The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-11
The DAY At St. LOUIS
Meeting of the National Re-
publican Committee.
TO CONSIDER THE SEAT CONTESTS
It's Decision WIN Seat ContestIng Dele
gates Only TemporariIy-Prob-
able Financial Plank.

ST. LOUIS, June 1O.-The National Re-
publican Committee met at II O'Clock,
with Chairman Carter, of Montana, in
the chair. There were very few absent
ees.
The business before the committee,
the consideration of 168 contests, was
promptly taken up. The initial meeting
was of executive character, the press
and public being excluded. The execu-
tive committee of the national commit
tee held meeting today to hear the re-
port of the subcommittee, which made
the arrangements for the convention.
The committee had been in session
only few minutes when Richard Ker-
ems offered motion to admit the press,
which was adopted.
It was discovered as soon as the com
mittee announced its readiness to take
up the Alabama contests that the par
ties were not prepared to proceed imme-
diately. A recess was therefore taken
until O'Clock, when it was announced
that the states would be taken up in al
phabetical order to hear the contests.
The national committee expects to go
thoroughly into the merits of all the
cases presented.
The members are of the opinion that
the interests of the party will be pro-
NOTED by careful analysis of the testi-
mony and decision in all cases upon its
merits regardless of personal presiden-
tial candidates' preference, or the pre-
judices of the contestants upon the inan-
cial question. Their decision in favor of
any delegation will have only the effect
of seating It's mem bers for the temporary
organization and their work will neces-
sarily be superseded by the committee
on credentials, but they hope to perform
the task 80 thoroughly as to leave COM
paratively little for that committee to
do.
The national committee will probably
be engaged upon the contests the great
er part of the week.
The Mckinley men have decided up
on G. w. Fairbanks. of Indiana, for tenn
porary chairman, but many members
are urging Samuel Fessenden, of Con-
necticut. Fessenden will not be satis-
factory to the Mckinley leaders, and if
the national committee should name
him it might precipitate contest in the
convention. It is possible, however,
that everything will be adjusted in the
committee.
The trouble about the colored dele
gates seems to be settled. Chairman
Carter has received numerous kilograms
from all over the country calling for the
removal of the convention if the colored
men do not receive fair treatment. The
matter will be brought up in the com.
mittee today, and Chairman Kennard,
of the local committee, will give assur-
ances that the colored delegates will be
taken care of.
M'KINLEY vicToRY.
ST. LOUIS, June 10.-The entire day.
session was given up to the Alabama
contests, which involved the seats of the
four delegates at-large and all of the nine
districts, except the second. making %
seats that were in dispute.
OF the eighteen delegates whose cases
were decided, either by vote of the COM
mittee or by withdrawal, 16 are for Nc
Kinley and two for Reed. There YVES
no division upon any of the contests,
except that made in the case of the del
egates-at-large, and this was overwhelm-
ingly in favor of the Vaughn, or Nc
Kinley delegates, and against the Nose
ley, or anti-McKinley men.