The herald., 1896-06-11
cOLORED DELEGATES KICK
Because the Hotel Men Perslsiently De.
cline to Entertain Negroes
Mach Anxiety Il Expressed. but the CoIored
Drethren Will Be Ped
rlaaley Predicts the Nomination Of Mckinley
On the First BaIlot-Specuistion Re-
gardlng the Campaign - Dem.
oeratic Conventions
AssocIated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June 10.-The meet
ing of the Republican national commit
tee to decide the contests for seats in
the national convention absorbed the
general interest in affairs pertaining
TO the convention today. There were no
important arrivals except members Of
this committee and they were so con-
cerned with the proceedings Of the COM
mittee that they declined generally to
give attention to other questions. The
proceedings were of harmonious char
acter, and while there was evidence of
a genuine feeling in behalf of the various
candidates. this feeling did not at any
time tatke on personally aggressive
form.
The entire days session was given
up to the Alabama contests, which in
volved the seats Of the four delegates
at large and all Of the nine districts, ex-
cept the Second, making twenty-five
seats that were in dispute. The con-
tests were all decided except those from
the Third and Fifth districts, in which
hearings were postponed on account of
the absence Of either contestants or
contestees. The points at issue in the
Sixth and Eighth districts were settled
outside of the committee and the con-
tests in both instances withdrawn. the
issue was presented to the committee in
all other cases.
OF the eighteen delegates whose cases
were decided, either by vote Of the COM
mittee or by Withdrawals, sixteen are
for Mckinley and two for Reed.
Their was no division upon any OF the
contests except that made in the case of
the delegates at large. and this was over
whelmingly in favor Of the Vaughn. or
Moseley or anti Mckinley men.
The committee met at IL o'clock with
Chairman Carter Of Montana in the
chair. There were very few absentees
The business before the committee, the
consideration of 16S contests. was
promptly taken up. The initial meet
ing was of an executive character. the
press and public being excluded.
The committee had been in session
only a few minutes when Richard Ker-
ems offered a motion to admit the press.
which was adopted. 1t was discovered
, as soon as the committee announced its
readiness to take up the Alabama con-
test that the parties were not prepared
to proceed Immediately. A recess was
therefore taken until 2 o'clock. when it
was announced the states would be taken
up in alphabetical order to hear con-
tests.
On motion Of Powell Clayton It was de-
cided that in preparing the roll call the
committee should proceed in the follow
ing order:
First-All contests shall be heard and
determined by the whole committee.
Second = The states and territories
shall be called alphabetically.
Third-Contestants,. contestees and
counsel. II desired, shall be admitted to
the hearings in which they may are in
terested and eaSh side shall be allowed
to file briefs and be given fifteen minutes
for argument.
Senator Hansbrough representing
North Dakota as a member Of the COM
mittee, suggested that 1t would expe-
Cite matters to distribute the contests
among subcommittee, as had been the
practice on previous occasions. Mr..
Clayton met this with the reply that
there had been great many insinua-
items of favoritism and that he thought
1t better that the full committee should
hear all the contests. Senator Hans
4brough did not press his point and the
motion was adopted.
! Chairman Carter stated that the terri
torial contests would not be taken up
until those of the states were disposed
of.
d "A committee consisting Of Messrs.
Hayne Of Wisconsin, Fessenden of Con-
necticut and De Young of California
was appointed to prepare resolutions ex-
pressive of the committees sense of be-
reavement over the death Of Committee
man Campbell of Illinois.
Announcement was made that Hon.
j. "A. Ftfer had been appointed to fill the
vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Campbells
death. The resignation of Gov. Bradley
or kentucky was announced, as was the
appointment of Mr.. Yerkes to succeed
him.
The appointment of the following
proxies were announced: Senator Gear
for Mr.. Ciarkson Of Iowa; Mr.. Andrews
for Mr. Hatch Of Alaska; Mr.. Handen
for Mr.. Brown of Georgia; Mr.. Meyer for
Mr. Simon of Oregon; Mr.. E. c. Sullivan
for Mr.. Bennett of Washington.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Secretary Manley read a letter say
ing that the Southern, st, Nicholas, La
clede and Lindell hotels would live up
to the agreement made by the Business
Mems league relative to the acconmo-
dations of colored people at the hotels
The contested cases were taken UP,
the first being the delegates at large
from Alabama, presented by D. d. Shell
by OF the Mckinley delegation. He re-
viewed what had been done. There was
eome trouble about the hall and there
were thirteen counties contested. The
convention which elected the delegates
nad SS2 delegates. which was a MAJOR
aty OF the regularly elected delegates.
GOV. w. H. Smith was heard in oppo-
sltion. He said he spoke for the Mosely
oeiegates and characterized the others
% tHe MchlnIey delegation. He claimed
.nat the Montgomery convention was
irregular; although fifteen members Of
ne me COMMITTEES had made up the roll of
oeiegates they had no authority to make
up the roll as 1t had been done.
"a a. =. warner (colored) Of the Moseley
oelesation made an argument.
n. a. Moseiey, jr.. closed the argument
f9r the delegation known by his name.
ns saia ne had been chairman of the
committee Tor many years and iii prece-