Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-13

eral members of the committee that this summary proceeding might do injury to the republican cause in Louisiana by alternating the sugar planters element, and the respective delegations having been called back, Chairman Carter made a specific address, pointing out that the action taken had been based upon the statement of MT. Behan himself, that the organization he represented was not reg ular, and suggesting that the committee on credentials of the national conven- ton was court of last resort. The con- testants accepted the suggestion and an- nounced as they withdrew that the case would be carried to the convention.
 Although the seating of Ex-Governor Kellogg and his associates was regarded as disposing of all the contests In the six Louisiana districts, 1t was decided to take them up seriatim and hear argu- ments. In the First district Ex-Gov. Henry c. Warmoth and Walter l.. Cohen, colored instructed for Mckinley, and c. W. Boothby and G. w. Deverin, colored, instructed for Reed, were the rival dele gations. Warmoth and Cohen were seat ed without a roll call.
 This was a victory for the sugar plant CTS, or national republicans, and a prac- tical reversal of the position taken by the committee on the preceding contest.
 In the Second district the contestees were A. T. Wimberly and Richard Simms, colored, instructed for Mckinley, and the contestants, M. Marks and Lu- cien Commo, colored, instructed for Reed. As in the other contests in this state, disputes were based upon the regularity or otherwise of the conventions at which the delegates were elected. Wimberly and Simms were seated without opposi- tion Next in the list was the Third Louisiana district contest, where l.. s. Clark and w. J. Behan, national republi- cans, challenged the credentials of Meyer ~ (Nl-- FH Isx<~ colored, all four McKinleyites. Calm and Cage were excluded by vote of 19 to IS, but subsequently,, upon motion of MT Hahn of Ohio, both delegations were seated, with half vote each. The vote was 27 to II.
 This Is the first doubled delegation to be placed on the roll by the committee, and Committeeman Botkin of Montana expressed the fear that the precedent would return to plague the body.
 David s. Ferris and c. c. Antoine, col ored, both regular republicans" and in-. structed for Mckinley, were the claim ants in the Fourth district, while Benja- min O'Neal and William Harper colored, both instructed for Reed, made contests for the seats. This was an echo of sim liar dispute which arose over the same competing delegations in the Minneap- oils convention four years ago. Harper and O'Neal, the Reed men, were seated by unanimous vote.
 No presentation of facts was made in the Fifth and Sixth districts and the regular delegates from each locality, l.. s. Donnally and s. w. Green, colored, and J. B. Brooks and w. w. Johnson, both colored, were seated. All are in- structed for Mckinley.
 Delaware, New York and North Caroli- ma were passed for the time being, there being no response when they were called by the sergeant-at-arms.
 In the Third Virginia district the con- testants failed to put in an appearance, and the regular delega tes, Edmund Wad- dill, Jr., and c. w. Harris both instruct ed for Mckinley, were seated.
 At this juncture the regular order was suspended and Wilson of Delaware nov ed reconsideration of the vote by which Todd and Sapp, McKinleyites, were rec ognized yesterday as delegates from the Fifth district of Kentucky. The recon sidera tion was granted, and then Com mitteeman Yerkes of that state asked that the contestants, Knefer and Reeder, Bradley first choice, be seated with the regular delegates with half vote each. Poell Clayton entered an objection, and the matter was passed for the present
 The committee at 5:30 took recess.