Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-07
A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT.


A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Thomas Serves Notice of Protest-Don
Dickinson Is Smiling.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 6.-The national COM
mittee, beginning its meeting at noon to-
day, transacted its business at a single
session, disposing of all the contests of
seats and voting 27 to 23 to report the
name of Senator David B. Hill Of New
York for temporary chairman of the ma
tional convention. This was the test vote
in the committee, showing the relative
gold and silver strength of the organiza-
tion The silver showing was made by
the presence of several proxies for MEM
bers of the committee who would have
voted for Hill had they been present.
There were also one or two members OF
the committee who within the past few
days had announced the transfer of their
allegiance from gold to silver notably
Mr.. J. L. Norris of the District Of Column
bia and Mr.. Arthur Sewall of Maine.
The first business in order was the cali
ing of the roll by Secretary Sheerin,
which showed the following present:
Alabama, Henry d. Clayton; Arkansas,
T. V. McRae, proxy; California, M. f.
Tarpey; Colorado, Charles s. Thomas;
Connecticut, Carlos French; Delaware.
Lewis C. Vandergrift Florida, Samuel
Pasco; Georgia. Clark Howell; Idaho,
Barry N. Hilliard, proxy; Illinois, Ben L.
Gable; Indiana, Simon p. Sheerin; Iowa,
]. j. Richardson; Kansas, Charles w.
Blair; Kentucky, Thomas H. Sherley;
Sewall Maryland, L. v. Baughman,
proxy; Massachusetts,, Josiah Quincy;
Michigan, l MEL j. Campau; Minnesota,
d. w. Lawler, proxy; Mississippi, Char-
les B. Howey; Missouri, John G. Prather;
Montana, A. J. Davidson; Nebraska, To-
y toe- (tn afnYs Kcxyc 10 ~
Hampshire, A. w. Sulloway; New Jersey,
Miles Ross, Senator j. j. Smith, proxy;
New York, William f. Sheehan; North
Carolina, F. H. Bushbee; North Dakota,
William s. Leisticow; Ohio, George =.
Gilliland, proxy; Oregon, Frederick ".
Holman, proxy; Pennsylvania, William
F. Harrity; Rhode Island, Richard p.
Comstock, proxy; South Carolina, M. Il.
Donaldson; South Dakota, James M.
Woods Tennessee, Holmes Cummns;
Smalley; Virginia, j. Taylor Ellison;
Washington, Hugh c. Wallace; West Vir-
ginia, John Sheridan; Wisconsin, Senator
w. f. Villas. proxy; Wyoming, W. l..
Kuykendall; Alaska, A. l.. Delaney; Ari-
zona, Charles M. Shannon; District or
Columbia, James l.. Norris; New Mexico,
H. b. Ferguson; Oklahoma, T. II. Rich
ardson; Utah, Samuel A. Merritt; Indian
territory Robert l.. Owen.
Clark Contestants Withdrawn.
Secretary Sheerin stated that the
Clarke contestants from Texas, known as
the gold men, had withdrawn from the
further contest for seats in the conven-
tion The withdrawn was accompa-
MED by a statement of the reasons which
impelled them to enter upon the contest
and now to voluntarily abandon it. This
statement was read by the secretary and
made part of the records of the commit
tee. ~
Senator Jones Of Arkansas, represent
ing the steering" committee of the bi-
metallic league, was given an opportu-
nifty to address the committee. He stat
ed that the silver men had no candidate
to present for temporary chairman.
The selection of any one in accord with
the silver mems idea would be accept
BILE to them, and he urged in the interest
of harmony that the wishes of the ma
jority of the convention be not antago-
nized in the choice. He was heard with
respectful attention, but no answer was
given him and: he withdrew.
The committee decided to proceed with
the consideration and settlement of the
contested cases first. and that from Ne
vada was settled In favor or General
Keating and his associates, silver men,
without vote.
Tn the cases over which a contest was
made fifteen minutes were gwen to
each side for argument. The first case
of that kind called was that of John p
Frenzel, gold, against Charles M Coop
er. silver. from the Seventh 0ndianapo-
lis, district of Indiana Mr. Cooper
made his own argument, while Ex-At-
torney General Green Smith spoke Tor
Mr. Frenzel Cooper had been recogniz-
ed by the state convention of Indiana,
and he was placed on the temporary roll
by vote of Al to 1.-the negative vote
being cast by Mr.. Campau of Michigan
Michigan and Nebraska Gold Men Seated.
4 H. .t1xr1
for seats for three districts in Michigan
was argued for the contesting gold men
by Mr.. Elliott G. Stevenson, chairman OF
the gold delegation, and for the silver
men by Mr.. Daniel j. Campau, the Michi-
gan member of the national committee.
On motion of Mr.. Charles Thomas of
Colorado the gold men were placed on the
temporary roll, Mr.. Campau's being the
only vote cast for the contestants.
Mr.. D.. j. Mahoney spoke for the con-
testing gold delegates from Nebraska
headed by Mr.. Tobias Caster. and he
warned the democratic party through
the national committee of the danger
there was before 1T of defeat at the polls
should 1t nominate populist rather than
democrat. Mr.. G. j. Smyth replied for
first test vote of the afternoon-27 to 23-
1t was decided to place the Caster delega-
tion on the temporary roll.
Next came the Ohio 5coutest-that from
the Eighteenth INSTRUMENTATION Jonn II.
Clark and A. M. Raff, gold men, sought
the places of Conrad Schweitzer and w.
S. Potts, silver men. The gold men had
been recognized by their district conven-
tion and the silver men by the state con-
vention, and their cases were presented
10 iha convention hy Mr.. Clark in person
for himself and Mr.. RAN and Hon. G.
v, eiIIy for sEs silver men. The commit
nee voted-24 to 14--to sustain the decis-
ion of the state convention and gave the
silver men place on the roll.
A rather unexpected contest came up
from South Dakota, where delegation