Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-18
CONTESTED SEATS

In sse r-~PaSsI~an National CsavensIsa-
The work ss the Nstiousi CsmmIste.
In Deciding the tSat~.ss Preliminary
ts Making ~ the Temporary Orx.asEa-
ti~a-ssat~m~n- Given Out PROM the
ohiO Hesdaasrfer.
IT. LorIs. June 1.-The following
statement Is given ont from Ohio
headquarters to show that the na-
tional committee performed its duties
in the matter of contested seats in n
spirit Of fairness to all concerned;
An analysis Of the work of the ma
tioual committee in regard to the iS-
contests which were originally filed
with Il shows that ilsi cases were acted
on; some OF the original number hav-
ing been abandoned. while several,
notably those of Delaware. and por-
ton Of the Texas delegation were re-
ferred To the convention In many
cases both contestants aud contestees
were understood u be Mckinley men.
notably in all of the Mississippi and
tain districts from Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and elsewhere
OF the Is5 claimants re jccted bv the
committee. ~ were avowed MekinIev
men. The impression which prevailed
during the consideration Of these
cases. that the committee was decid-
ing a large ma iority Of the eases in
favor of Mckinley. doubtless grew out
OF the fact that in nearly all Of the
states where there were large num-
bcr Of contests. both contestants were
avowed Mckinley men. and as a nat
ural result more Mckinley men were.
necessarily. given seats than wers
anti kinley men. since in 50 many
Of the cases. contestants aud contes-
tees were. according To their own
statements. Mckinley men
In New York three districts were
contested. covering six delegates
Two of the contests were decided in
favor Of the Mekialey delegates and
in the ether district both delegations
were admitted. giving each delegate a
half vote
In Pennsylvania there was a CON
test IN the third district The euu-
testing delegations were both al
mitte,i. each delegate having half
vote
In Delaware the contest was re-
fered 10 the convention
In Virginia there were contests in
the second. third and eighth districts
In the third and eighth the contests
were withdrawn. and in the second
district both delegations were al
mi,;ed- each delegate being given a
half vote
In North Carolina there was a con-
test in the sixth district Both dele
CATIONS we're admitted. each delegate
with half vote
In south Carolina there was n esu-
test in each of the districts. and as -
the delegafeS-at-lar<e. covering D.
votes Both the contestants aud con
testees we're Mckiniey men. the Goa
tests turning on differences 10 xeen
Ia.=al factioaS. All % the contests
were decided in favor % the Web
ster faetiou-
IN Georgia there we're CONTESTS in
three u the districts and as To two Of
the elegates-at-larE-e. al of which
were dseisiesi in favor OF the Mckinley
deIegateS.
In Flarisia there we're contests ia the
second district and aS 10 the delsgsteS-
at-large The Mckinley delegates
were accepted in the second district,
also the dels<ates-at-Iarge. the Mekin-
leg delegates in the first district being
- ~j-cfesI
In Alabama there were contests in
the first, third. fourth. fifth. sixth.
seventh. eighth and ninth districts
and th. ielegatss-at-Iarge. The fifth
and ninth districts we're decided
against the Mckinley men. the others
seated were Mckinley men
In California there were contests in
the third and fourth districts. both Of
which were decided in favor Of the
Mckinley men
In MisSi>sippi there were coutests in
the seven districts. and a. To the dele
gates-at-large All were avowe,t Nc
kinley men. the fight being between
local factions. The Hill faction was
Saecessfal. except in the second. third
and sixth districts.
In Louisiana there we're contests in
the first. second. third. fourth. ffth
and sixth districts. the Nekinl-y dele
gates being successful except IN the
fourth district. where the decision Was
against the Mckinley delegates.
In T.xas there were contests in
evsrv district. and a. u the delegates
at-large- None %, the delegates-as-
large we're placed upon the temporary
roll In ten Of the districts the con-
tests we're decided in favor Of the Nc
kialey delegates. while in the remain
ing the seventh. tenth and twelfth.
the decision was against the Mckinley
delegates
In Kentucky there was but one con-
test. the fifth district. which was de-
eidesi in favor Of the Mckinley dele
gates.
Ia Tennessee there were contests in
testants and eonteste-s being MeKin-
ley men in one district. while in the
other. the sixth. the anti-Nekinley
contestants were seated
In Arizona there was a contest a. u
the six delegates-at-large. all being
admitted with half vote each
The contest in Alaska was decided
in the same manner.
In South Carolina. louisiana and
Texas there were organizations COM
monty known as the Lily Whites
claiming seats in the convention. but
in all of these cases the committee de-
eided that the organizations were ir-
regular and could not be recognized.
RODNEY FISkE,