Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-11

Commencing the usarinE Of the Uaii.
farnis contests

Commencing the IsarinE OF the taii.
farnis contests
sr. LOUIS, juno n. - Chairman
Carter called the national committee
10 order nj o O'Clock day, u5tWith-
standing the absence Of fully half tao
members. Tho day began with The
hearing Of tbs California Conta.Is, 10.
cunning with that " tue IHiri dis.
tuct. The olaimants To tliio ease were
ON one side G.. NJ. Bolshsw anu W. Il.
Parker on the other. COngttssman
Hilbirn appeared for Baishaw and
Parker.
HIlborn gave an outline " tho
grounds OF contest, claiming that Bel.
shaw anu Parker were tue regular
pOmiuetr, their selection having been
mada by the convention which result
ud from the primaries, while DuunlsJn
Ani HcTuheimuT were chosen by dele.
gates selected by appointment. The
state delegation had oudurced the pt0.
ctcdings Of tho convection which
chose BtlthaW and Parker by sealing
tno delegates TO the state convention
chosen by Il, by vote u 3 u !. He
said both delegations were iriouuly TO
Mckinley.
Judge Thompson, Ohio, Represented
the iltrtssls OF DeuuisJn anu Hefcnei.
mrf. dc said Ne tueie was no district
counties In the Third dislric, the
state committee mai appointed district
delegates AMI that committee had ptO.
cctduJ IA n regular manner 10 cali a
convt nu1u. Fut,htTmJrs, large
proportion Of the so-oailsu primary
convention delegates were appointed,
40 were the delegates Of the other con-
veuton, by superior committees.
Payne moved tnat Donnisou AM
Hetchsimer be placed upon the rolls,
AMI iho motion prevailed without diva.
sion.
Tho conte,, 10 the Fourth district,
including tho greater part 81 SRu
| Francisco, was wagrd by w. w.
/ Montague and Samuel NJ. SlUttfilge
agGlns, J. 3. spear aud A. 4. KowAl.
sky, who CANNED 20 be regular. =
selected delegates. Tbs contest las
been spirited rom ths UeEiDniug anu
IL claimed TO have resulted IN oue muir.
/ der. 5hOflfidgo was the spokesman VI
/ the contestants. The state c0mmilteu.
he said, SoC0guized tho convention by
which he aud Montague were chUteI.
nv lhAllhAAth AAhk AhN bkhtA NhhNNh'
ton was controlled largely ny proxies
| q members OF tho state CON miitec
which called u convention by question.
/ able means. lie claimel 10 rcprescnt
/ the most unanimous v1iug OF tbs Re-
| pubnCAuB In tue state. Judge, Thompson
| speaking fJf Spear anu X Iwalsky,baid
tue Unly question NJ Issue was whether
| there was quorum present Of eleven
memuors Of iuo ststU committee trsid'
! itg IN the district. He claimed there
was tuch q quorum Irrespective u the
! pr IltF.As W the proxies u was charged
that tue men VINO had given them bal
afterwards been Iaii 10 make au Giil
davit as TO tue means by which tnry
were 0blaiIed. shOTIruge declared Ia
reply that the nrst meeting was pfaC.
ticaly n pr. KY meeting anu the regular
COMMITTEES men were not notified Of the
meeting. spear anu kOwalAEy are
Mckinley men.
Montague aud Shorlrldge are said Ia
DO Tor Allison.
Spear anu Kowlsky we're seated.
Payne moved reconsideration Of
the vote by which tubs contest was de.
| CIdeJ, nut the com iltBB refused by 0
vote OF IL TO 20 10 reopen the case.
| Tue CONTESTANTS Of tho Third Ala.
bamA district passed yesterday, did
| net appear when the district wal
reached today and on melton OF Com,
mltieemaD YoungblOod, 5. &. Booth
anu John Harmon were seated. They
are Mckinley men.