The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-13

The COMMITTEES resumed considerations
cf the Mississippi contests, agxanFang
with that ef me Sixth district This pre-
scented 10 POINTS of special interest Ths
contestants. c. A. Slnp<on ard Ge0Tgs :.
8ow3es. Lynch Hsen- sewe STATED. 2hey
ara grfsndlv % Mckinley.
TNe SsVeuth gsfs1rief concluded the Ms
sssSinpi contests. Tssss WAS another case
~ twa conventions isasnlss1< mutual aS-
cs1satfanS Of trvw9alsTsty Froa the Hill
ana LgEeA farCes. J~rseS 81 Matthews
ans George {. cranb->gy were the HIu
claimants J Merv2lsh Matthews and
Taeasas r. RichAxssoa the E-yIlch rnan-
all sssnS advocates Of Mckinley. Mat
theaS Hs22e i plea - 0e seated. degcsags
most q his s4aae - complaint Of Lynch
s1orts 20 manage Mississippi ro4attss
fEeEn NaShisStoa CftS. Re g3StrS. ~ nea
saia hs haa never received sny complaint
srUaa Matthews 81 the kroaud of Eeu-
Residence Unfi re f.ynSAs faised % sDr-
pers Matthews far delegate. j taa-s aay
complaint. responded Matthews. 4s
se0a as 7 discovered hcw rotten your
raetAe<4s were" Tie HtI men wsre
seated
The committee then returned 20 The con-
test 81 5. n. Murphy. n Reed man.
against John Harmon. a Mckinley mar.
for ) seat ia the Thsra Alabama district
Aarnhv. a colered seAeal teacher, argued
his oNn case. declaring thai nothing could
net do ~ that hN Was wanted 10 do.
Harmon asserted that Murphy voted for
Cleveland for president. There was also
3 contest over the ether ssat from tfis
district. Samuel :. Eooth besnE the con-
tcsfep and H. III. rr1ntiss she cuntesS-
ant. Committeeman louugblccd read 4
letter from prinssSs withdraw naE the CON-
test. bsst Booth announced opposition 70
permitting withdrawal Sutherland
moved 10 refer the ease 20 a lsgO-eommit-
tee The motion wAs lost. Is to - Con-
gresham Settle moved THAI none ef ths
delegates b~ entitled 10 seats- The mo-
tion Was lost BooEh and Harmon we're
seated by a vote % e 10 81
Nhea the afternoon session opened the
Delaware contest was called. but ex-
Senator Higgins, heading one OF the DelA-
ware aelsg atoms. asked that IL should be
postponed unttl the arrival Of Mr.. Adj
dicks. who heads the other dsiegation-
Ii was announced that Mr.. Aadicks would
Be here ~ , o'clock today. The state Was
temporarily passed.
The Louisiana contests were then con-
ssdered. All the seats from this state.
including those OF the four delegates az
large. and the twelve district delegates
we're contested. Prem The state al large
the chairman Of tbs state committee cer-
tined the election of A. A. MAsinnIs. r.
II. Hackney. r. y. Carney and A. Dough-
efty. All these were instructed for Me-
klnlsy. OF the coniesting delegates WIZ
lam Pist kellogg and A. I'll. Leonard
were Tor Mckinley. Henry D@ruas and j.
N. Vance for Reed j NJ. Rehan appeared
for TIE Maelnnss delegation. Ha saif
there were two Republican state commits
tees. bat that by which his convention
was called WAS the one which had made the
fight OF the Republican party two years
ago and represented the revolt against
the rule of Mr. kellogg. who. he claimed.
l. = -
be callesi the new Republican PARTY.
