Evening star., 1896-06-15
testants in tho disputed districts read as

follows:
Dist. Delegates. Contestants.
George ". Palmer. Henry P. Fisher.
7Gornelius Van Cott.. n. n. aealey.
Hugh Mclto5crts. Abram Cole.
John j. Collins. ....: Rudolph Mas.
III. IIos,I w; harnes 80. 9. =. bhss. Es,.
1s-isha Ss!ssnSsser: r @ %i!lia% R;ossas1d. ;.
Io-Josepn Murray ..... =. n. i; C9ilis;
David Friedsam.... Robert ]. Wright
The delegates certified as regular by the
state to the national committee were all
Platt and Morton men and the contestants
were all anti-Platt and Mckinley men.
The contestants had prepared no case In
the sixth district. which is In Brooklyn or
in the seventh or ninth, which is in New
York.
Mr.. Sutherland then moved that the reg
ular delegates in the sixth, seventh and
ninth districts be placed upon the roll. and
1t was ordered without dissent.
When the twelfth district was called and
the doors Of the committee room were
opened there was rush from the crowd.
which had been sweltering for hours in
the hall outside, and the room was filled
In twinkling.
AS soon as the committee went into Sc
cret session Mr.. Sutherland made an eIo-
quent appeal on behalf Of the regular dele
gates. He closed by mating plainly that
If Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Cruger were seated in
defiance Of the evidence the republican
campaign committee might look elsewhere
than to New York for electoral votes He
moved that the names of Mr. Barnes and
Gen. Carroll be placed on the temporary
roll Mr.. Fessenden of Connecticut. Mr.. FL
Ter OF Illinois and others supported Mr..
sutherland in earnest speeches.
Mr' Hahn of Ohio replied. eulogizng Mr..
Bliss and recalling his services to the party
as contributor and as treasurer Of the
national committee. He sneered at the I'm
piled threat Of Mr.. Platt and his followers
to bolt the convention. and told Mr.. Suth-
In md hot 1N Mo-
walk out If they saw the first intimatlon
that Mr.. McKinley's managers did not care
what Mr.. Platt did. There ensued an
acrimonious discussion which lasted
through the roll call. The vote was taken
on Mr.. Barnes and Gen. Carroll separately
and the result was the same in each case.
Mr.. Sutherlands motion was carried by
25 to Y. Mr.. Hahn voting NO for the pur-
pose OF moving reconsideration.
COL Hahn then moved that the vote be
reconsidered. and that the regular and con-
testing delegates be given half vote EACH
In support of this motion he dwelt at
length spon the Importance of indorsing
Mr. Bliss. and another long wrangle en-
sued The motion finally prevailed at 80
IN IN the morning by the following vote: Yeas,
27: nays. %.
The fifteenth district was then called, w.
X. Spooner appearing for Gen. Coils, and
Commissioner Wright. Mr.. Quigg and Mr..
Lauterbach for the regular delegates. as
before.
Ihe vote, which was sharp test of
strength between Mckinley and the COM
bine In the committee. was as follows:
Yeas-Clayton Of Arkansas, De Young of
California. Long Of Florida Hanson of
Georgia. Shoup of Idaho. Fifer of Illinois.
huston Of Indiana. Leland of Kansas,
Gary OF Maryland. Maltz Of Michigan,
Evans OF Minnesota. Hill of Mississippi,
kereas Of Missouri, Botkin of Montana,
Cheny Of New Hampshire, Hobart of New
Jersey, Cowles Of North Carolina, Hans
brough of North Dakota, Hahn Of Ohio,
Martin of Pennsylvania, Potter Of Rhode
Island, kittredge of South Dakota, Sulli-
van Of Washington. Scott of West vir-
ginia, Payne Of Wisconsin. Griffith of Ari-
zona. Barnes Of Oklahoma, Hammer of In
dian territory.
Nays-Young Of Alabama. Sanders of Col
orado Fessenden of Connecticut, Layton
OF Delaware, Gear of Iowa, Manley of
Maine. Crane Of Massachusetts,, Thurston
of Nebraska, Cleveland of Nevada, Suther-
land of New York. Brayton Of South Caro-
lima. Quincy Of Texas. Salisbury of Utah,
Childs Of Vermont, Carey Of Wyoming
Quay of District Of Columbia, Hatch Of
Alaska.