The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-14

called attention to the fact that the
Lily Whites" had been sat upon at
Minneapolis. He asserted that the re-
formers had scarcely been heard Of
since the convention Of four years ago;
they were accustomed to show up only
when there was something In sight"
Mr.. Terrell. who was United States
minister to Belgium under Harrison.
followed Mr.. Grant In support OF the
"black -and-tan'' element, while he
was In turn followed by Mr.. Love. a
colored man. In behalf Of the Lily
Whites"
At the conclusion OF Loves speech
the committee. without division. decid-
ed the state committee, Of which Mr..
Grant Is chairman. to be the regular
organization. This Is the faction
known as the 'biack-and- -tans." This
action had the effect of eliminating
the Lily Whites" from the contest.
leaving the dispute to proceed between
the Quincy and Grant wings Of the
black and tans."
In the Texas contests Il had become
apparent during the hearing that the
division between the black and tans''
was due to differences on the presiden-
tial question. The Grant people were
all for Mckinley. while the opposition
was generally favorable TO Allison and
Reed. When the result was announced.
Fessenden moved that It be declared
the sense of the committee that neither
delegation Is entitled to be placed on
the temporary roll. and this motion pre-
vailed. The hearing in the Texas dis
trict contests then proceeded In their
numerical order. The contest from the
First district was between Taylor and
Lawson on one side and Sparks and
Canwel Ion the other. All four were
colored men. 1t was stated there were
no Mckinley men In either Of the dele
cations. Taylor and Lawson being for
Reed and Sparks and Canwell for ALL
son. Taylor and Lawson were seated.
From the Second district. Kane and
Pollard. who are said to be Mckinley
men, were seated. A recess was then
taken until 1880 o'clock tonight.
The committee rushed business at the
evening session. No contestants ap-
districts. and the Mckinley men were
seated. After a short argument, the
Mckinley men from the Sixth, McCor-
mick and Allison, were seated with
very little discussion. In the Seventh
Texas district, Crawford and Wallace.
Reed men, were seated. In the Eighth
Texas district, Williams and Wasson
were seated.
In the Ninth Texas district Hancock
and Fricke were seated. They favor
Mckinley. In the Tenth Texas dis
trict. Hawley (Reed)). and Rogers (Al-
lison). were seated. In the Eleventh
both Mckinley men. were seated. In
the Twelfth Texas district, Ogden and
Tweedy (Allison), were seated. In the
Thirteenth district. Dooling and Bacon
(McKinley). were seated.
In the Alaska contest four delegates
were seated with half a vote each.
The vote In the Eleventh Pennsylva-
MIA by which David Adler and d. Il.
Megdro were seated, was reconsidered
and Luby and Townsend were ssA<sai.
In the Second Virginia district there
was a spirited contest. Wise of New
York represented the Reed contestants
while Bowden represented himself and
colleagues. The contestants and con-
testees were seated with half a vote
each. Bowden and Smith are for Nc
Kinley and Reed. The Sixth district
OF New York was then called. In this
district, Saften and Palmer were con-
tested by Schleuter and Fischer. Both
delegations were for Morton. Saften
and Palmer were seated.
The Seventh district of New York.
Van Cott and McRoberts PlatD were
contested by Healy and Cole (anti-
PATTI Van Cott and McRoberts were
seated. In the Ninth district, Platt
men, Murray and Collins. were seated.
In the Twelfth district, New York, Cor
nelius N. Bliss and s. v. Ruger (anti-
PlatO were contested by Howard Car
roll and Thurlow Weed Barnes (Platt)
The anti-Platt case was presented by
John S. Wise. +. Quigg. member of
congress. spoke for Carroll and Barnes
Edward Lauterbach followed Quigg
and became very impassioned as he
progressed.
1--WE have 70 guard our organization
very carefully. We have to fight against
a great office-holding organization In
the city Of New York. We have to
guard against these rich men Shaking
his hands at Bliss) whose prominence
and position and wealth have been
Haunted in your faces as reasons why
they should be admitted to the national
convention: these rich men whom we
have to fight and whose wealth is used
to break down our party. our organiza-
ton, which Is so strong in IT'S own hon.
esty, represented by prominent men,
and which as been able to cast $4,000
votes In the city OF New York."
John 9. Wise replied and introduced Ill
affdavits with the explanation that 20
had already been given In. He said in an.
swer to a question that the contestine
delegation was elected bq rs delegates
He introduced proof In support OF his
claim that II has been customary In the
district to leave the calling of the dis.
trict conventions 10 the county commit
tee, The committee at 1912 went into
executive session to consider the case.
After the committee went into execu-
tive session the vote was taken upon the
motion to seat Bliss and Cruger. This
was defeated, "a to %. A motion was
made to seat both delegations with hall
q vote each. which. after some discus
sion. was defeated. "a to q. The Thir-
teenth district was taken up. Brookfield
and McCook. anti-Platt delegates. were
seated. The Fifteenth district was then
called. In this district Murray and Fried.
son were Platt delegates and Coils and
Wright anti-Platt
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