New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
ADDICKS UNSEATED.
THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS DE-
CIDES IN FAVOR OF HIGGINS.
THE LATTER AND HIS DELEGATES SUSTAINED 81

THE LATTER AND HIS DELEGATES SUSTAINED BY
VOTE OF 81 TO IA MINORITY REPORT
st. Louis. June 16-Just as soon the Committee
on Credentials had organized ]. c. Cowen. OF Ne
braska. submitted the following resolution:
That the roll of delegates and aiterna:es pTepotsd
| temporary organization be- and the same Is HEREBY
ADOPTED by this e9mmtee as ae rne h a
ton and that this committee proceed Win tHe heaa
commee delegates s and an asrna 1G a f,sm
| mates from the State Of Texas.
| " p Hepburn of Iowa. offered the following sub
stitute:
That the secretary be instructed to obtain from
NIed and before them I'm the contests tor seating
in the Convention and mat theronpon t's cI,
| order OF States.
This substitute was lost by vote o. % nays to Il
yeas thus showing that the Mckinley men OF tho
| committee desire to shut out any further near
Ing OF the contests have and that tho temp
orary roll Of the Convention as far as completed
will be made permanent. and the work OF the Coh-
ven;ion shortened.
The committee adjourned until i:So O'clock IN tne
evening without taking vote on tho pending mo-
,,o, Perore adiourning however. Mcss-s. Thomp-
SON OF Ohio: Hepburn. OF Iowa. and Co"en. OF
| Nebra ska we're appointed a committee 70 fofh"a'e
rules FOR any contests tina, tho commi''ee "iS"'
| hear. ,,
/
when the committee reassenbled At 40.
| Mr. Sutherland O, Nev-York. moved that n repre-
sentative OF tho press associations oe adH''ed 10 ~
sessions Of the committee. and his was ca'''i
| unanimously all other persons not cornec'en WIZ"
49, o,n,r,t.ee's Investigations being required -
| withdraw The committee reported In favor OF XIV
t. 49,, hours for tho discussion II the hiES'ns-
! Ad5,cks Delaware case. and an hour ana naf 20
rho Texas case. This report was antAsoh"1el oS
NJ Heuhurn Of Iowa, who moved that TWO hou''
he given 10 each side ~ the contest on' t"e p'opo
s,,,on was iet,n'od by overwhelming ma,orty'
snd the report ~ the commune was go
ono vote IN the negative.
4, o'clock ex-senator Higgins was presen.''
and proceeded - open the case IN p'na' % ~
| delcraton He repeated. as emTh"'ioaliy nv az
| could that T. Edward Addicks was no more guam
ood "a a Republican 70 SIT and a; In this N"hVen-
ton than would bo Arthur ?. German or i'aNln -.
nm A recently as 1850 Addcks hal gwen So"
- ao,eof 2 Republican candidate FOR Governor an"
elect a democrat and the proofs were ior'"oo'''"e
| IN tho form OF the sworn statements OF th'e' VIZ
| nesscs who lived IN the same mouse WIN ~" u"
! pbradelpha 20 whom re- had ooasie4 "' inc iaC'S
H. aoo,ar~d ina, as result Of tho conspiracy pe-
.eor Addtks srd the Democratic patty II me last
| e,n~,ion IN. Republicans o; Delaware hal 'o'' 4"
| Governor and United states Senator. y" que'"""
o., principle was involved. assuming mat '''s 'n""
| had any principle. He simply claimed q" own mo
s;a-e Republicanis1n had no place IN his scheme OF
| ,,,,,L,s Wou.d the committee give ms man
| c.ean bill Of health? Would II conlone MS crime 50
| that ne could go home and elect himself 10 me
| r-nfod States senate? II would mean me heS'T"'-
t.on Of the Republican party IN Delaware II ms
ming were done lie begged nc committee not 70
| III, uoon the State this unspeakabl" shame rs Tor
Aldick.'s associates. they had chained themselves
10 MS ponca. and personal fortunes ana were en-
titled 10 cOns.derauon ne hhH no nio'"l V.,
ceDtiou no idea thar there was man aD"'e Srolnn
who could not De bought hai @,s ny 5 ,b r0
mitiee and the opposite faction IN DelawaIr hal 10
/ deal with Wouli the committee xiv" MN Ir.os-
milton? Mr.. II ggins begged ana enfea'ri il "o' ~
do so. . -., o.. ,ho .,aicks side
lie ,ested against The personalities mat mad been
nldgei in ana Insisted 'ha; !e question s $40 De-
raw vent On to -ay that to cnarcss that Mr. Al
dicks was Democrat or mat ne hhu ''.'r ''.''s
| 10 ala tn Democratic cause m Delaware "eie @D-o
Dr. caleb r. Layton, Of ,he AdiI.ks deiesst-s
tion. spoke briefly lie dengi shs n ,S 81 rouehs
and dec,ar.d that no gag rule was resorted TO- put
that when the minority resoried 10 dla'or' tA'tos
ne Genpersi wilsoa the retiring National Committee
man eakng 70 the quss9n o. Torfp'n told n"
Committee that IN his Own TOWNSHIP, "h.ae r'
W he majority that had not been purchased 10y
the friends Of Mr. Add!cks. either by money OUT
In reply TO a question from member OF the
committee Mr.. Addicks said hs had liyed 81, IN prIa a
ham Lincoln and every Republican candidate ior
w Exlsenator Higgins closed for the contestants.
declaring that matter how long some OF thos"
on The other side had been his friends. no matter
how close they had been together. when theF aiIeu
| themselves with Addicks. when they lniorseu ms
crimes he (Nir Higgins and they paTird company
AZ 1910 n m tho contcstrcs and contestants re-
tired and tho committee went into executive session
Tho resolution to seat the Addcks delegation was
dictated by 20 ayes, 90 The committee then
voted on the question Of seating the higgins dcie
catinn the ayes being g. nays Il.
"a, tho conclusion OF the Addlcks hearing inc com
mi,iee adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow, Whnn
4, VIII take IN the Texas contest between the LILY
Wh,tes'' md BLACK and-Tans."
MIR Hepburn will present "A minority report on
s,he Xddicks faction. although It selected Its com
roi,,eamcn did not participate In the committee
meetings following to-day's session. MI. AudicAs
nreferring to await the final action OF tho Creueh-
tinls Committee 49,, ..,,..oos so
Tbe members Of the convention committees Sc
| Iected by the Gunby faction OF Florida de,eg.'es'
which was turned down by the NatlonaI ON
mi,tee were not placed on the oficiai llsts OF tht
tcmporarv organization to-day. but the lono"lns'
cboecn by the victorious Long faction were recoB-
ndged, On credentials, John l.. Long; on perha
nant oroanization T. +. Skinner; resolutions, D. L.
TrrceII. rules J y. Coombs.
The contest in the ia Virginia l'strlct Vas .r nov
~ rrlci before the Committee on 'fcueuNits W. W,
Gets nj delegates selected. ana the ;Hdtofi
| Comnittee seated both, but took no action tha'
would settle the question Of President.u eiecto'
,ro-aav both factions If the party got oseiheI anu
| r,,thdrew their candidates for eiector anu asrseu
tbat co onel Harper should be named as Inc eectof
| for that district.
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