Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-20
CONTESTED SEATS

The Work of the National Committee
In Deciding tho Contests Preliminary
to Making Up the Temporary Organisa.
tion-Statement Given Out From thu
Ohio Headquarters.
ST. LOUIS, June 15.--The following
statement is given out from Ohio
headquarters to show that the ma
tional committee performed its duties
In the matter Of contested seats in a
spirit of fairness to all concerned:
An analysis of the work of the ma
tional committee in regard to the 16s
contests which were originally filed
with it shows that 1876 cases were acted
on; some OF the original number hav-
ing been abandoned, while several,
notably those Of Delaware, and por-
ton OF the Texas delegation were re.
ferred to the convention. In many
cases both contestants and contcstees
were understood to be Mckinley men,
notably in all of Jne mississippi ana
South Carolina districts, and in GER
tain districts from Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and elsewhere.
OF the la6 claimants rejected by the
committee, 81 were avowed Mckinley
men. The impression which prevailed
during the consideration of these
cases, that the committee was decid-
ing large majority of the cases in
favor OF Mckinley, doubtless grew out
OF the fact that in nearly all of the
states where there were a large num-
Der of contests, both contestants were
avowcd Mckinley men, and as nut
ural result more Mckinley men we're,
necessarily, given seats than were
anti-McKinley men, since in so many
OF the cases, contestants and contes-
tees were, according to their own
statements, Mckinley men.
In New York three districts were
contested, covering six delegates.
Two of the contests were decided in
favor of the Mckinley delegates and
in the other district both delegations
were admitted, giving each delegate
half vote.
In Pennsylvania there was a con-
test in the third district The con-
testing delegations we're both ad-
mitted, each delegate having a half
vote.
In Delaware the contest was re-
fered to the convention.
In Virginia there were contests in
the second, third and eighth districts
In the third and eighth the contests
were withdrawn, and in the second
district both delegations were ad.
mitted. each delegate being given q
half vote.
In North Carolina there was con.
test in the sixth district. Both dele
cations were admitted, each delegate
with half vote.
In South Carolina there was a con-
test in each of the districts, and as to
The delegates-at-large, covering IS
votes. Both the contestants and con-
jestees were Mckinley men, the con-
,ests turning on differences between
ocal factions. All of the contests
we're decided in favor of the Web
'ter faction.
In Georgia there were contests in
.hree of TIE districts and as to two of
he delegates-at-largc, all of which
we're decided in favor Of the Mckinley
delegates.
In Florida there were contests in the
econd district and as to the delegates .
st-large. The Mckinley delegates
we're accepted in the second district,
Ilso the delegates-at-large, the McKin-
ey delegates in the first district being
elected.
In Alabama there were contests in
he first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, {
eventh, eighth and ninth districts I
nd the delegates-at-large. The fifth t
nd ninth districts were decided G
gainst the Mckinley men, the others
eated were Mckinley men.
In California there were contests in a
he third and fourth districts, both OF !
'hich were decided in favor of the S
IcKinley men. a
In Mississippi there were contests In |,
he seven districts, and as to the dele
All were avowed Nc.
.inley men, the fight being between
zeal factions. The Hill faction was S
lccessful, except in the second, third n
nd sixth districts. W
In Louisiana there were contests in r.
,e first, second, third, fourth, fifth h
nd sixth districts, the Mckinley dele d
ates being successful, except in the a
,urth district, where the decision was N
yainst the Mckinley delegates. o
In Texas there were contests In
very district and as to the delegates
Large. None Of the delegatestt-
rye were placed upon the temporary y
,ll. In ten of the districts the cou- VI
'sts were decided in favor of the Mo- II
inley delegates, while in the remain II
g, the seventh, tenth and twelfth, a.
le decision was against the Mckinley II
,legates. ID
In Kentucky there was but one ecn- U.
st, the fifth district, which was de- CT
ded in favor of the Mckinley dele
ties.
In Tennessee there were contessk in te
e sixth and ninth districts, cun. -
stants and contestees being M.FiE. d
y men in one district, while in = "a "
her, the sixth, the anti-McKJ,,av y, .,
N ,nfiteesta e 4. Il fiit.sssWTere s seated. :
In Arizona there was contest as to sl
10 six delegates-at-large, all being
United with half vote each.
The contest In Alaska was decided
the same manner. sc
In South Carolina, Louisiana and 81
,xas there were organizations COM bl
only known as the Lilly Whites"
aiming seats in the convention, but
all of these cases the committee de. r,
led that the organizations were ir- Al
gular and could not be recognized. "a