Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-12
POLITICAL BATHS.
Proceedings Before Tho hl,lolll Re.
publican Committee.
rL,rr THREATENS 10 BOLT
Tho Friends OF speaker Reed Declare
They VIII Fight to q
Finish.

sr. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1.-THE
national committee met at l0;3I tllty.
On motion Of scat, West virginia,
the time for ths presentation cases
Of claimants 10 seats was REFUGE from
10 10 10 miru,eF, by vote - To- 10.
scott said Il wac clear that at i.c pres
cnt rats Of progress the COMMITTEES
would be engaged entirely COO long.
Only 50 VI 1853 SEATS 10 the c1nic7i mad
been awarded. Considerable ums was
spent In the discussion ia executive
session u tbs propfiety q permitting
sionogrsphic reports Of 90 proceed
iugr. Clayton made oWugA1G O. ih'
pttsouce Of the private aucfc.sty Of
Sir. Sutherland, n New York member.
Sutherland explained that he appeared
tor Clhtksun anu found % necessary TO
have notes taken. Ihn matter was sn
arranged m 90 permit tue tteuuEraphof
10 bee prcsent during the hengings, but
| not while thu executive stsslou WIS In
progress.
Notice was given OF the withdrawal
Of the Eigbth Virginia uHlriui, W. y.
ShumAIu anu 4. Y. Vale wuts tusgs.
iOfe declared entitled 10 sua,t. rncy
aru Instructed tor Mckinley.
Edwards AM Robinson, who fl5d the
cUutesi, were opposed ~ ihe Ollo can-
didgtu,
JAMES Francl. Burke n PitlsbuSg
was elected ni1laI reporter oil The cOu-
! veuuDu. IhU committee resumed
contiIoTatiou OF tie Missipsippi con.
test, beginning with that Of the bizIh
lls'rict.
Tnis prefenleI no poiuia of special
interest, IbH cDnttbiants wgr3 {. A..
Simuson and George n. B9wlcs. Toe
Ly lCh men were seated. They are
Hi,n1ly 10 Mex nley.
The Seventh district concluded the
Mississippi contests, This Was another
case q two conventions Involving
mutual aecuTutIOua Of lrfugulauty
iTom the Hin aud Lynch fotcvs.
Jum,s NJ. Matthew's and Geo. q. Gf,l.
berry were HIN claimants; j. Mere
dith Matthews aud Thomas H.. Ron.
arIs1n Lynch men, all being aIvocates
o. Mckinney.
Matthews made pisa u TO seated,
devlting most Of his lime 10 tho CON.
paint of Lynch'a efforts 10 manage
Mississippi politics from Washington.
Replying Lynch said no never re-
cvived any complaint from Matthews
on the rrouud OF reaidence, until he
tLynch) failed to support Matthews
| tor delegate.
"l made my complaint" responded
Mnithews, "As soon 10 / discovered
now TOtteu your methods were"
The HIN men were seated. The
committee then returned 20 the contest
OF :. NJ. MHrphy (Rssd mani against
john Harmon (McKinley) for tue seat
Oitno thiTd Aisuamu district.
Murphy, a colJted school teachOf
arguai h,s own case, declaring that
notning could be brought against him
except that lac would not dU all that he
was wanted t1>>1.
Harmon a.scIte, that Murphy vitcd
for Cleveland Tor President. Th0rt
had also been GOuttB. over the other
seat from tolls district, Samuel 3.
Booth being tue Conlssiue nud w. IA.
| Pten,ifs otntottaut. Committeeman
YOungUlnJd READ q letter from Pfeutlsd
withdrawing from the contest, but
Booth announced his oppostion " per-
milting the Withdrawal.
Sutherland moved 10 refer the otss 10
a subcommittee. The motion was iDsi
Is 10 20.
COIErOSman Settle moved q dsclar-
alton that none " the delegates wsJs
emitted to q seat. Tho motion was
lost. Booth ana Harmon were seated
by a vote OF 10 to 81. Recess WAS takon
until . pm.
the Kellogg delegates at large from
LoulsiHua were seated, This Geeisiou
virtually stttles all the district o0r.
tests. Two delegates, IL Ia stated, AT q
Tor Mckinley anu one lot Reed.
In the frat Louisiana district OK.
Governor WaTmoIh add Cohen wers
given seats. They are for Mex nley
and belong TO the sugar planter action.
WimbeTly and simms, Mckinley
delegate OF the second LouibiAnA were
seated.