Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-13

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vote. With equal celebrity the contest
ants in the Seventh Mississippi District
James NJ. Matthews, Sr.. and George c.
Cranberry (colored)-were placed on the
ron. TO the exclusion of j. Meredith
Matthews and Thomas Richardson. In
each OF these cases both contestees and
contestants were McKinleyites. and presl-
dental preferences cut no figure In the
decisions. This concluded the business
from Mississippi
FIRST ALABAMA AGAIN
Next the committee took up the case
brought from the First District of Alas
baina, which had been laid over from
"cuheSday afternoon. Here the contest
ants were 5. Nj. Murphy and ID. H. Prem
tiss, both colored, and favoring Reed as
hrst choice, and the contestees Samuel S.
Booth and John Harmon (colored), both
TOT Mckinley. Murphy made a clear and
explicit statement in his own behalf. and
Harmon. the colored contestee followed
suit charging that Murphy took the
stump for Grover Cleveland and the
Democratic State ticket at the election OF
1898 and urging the committee to think
twice before IL seated negro Democrat
In Republican National Convention.
National Committeeman Youngblood. of
Alabama, told In an entertaining way OF
the local troubles that had brought about
the contest and described amid laughter
now the day before the district conven-
uon, emissaries OF presidential candidates
from Maine. Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
opened headquarters over negro stores
and endeavored to get in their work
among the cOloTed delegates.
When the room had been cleared, Com
mitteeman Sutherland. OF New York.
moved that, In view OF the conflicting
statements that had been made. the affi-
davits i'm the case be submitted to a sub
committee OF five-three to be named by
Mr.. Youngblood and two by the Chair
with instructions to report tomorrow
morning. This was ruled out. on the
ground that the committee had previous
ly refused to refer contests to sub-com-
mittces.
A reconsideration OF the vote by which
this action was taken was defeated, on
a roll-call. by 20 to IS.
Mr.. Settle, of North Carolina. then pro-
posed that both contestees and contest
ants be excluded from the temporary
roll. prolonged and warm debate en-
sued. Settles motion was defeated. the
committee refused to seat the Reed dele
cation by a vote OF 12 to 81. and Booth
and Harmon were placed upon the tenn
porary roll.
WILL HAVE A BAD EFFECT"
Senator Gear. OF Iowa, declared that
this vote would have bad effect upon
the country"
At l o'clock a motion to take a recess
Of one hour was vigorously resisted by
many of the delegates, who desired a con-
tinuous session until midnight. but It pre-
vailed by close vote
Immediately upon the reassembling Of
the committee for the afternoon session
the contest from Delaware was called.
but II was announced that Mr. Addicks
would not arrive until i. NJ. and IL
was passed for two hours. Meanwhile.
the contest upon the delegate-at-large
from Louisiana was taken up. In this
case the representatives Of the regular
Republican party Of the State-comprs-
ing William Pitt Kellogg. Albert n. Le-
onard. white Reedites, and Henry De-
mas and James Vance. colored McKin-
leyites-claim TO be entitled to be placed
upon the rolls Against them are the
nominees Of the National Republican
SugarPlanters' Conventional McGinnis
T.. ~ Cornay. Anthony Doherty. and r.
H. Hackney-all white McKinleytes. In
addition, Leonard's seat is independently
contested by Andrew Hero, Jr.
The McGinnis quartette had an ad-
vantage in a certificate from the chair
man of the State Committee setting
forth that IL was regular, and its proofs
were presented and argued by William
Belain. OF New orleans. He took the
ground that, If the committee gave its
countenaCe to the sugar-planters ele-
ment. Louisiana would go Republican
at the next election.
without eallfpf
to reply, the committee went into execu-
tive session, and promptly seated the Kel-
logg delegates by a unanimous vote Ii
was suggested, however. by several mem
bers of the committee that this summary
proceeding might do injury TO the Repub-
lican case in Louisiana by alternating the
sugar-planter element and, the respective
delegations having been called back.
Chairman Carter made a pacific address,
pointing out that the action taken had
been based upon the statement Of Belain
himself that the organization he repre-
sented was not regular, and suggesting
that the COminittce on Credentials Of the
national convention was a court OF last
resort. The contestants accepted the sug
gestion. and announced as they withdrew
that the case would be carried TO the
VICTORY FOR sUGAR-PLANTERs.
Although the seating Of Ex-Governor
Kellogg and his associates was regarded
as disposing of all the contests In the six
Louisiana congressional districts. 1t was
decided TO take them up seriatim, ana
hear arguments. In the First District,
Ex-Governor Henry c. Warmoth and Wal
ter l.. Cohen (colored). instructed for Nc
Kinley. and c. w. Boothby and q. w.
Deverin (coloredD instructed for Reed.
were the rival delegation. Warmoth and
Cohen were seated without ron-call.
This was a victory for the sugar-pianter
element of the national Republicans. ana
a practical reversal Of the position taken
by the committee in the preceding con-
test
In the Second District the contestees
were a. T. Wimberly and Richard
simms (colored), instructed for Mckinley,
and the contestants. Morris Marks ana
Iucien Commo (colored), instructed FOR
Reed AS In the other contests in thls
State, the disputes were based upon the
regularity or otherwise of the conventions