The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-13
NATIONAL, COMMITTEE.
Some Reed Delegates We're Soa'cd Blu
Mckir lev Go, Mosl

Snfnn Ktsh ilfleEAieS were sea Bnt
Mckir ley Got Most
St. Louis. Mo, June f2.--Tho National
committee was rather slow in sotun-, to-
scther today.
or motion Of Nh Scott Of Wcs: Nr-
rii ia the t nc Ter the present actions On
TIE cases Of claimants 10 : ';.ts was reiu ID
f,om fifio n 10 ten minutes by 81 vote of
- to -
NoHoe WAS given Of tho Withdrawal o..
lh, contest from the Eighth Virginia as
ttrt Mckinley delegate gain me sfats
Tfe.rommittee resumed cons dcindon o.
ia. Ml-slss ppi contests beginning WIN
cd thoy are friendly 20 McKlniey
he S.pcuth district concluded The LIST
OF Mis-.ssippi contests. iiiil men were
seated.
l.st Of s NJ Murphy uerd man, igainst
Johu Harmon uor Mckinney ior sen I
from ih. 1hird Alabama dis' nc J mere
ant from This district. samuel :. Booth
/ hing The crutos.-e and - IL. lreht!Sh
| III, con cstanL Booth ana llhrm'2 we're
/ The Louisiana csntests wore .nen
! considered. All the t'ais rom ms star :.
/ INCLUDING those OF the four delrgaies-ai-
I large ard me twelve district delega'es, are
| contested From the S,ate-ai-iarge the
! chairman OF tbs State committee .Gei,;:-
lies he elecion %, A. a Mat'hn,s' ~, ~.
y.
{ ertv an these were Instructed Tor Nc
kinney The contest ag delegates, YIN
Piu kellogg. 4 u Leonard Hehry
j NJ seeha appeared for the Msginnis
Ieleantion lie iaid hc represented the
4 rsyGl' against the rule of Kellogg. who
he clninctl, was nonresident; Nv brn-
| nan asserted INIT thu republican party
Lnd made very rapid progress since its or
ANIMATION and said that with proper On
conragomcut Louisiana could ne nad' II
After Mr. Boehnn had concluded his
speoch and without requiring any state
nient Ola ncha,l of Kellogg, the delega'
ton wa seated 10. .,
Nir Hahn of Ohio because the commit
Ice under when the MagnlHs delegation
! a.. re selected was not considered Regular
II was not felt, however MAJ ihs new n
roi,,nued and they wcre recalled ny IN
rommlttec 10 allow Chairman Carrier e
sxnlain the reasons for the commit zee
] Iic said that MIR, l,eehans statement
b,d shown TIM, the convention hhd no
! hncn he'd under the caI OF Inc resuial
:, ro,,,d not under lis rules. 20 behind IN
! verdict ~ the regular party organzaHoh
!, II was not rs duty or privilege 10 90
!, tha, The committee on credentials ~
y no immediate Instrument Of the conYcn
eo,,Id not iie explained that the com
mit,ee had departed from vs. practir
IN making this explanation bccan'e OF IN
i snljr,tude Of its members TO promote mar
n nony among the Louisiana repunllcan
. nd Ia encourage the new movement 70
: wards repllbllcanism IN that sac ,,,.,.r,
~ Tho contes, IN the Second !,nnisisn ~
!. dtstrici was decided In favor OF Mckin'e
d@Ierafes. contestants being for Reea.
M contestants and coniestees froi
} tho Thrd Louisiana district are all NJ
EtnIrv men Cage colored man an
ha3r,uan Of the stat committee, al
uenred in behalf 81 iis delegation an
raae vigorous speech. No ton;enhe
,b.t ,he sugar planters had only heeom
rem,,bIicans On the repes Of IN" suea
i,e,,ntv poi anl declared that : Nc raiei'.
me-, mad been notified that they woul
hanreiorih have 20 take back seat
,hs republican party. ON motion ~ "
iahn bntn Geleg Nions wee - i'ei. fac
~ he delegates Was given half cot
In m. Fourth Lou s'nna disu.ci: IN
,oa,s were between Reed and Mckinlc
~. former dc icgsiss 1"irg seated
Tnn evening soss on was opcned l'v
,ss,on as 10 tho rumber ~ dcieest'
b ,,hich should lie allowed IN the conyc'
,inr from The rerr tories. Mr.. Catron
New MEXICO moved that the names