New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10
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THEODORE B. STARR,
206 Fifth Avenue,
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MAKING THE CONVENTION ROLL.
AN ONEROUs TASK BEFORE THE REPUB
IICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

NOTICES OF 1ce CONTESTS F1r.ED--MoRE THAN
HALF ARE BY ANTT-MKINLEY MEN-A
REVIEW OF TIE CASES AND
THEIR HISTORY.
81 Louis June o (spcciaD.-The Republican Ma
| tional Committee finds itself confronted Win IN
onerous task In the prima facie settlement or con-
tests Tor membership In the National Convention.
| Notice, OF contest Of 1J6 seats have been hei
with Chairman Carter. OF the 1856 contests. lZS
ero from the South. 30 are from Texas. 20 from
Alabama IS from Mississippi. ~ from South Caro-
lima 70 from Louisiana, 10 from Georgia. from
| Florida from Virginia from Tennessee. = from
| North Carolina and from Kentucky Inc re-
naming % are scattered over the country IN euii
| lots-12 from New-York from Delaware U froi'
Ar,zona 4 from California and from Pennryl-
| vania No National Committee has ever had such
| n large number of contests TO deal WIN III ihah'"s
| I'D the temporary roll; no Committee on Nreue"-
tails has ever had so vexatious tesR III u'"i'"e
| with adverse claims to seats; no convention mas
ever been called upon TO determine fnaiIy 30 many
| disputed titles
| Moro than half Of the 1JC contests are made by
| anti-NcKInley men-that is 70 say. the persons
| coming forward with prma facie titles 10 'ho
| seat, are in a majority OF the cafes. MCKINNEY
| delegates In cases their claims are contest
| Cd by men who are also favorable 10 Mckihiey'
| hut OF course a large proportion OF the contest
ants are favorable to some other candida'e' anu.
generally speaking. are OF the anything 10 oea'
| Mckinley" order.
7, orser 70 chow what a task the National Com
| n,,ttee and tho Committee on Credentials WI"
| have and at the came time TO present inc '''l''-
font facts upon which the decisions In these cases
| r,ust he made Il may be OF interest to run over
| the cases and set forth the grounds upon ""'on
| the various contests are made
T, should be stated for n clear understanding OF
| many u the points involved that IN" customs ''u
| regulations followed in making UP the temporary
rolls OF State or district conventions are the ei'io
| az those followed by National Convention i"o
| State Committee makes up ron OF III" sun
| Convention placing upon II the perpons coming
WITH nroner1v accredited certificates OF eI'CVo "s
da,oea,e. and In cas4s OF contest decides when OF
| a. ,or.o,. IN ouestion shall temporarily occupy
the seats until the Committee on Credeh'ia's anu
~, convention itself has Ind time 10 act upon con-
..,s 7, tho dis,rct conventions the same rn"th"n
"a followed the district committee making up mo
.en,r,crary roll The persons placed uI-h 'i' ''"-
rorary roll have the right 10 vote upon HI gus
,,ons not affecting their own indiv'iua o'ai'S -
aeats In the convention. that right terin'hn"s' -
co,,rse q s aoon the person ~ d"clhr'u "'' W
,uled 70 membership IN the convention 'P'h WIS
| tul,t or custom by winch tn' ''''''N -
.1',r,,,,o. determines the temporary organization
| ~ the convention. many or these c"''''s' '"'"'
~. cha,rrnen OF various State. district or "Hecu-
,,. or,l,tees having In many cases assumed
,h r,ght ~ make I'D tho temporary Toll ana piace
ono, (. contestants according 10 their own person.
nj views or factional interests
ALABAMA.
| r,. rurnher OF contests from Alabama IL ~
1ur ~ these are for the seats OF the deegates-a'
large elected by the State Convention. Ihere arc
also contests from the lat. Illd. lNth' Nth' ''""
With With end IXth districts
The State Convention consisted OF oo= oe'e
yates about onethird being contested. large
,rooort,on OF the membership OF the convention
was favorable to Mckinley. Dr. Moseiey an anti
| ,,,y,,,o,, man was chairman OF the State Execu-
| ,,ya roun,ttee He refused 20 call the committee
,nyether to make up the temporary roll OF the Gull
vontion but made up the roll himself. Inc co''-
m,ttee. IN which the Mckinley sentiment 'arse'
predomnates protested and Appeared u N""'
| man Carrier who decided against Moseley Never
,,o,.aa Noseley refused 10 cooperate Win 'he
committee and made up the roll To suit h1"'se"'
nlac,ng upon II many anti-McKinley conteS'ah's'
r. o,,,,ittee then met elected ex-Reprcsenta-
tive Imcsley chairman and made UP roll no
res,l, WINS that two conventions were held The
| -, convention elected delegates favorable to
: na Au.or Morton and Quny. while that called
, -, ,ho rec,,,ar committee and organized by the
: ,,,or nrocess elected Mckinley delegates. vi
.h o2o seats I'm the convention held under the SUI
,orv,sion Of the State Committee ia were n''u
with uncontested delegates. Inc ne'es"'eS e'
e1 nv TIT. convention were ID H. ohe'p!' '. W.
DuoLlov Iohn Jones and II. w. Pettford-all FOR
, Mckinley. Those elected by the Moseey cohVeh-
t,on arc William II. Smith. ex-Represen'au'e D.
u McDufie Dr. D. J. Warner and the Kew W. H.
Nixon. Al, ,
7, tho with District when the convention met
-orr...e,tat,ves Of the Mckinley and ant-Mckin-
" s,,,rs s,mu,.n neously attempted TO call tho
e,,,, % order C. B Alexander. a Mckinney
man claiming the right to preside because OF MS
nombershlp in the Executive Committee "h"e
n IT IIo,mes claimed the chairmansh>p by up
,o,ntn,ent OF the Executive Committee Inc MI
L,r,ev men elected NJ. r. Parker chairman p"' nc
Was forced from the stand by the opposi"''' "'
os arrested by the Sheriff. The MCKINNEY oe'e
t gates then held a separate convention anu e''0'''
: o. - ,,.xander and John Curte The other con-
8 ,,on,,o, elected Frank Morgan and John 1 Ez-
4 vo,I The Mckinley men claim to have haa - OF
90, 90 ao,ooa,es In their convention. while the
u .,,,ot,,n,.v,tes sav they mad II Of the "
= -, ,ho Ivth District the convention seems 70
. h,. ,ean regularly called. but was d>V'deu over
" o,.ests from two counties. whereupoh s"'"''
y n,norItv bottled and held separate ''n'en''o"'
e .,ectins as Reed delegates Representative W. =
.,ar,oh and + II. Currey. The Mckinley dele
@ .o,a. .Iec,ed by the regular convention arc
), Thoraa @ Dunn and william J. Stevens
The contests in the other districts ran IN s'''''a'
Il unas In these the Mckinley men are stephen ~
Leonard and william Mathews. the anu "cN'''-
lev men p. D. Barker and A. n. Johnson
, In the Id District the Mckinley delegates a'e
:. G Booth and John Harmon; the anti-Mch'"'e'
d mon are D. I. Prentice and S. NJ Murphy
y In the With District the Mckinley de'esa'e' a.
e ,s,p cooner and Iverson Dawson the anti