The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-13
PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 49, 1896
Objections were raised in every part of

Objections were raised in every part Of
the room but on a standing vote the mo-
tion was adopted by vote of 25 to II.
Secretary Manley announced that the
contest in the eighth Virginia district
had been withdrawn by letter and the
names OF W. b. 6. Shumate and 81. Y.
Wale we're placed upon the temporary
roll. Both are Instructed for Mckinley,
while the contestants are divided be-
tween Reed and Allison.
ne.committ tteeBtook up the case brought
from the first district of Alabama and
which had laid over from Wednesday af-
ternoon Here the contestants were S.
M. Murphy and d. H. Prentice, both
colored, and favoring Reed as first choice.
The contestees were Samuel 8. Booth
and John Harmon, colored, and both
for Mckinley.
Committeeman Sutherland of New
York moved that in view OF the conflict
ing statements that had been made the
affidavits in the case be submitted to a
subcommittee of five.
A reconsideration of the vote by which
this action was taken was defeat ted on a
roll call by 2S to 18. MIR. Settle of North
Carolina then proposed that both contes-
tants and contestees be excluded from the
Temporary roll.
A prolonged and warm debate ensued.
The motion was defeated. The COM
tion By vote of IL to 81 and Booth and
Harmon were placed upon the temporary
roll.
Senator Gear of Iowa declared that this
vote would have a bad effect upon the
country.
At O'Clock motion to take recess
Of one hour was vigorously resisted by
many of the delegates who desired a
ontinuOus session until midnight.
Upon the reassemblinq of the national
committee the contest from Delaware
was called. 1t was announced that Mr..
Addicks would not arrive until p. m.
and 1t was passed for two hours. Mean
while the contest upon delegates at large
from Louisiana was taken up. In this
case the represents tatives of the regular
Republican party of the state comprising
William Pitt Kellogg, Albert H. Leon
ard (white Reedites) Henry pemas and
JAMES Vance (coloIed MoKinleyites)
claimed to be entitled to be placed upon
the roll. Against them were the nomi
nees of the National Republican sugar
planters convention, A. McGinness, II.
y. Co1nay. Anthony Doherty and r. r.
Haokeney, all white McKinlayites. In
addition Leonard's seat was independent
" contested by Andrew Hern, Jr. The
McGinness quartette had the advantage
IN certificate from the chairman of the
otbOo CUulLulbU06 S6bblu& lOIbu IL WdB
regular and Its proofs We're presented and
argued by William Belian Of New Or
leans. He took the ground that If the
nationl committee gave its cOuntenance
to the sugar planters element Louisiana
would go Republican at the next cleo
tion. Without calling upon the other dele
gates to reply the committee went into
executive session and promptly seated
the Kellogg delegates by unanimous
vote.
1t was suggested by several members
of the committee that this summary pro-
ceeding might do injury tc the Republic
can cause in Louisiana by alternating the
sugar planters element and the respective
delegates having been called back Chair
man Carter made pacific address.
pointing out that the action taken was
based upon the statement Of Mr.. Belian
himself that the organization he repre-
sented was not regular and suggesting
chat the committee on credentials of the
national convention was q court of last
resort.
The contestants accepted the sugges-
tion and announced as they withdrew
that the. case would be carried to the con-
vention.
Although the seating of Elk Governor
Kellogg and his associates was regarded
as disposing of all contests in the six
Louisiana congressional districts it was
decided to take them up seratim and
hear arguments. II the first district
Ex-Governor Henry G. Warmoth and Wal
ter L. Cohen, oolored, instr ucted for Mo
Kinley ard @. W. Boothby and g. W.
Deverin oolored, instructed for Reed, were
the rival delegations. Warmoth and
Cohen were seated without roll call.
This was victory for the sugar planters
or National Republicans and practical
reversal of the position taken by the
committee in the preceding contest. In
| the second district the contestants were
A. Il. Wimberly and Richard Simms.
colored, instructed for Mckinley, and
thu contestants were Morris Marks and
Lucien Commo, colored, instructed for
Reed.
AS the contests in this state the dis
putes were based upon the regularity
or otherwise of the conventions at which
the delegates were elected, Wimberiy
and Simms were seated without debate
or opposition. Next in the list was the
| third Louisiana district contest where L.
S. Clak and W. j. Belin challenged the
credent ials of Meyer Cahen and State
Chairman Thomas A. Cage, colored,
all four MoKinleyites Cahen and Gage
were excluded by vote of 10 to IS.
Subsequently upon motion of Hahan
of Ohio, both delegates were seated with
half vote each. The vote was 81 to II.
This was the first double delegation to
be placed on the roll by the committees.
= David s. Ferris and G. q. Antholne,
colored, both regular representatives in