The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-14
A VICTORY FOR BOTH
The Names Of Contestants and ContesteeS
From the Second District Enrolled.
JOHN WISE CALLS BOWDEA A FRAUD.
An Angry Altercation Over The Cow
test-Thc Committee All Day En-.
gagged in Unseating Delegates with
Reed Prefercmce-sen. Quay Ap.
penra as Member by Proxy.

ST. Louis, June 13.-When the Nation
al Republican Committee went into ses-
sion at 10:30 all preliminary business
was shelved, and Tennessee cases were
taken up. There were two contests from
this State. H. w Cheatham and j. b.
Bosley, colored. being challenged by
j. c. Crawiey, colored, and Dan w. Shof-
ner, white. and in the Ninth District the
credentials of David A. MINI and Henry
e. Austin were claimed by John r.
Walker and Robert II. McNeily. Both
contests were based upon alleged irregu-
larities In the calls for and proceedings
Of the district conventions.
Cheatham and BoSlsy were seated.
They have no fixed Presidential choice.
while their opponents were instructed
for Mckinley. The Ninth District case
was productive of elaborate argument
on either side, after which Mann and
Austin were seated. They are McKin-
leyites. 1t developed at this point tina,
there was third contest from this State
affecting the Tenth District The regu-
lar delegates, w. NJ. Randolph and
Zachary Taylor were seated.
The South Carolina contests were then
taken up, and Colonel Ellery NJ. Bray
ton, of Columbia, the recognized leader
OF the Lily Whites. opened for himself
and his associate contestants, taking the
position that the disfranchisement or
otherwise of $4,000 South Carolina Re
publicans depended upon the action OF
the committee.
In his own behalf, Robert Small, made
bittec attack upon his'opponents. The
Lily Whites. he insisted, had no stand
ing in the State. They had no excuse
for existence, and they were entitled to
neither the recognition nor the respect
of the Republicans of the nation. In the
city of Charleston. where Colonel Bray
ton had, eaid 1000 white men Will be
b, ready to join the Lilly White party,
the facts were. said Small. that perhaps
that number of men or more, were will
ing-not so much the Republican party
as any party which would help them to
Down" rilman, and his dispensary
law and give them free rum in their city
and their homes
The rival delegations having with
drawn, Mr.. Tongue. of Florida. prompt
ly moved the seating of the Webster
Small delegation.
Col. Settle, proxy for Cowles, OF North
Carolina, proposed the seating of the
Brayton-Melton quaieette. The vote re-
suited In the rejection of Settles motion
9 to %. This was first blood for the
anti-L!lly Whites. but when ehe motion
TO seat the Webs;er-Small delegates was
about to be put. Mr.. Fessenden moved
that the Delaware preceden, be follow
ed, and both sides b., excluded from
the temporary roll. a proposition TO
seat both delegations was defea;ed-l6 TO
S2 The question REQUIRED on Mr.. Fes-
s,nden's moflon 10 exclude both delega-
tons and refer the issue TO the conven-
tion.
Another roll call was demanded. Again
the LILY Whites encountered defeat-l4
to SO. Then they gave up the fight and
the WebsterSmall delegation was $ at
ed on viva voce vote. with about ten
nays.
This vote takes out OF the conven-
tion total OF sixteen delegates who are
noted in Mr.. Hanna's hand book of dele
sa;es OF contestants as having Reed
preferences"
All :40 y. IN. recess of twenty min
ntes for lunch was ordered
uhe election of temporary officers OF
the convention had been the SD. .cial
order for p. III.
NJ Fairbanks. of indianapolis, was
unanimously selected as temporary
chairman of the convention
Col. Johnson, of Minnesota, who was
secretary of the National Convention in
1892 was unanimously chosen secretary
of this convention.
w G. Riley, of Kentucky, was made
FIRST assistant secretary: Harris II.
Smith. Washington second assistant
secretary. and a. b. Humphrey, of New
York, secretary OF the Republican n
League, third assistant secretary.
For chaplain. Rabbi Samuel Sale. of
81. Louis. was nominated by Mr.. Scott.
or Virginia, and unanimously selected;
The following were selected as tempo
rrary reading clerks: /. ]. H. Stone. Wash
ington; .. +. II. Wilson, Missouri: g.
John r. Malloy, Columbus Ohio: 4. r. s,
Hatcher, Indiana; 5, j. r. Benson, New
York.
The committee then resumed consider
alton of the contested cases
All the Webster or regular Republi-
can delegates from the several districts
in South Carolina were seated. All were
for Mckinley
The Texas contests were taken up and
a regiment of white and negro Republ!-
cams from that State was ushered into
the room The contest was a thre--
cornered one. there being three dele
CATIONS at large of four members each.
Claiming recognition. togethe: with CON
tests In all twelve Congressional dis
tfNcts, several having two sets of con-
testants. OF the rival delegations at
large, one headed by John Grant was
instructed for Mckinley, the one headed
by Nelson w. Quincy Is divided between
Allison and Reed, and that headed by
McGregor was mixed between Allison.
Reed and Mckinley.
After @ long and heated debatsi Mr..
Fessenden, OF Connecticut, moved that
both sets OF delegates be excluded from
The temporary roll. The vote was 27 to
20 in favor Of the proposition. and the