The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
Contested CASES.
Analysis of the work of the Nation
al Committee.


mittee in regard to the 1853 contests
which were originally filed with it
shows that 1876 cases were acted on,
some of the original number having
been abandoned, while several, notably
those of Delaware and portion of the
Texas delegation, were referred to the
convention. In many cases both con-
testants and contestees were under
stood to be Mckinley men, notably in
all Of the Mississippi and South Caro-
lima districts, and in certain districts
from Tennessee, Virginia and else
where.
OF The 1876 claimants rejected by the
committee, sixty-two are avowed Nc
Kinley men. The impression which pre-
vailed during the consideration of
these cases, that the committee was
deciding a 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
LARGE NUMBER OF CONTESTS
both the contestants and the contes-
tees were avowed Mckinley men, and
as a natural result more Mckinley
menu were necessarily given seats
than were i-McKinley men,
since in so many ofth cases, contest
ants and eontestees were, according to
their own Statements, Mckinley men.
In New York three districts were con-
tested, covering six delegates. Two of
the contests were decided in favor of
the Mckinley delegates and in the other
districts both delegations were admit
ted, giving each delegate a half vote.
In Pennsylvania there was a contest
in the Third district The contesting
delegations were both admitted, each
delegate having half a vote
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were withdrawn and in the Second dis
trict both delegates were admitted,
each delegate being given a half vote.
In North Carolina there was a con-
test in the Sixth district. Both dele
gates were admitted, each with half
vote.
In South Carolina there was a con-
test in each of the districts and as to
the Delegates at-large, covering eigh-
teen votes. Both the contestants and
contestees
WE'RE M'KINLEY MEN,
the contests turning on differences be-
tween local factions. All of the con-
tests were decided in favor Of the Web
ster faction.
In Georgia there were contests in
three of the districts and also two of
the egates-at-large, all of which
were decided in favor of the Mckinley
delegates. In Florida. there were con-
tests in the two districts and also the
delegates-at-large. The Mckinley dele
gates were accepted in the Second dis
trict, also elegates-at-large, the Nc
Kinley delegates in the First district
being rejected. In Alabama there
were contests in the First, Third.
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth districts and the delegates
at-large.
The Fifth and Ninth districts were
decided against the Mckinley men;
the others seated were Mckinley men.
IN California there were contests in
the Third and Fourth districts, both
of which were decided in favor of the
Mckinley men.
In Mississippi there were contests in
the seven districts and as to the dele
gates-at-large, al were avowed Nc
Kinley men, the light being local fac
tons.
THE HILL FACTION
were successful, except in the Sec
ond, Third and Sixth districts.
HI LOUISVILLE There were contests IN
the First, Second, Third, Fifth and
Sixth districts, the Mckinley delegates
being successful except in the Fourth
district, where the decision was against
them.
In Texas there were contests in every
district and as to the delegates-at-
large. None of the delegates-at-large
were placed upon the temporary roll.
In Tennessee the contests were de-
cided in favor of the Mckinley dele
gates, while in the remaining, the Sew
enth, Tenth and Twelfth, the decision
was against the Mckinley delegates.
In Kentucky there was but one con-
test, the Fifth, which was decided in
favor of the Mckinley delegates.
! In Tennessee there were contests in
/ the Sixth and Ninth districts, contest
ants and contestses being Mckinley
men in, one district. while in the other,
the Sixth, the anti-McKinley contest
/ ants were seated.
IN ARIZONA
/ there was a. contest as to the six dele
! gates at-large, all being admitted with
I a half vote to each. The contests IN
! Alaska were decided in the same man
ner.
In South Carolina, Louisiana and
4 Texas there were organizations COM
monty known as the Lily Whites
! claiming seats in the convention, but
/ in all of these cases the committee de-
cidsd that the organization was ir-
regular and could not be recognized.
Hon. William H. Hahn, the Ohio
member of the national committee
speaking Of the contests, said:
1T has been apparent for at LEAST
two months that Governor Mckinley
would be nominated either by accla.
nation or on the first ballot. 1t was moi
thought, however, that he would have
such a large number of uncontesteC
delegates The roll, as made up by the
national committee, will very largely
increase his vote in the convention
| These contests are settled withou
! reference as to whom the delegates
favored and tine committee. as the re
cords will show. seated the delegate:
that were elected in regular conven
tons which were called by their reg
ular party organization in the respec
tive congressional districts. [ thinl
! every member of the committee viii
bear me out in this. In my opinion i
a vote were taken at this time Nc
Kinley would have from $40 to 81
votes. 1t may exceed the higher fig
ure; it will not fail below the lower
From conversation with delegate.
| from all over the country learn thai
they regard McKinley's nomination a.
sure and they predict that he will re
ceive the electoral vote in many state.
heretofore regarded as safely Demo
cratic.
II believe that the committee Of
credentials. made UP from every stat,
represented, will seat the delegate,
| practically as made up by the nationa
committee. There may be three O.
four exceptions. / want to emphasize
/ the fact that the mem hers Of +ha M