The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-15

that there remained 90 contests involving
A delegates. Several members urged an
all night session but no action WAS taken
and the first Texas district contest was
called. In this district, the claims of
David Taylor and NJ. d. Dawson (both
oolored) and of Mckinley preferences
were recognized and their names placed
on the roll. In the second district, the
Reed contestants, George v. Bunkett
and J. II. Brinkley, colored, claimed
that Col. Flanagan, who resides in an
other district, came to their convention
ana controlled it upon alleged proxies
from counties in which no Republican
organization existed. Col. Flanagan,
who was called from the ante-room by
order OF the committee, denounced this
as an "unmitigated lie,' whereupon VIM.
Mcdonald, colored, who represented the
contestants, threw q package of afildav-
its down at Hlanagan's feet and dared
MIN TO repeat the statement. Flanagan
held his peace and kept his temper and
the committee quickly disposed Of the
case by seating the regular (McKinley)
delegates.
A few minutes after the national COM
| mlttee reconyened this evening o ssnsa-
ton was created by the
APPEARANCE OF SENATOR QUAY
| of Pennsylvania as proxy for Perry Car
| son, the committeeman from the District
of Columbia The Senator took q seat
| in the front row Of the committee and
| listened with interest to the presentation
of the remainder of the Texas contests.
| Consideration of the Texas cases was
resumed. in the 9th district, the Nc
| kinleylte delegates were seated. In the
7th district, the delegates for Mr.. Reed
were seated over the Mckinley delegates.
| In both contests, tho decisions were
| based on the evidence concerning the
reg ularity of the district conventions at
| which the delegates were selected. In the
| Sth the regular delegates, Marion Cullins,
and w. j. Wasson, were placed on the
roll, the contestants failing to appear.
| When the ninth district was taken up,
| Committeeman Quincy of Texas, in be-
half of the contestants, W. B. Brush
(Allison) and A. L. Maynard, (oolored
McKinleyite) refused to submit the case
and announced he would take 1T to the
national convention. Thereupon the
Hugh Hancock and Paul Fricke (McKin-
ley) upon the temporary roll The 18th
district contest was between James o.
Lady and George r.. Townsend, (oolored,
Mckinley and David Abner and Il. B.
Rentfro, Creed Abuer and Rentfro
obtained seats. The contest from tho
18th district was the next case called.
The delegates were F. c. Blaine and
Robert Hondsche (MoKinley) CONTEST
ants, and c. W. Ogden and ]. 7. Weed
| (Allison.) The latter two were placed
| upon the temporary roll. The next case
was that from the thirteenth district of
| Texas. Without discussion the two reg
| ular delegates, Patrick Dooling and o.
T. Bacon,
M'KINLEYITES, WE'RE SEATED.
| in the Alaska case the names of both
delegates and contestants were placed on
| the temporary roll with half a vote each.
The two delegates are for Mckinley and
| the two contestants for Quay. The vote
on the eleventh district OF Texas was re-
| considered and the names of two regular
delegates, James U. Luby and Geo.
| Townsend, (oolored, preferences for No
| Kinley) placed on the temporary roll.
The case OF the third district of Penn
sylvania was taken up and both dele
gates and contestants were placed on the
temporary list with half vote each.
| The delegates are j. H. Klemmer (Mc-
Kinloy) and James B. Anderson (Quay)
| and the contestants, Henry Clay and
Elwood Becker, (both Quay.) The vote
| was 80 to 10 and there was no discussion.
The names of the contesting Reed and
Mckinley delegates from the Second
Virginia district were placed on the tenn
porary rolls with half votes.
THE NEW YORK CASES
were then taken up. The sixth district
was first called, Mr.. Sutherland first
stating that, according to the newspa-
pers, the contestant had withdrawn. He
moved that the regular delegates, Henry
@. Saffen and George W. Palmer, Nor
ton men, be placed upon the roll. The
| motion prevailed. In the seventh dis
trict cnse, it was stated that the papers
| sent to Secretary Manley could not be
| found and that the contestants, Martin
Healy and Abran Cole would not arrive
until Sunday. MIR. Sutherland asked
unanimous consent for postponement
| until Monday but was refused He then
| moved that the names of Cornelius Van
Colt and Hugh McRoberts (Morton) be
placed upon the roll and it was ordered.
In the ninth New York district, another
postponement was asked and refused and
Charles j. Murray and j. j. Collins,
the regular Morton delegates, were
placed on the roll. The halls were cleared
when the contest of Howard Carroll and
Thurlow Weed Barnes against National
Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss and $. v.
| r. Cruger was reached and the time was
extended by twenty minutes for each
side. Mr.. Bliss entered upon the history
| of the political troubles in that district
Congressman Quigg led the argument for
| the contestants. Carroll and Barnes. The
Aoo.s W sSeto DAASo eAhd
| Cruger (anti-rlatt men). 1,he vote was
ayes, %, nays, a. Veritication has been
| demanded.
Sunday Morning Session of Committee.
ST. Louis, June 13.-After refusing to
seat Messrs. Cruger and Bliss, the anti
Platt men from the 18th New York dis
trict, the national committee early this
morning voted that both delegates be
seated, each delegate to have half a
vote. At LAO a. NJ, the committee pro-
ceeded to take up the contest in the 18th
| New York DISTRICT where VIM. Brook
field and Gen. MoCouk, (McKinleyites),
CLAIMED to be the regular delegates, but
were challenged by JohnMei senmehr and
Alex 7. Mason, Mortonites.) The case
was opened by the statement by Gen,
| McCook, (who claimed that the conven-
| ton that nominated him consisted of
| 1863 delegates and the selection was by
aculamati0n.
| Congressman Quigg followed in behalf
of the Morton delegates who, in Mr..
| Hanna's hand book, had second prefer
ences indicated as Reed He presented
papers to show that the convention which
chose Gen. MoCook and MIR. BrookfeId.
was composed of but 1873 of the 535 dele
agtes elected.
After Mr. IIalIterbaoh sunnIepaptad