several, notably those of Delaware
and "a portion of the Texas delegation.
were referred to the convention.
OF the 1876 claimants rejected by the com
mittec ~ were avowed Mckinley men.
| The impression which prevailed that the
committee was deciding a large majo~ity
/ of the cases in favor of McKi ole, doubt
less grew out of the fact .ht. in nearly all
| the states where there were a large num-
| Der of contests both contestants and CON
testecs We're according 60 their own state
ments, Mckinley men.
! In New York three districts were CON
| tested covering six delegates Two of the
| contests were decided in favor of the Nc
| Kinley delegates, and in the other district
both delegates were admitted, giving each
| delegate "A half vote.
| In Pennsylvania there was a contest in
the Third district. The contesting dele
| cations were both admitted, each delegate
having half vote.
In Virginia there were contests in the
Second, Third and Eighth districts. In
the Third and Eighth the contests were
withdrawn, and in the Second district
both delegations were admitted, each del
! egdle DelnP given nulI vote.
In North Carolina there was a contest in
the Sixth district. Both delegations were
admitted, each with half vote.
In South Carolina there were contests
in each of the districts, and as to the dele
gates-at-large, covering eighteen votes
Both the contestants and contestees were
Mckinley men, the contests turning on
differences between local factions All the
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ster faction.
In Georgia there were contests in three
of the districts, and as to two of the dele
gates-at-large, all of which were decided
in favor of the Mckinley delegates.
In Florida there were contests in the
Second district and as to the delegates-at-
large. The Mckinley delegates were ac-
cepted in the Second district, also that the
old MISUNDERSTANDING, the Mckinley dele
gate in the First district being rejected.
In Alabama there were contests in the
First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth districts and the delegates
at-large The Fifth and Ninth districts
were decided against Mckinley, the Others
seated were for Mckinley.
In California there We're contests in the
Third and Fourth districts, both of which
were decided in favor of the Mckinley
men.
In Mississippi there were contests in the
Seventh district and as to the delegates-at-
large. All were avowed Mckinley men,
the fight being between local factions. The
Hill faction We're successful except in the
Second, Third and Sixth districts.
In Louisiana there were contests in the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth districts, the Mckinley delegates
being successful, except in the Fourth dis
trict, where the decision was against the
Mckinley delegates.
In Texas there were contests in every
district and as to the delegates-at-large
None of the Notwithstanding were placed
upon the temporary roll. In ten of the
districts the contests were decided in favor
of the Mckinley delegates, while in the
other three the decision was against the
Mckinley delegates
In kentucky there was but one contest,
the Fifth district, which was decided in
favor Of the Mckinley delegate
In Tennessee there were contests in the
Sixth and Ninth districts, contestants and
contestees being Mckinley men in one dis
trict, while in the other, the Sixth, the
anti Mckinley contestants We're seated
In Arizona there was contest as to the
six MISUNDERSTANDING, all being admitted
with half vote TO each. The contest in
Alaska was decided in the same manner.
! In South Carolina, Louisiana and Texas
there were organizations commonly
known as the Lilly Whites" claiming
seats in the convention, but in all of these
cases the committee decided that the or
| ganizatons were irregular, and could not
be recognized.
Mr., Platt asked for his personal opinion
in the matter of the Twelfth district, said
"Messrs. Bliss and Cruger did not have a
leg to stand upon, and the national com
mittee knows it, 1t is surprising that a
man of Mr. Bliss fine sense of honor
would accept II place in the convention
under such circumstances. However, we
! got more than we We're told to expect"
Mr.. Platt stated explicitly that the New
| York delegation had no intention of bolt
| ing the convention. eve shall, j." he said,
"leave the hall only when the convention
! had adjourned" The other Platt leaders
expressed similar views.
There was conference last night at the
! Southern hotel, at which the following
states were represented: Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts Rhode Island New York,
! Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. The following was
| agreed upon as satisfactory, and will be
| presented to the committee on resolutions:
eve favor the maintenance of the ex-
isting gold standard, and are opposed to
the free coinage of silver except by inter
national agreement for bimetallism with
the leading commercial nations of the
world The men in the conference were
those who will probably represent their
states ON the committee on resolutions.
Delegate Yerkes, Of kentucky, received
a telegram from Governor Bradley last
evening announcing that his name would
not be presented to the convention. This
has been in the governors mind for some
time Governor Bradley arrived here this
morning to engage actively in the contest
in behalf of a platform declaration for "a
gold standard,
Joseph Mgnley was severely criticized at
a meeting of the Maine delegation yester-
day, Some of the delegates even went so
far as tointmate that it would be for the
good OF the cause Of Republicanism in
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