The Portland daily press., 1896-06-12

SIS MALL MATTER.s
David Martin o: Philadelphia moved the
seating Of the Long delegation. Mr.
Sutherland of New York, demanded a
roll call All the votes cast were in the
alhrmative. Gov. Morton was deprived
or -FOUR delegates and the faction Will
carry the case to tho committee on ere
osntlals selected by tine national convon-
0Ion. lnasmuch as the contest in the Soc
ond Florida district hinged upon the
facts presented in the one Geoiled, it
was abandoned
/ Dennis Egan and Isaac Purcell, col
ored, Mckinleyites, were placed on the
roll to the exclusion of Archibald and
Robinson, Mortonites. The first district
case In which question was regularly
Ut the delegation elected by the conyen-
tion In place of other than those de-
| signed by the state committee, was pre-
sented and argued with more feeling pro
and con on the part of the committeeman
than had marked any previous hearing.
By the close vote of % to 20, NJ. S. White
and Jas. N. McCoombs, supporters of
GOV. Morton, were placed on the roll
over e: G: Weeks and Armstrong Pardee,
colored MoKinleyites. The result was
received with the first applause of the
day. When this case was disposed of,
the belated papers in the ninth Georgia
district contest were ready for presenta-
tion. 1t was disposed of in short order
Andrew J. Spence and James B. Carton,
Instructed for Mckinley were placed on
the roll over Thomas NJ. Blodgett and
w. A. Smith, instructed for Reed. The
/ vote was unanimous.
The difficulties in Missis sippi were the
next subject for consideration and the
commlttes room and annex filled up
rapidly. First in order was the contest be-
/ tween the rival delegations at large.
Those claiming to bs the regular delega-
tion were John Hill, j. S. Burton,
Albert Lee. E. R. hampton. These were
Instructed for Mckinley. Vim. Mollison,
W. A. Montgomery and F. W. Collins
were the contestants Ex-Congressman
Thompson for Mckinley, presented the
case OF the delegation claiming to be
regular. The controversy was shown TO
be the outcome of the old quarrel be-
tween the Hill and Lynch elements, both
being headed by colored men. These
two factions In Mississippi separated in
the convention Of 1892, but afterwards
harmonized. Hill having majority Of
ten in the consolid ated state committee.
i That committee called the state commit
tee early in 1896. 1t was arranged that
delegates to the state convention should
be admitted by tickets. Lynch objected
to tho use of tickets and refusing to ac-
cept them, failed to obtain admission TO
thehall. and organized another conven-
tion.
Of the 2S7 members of the state conyen-
4 Ition, 1877 attended the convention held by
the Hill faction. The conventions elected
!; separate sets of delegates. The Lynch
people had with them the chairman of
the state committees. l.. B. Moseley, who
certified the Lynch delegates as regularly
elected. Lynch claimed that instead of
3 ! WI
denied them, and they were kept out Of
the meeting place by the police. M. A.
Montgomery, another contestant made a
forcible argument, reinforcing it with
two mammoth maps showing the relative
strength of the two conventions, every
column of which had been sworn to be-
fore notary public.
Committeeman James Hill, colored,
poured hot shot into Lynch and his fol-
lowers and demanded decision in favor of
bis delegation in the Interest OF the COLI
) tinued maintenance of the Republican
cart OF Mississippi. He indulged in per-
sOnalities directed against State Chair
man Moseley, and the latter, q white
q man of fine presence, rose exnitedly and
warned his oolored brother to be careful
OF what he said.
There was more excitement in few
minutes when Hill characterized the
statements made by Lynoh as absolutely
affidavit makers were liars. The COM
mittee finally tired of the squabble, and
while the contestants continued the con-
troversy in the anti-rooms the commit
tee on motion of James H. Wilson of
Delaware, proxy for National Commit
teeman Lay Jon, seated the Hill delegates
by a unanimous vote.
In the First Mississippi case. Bynum
made plea for himself and an associate
W. G. Parker. They claimed to be the
regular delegates. Colored Committee
naan Hill, championed the cause of W. F.
Elgin and Richard d. Littlejoin. HilPs
friends were placed on the rolls. Both
sets of delegates favored Mckinley. At
6.10 the committee took recess.
There was q sensation as the meeting
of the national committee when it con
vened tonight. Senator Hasbrouck Of
North Dakota, with a preliminary ex-
PLANTATION that he did SO at the request
of number of members. not present at
the afternoon session, moved the recon-
alteration of the vote by which the M or
ton delegates in the first Florida dis
trict were seated. Gen. Hobart of New
Jersey seconded the motion. Mr.. Fessen-
den Of Connecticut uttered fow words
of protest which were drowned in cries
of "vote," A calling Of the roll COM
menced and for a few minutes the yeas
and nays were about equal.
When New York was read Committee
man Sutherland stated that he declined
to vote. He said that upon the contest
in question the members recorded their
deliberate convictions, larger number
than was polled upon any other motion.
1t was worse than nonsense for any
member to assert that he voted by mis-
take or Misrepresentation. The lines had
been closely drawn and the issue clearly
defined.
ct desire to say here and now." SON
tinued Mr.. Sutherland, in an extremely
if this resolution is adopted shall no
longer regard 1T necessary or desirable
to participate in the proceedings of this
committee. Its doings will have become
farcical. shall wash my hands Of it
and its proceedings. Ths course now