The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
ST. LOUIS TO SEE A STRUGGLE.
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posed is revolutionary and without justi-
fication. and II will prove destructive to
the candidates of the republican party. !
now withdraw my refusal 10 vote, and
vote no"
There was a buzz of excitement as the
speaker concluded. The roll call was re-
sumed. When ohio was reached Commit
teeman Hahn OF Mansheld said, with EN-
phasis, that he saw no reason why the
gentlemen from New York should with
draw from the convention. There were
methods employed in New York that We're
not open and above suspicion, as would
be demonstrated when the contests from
that state We're reached, and If the COM
mittee was unduly exercising lJs powers
now IL was doing nothing more than had
been done In New York time ana again.
lie intended to vote for reconsidera lion,
and offered no apology for doing so. The
roll call was completed without further
interruption, and at its conclusion, Sec
rotary Burke announced the result as
nineteen for reconsideration ana eighteen
against
Thereupon NJ. II. DeYoung OF Califor-
MIA asked that his vote be recorded in the
negative. making It a tie. on this show
ing. Chairman Carter was about TO de-
clare the motion lost when ex-senator
Carey of Wyoming, who had previously
declined to vote, asked to be recorded in
the negative. IL was done, the vote was
announced as twenty 10 nineteen against
reconsideration, and there was an audi
BILE sigh OF relief from all over the room,
as the incident ended.
At 615 O'clock the committee took a re-
cess for refreshments.
Gen James II. Chalmers was the star
speaker when the contest in the Second
MISSISSIPPI district was taken up at the
With Sydney c. Dillon colored, he
claimed a place on the roll and the OPP
position was offered by George w: Bu-
chanan and William simmons colored.
Both delegations favor Mckinley. In his
argument, the noted eK-confederate adj
mitted that he was delegate only by the
right of revolution, that revolution having
been brought about by a snap convention,
and by falsity and fraud on the part OF
the other faction. Honestly and fairly
he said he DID not believe that he was
entitled to seat, but neither were his
opponents, and II he was not given rec
ignition. they also should be excluded.
NJ A. Montgomery and Claimant Buch-
anan made the presentation of the case
for the other side, and the committee
went into executive session.
Committeeman Hill of Mississippi favor
ed the exclusion of both delegations, on
the ground that no primary election was
held, while Senator Thurston urged the
seating Of Buchanan and Simmons, and
carried his point by the close vote of p
Short work was made of the contest in
the Third Mississippi district, Wesley G.
Raymon and Joseph E. Ousley being seat
ed over w. H. Allen and Louis w. DIDO
noer. Both contestants and contestees
are Mckinley adherents.
At 1870 O'Clock the remainder Of the
Mississippi contests We're laid aside and
the committee took up the trouble in the
Nathan Frank and Charles D. Comfort.
on the one side, and Charles Parsons and
f. C. Uthof on the other, were respect
lively contestants and contestees. 1t was
an echo Of the old-time fight between the
Kerens and F1lley factions. Mr.. Frank be-
longs to the Kerens wing. The Frank del
egation was seated There were but four
viva voce votes in the negative.
In the Fourth Mississippi district ROsen-
baum who Is Reed adherent and Eu-
gene Z. Pettibone (coloredD, McKinleyite,
were seated over r. S. Mathews and e..
f. Buck, both colored, and Mckinley
preferences.
The committee decided to make the Sc
lection OF a temporary chairman Of the
convention the special order for noon on
Saturday.
Mississippi district was the last business
of the night. Capt Joshua r. Smith and
John j. Garrett were the contestants,
and r. A Simmons and A. J. Hyde, both
colored the contest tees. National Com
mitteeman Hill made the argument for
the two first named. while the colored
men told their own story. They did It SO
impressively that the committee seated
them by an almost unanimous vote. All
four have Mckinley preferences. At 1905
a. m. the committee adjourned till 1880