Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
The National Republican Committee
Again in Session.
PROPOSED CHANGEOF REPRESENTATION
Mysterious Hints Regarding Sena-
tor Quay's Plans.
CURRENT TALK AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. June 12.-The national COM
to-day. The session was not set until 1890,
and it was quarter Of an hour later be-
fore they got together.
On motion of Mr.. Scott of West Virginia,
the time to present action Of the cases
Of claimants to seats III contest was re-
duced from fifteen to ten minutes by a
vote of % to Is. Mr.. Scott said In making
this motion it was clear that the present
rate of progress the committee will be en-
gagged entirely too long If the time was
not reduced. In support Of this statement
he sad only 90 of the 1853 seats in the con-
test had been awarded.
Considerable time was spent by the COM
mittee in discussing in executive session
en- the propr!ety of permitting stenograph-
ic reports of the proceedings of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Clayton made objection to the pres
ence of the private secretary Of Mr.. Suth-
erland. saying that If each member under
took to nave secretary present the en-
tire committee would be disconnected.
Mr.. Sutherland explained that he ap-
peared for Mr.. Clarkson. and had found 1t
necessary to have secretary.
The matter was so arranged as to permit
the stenOgrapher to be present during
hearings, but not while the executive ses-
SiOns were In progress.
Notice was given of the withdrawal of
the contest from the eighth Virginia dis
trict W. Il. G. Shumate and N. Y. Vale
We're therefore declared entitled to seats.
Shumate and Vale are instructed for Nc
Kiniey. while Edwards and Robinson. who
had filed protest, were opposed to the
Ohio candidate.
James Francis Burke of PittSburg, Pa,
elected official reporter of the pro-
ceedngs for the convention. He and
George Fl. Thornton of Buffalo. N. Y, We're
nnlv do toe nrolnd
presented.
The committee then resumed consdera-
tion of the Mississippi contests. beginning
with the sixth district. This contest pre-
sented no points OF especial interest. The
contestants, G A. Simson anG George F..
Bowles, the Lynch men. were sealed. They
are friendly to Mckinley.
The seventh district concluded the list
of Mississippi contests. This was another
case Of two conventions involving mu-
tual accusations Of irregularity from the
Hill and the Lynch forces. James NJ.
Matthews and George Cranbury were the
Hill claimants. and J. Meredith Matthews
and Thomas e. Richardson, the Lynch
men, all being advocates of Mckinley.
MIR. Matthews. one of the Hill delegates.
made a plea to be seated. devoting most
of his time to complaint of Mr.. Lynch 5
efforts to manage Mississippi politics from
Washington.
Replying. Mr.. Lynch said he had never
heard any complaint from Mr.. Matthews
on the ground Of residence until he u.ynch)
had failed to support Matthews for dele
gate.
Il made my complaint" responded Mr.
Matthews from lis seat. las soon as l
discovered how rotten your methods were
The Hill men We're seated.
The committee then returned to the con-
test OF S. NJ. Murphy Gteed MANI against
John Harmon Qor Mckinley. for sea:
from the third Alabama district. Murphy
who Is a colored school teacher argued his
own case. and declared that nothing could
be brought against him. except that he
would not do all he was asked to do. Har-
mon asserted that Murphy had voted for
Mir. Cleveland for President. There had
also been a contest over the other seat
from this district. Samuel S. Booth beng
the contestee and u. H. Prentiss the con-
teStant.
Committeeman YounSblood read a letter
ION Prentiss withdra wing his contest, bIt
the opposition announced it's unwillingness
to permit the withdrawal.
Before the contest was decided, Mr.. Suth-
erland moved to refer the case to a SUBJ
committee. but Mr.. Clayton made the point
OF order that the motion was not in order
a vote was taken and Mr. Sutherland's mo-
ton was lost, 1S-29 Congressman Settle
moved declaration that none of the dele
gates were entitled to seats. The motion
was lost. Booth and Harmon were seated
by q vote Of - to 81.
Recess was taken until n m