which had grown out OF the opposition 10
tie Democratic party on the tariff. aud
said that the new Republicans had not
found Il agrees BILE 10 affiliate with the old
Eepmt ltcan party as IL had been managed
for years. They therefore met IN mass
convention ant organized state COM
mittse Mr.. Behan asserted that the Re-
publican party had made very rapid pro-
gress since iss organization. and said that
with proper encouragement Louisiana
could be made a Republican state. After
Mr. Eehan had concluded his speech and
without requiring any statement on be-
hair OF keliogg. the Kellogg dsiesaticn
was seated. This action was taken on
the motion OF Mr. Hahn. OF Onto. because
the committee under which tire Masannls
delegation was elected was not considered
regular. II was felt. however. that tho
new Republicans sn Louisiana Should bn
the COMMITTEES 10 allow Chairman Carter
60 explain the reasons for the corsnait-
tees decision. This ne did. explaining
that the action OF the committee was
nees sssarfiy technical. lie said the COM
raitfea could not under Its rules 20 be-
hind the verdict OF the regular party or
gznsxation-
In tbs First louisiana district ex-fsov
il c. warrssoth aa4 Walter II. Cohen tfor
Mckinley were recognized as the certs-
fas-a delegates. ard c. ". Booth and y. W.
Devils sReed menl as the contestants. IL
was asserted on behalf OF the contestants
thar ths same questions were involved ia
the district contests az in the state con-
tests. Gov. Warmofh took exception TO
this assertion IN presenting the claims %
his delegation. saying that the COMMITTEES
tnier which his convention was held hal
been TN existence for quarter OF a can-
tary. warroth and Cohen wsre seated
They we're Identified with the sugar planter
wing Of ire party.
The contest in the Second Louisiana dis
trssf Was between = A. Wimbeviy AMI
Richard SlnamS. eonsestees. And Morris
Marks and Lsgriea Como. contestants. fhs
controversy hsnglng. as in the ether eases,
upon the regularity Of the conventions
Wimheriey ard Simuas were seated. They
are Mckinley men. The contestants were
for Rses.
The contestants from the Third T.oussi-
ara district. +. =. Clark and ]. W pehAn.
ard the cpntexfe9s. Thomas A. Cage and
Meyer Calm. are at Mckinley rs1en. hut tia
factions which they represent divf1ea over
ths question cf organization. the fight m
voixlBE she controversy between the ass
and nes element in the party. Cage aud
Cam represented Gha old element Mr.
Cage a eoiorA3 man ana chairraan OF the
RspabsleAa state committee. appeared in
behalf of his delegation and made wig
oreus speech. He cuafsnse9 that the sugar
pianfeTe had only become Rspublleasx
upon The repeal % tbs suxar bounty. ara
declared that the colors4 fnea hal tseea
rotlffmI that they would henreforah havA
To teke = back seat In the Re4n bsseAn
party. On motion or Mr.. Hahn bofn 1sle-
gSffons were seated. each og the aale9ates
wlsh half = vote in the convention.
J. F. Adalek.. hea4fnx the asIegasi9a
fruH Te.aware which bears his nasae. ar
rived ~ o'elock today ana inameaiaseiy
proceeded 20 tns hall where the contests
over seats IN fhe Republican ossventssssa
we're beang beard He annouprssf hf4
rea8ta~ss 20 proeeet isarnes3lately with tha
contest bst txseu hts aefexs ffon ens4 fh4e
heaaess by Anfhony Higgins.
In sh@ Fesrtt Iaa4ssana district sh~ eery-
fesg was between Ee@d rnen and weKfn-
ley nasn. - r.. Neal end w. A. Ffxrr@~
F~rress1fins the Rs4st esemans. ant u. 4.
Ferris sua q. =. Antone ssArn1sng fo- Ne
Esnley. Neal ard HarDcr wer. seafea.
TIE nsntesfs feoz8 ths Ftfth ara sfxsA
louisiana districts we're settled -4sthast
Asxansns. T. p. DsnBesiy ara s. ". esrepx1
oefnw SEATED from the FIFTH and W. a.
Rroeks and w. w. Jonnaon from ire
slxfa All four are MeKsnsev men
TAess concisss@~t tbe louisiana contests,
anA sae Thir3 district ~ Virginia waz
L eset.