The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-15
NEW YoRK's CONTESTED SEATS.
Ffatt and His Friends VIII Not An
peal Them to the Convention.

ST. Louis. June N-"It does not feel 30
badly to be beaten IA thought Il would
remarked Delegate-at-large Edward rau-
ferbach this afternoon. as he stood I'm
Thomas c. Piatts room and discussed
with National Committeeman W. A
Sutherland. ex-senator ]. sioat Fassett
and others the decision OF tho national
COMMITTEES on the contested seat cases IN
New York state. The informal meeting
has taken M the consideration whether a
further contest should DO made before fhe
committee on credentials IN the coaven-
ton.
Tho sction OF the national COMMITTEES on
New York contests was disastrous 20 Mr..
Piatts friends. The districts In which he
was most interested were those In the
city or New York. He never felt alarmed
about the contests In Brooklyn. and Il ap-
psarcd that the men who intended 10 con
test the seats OF the Plat men had aAan
doaed them and the PiRtt delegates were
seated unanimously. The greatest aght
made was that In the Thirfieth district
whore Cornelius NJ. Bliss and s V r
Crager tanii-Piatu were contesting with
the Plat delegates. Howard Carroll ana
Thuriow Weed Barnes. This was the
strongest case the Plat men presented
and yet the piatt delegates secured bat
hair avctseach. shared with the snti-Piatt
men In the other districts the anti
Piats men were seated with fuil delegate
rsowers-w. Brookaeld and Arson G. Nc
Cook. in tho Thirteenth. and O. II. T. Col
Us ans Robert J. Wright lu the Fifteenth
There was no question abong the claims
% Brooknela and McCook. as Afr. Sather-
iaaa. who bad been aghting Ia Nj Plast's
interest throughout the entire meeting OF
the committee. claimed the right 20 make
the motion 20 seat them.
The most sluhhornIy contested casa vas
tha; OF the Twelfth district which SPLIT
even IN the committee & was known
that Mr. plstt was intensely interested
ana ala net want the leader 81 the fac son
opposed 90 him 20 secure the ADVANTAGE
which the rejection 81 hgs delegates would
give, The taxi % a bolt from the convsn-
tlon unless the Plat men ware seated
ART tse alEle&s Implied threats 90 NJ
Sutherland in committee that a bolt woeld
follow the seafiDS 81 Bliss and Crager
urged ths COMMITTEES up 20 the highest
pgteh q excitement Not on any other
coatest were fhere such bitter feelings
ra.sct In the committee. ana although al
the language whtth rutEht Re 70 'he least
8istkstefei 20 aay member q the com
ssittee was afterwards withdrawn. 70 asa
act icsseu tae determined feeling % TIE
ca9oslng sides 10 seat ghs.r respective
nsn- The personal popu3aFitF - Mr. Bliss
with tho eornsnfttae. ara the ballet tBst he
Eozia rot clAlaa a seat IN ths convection
aaiess ~ believed ne was snciltaA 20 tt.
taaacea ths uasnhsFs - tha eonnalttss
who believe the Pfstt BleH - have the
eest PTlsas fsc3e. Ease, % vote 20 SEA; acsh
delegations With q hair vote each
Tbe Fifteenth dlstffet Vas also haasy
naked sna fhtrr were members - the
COMMITTEES who theaSts they should ha
threwu cat huf the ptats rnrn cid nss
have ire ccan4euce % a rn&tosttg - ths
cotnuitsee
Nhee Nj IauteFhseh uaaae rs sage 49,
marx about thr lack - hstteYrceS IN C.
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: Ecs& way g leo& az o.. Isutsrharh. and
az euF defeats shcait - accented IN tac
same SPIRIT" wANe agr Fassets. Vito 4
year $50 Wss nats3se che Nreass aark :.
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ans tha1 ss slr3ng4 meant DELAY feF sha
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