The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-08
THE CONTESTS.
Michigan and Nebraska Placed I'm the
silver Column.

-hNtT CDfuflu.
Chicago, July THE committee on ere
dentials met this afternoon and chose
John III. Atwood. of Kansas. as chair
man.
The Michigan contest was first called
F. A. Baker. of Detroit. presented the
protest of four silver delegates at large
against the seating OF the gold delegates
at large. The arguments made were
largely those laid before the national COM
mittee. and dealt with the alleged manip-
ulatien Of the primaries by Federal office
holders Four hundred postmasters and
other officeholders, IL was claimed. had
been summoned TO Detroit the night be-
fore the primaries, and had actively par
ticipated in them. Tho head OF the move
nlent, Baker asserted. was Elliott
g. Stevenson. the law part
ner OF Don NJ Dickinson. He
claimed that Stevenson pursued the
course after conversation with President
Cleveland In Washington City. "A moro
disgsceful manipulation OF convention
10 defeat the VIII OF the people OF great
state nevsr was perpetrated I'm this ma
tion,' Baker exclaimed passionately. A
mass OF affidavits was produced IN sup
port OF the charges. They accused the
cha.rmen OF the district conventions Of
ruling In favor OF the gold men IN the face
Of facts sn announcing votes. In conclu-
sion Baker said that the assembling OF
Federal officers AZ Detroit bad been done
IN the name OF the president. and practf-
eaIly under threat from him that the
oTiseholders would lose their places nm
Jess they worked for gold. The question.
he said, was whether the viii of Presl-
dent Cleveland and his suboriinates or
that OF the people is 20 prevail.
Elliott @. Stevenson said the affidaviss
presented were gotten within the past few
days. ard that there was no idea on the
part OF the defense that they were in ex-
iStence They were. however. OF little
value He was frequently interrupted by
some OF the contestants present with cries
Of That is iie." and You know that is
false" until finally the chairman grew
wrathv and said: stop that. We will
have order here or nothing else" Refer
rinx TO ths standing OF the Michigan So
called gold delegation. Stevenson said:
we aid not declare for gold. We were for
fhe parffy OF the metals. bss7E upon In
trsrslc value We declared that we were
Of that mind at the last Democratic con-
vents0n until another national convention
met Stevenson closed with the state
rae-, tie, ore OF the contestants. "a. j..
TTolt. had aSsrred him that he had not asI-
shor8zea any one 20 make A contest In his
f4half An effort 10 have the matter re-
fsrsa 10 a sgb-comrniitss failed.
Tsreuuau. % Wisconsin. asked the silver
men not TO let thelr majority iTnpei them
20 act WHICH I12 DO @NAArA+N - SeN-
tatr l..
re vote vas 2 70 - in favor Of seating
*he four contestsnx delegates. McsSrath.
pg@ner. Black ard Mcknight The states
,r.strx for the silver faction were Ala
h.r,a Arkansas california. Colorado.
rs.lagare. Idabo Illinois. Iowa. Kansas.
Eeut1csy. louisiana Mississippi Mlssos-
= aourana Nevada Sorta Carolina
south Carolina. Tennessee. Texas. Utah.
va.hsu<zon West Virginia. Wyoming.
.~sxoua. New Mexico. Indian Territory.
rss-rtc. os Io1zmbEs. For the gold fac
tom Conn~crtcn.. Maine. Maryland. Mas
sas-nx.s@.ts. Minnesota. Nebraska. New
Fsa-n-~e.srp &aS Jersey. New York. Penn
~--Evwnta Rnc6@ Fslan6. Souen Dakofa.
vermont. wisconsin Alaska Oklahoma
--<sse states refused % vote. on tAe ground
ia. ne evidence WAS insufficient. Faors-
3a ssecrxta. NoTEA pAkorr. oregon. W.
gina
Tvnls vote reversed the action of ne ra~
esora4 committee. which seated tne gold
delegates. and as Mseaigz1 was Instructed
by tae state ecnvenxaoa 20 follow TIE u-sir
re. re swe7zy-aaars-e votrs IN tns cor
vensiur viii ne changed from gold 20 ssI-
ver By fss aczion.
Tie COMMITTEES On rreS1%utsals F0ss1
nnznarae sazsy 70 seal ne ErysG contestants
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