The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14
4 yIRGINII cOMPROHIsE.
Both Second District Delegations Seated
wan Hali Votes.

Both Second District Delegations Seated
wan Half Votes.
ST. LOUIS. June l3.-Action on con-
tests to-day We're as follows.
In case OF the second district OF Vir-
gnld, the delegates We're George i. Bow
den and u. vi. smith. Mckinley and The
contestants Alya H. Martin and Harry
LiEbey, (ReeD. Mr.. John ) Wise, x-Don-
gresham. appeared for the contestants
and Got into an angry alteration with
1lr BOwdtn whom Inc dcuyuneel Fenrm-
entity and paasl0uately as d political
fraud. The names of the regular and
OF the contestants We're placed on the
temporary roll. % 10 j., with half votes.
OTHER COTEsTANTs.
Teuns ee: Sixth district. delegates with
no fixed choice for President wero seated.
the con. stauts favored Mckinley. Ninth
and Tenth districts. both contestants Nc
kiAley
South Carolina. Sixteen regular Repub-
leans seated having Mckinley prefer
onces, ass against tho Lilly Whites"
claimed for Reed.
Te.as: Three contestinl delegations
OF four delegates "a tlarse each claimed
recognition one fay0rins Mckinley an-
other divided between Allison and Reed
and the third having two Allison ono
Reed. and ono Mckinley member pre-
scented their claims.
The case was referred % the couyen-
tion. First district. Mckinley delegates
seated. Second district. Mckinley dele
gates seated. contestants, favored Reed.
QUAY GETS a PROXY.
\ few moments after the National COM
mitteo rec0nycued this evening decided
sensation was created i'm THAT body by
the appearance Of Senator Matthew Quay.
Of Pennsylvania. With a nod and smile
for the friends that ho recognized OH his
right and left. he walked with q iaunty
air up te aisle shook hands with Chair
man Carter seated himself at the corner
Of tho secretaIy's table. reached for %
sheet of flOlscag. and commenced To-
write rapidly. he had hardly finished
writing when Perry Carson. the c0lOr.d
National Committeeman from the Dis
trict OF Columbia. came rapidly into tha
hall. and found ns way tO tne rear OF
the Pennsylvania senator The latter
ceased writing on the moment and Car-
son. taking the pen from his hand. attach
ed his signature 10 the sheet upon which
the Senator had written. ThereuDou the
colored committeeman withdrew. a few
moments later % developed that the d0cu-
ment was a. proxy. under which Senator
Matthew S. Quay was 'authorizcr 10 s.t
iu the National Committee as the proxy
for Perry Carson" unit such proxy Was
Withdrawn. The senator took seat n
the front row n tho committee and lis-
tened with interest 10 the presentation of
eyes. ] am a. Nati0rul Committeeman for
the remainder OF the Texas contests.
the time being, saia the senator. ln rr-
sponse 10 an inquiry from a newspaper
man. Il am here on suiferauce as ir
We're as lloi fte proxy of Perry Carson
I shall stay here during the consideration
of the contests from Pennsylvania and
maybe longer If Carson does not put me
OUT
"I am f3ot-loose FOR the rest on the
night" said Carson q lew moments later
'and ! ana glad ~ lr. ] have given mY
proxy TO Senator Quay, and be can use lt
as long as Doe wants"
Coas.lomtoa OF the Texas cases was
resumed.
The contestants from the Third. Fourth.
and Eehfh districts failed 10 put ln an
appearance. Sixth district Mckinley
ties were seated Seventh district p.el
delegates We're seated over Mckinley
men. Tenth district. Reed and Allison
delegates seated; the contestants favored
Alc nj inley Ninth district delayed
Mckinley delegates seated. the contest
10 submit their claims 10 the committee
Eleventh district, delegates Seated. the
contestants favored Mckinley; reversed
on reconsideration Twelfth district
Allison delegates seated: the contestants
favored Mckinley. Thirteenth district.
Mckinley delegates seated.
Alaska; The two Mckinley and two
contesting quay delegates were seated
with half vote each.
Pennsylvania: Third District-One Nc
kinney ana one quay delegate and the
contestants. both Mckinley men. were
seated. with half votes
New York: Sixth Dlstrict-Morton dele
gates were seated. the contestants having
Withdrawn. The Seventh district con
test had not been decided. and the COM
nittee had settled down for Siege over
IL. when the report closed
The election Of temporary officers OF the
convention had been thel special order