Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-13
THE CONVE NT|ON.
Reeds Name Will Surely
Be Presented.
Arrival Of More Leading Politicians
Add Interest in Result.
Delegates rendered Reception on Way
Speaker Reed al Washington.

ssInbling of the national committee.
the contest from Delaware was called.
1t was that Mr.. Addicks
would not arrive until 3 p. nj. 1t was
passed for two hours.
Meanwhile the contest upon dele
gates at large from Louisiana was taken
up. In his case. the representative of
the regular Republican party of the
state, comprising William Pitt KEEL
logg. Albert II. Leonard (white Reed
ites).- Henry Demas and James Vance
CMckinleyites). claimed to be entitled
to be placed upon the roll. Against
them were the nominees of the ma
tional Republican sugar planters con-
vention. A. Mcuinniss, l.. N. Corney.
Anthony Doherty and r. II. Hackney,
all white McKinleyites.
In addition. Leonard's seat was indie
pendently contested by Andrew Hero.
Jr. The McGinnis quartet nae the ad-
vantage In a certificate from the chair
man of the state committee setting
forth that il was regular and its proofs
were presented ana argued by Will
liam Belian of New Orleans. He took
the ground that If the national COM
mittee gave its c~ountenancc to the
sugar lluiiitiS tlttiicfIl. LOUISIANA.
would go i~.epublican Il the next cleo
! ton.
Without calling upon other delega-
lions to reply. the committee went nto
executive session and promptly seated
the Kellogg delegation by a unani-
nous vote. 1t was suggested by sew
eral Members of the committee that
this summary proceeding might do in
jury to the Republican cause in Louis
lana by alternating the sugar planters
element and the respective delegations
having been called back. Chairman
Carter made a pacific address. point
ing out that the action taken was
based upon the statement of Mr..
Belian himself. that the organization
that he represented was not regular.
and suggested that the committee on
credentials of the national convention
was a court of last resort. The con-
testants accepted the suggestion and
announced as they withdrew the case
that it would be carried to the con-
| vention.
Although the seating of Ex-Governor
Kellogg and his associates was re-
Sarded as ~disposing of all contests in
the six Louisiana congressional dis
tricts, it was decided to take them up
seriatim and heal arguments. In the
first district EX-Gov. Henry c. War
moth and Walter Coher (colored) in
structed for Mckinley and c.. w
Bothby and G. w. Deverin (colored).
instructed for Reed. were the rival
delegations. Warmoth and Coher were
seated with Il roll ALI. This was a
victory for the sugar planters of the
national Republicans and a practical
reversal of position taken by the con-
testees were A. T. Wimberly and Rich
ard Simms (colored) instructed for Nc |
kinley. and the contestants Morris
Marks and Lucien Commo (colored). |
instructed for Reed.
AS in the other contests Of this |
state, the disputes were based upon the |
regularity or otherwise of the convcn-l
ton at which the delegates were
elected. Wimberly and Simms were
seated without debate or opposition.
Next in the list was the third Louisi-
ana district contest. where l.. S. Clark
and VIM. J. Belian. national Repub-
leans, challenged the credentials of
Meyer Cahen and State Chairman
Thoma a. Cage, (colored) all four
Mckinleyites. Cahen and Cage were
excluded by a vote of 10 to Is. subse-
quently upon motion of Mr.. Hahn of
Ohio. both delegations were seated
with a half vote each. The vote was
81 to II.
This was the first double delegation
to be placed on the roll by the commit
tee n Committeeman Botkin of Mon
tana, expressed the ear that the pre-
cedent would return to plague the body.
When the committee re-assembled
there was a long discussion on the mo-
ton by Delegate Catron of New Mexico.
to the effect that six delegates each be
placed on the roll for the territories of
New Mexico. Arizona, Oklahoa and the
indian Territory. 1t was finally
adopted. The Delaware contest wasI
then taken up. The delegation headed
by ex-senator Higgins claimed to be
the regular delegation and was in
structed for Mckinley. while the six
contestants were headed by j. Edward
Addicks and Senator Quay was given
by one of the number as their prefer
ence for the Presidential nomination.
When the rival delegations, headed
respectively by Mr.. Higgins and Mr..
Addicks. were ushered into the commit
tee room the excitement on the part of
tn committeeman was intense.
The committee. on motion of Mr.. Suth-
erland. voted. Il to 9. that it was not will
ing to place either delegation on the tenn
porary roll, and referred the entire matt
ter to the national Republican convent
ton. The next contest heard by the COM
mittee was that from Arizona. one set of
delegates being headed by Henry J. Cleve-
land. and the other by VIM. NJ. Christy.
The claim of the latter was stated by
Isaac I. Stoddard. The claim of the
Cleveland set was stated by Charles w.
Wright. The contest was upon the Ques-
ton of a vote on adjournment by con-
v%ention. The decision of the comittee was
that both delegations be admitted with
half votes.
At 11.30. the delayed contest from the
9Th Alabama district was taken up. BENZ.
j. Walker. the solitary contestant. has
preference for Speaker Reed. and the reg
ular delegate is a McKinleyite. The latter
was seated. 10 to is. At midnight, the
committee adjourned.
The arrival of Senator Quoy of Penn
svlvania., this afternoon, stirred into ac-
tiyity the somewhat 1anguid political gos-
A number of newspaper men called
at the senator's apartments at the South
ern hotel. Beyond announcing that he
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