The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-13

the Indian territory. 1t was finally
adopted.
The Delaware contest was then taken
up. The delegation, headed by eX-Sen-
ator Higgins, claimed to be the regular
delegation and was instructed for Nc
Kinley, While the six contestants were
headed by ]. Edward Addicks, and Sem
ator Quay was given by one of the
number as their preference for the
presidential nomination,
When the rival delegations, headed
respectively by Mr., Higgins and Mr..
Addicks were ushered into the COM
mittee room the excitement on the part
of the committeeman was intense and
they moved their chairs forward until
they formed semi-circle about the
contestants and the presiding officer.
Personalities We're freely indulged in
during the presentation of the case.
| x-Senator Higgins plunged into the
case in behalf of himself and his assO-
ctates. Mr. Addiclls sat close beside
him, and at times it looked as though
the two men might come into personal
collision, especially as Mr., Higgins de-
nOunced Mr.. Addtclls as the principal
of a conspiracy against law and honor,
and as a man who regarded neither.
MI Higgins was followed by Wash
ington Hastings who was equally en-
! phatic. Turning to Mr. Addicks who
| sat with a sarcastic smile on his face,
he shook his finger under his nose and
| ejaculated:
| This man is governed by a base and
| selfish ambition. I say it to his face, as
/ tr. A Il
dicks. Little as he understands the
language Of gentlemen, he doubtless
understands what ! say"
Mr.. Addicks made no response.
The principal address of the other
side was made by Caleb r. Taylor,
chairman of the convention which nom-
mated the Addicks delegation, who en-
tered a protest against the washing Of
the dirty linen of the party. He also
made a bitter attack upon the motives
of ex-senator Higgins whose political
fortune, he said, had been made by Mr.
Addicks.
Then Mr.. Addicks made a brief ad
dress on his own behalf. He claimed
that he had been endorsed by the peo-
pie of Delaware and had destroyed the
worst ring that the republican party
had ever known.
Mr.. Higgins replied. He alluded to
MIR. Addicks as that creature" and
said his speech showed him to be the
moral IDIOT that every one of Della
ware knew he was.
The presentation of the cases occu-
pied two hours. The parties in interest
then retired and Senator Thurston OF
Nebraska commenced an impassionec
speech He reviewed the evidence
ELECTED in the Dupont controversy be
fore the United States senate and de-
clared it exposed a state of affairs un-
! precedented in the history of any state
| republican party in the country. Ad-
dicks, he said, had been proved a traitor
to the cause of republicaniSm. Wher
that party had forty-four senators il
the capitol at Washington and but one
more was needed to give it a major
ity it was Addicks who, by the aid OF
a democratic governor, brought about
deadlock and prevented Delaware
from receiving its proper representation
in the United States senate.
Talk to me of honor and decencS
in politics." said the senator, Il tel
you here and now l would not vote fol
j. Edward Addicks if his vote were
needed to make the next president anC
if the necessity demands, l will repea
that statement upon the floor of th'
national convention"
Two rounds of applause followed the
senator's declaration. r. c. Kerens
moved that all of the Addicks delega
ton, with the exception of Addicks
himself, be put upon the temporary roll
Senator Thurston declared that on the
floor of the convention he would speal
and vote to unseat the entire delega
ton. Numerous speeches and motions
were made, all taking the ground tha
Addicks was not a republican anc
would not be recognized as such.
Finally Senator Carey of Wyoming
moved that the Higgins delegation bt
placed on the temporary roll. The vote
was 10 ayes to 80 nays. Then the com
mittee on motion of Mr.. Sutherland
voted a. to 9, that it was not willing
to place either delegation on the tenn
porary roll and referred the entire mat
ter to the convention,
The next contest heard by the com
mittee was that from Arizona, the on'
set Of delegates being headed by Henry
J. Cleveland, and the other by VIM. NJ
Christy The claim of the latter wa:
stated by Isaac T. 5toddart. The claim
of the Cleveland set was stated by
Charles W. Wright The contest wa
upon the question of a vote on adjourn
ment by the convention. The decision
of the committee was that bOtE dele
cation be admitted with half votes.
At 11:30 the delayed contest from the
Fifth Alabama district was taken up
3. ]. Walker, the solitary contestant
Reed man. while the regular delegate
Douglass Smith, is a McFinleyite. The
latter was seated by a vote of 19 to Is
AT midnight the committee adjourned
Senator Quay was one of Mr.. PlattS
callers this afternoon. The two were
Closeted for an hour. When Mr. quay
departed Mr.. PIatt remarked to groul
of newspaper men: Senator Quay is ii
the fight with me to the end"
This evening Mr.. Platt received dis
patch from Albany stating that 1--WE
carloads of loyal New York republicans
were on their way to St Louis for Nor
ton and sound money. This delegation
will arrive tomorrow afternoon, anC
then the fight to prevent the unseatins
of the Platt men in the New York del
egation will actively begin. Mr.. Plat
is quoted as saying that if the natiOna
committee unseats his delegates he vii