The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-13
CONTESTS FOR SEATS
M'Kinlsy's Men Are Being Favored
for the Asking.
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES
ihere Are Many Districts to = ear
FROM. and the Debating Limit
10 Reduced - he Leila
ware Fight.

st. Louis, June 1s.-The national
committee met at 10:3O o'clock this
morning. Notice was given Of the with
drawal Of the contest from the Eighth
virginia district and Shumate and
vale were declared entitled to seats.
They are instructed for Mckinley.
In the Sixth Mississippi district.
Simpson and Bowles OF the Lynch dele
cation were seated. Both favor Nc
kinley. In the Seventh district all the
contestants were Mckinley men. Math-
ews and Cranberry were seated.
Several states shall be fixed at four
delegates -at-large and one additional
delegate for each 1000 votes or a ma
1ority fraction thereof. cast in each
state for the republican electoral tick
ct at the last preceding election and
that each territory and the District Of
Columbia be entitled to six delegates.
The committee then returned to the
contest from the Third Alabama dis
trict. Murphy (Reed mani against Her.
man mckinley mani. Herman was
seated. A recess was taken TO o'clock
p. m.
When the afternoon session opened
the Delaware contest was called but
ex-senator Higgins, heading one OF the
Delaware delegations, asked that II
should be postponed until the arrival
OF Mr.. Addison, who heads the other
delegation. The state was temporarily
passed.
The Louisiana contests were then
considered. All the seats from this
state, including those OF the four dele
gates-at-large and the 12 district dele
gates. are com.ested. From the state
at large the chairman Of the state COM
mittee certified the election Of A. A.
Maginnis, r. H. Hackney. f. N. Car
ney and A. Dougherty. All these were
instructed for Mckinley. OF the con-
testing Delegates Hon. William Pitt
Kellogg and A. II. Leonard are for
Mckinley, Henry Dernas and ]. NJ.
Vance for Reed. J. NJ Behan appear
ed for the Maginnis delegation He
said there were two republican state
committees, but that by which his con-
vention was called was the one which
had made the fight Of the republican
parry two years ago and represented
the revolt against the rule OF Mr. Kel-
logg. who, he claimed, was a non-
president. He represented what he
called the new republican party. which
had grown out Of the opposition to the
democratic party on the tariff, but said
that the new republicans had not found
1t agreeable to affiliate with the old
republican party as II had been man.
aged for years. They therefore met
In mass convention and organized a
state committee. Mr. Behan asserted
that the republican party had made
very rapid progress ince its organixa-
tion and said that with proper encour-
sal, L.. l.
publican state. After Behan had con-
cluded his speech. and without requir-
ing any statement on behalf of Kel-
logg. the Kellogg delegation was seat
ed
In the First Louisiana district ex-
Governor II. C. Warmoth and Walter
L. Cohen (for Mckinley were recog-
nized as the regular delegates. The
contest in the Second Louisiana dis
trict was between Wimberley and
Smms, contestees. and Morris Marks
and Lucien Como. contestants. VIM
berley and Simms We're seated. They
are Mckinley men. The contestants
from the Third Louisiana district.
Clark and Behan, and the contestees,
Cage and Calm. are all Mckinley men.
On motion of Hahn both delegations
q half vote In the convention.
Hon. ]. f. Addicks. heading the del
egation from Delaware which bears his
name, arrived at O'Clock to-day and
Immediately proceeded to the hall
where the contests over seats In the
republican convention are being heard.
He announced his readiness to proceed
Immediately with the contest between
his delegation and that headed by
Hon. Anthony Higgins. In the fourth
district the contest was between the
Reed and Mckinley men. Neal and
Harper representing the Reed element
and Feeris and Antoine. standing for
Mckinley Neal and Harper were
seated.
The contests from the Fifth and Sixth
Louisiana districts were settled without
argument, Donnally and Green being
seated from the Fifth and Brooks and
Johnson from the Sixth. All are Nc
I.inley men. These concluded the Loul-
siana contests. and the Third district
of Virginia was taken up. Waddill and
Harris Mckinney were seated without
argument. Wilson of Delaware moved
a reconsideration OF the votes by which
Msssrs. Sapp and Todd were yesterday
seated from the First Kentucky dis
trict. Mr.. Yerkes. committeeman from
Kentucky, favored the motion. basing
his argument upon the ground that its
adoption would promote the interests
of the party in that state. The motion
was opposed by General Clayton and
others on the ground that Its adoption
would constitute bad precedent and
open the doors for similar proceedings
in other cases. The motion was not
pressed and no vote was taken. 1t will
probably be taken up later The COM
mittee then took a recess until 1880
p. m.
The evening session was opened with
q discussion of the number of delegates
which should be allowed In the conven-
tion from the territories. Catron OF
New Mexico moved that the names of
six delegates be placed on the roll from
each of the territories OF Arizona. New
Mexico and Oklahoma, and Clayton Of
fered an amendment suggesting that
the committee recommend t. the con-
vention to add four to the Indian Terri
tory delegation. so as to give that ter
ritcry six. which was accepted by Ca
tron. The motion as amended was then
adopted.
on motion OF Senator Thurston. the
committee adopted a resolution recon-
mending that the various state delega-
tions must not later than Monday next.
elect their members of the convention
committee. in order to prevent delay In
the convention.
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