The record-union., 1896-06-15
Committeeman Worn Out by the
Length of the Session.
Those Who Have Done Similar Work
for Twenty Years Say They Never
Saw Such Bitterness Displayed
Hetty Green Coming to Make Her
Sons Fight-Threatene Bolt in
the Massachusetts Delegation.

ST. LOUIS. June 14.-The sensational
scenes and incidents that transpired
this morning in the closing moments of
the session of seventeen hours of the
National Committee, and which were
fully covered in the night convention
dispatches of the United Press. fur
nlshed an abundant topic of discussion
this afternoon and tonight Very few
OF the members were seen around their
hotels until late in the day, for with
scarcely an exception they were physi-
cally exhausted when the protracted
session was brought to a close with the
dawn of day. The scenes in the com
mlttee-rooom at O'Clock this morning,
When, save for a few moments recess
the body had been in session for seven
teen hours, resembled on a miniature
scale those of the closing sessions of
congress. In the corners and ON the
Dig table back of Chairman Carter's
seat committeeman who had succumbed
10 the strain slept during the debates.
ana We're aroused when the rolI-caIls
were reached to record their Judgment
as between the contestants and con-
testees. The majority of the members.
however, participated actively in each
of the decisions up to the final adiourn-
ment, and General Botkin of Montana
who has lost the use of his lower limbs
ana is wheeled about in an invalid
cha1r, was one of the most vigorous in
opposing the frequent motions to ad-
Journ which Were made by the worn
OUT members Several of the commit
teerlen were exhausted at the close
that they are still keeping to their
rooms tonight
committeeman who have served in
thsot capacity for the past twenty wears
ADMIT that the debates upon the New
YORK contests exceeded in bitternese
ana display of personal feeling anv-
tElng they had previously experienced
All the pent up feelings of the nre-
Vlous four days, which found onlv q
partial vent in the debate upon the rec.
ognlt1on of the Adicks delegation from
delaware, seemed TO break loose and
lnterchanges of opinion were induIpad
IN that had they been uttered on tba
loor or national convention would
nave provoked tumult. There We're
examinations and recriminations. asser-
tlons and denials, denunciations and
apologies
Lie press representatives present
We're pledged in advance to secrecy
anu even the official stenographer re-
trained from taking his regular notes
u the proceedings. To-day the com
ihltteemen were equally charrv of talk
ing OF the proceedings to outsiders. and
III some cases would not even take the
'iouole TO deny numerous extravagan
eOoiles that were circulating. At the
Same tlfne, they We're free to say that
they were glad the siege was over and
that they trusted they would never
again be called upon to experience a
similar one :"
Ihe episode that brought about an
aIluslon to the Hebraic descent of Lam
lerpdch the Chairman of the New York
county Committee, was one of the
Ifult1ul sources of coment TODAY The
actual facts We're that while leaving
the room after concluding his argument
IN one of the contests, one of the stran-