The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-12
TIE NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Has Busy Day OF II Deciding ContsHtinR
Delegation - Several Disputes Settled.
Mckinley Making Gains.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1.-THE Re-
publican national committee made such
poor progress to-day that the members
OF the committee are beginning TO feel
that there is danger OF very great pro-
longRtiOn NJ their work. There are
consequently many suggestions as TO
the necessity OF finding means OF re-
ducIng the time, Up to II o'clock to-
night the committee, after sitting
for twelve hours. had decided contests
affecting thirty-two seats In the cOh-
ventlon. These included the four dele
CRtes-at-lnrge from each Of the states
OF Mississippi and Florida and scatter
Ing district delegations from California,
Alabama. Kentucky. Florida, Missis-
slppi and Missouri All the delegates
seated. except two from Florida, are
Mckinley men.
ST. LOUIS, June 1l.-Chairmnn Car
ter was prompt in calling the National
Republican committee TO order at 10
o'clock to-day. Notwithstanding the
absence OF fully half OF the members.
The days work was begun with the
bearing In the cases OF the California
contests, beginning with that OF the
Third district. The claimants In this
case were On one side O. u. Belshaw
and W. u. Parker. and on the other
Dennison and HOchhelmer.
Mr.. Hillborn gave an outline Of the
10 - ha n1W
Nessrs. BeIshaw and Parker were the
regular nominees, their selection hav-
Ing been made by the convention, which
resulted from primaries, while Dennl-
son and HOCkheimer were chosen blythe
delegates selected by appointment The
state delegation had endorsed the pro-
ceedlngs OF the convention which chose
Belshaw and Parker by seating the
delegates to the state convention chosen
by Il by vote OF eight TO one. He
said that both delegations were friendly
to Mckinley.
Judge Thompson. Of Ohio. represented
the interests OF DennisOn and Hook
heimer. He contended that the COM
mIttee could not go into the trreGutnr-
tiles OF primaries and county conven-
tlOns; said that as there was no district
committee in the Third district, the
state COElIllNltt Itlu hppStllNuA hhV
district delegates and that the commit
tee had proceeded in the regular man
uer to call the convention.
Mr.. Payne moved that Messrs. Denni-
son and Hockhelmer be placed upon the
rolls, and the motion prevailed without
division.
The contest in the Fourth district, In.
Guiding the greater part Of the city OF
San Francisco was waged by MesSrs.
W. W. Montague md Samuel NJ. Short
ridge against J. S. Spears and II. l..
Kownlsky. who claimed TO be regularly
selected delegates. This contest has
been very spirited one from the begin
ming and Is claimed to have resulted In
one murder. Mr.. ShortridGc was the
spokesman OF the CONTESTANTS. The
state committee had, he said, recog:
nlzed the convention by which he and
Montague were chosen and intlmated
that the other convention was controti-
ed largely by the proxies OF members OF
the state committee which called the
Conyentlon chosen by questionable
means. lie claimed to represent the al
most unanimous voice OF the RePabH-
cans OF the state.
Judge Thompson speaking for Spear
and Kowalsky said the only question
at issue was whether there was a quo.
rum present af the eleven members or
the state committee residing In the dis
trict, and he claimed that there was
Fuch a quorum irrespective OF the
proxies, As To the proxies, II was
charged that the men who had given
them had afterwards been paid TO make
affidavit as to the means by which they
were obtained.
Mr.. Shortridge declared in reply that
the first meeting was practically IA
proper meeting and that the regular
committeeman were not notified oil ihc
meeting. Spear and Kownlsky were Nc
Klnley men while Montague and Snort
ridge are said 10 be for Allison.
Spear and Kowalsky were seated.
Mr.. Payne. afterwards moved recon-
yIderatiOn nf the vote By which this con-
test was decided, but the committee de-
clded by an aye and nay vote, u to 20,
not TO reopen the case. The contestants
from the Third Alabama, district was
reached to-day. and. on motion OF COM
mIttcrmnn YOungblDod, S. S, Booth and
John Harmon were seated. They were
Mckinley men.
There was considerable interest IN the
contest from the Fifth Kentucky dis
trIct, which embraces the city Of Louis
vile, II was contest between Mckln-
ley men and the friends OF Governor
BrndIey. The Mckinley delegation,
composed OF George b. Todd and Charles
Il Sapp appeared IA the regular dele
gates and the Bradley men, Il. J. Knoo-
bpl and j. W. Recher. a7 the contestants.
MIR Hart Vance, who appeared aq coun-
gGI for Knocbol and llcpdcr cOntcndcd
that the primaries for the Todd cnnven-
lion were held IN retired place. ana
anI1 It was proved that bribery and per-
gona1 assaults had been rcsOrtcd 60.
lie created considerable mcrrlmcnt In
iha committee by stating that the votol
only cost nifty cents each. Mr.. Vance
eoli he rcprpgpntod the Republican ma
inrify dittafHpd Ia the election by which
Gpvsrnor Bradley was chosen ana fs-
qrrtcd that III these frauds" were en-
dorgcd by the national committee seat
ING Snpp and Todd the action would re-
guIt In ibc loss of nt least 1000 volcs In
I.puIsvlllc. r.,,.,
e1nu IIc cOntendcd that the CUnycn-
lion could go behind the returns to In
yrsilyntr the alleged frauds.
Mr Sutherland moved 60 seat Enocbnf
ana Roedor, and Mr.. Clayton moved nS a
nIb4iitutr That Todd and Snpp should
br Given their seats. Mir ClnytpnA mo-
ton ureynilcd on an aye and nay vote,
tho yotc being IS to q TT their favor Re
cala was thru taken until . y N,
Tho Florida contests were taken M
nm the Assembling Of the afternoon F-g-
glpn ~ tHr committee 81 tho seat IN
tho convention from the state are con
taatsd, including the four dclcgntc7-at-
largo. and those from the two districts.