The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-13

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NieNico and Dklahomg D. AIR. CLAYTON
suggested ihat - ihe eiEs gee add four
10 give that ri'torys & ilicu was ac-
afnendud Was adoplsi
i)u motion Of Scuai g gueiun thr COM
mit,ee adopted n resoh,t.tEi recommending
that the varilius State delegations n.ct
not later than Monday ncN u .icrr their
members OF the convention committees In
order to prevent delay al ihe invention
These prelminares being Disposed OF
the Delaware contest Wa taken nr Ihore
are siN acl, gaies at large In tbs Siatr and
no dlst'ici delegates, the snIHf Siat. be-
Ing embraced IN one congressional district
The contest hHS ar3useH M, "a interest on
account of the prominence ri to- leaders
an.' he shasp contest Which t9s wnr d
between Them for years, Is Won as he-
cause the events If fhc ,nnphiEu which
have resulted in the prcscn Contest Tho
- ggius delegation was composed OF the
following named persons Ex-senator An
ihony Higgins. John pnup. + Garlic.
c. " HAN Hiram Roedy and &. + swain,
aud the Addicks delegation of ton, I'd
ward A'ii'cks. u +. SiowDr'. j T. Alien.
II II burton. a. Il conner and {. II.
Layton The timc foi the presentation CT
THIS cnsr was increased to twenty minutes
for onch Size.
MIR Higgins presented the man argu-
men, on behalf OF his delegation, main
Ptali;inG tho regularity of the procc9Nnes IN
/ tie rnsc cf ,hai allegation aud the irreg
ular'ir the other convention We rs
/ serted that Of the ion delegates IN NJ. Ad-
| dicks convention. twHnty-'hree W,i'
chosen by Irregular and dishonornhlc
means They were fr"m the ely % VIII
mirc,on having hcfri elected through
bribery. ami he contendei that they were
not nj representatives Of the people of
tina. city, He claimei Mr. Addlcks had no
NOR" rights here than would nav eith'r
S7naicr I'M. Senator German, H"na'"f
Nost or any other democratic leni"r
pr. G Il. Layton spoke fer NJ A'iichs.
deprocatlnp the washing 81 dirty h7rn'
4 state hah been hopelessly democratic m
2, srue 10y furnishing the iluanc'a moan
/ for dcfeeiine thc dana,rrni I'M. w.,
had Il, % elected to the senate ~ l.tF'p'
I oonterdsd for the regularity of m" con
ventl by which the Addicks del'gA "''
Was chntsn.
Mr Addicks speakipf for hins@ll' i sal
he nal been a republican sincr th' oAN
Of Lincoln for whom, h. voted -,
II ninic Anthony Higgins s.nni9, an
whipped him hence those '"its
claimed Mr. Addicts.
Thc conm'ircc then went INTO cXNeenliy
scssion and several members OF ne nn',
'Thur.,on rehoarsrd the part AdichN Ia
taken In defeating Mr. Dupont IN Secuiln
n sent In the senate, snying nc wouih 70
vote for Addicks u cohvin.rn 'iin' n
Ii's f''l''f W I'.''''' '''
| cess. =,
Mir. Yorl,os or Kentucky supported MI
Thurs,on. cnllinr attention to The fac
thar no denial had been mnde by AZ
dlrlts of the charge of bribery.
MIR sutherland appealed foi the "h"l
else Of sober judgment. lie thought IT
grave matter for the republican comm
tee 10 go hrhind IN" Vefiic' "i ''P''
lican conventions.
Mr. Evans Of Missouri moved that IN
committee express lts sense that Mr.. a.
dicks was not entitled 10 scat IN ~
| convention and that t'ic contest u" r.
forred TO the convention
! Senator Carey moved 10 amend by ton
pornrily seating the Higgins dcleEn' iol
Half tho members of the committee ma.
rpneches and an OF them spoke oarnefill
amendment 10 temporarily scat ~" u.
plus delegation WAS voted unon az su'
stitutc The motion WAS los'~-lp 10 ~
MIR Evans motion WAS amcudeh 30
10 r.nd: Tine committee declines to Fo
the Addcks delegation ana refers me 81
tire matter Of the representation ifo
fhe giatn of Delaware 10 the convention
Mr. Sutherland moved ia amend ny ma
ing tho resolution declare that the con
ni,tco declines to seat either delegation
, etc. a.,
Tho amendment was agreed 10 ana u
resolution as amended was adopted by
vote Of II 10 9.
TAcN Arizona contest was next ronsl
. erfd The c5ntesiecs are for Mck me
| whit the contestants are inr var ~
. other candidates. including ALISON, He'
and Morton, The commMtec vo'en
:, sward a half vote to each Of TIE del
: pations. .,ts,,..,,
,,p,u d'piock tomorrow.