The San Francisco call., 1896-06-13

first choice and the contestees, Samuel s.
Booth and John Harmon (colored) both
for Mckinley.
After the statements had been heard
Committeeman Sutherland of New York
moved that in view of the conflicting
statements the atfid. Wits in the case
be submitted to a sub committee of five.
This was ruled out on the ground that the
committee had previously refused to refer
contests to subcommittee.
Settle of North Carolina then proposed
that both contestees and contestants be
excluded from the temporary roll, but it
was defeated.
The committee then refused to seat the
Reed delegation by vote of IL to 81, and
Booth and Harmon were placed upon the
temporary roll.
Senator Gear of Iowa declared that this
vote would have q bad effect upon the
country"
At the afternoon session the contest
from Delaware was called, but it was an
nounced that Mr.. Addicks would not ar
rive until 9 p NJ. and it was postponed for
two hours. Meanwhile the contest upon
the delegates-at-larg from Louisiana was
ia ken up.
In this case the representatives of the
regular Republican party of the State,
comprising William Pitt Kellogg, Albert
II. Leonard (white Reedites), and Henry
Demas and ]. Madison Vance (colored
McKinleyites) claim to be entitled to be
placed upon the roll. Against them are
the nominees of the National Republican
Sugar Planters Convention, A. A. Nc
Ginnis, E. N. Germany Anthony Doherty
and R. H. Hackney, all white Mckinley
ties. In addition Leonard's seat is inde-
pendently contested by Andrew Hero Jr.
The McGinnis quartet had an advantage
in certificate from the chairman of the
State committee setting forth that it was
regular, and its proofs were presented and
argued by William Belian of New Orleans.
Without calling upon the other delega-
ton to reply, the com mittee went into ex-
ecutive session and promptly seated the
Kellogg delegates by unanimous vote.
1t was suggested, however, by several
members of the committee that this sum-
mary proceeding might do injury to the
Republican cause III Louisiana by alienat-
ing the sugar planters element, and the
respective delegations having been called
back, Chairman Carter made pacific ad-
dress pointing out that the action taken
had been based upon the statement of
Belian himself that the organization he
represented was not regular and suggest
ing that the COMMITTEES on Credentials OF
the National Committee was court of
last resort. q
The contestants accepted the suggestion
and announced as they withdrew that the
case would be carried to the convention.
Although the seating of Ex-Governor
kellogg and his associates was regarded as
disposing of all the contests in the six
Louisiana Congressional districts, it was
decided to take them up seriatim and hear.
arguments. In the First district, ex-
Governor Henry c. Warmoth and Walter
L. Cohen (colored), instructed for McKin-
ley, and G. w. Boothby and G. w. Dever-
zin (colored), instructed for Reed, were the
rival delegations.
Warmoth and Cohen were seated with
out rollcall. This was victory for the
sugar planters or National Republicans
and a practical reversal of the position
taken by the committee on the preceding
contest.
In the Second district the contestees