The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11

d. fettl1ord, the regular delegates at
large, being fought for by w. A. Smith,
J.. f. McDuffy, A. j. Warner and w. II.
The seats of the delegates from the
second Alabama are being contested for
6y ii. f. Aldrich and w. Il. Curry. The
seventh district also has contest. Will
liam Turner and Ignatius Green seek the
seats of Cooper and Dawson.
In the regular convention Turner is said
to have received four votes, man named
Miller one vote, while Cooper and Daw-
son received all the others.
In the Seventh district the seats of G..
Alexander and John s. Curtis are being
contested by Frank VI. Morgan and John
L. Ezell. The former have filed lengthy
protest, giving the merits of the contest
from their point of view. They say that
when the regular convention was called
to order the chairman was beaten. The
meeting was broken up and then the con-
testants convened their friends and had
themselves elected.
In the Eighth district of Alabama the
seats of William NJ. Simmons and H. V.
Gassin are contested by L. w. Willis and
w. A. Wallace.
Hughes and w. L. Saunders are contest
ed by w. C. Hart and A. d. Wimbis.
The former have filed lengthy state
ment with the national committee.
Florida will also be well represented
by contestants. The seats of Joseph II.
Lee, j. f. Long. ]. NJ. Skinner and l.. w.
Evanston, regular delegates at large, are
fought by Edward Gunby, w. III. Chand-
Ter, Fl. S. Chubb and H. S. Coleman.
In the First the seats of w. G.. Weeks
and A. H. Purdy are contested by w.
Combs and NJ. S. White.
In the Second district the seats of Den
mis- Eagan and w. l. Purcell are being
contested by w. H. Northrup and A. C.
LOOMS.
Georgia has two contesting delegates at
large. The Second convention selected
two of the four delegates at large, A. e.
Buck and FL. l.. johnson. Buck favors
Mckinley and Johnson is for Reed.
r. A. Rucker and j. V. Roveux. Nc
Kinley men, were also elected by the first
convention The latters places are be-
ing contested for by p. H. Wright, Nc
kinley man, and e. H. Heatherington.
an Allison man.
In the First district the regular dele
gates were NJ. j. Doyle and H. B. Morse.
Mckinleyites, the contestants are Reed
men.
In the Eleventh the regulars, William
Jones and S. NJ. Cartell Mckinley men,
are contested by A. S. Matthews and d.
Nj. Outlaw, whose positions are unknown.
In Kentucky there is a contest in the
city, of Louisville, the Fifth district.
The Mckinley delegates are E. e.
Todd and G. Sapp. They are contested
by j.. w. Reeder and E. X. Knooffell for
Bradley.
Louisiana is full of contests but the
chairman of the state convention certifies
the election of those delegates elected at
the regular convention.
These are A. a. McGinnis, r. H. Hack
ney, f. n. Conway and A. DOugherty,
delegates at large, and they are for Nc
Kinley.
Their seats are contested by William p.
Kellogg. y. III. Leonard, Henry Demas,
j. Nj. Vance. Reed men.
the regulars" and the lilly whites" The
regulars are H. C. Yarmouth and C.
l.. Cohen, who favor Mckinley.
The contestants are George Boothby and
George Dempf. Reed men.
In the Second district the regulars are
"A. II. Wimberly and Richard Sims, the
contestants Morris Marks and Lucen
Como.
In the Third district the regulars are w.
]. Behan and L. d. Clark, the contestants
II. a. Cage and Mayor Calm.
In the Fourth district the regulars are
W. Harper and B. f. O'Neal, and the con-
testants b. s. Ferris and c.. G.. Antonio.
The former favor Mckinley and the lat
ter Reed.
Mississippi has two sets of delegates. 1t
is the long standing quarrel between the
Lynch and Hill factions.
Il,
has two delegations. The regular is led
committee, and the others, the lily whites.
are led by Il. L. Melton. assisted by E..
NJ. Brayton of the national committee.
The lily whites are against Mckinley.
From Tennessee there are two contests.
]. w. Cheatham and J. NJ. Bostwick are
contested by ]. c. Crowley and j. w.
Snofer in the Sixth district. The latter
are Mckinley men.
In the Ninth district J. B. Walker and
II. II. Nelly are contested by ID. A. Num-
and S. e. Austin, also Mckinley men.
Both grew out of alleged irregularities.
Texas is all silt up with contests. The
fight developed in the state convention.
n. w. Quincy, cOlored protesting friend
ship for Mckinley, obtained the chair
manship, but Immediately began arbitra-
rily ruling against the Mckinley men,
refusing, it is said. to permit a minority
report by Mckinley man to be presented.
Names of Mckinley men were offered for
delegates. Quincy, as chairman, declared
them elected as alternates.
A row followed, during which Quincy
and his followers left on the presumption
that the work of the convention was
ended.
The Mckinley delegates, however, re-
manned and reorganized the convention,
and elected John Grant, Frank Hamilton,
r. L. Smith and w. e. Davis, and in
structed them for Mckinley. The other
four, who come as contestants, are w. IA.
Makemson, E. n. Terrell II. {. Fergu-
son and n. w. Quincy.
The contests in the various districts are
based upon alleged irregularities.
In Virginia there are contests in the
Second and Third districts. In the sec
ond the certified delegates are G. W..
Rowden and r. Nj. Smith. and the con-
testants A. H. Martin and Harry Libbey.
In the Third regulars are Edmund Wag-
gon and G. w. Harris, both Mckinley
men.
The contestants in Delaware, as charg
ed, are due to bribery. and involve the
six delegates of the state. the factions be-
ing headed by Anthony Higgins and j. e..
Addicks respectively.
New York has twelve contests. They
are in the Sixth Seventh, Ninth, Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fifteenth districts. All
are in New York city and most are by the
Plat followers.