The record-union., 1896-06-15
WHOLE NO.

gers, who had been admitted to the
room by the doorkeeper and whose
name was subsequently given to the
Chairman as a Mr.. Egan of New York,
made a coarse remark which he coupled
with an allusion TO Mr.. Louterbacbs
race. When the next contest was called
and Mr.. Louterbach was again ad-
mitted, Committeeman Yerks of Louis
vile, who was not in sympathy with
the side represented by Mr.. Lauter-
bach, called the attention of Senator
Carter to the circumstance and ut
tered an indignant protest against the
sessions of the committee being dis
graced in such a manner.
Chairman Carter insisted upon the
name of the offender being made pub
lie and when this was done called il
three times and awaited response.
None came and he explicitly demanded:
is Mr.. Egan in the room?" Again
there was no response and General Col
lis, the Commissioner of Public Works
of New York, who was one of the con-
testants in the case, mounted a chair
and after scanning the assemblage
vCuched for the fact that the offender
was not in the room. Chairman Car
ter accepted the assurance and noti-
fed the doorkeeper that under no cir
cumstances was Egan again to be ad-
mitted.
Subsequently in closing his argu-
ment on the pending case. Lauterbach
took occasion to refer to the indictment
and to say that no question of race
prejudice should be allowed to enter
into the adjudication of any case with
which he was identified.
This suggestion was resented in a
taunting and sarcastic tone by Spooner,
who appeared for the Coils side He
charged Lauterbach with performing
the baby act' in referring to his race.
insinuated that his organization and
leadership was repudiated by the He
brews of New York and cited as proof
that the Coils side was not antago-
nistic to the Hebrews, the fact that one
of those who was prominently identi-
fled with it was himself an adherent of
Judaism.
There was considerable talk to-day
that the defeated faction in the Fif-
teenth New York contest would seek a
rehearing at the hands of the National
Committee tomorrow, but up to q late
hour this evening nothing definite re-
Sarding their intentions could be Sc
cured from the friends Of Messrs Muir
ray and FriedSon, who were turned
down. When a suggestion concerning
hearing was broached in a group. of
which Congressman Quigg and a West
ern Republican sitting in the National
Committee on q proxy were members,
the latter said emphatically that it
would be policy for the Platt leaders to
let matters remain as they were and
await action by the Committee on Gre
dentials.
1t was definitely announced tonight
that rehearing would be asked by the
instructed Reed delegates in the Sixth
Texas District, w. n. Mcdonald (col-
ored) and Il. II. r. Green. the latter Il
son of Mrs. Hetty Green of New Y orll
and national renown. The contestants
did not arrive in st. Louis until this
morning, and the case was decided by
the committee entirely upon affdavits.
1t was reported tonight that Mrs. Hetty
| Green would arrive tomorrow morning
and take up the cudgels in her sons be-
| half.
| The latter is being urged for the Cub
| efhatorlal Il animation in Texas, and his
| friends declare that he will exhaust
every effort to secure a seat on the floor
| of the convention. Several members
| of the committee said tonight that un-
| der no circumstances would they con-
sent to a rehearing in any single case.
| Under the rule of the committee unani-
| nous consent will be required to re-
| wise the roll, and if the committeeman
referred to persist in their opposition
the contestants will have no resort
| save to the Credentials Committee.
| Next in interest to the discussion of
| the New York case were the indications
given by the Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Massachusetts delegates to break
away from Manley.