The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
ST. LOUIS HOT SMRMISHINe.
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yanla. ana may be longer. II Carson
does no- pu- me OUT
- am f0ot-ioose for the rest Of the
n-Elt." said Col. Carson. a fen moments
later. and i am g4ad OF i-. ] have gwen
ms proxy 10 Senator Quay. and be can
use u a. long as BE wants j. He can
die before I am likely 10 1u- him OUT
Consideration VI The Texas cases was
resumed Ile contestants iu the Third
and Fourth districts failed % put ln an
appearance. and Webster Flanagan. J.
w. Butler, O.. "A. Ferguson, II. O.. G0ree.
Cecil 4. Lyon and W n Johnson were
In she sixth district j. n. Mccormick
and Robert Armstrong. colored. Nick In
leyile5, were seated; while In the Seventh.
W. t- crawford and b. e. Wallace COLI
ored. both supporters 81 Ar Reed We're
seated over rne Mckinley delegates. In
Dpth contests the decisions We're based
ularlty Of the district conventions at which
the delegates were selected.
In the Eighth district tle regular dele
salrs Marion Mullins and w. j. WATSON,
were placed on the roll. the contestants
iaIiius 20 appear. There was a warm con-
Test ln the Tenth district Che Ninth hav-
delegates, Henry q. Green and g. L. Sea
" -Sat tpoih oeolored), and instructed FOR
Mckinley, and r. b. Hswley for Reed.
ana ~ NJ Rogers for Allison, both white.
t'y unanimous consent Gov. WarmOth OF
Louisiana was permitted TO appear before
we comm. tee and made plea IN favor
Of the Hawley delegation. Hawiey and
Rogers were seated by - TO I.
When the delayed Ninth district was
taken up, Committeeman Quincy OF Texas
90 behalf OF the contestants ". B. Brush.
Allison. and &. /. Maynard tcOl0reuf
Nc inleyi te. refused 70 submit their
cases, and announced that he would take
lt 10 the national convention. Tnereupon
the committee placed the regular dele
gates. Hugh Hancock and Paul Fricke,
MClAnleyltes upon the temporary roll
The Eleventh district contest was be-
tween James o. Luby and George +.
Townsend (cOloredl, with Mckinley pref
erences. and David Abner and r. y, Rem
froe, with Reed preferences. Aoner and
heufroe obtained the seats.
The Twelfth district was next called.
The delegates were G.. +. Blaine and Rob
err Hondsche, Mckinleyltes. The contes-
11ants We're c. w, ogden ana Joseph
placed on the temporary roll.
The next case was that from the Thir-
teenth district Of Texas. Without discus
son the Two regular celegatcs, Patrick
DoOliug and O. 4. Bacon, Mckiuleyitcs,
were put on the temporary roll
In the Alaska case tine names of both
the temporary roll, with half votes each.
The TWO delegates are for Mckinney and
two contestants for quay.
The vote on the Eleventh district Of
Texas was reconsidered and L-by and
2 4Wusenu, with preferences for MclSin-
ley, We're placed on the temporary roll.
The case of the Third district OF Penn
sylvania was taken up and both the dele
gates and contestants We're seated with
klemmer. Mckinley, and James b. An
dersOn, for quay, and the contestants,
Henry Clay and ElwoOd Becker, both for
Quay. The vote was % TO 10, and there
was no discussion.
The next case was that of the Second
district Of Virginia. The delegates We're
George O. BowdeE and r. NJ. Smith, Nc
klnleyites. and the contestants, Ava II.
Marlin and Harry Libbcy, for Reed, John
s. Wise, eN-cOngressmau. appeared for
the contestants and got INTO an angry al
tercation with Mr.. Bowden, whom ne de-
nOunccd Vehemenuy and passiona tely as
political fraud. The names of the regu-
lars and of the contcs tauts We're placed
ON the temporary roll by a vote of 30 to
Is. with half votes.
The New York cases were then taken up.
IL was IL O'clOck when the New York con-
tests We're reached. During the hearing
or the preceding case, a hundred noisy out
siders had crowded into the room and the
committee refused TO proceed until the
sergeant-at-arms had excluded the strang-
ers The sixth district was first called and
Mr. Sutherland first stated that according
10 the newspapers the contestants had
withdrawn, and then moved that the reg
ular delegates, Henry 9. Saffen and George
W. Palmer Morton men. be placed upon
the rolls. The motion prevailed
In the Seventh district case it was
stated that papers which had been sent
to Secretary Manley could not now be
found, and that the contestants, Martin
II. Healy and Abram S. Cole, would not
arrive until Sunday. Mr.. Sutherland ask
ed unanimous consents for postponement
until Monday morning, but II was re-
fused. He then moved that the names
of Cornelius Nancott and Hugh McROb-
erts, Mortonites, be placed upon the roll
and 1t was so ordered by unanimous
voie.
In the Ninth New York another post
ponement was asked for and refused, and
Charles ]. Murray and j. j. Collins, the
regular Morton delegates. We're placed
upon the roll without opposition.
The failure Of the contestants in the
previous cases 10 appear was surprise
all round, but the halls were cleared
while the contest of Howard Carroll and
Thurlow Reed Barnes, against National
Committee Treasurer Cornelius Bliss and
). V, r. Kruger was reached, and the
time was extended by twenty minutes for
each side Hon. John S. Wise appeared
Tor Mr. Bliss and his associates, and
at 1920 o'clock entered upon a detailed
history of the political troubles of the
Twelfth district.
st. Louis, June Al a. m.-The thread
of his argument had been broken by re-
peated queries from Senator Thurston and
others and the narrative was not conclu-
ded when time was called. Congressman
Quigg presented the case for the cOntes-
tants. Mr.. Wise closed the case. Before
taking his seat Mr.. Wise was bombarded
with technical questions growing out of
the regularity OF his convention, pro-
pounded by eX-GoV. Fifer, Mr.. Fessenden
senator ThurStOn, Representa- Ouigg
and Sutherland Between the latter and
Mr.. Wise there was a spirited discussion
Mr.. Wise created surprise bv stating that
while Messrs. Bliss and Kruger We're
abundantly satisfied of the justice of their
position, they would be satisfied with, and
i'm fact asked as a matter of courtesy. that
they be made joint delegates and be plac-
ed on the temporary roll with half vote
eacn. mis- was greeted with ironical
cries of oh
AT 1910 a. m. the committee went into
secret session A moment later both
sides agreed to dispense with debate MIR
Sutherland moved the seating of Messrs.
Carroll and Barnes, and Mr.. Wilson of
Delaware made a similar motion for
Messrs. Bliss and Kruger. At 1920 a. m.
the roll was called The committee re-
fused to seat Messrs. Bliss and Kruger
| (anti-Platt mem. The votes was ayes 2S.
nays p. verihcation was demanded
Secretary Burke. in response to a gen
eral request, proceeded to verify the roll
call. Meanwhile two votes We're changed
and the final result was announced. aves
p; nays % Mr.. Hahn moved that both
sets Of delegates be seated with half
vote each.
! Coffee and sandwiches were brought in
at 12:45 O'Clock. A debate was inaugnra-
BOD nd he