The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-12
the NATIONAL. COMMITTEE.

"a ssefesk tcsav. rot wfshstaRaanx the sh-
seaea ri fngiv hail tbs nemSers. The
aastS wnTk was h~@0n WITH The hearing
of the emllforn8a contests. heEtnning Win
thar of tae Tnsra district The claimants
in this ease were GA oae side G. NJ. Bsl-
shaa asa 81 B Parker. On Tire other. Dem
ufaoa ard Hoehha4naer. The latter were
given the seats. BotA delegations were .or
Mek nsev.
THE contess ia the Fourth fsstFiet. In
claafnE hs greater part Of san Francisco.
was wagn& hy w. W. Montague ard SAM
neG Nj. Sasrtrlige against J. : Spear and
n 4 koesalSkl. Who claimed 90 BE the reg
alaray elergea delegates Spear and kow-
sAssk6 weHe seated.
TEE centesssnEs from the Third Ala
aana district passed yesterday, IA not
agsgeAr when the district was FSaeh@d to-
&as. and s = Kaegh and 1olaa --~rmoa
ssee sea ea They are Mckinley men.
There Ras considerable Interest In the
Contest from the Fifth kenfacky sfstrset.
which embraces the city Of louisville.
II was a contest between the Mckinley
men ani the frleads Of Gov. BRADLEY. The
Mckinley delegation. composed OF George
u Tor and Charles T.. Sapp. appeared
as the regular delegates. and the Bradley
men. f. j. knoehei and j. W. Reeaer. a.
the contestants. Hars Vance. who appear
ed as counsel for hacehel sni Reeder.
contfnaeA that the primaries for the Todd
convention wsro held in retired places and
said Il WAS proven that bribery and per-
xsanal assaults had been resorsed 10. Ho
created considerable nrrrtm~zt in the
committee hy stating that votes cost only
10 cents each. Mr.. Vance said ne repre-
sented the Republican majority OF ths
board of election. hy which Gov. BRADLEY
was chosen. and asserted that II these
fraaise were inaarsea by the national
committee ~ seating Sapp aud Todd. the
action would result in the loss of at least
sgssa vnsex In Louisville. Judge Thompson
spoke fer Todd and Sapp. lie rousrnaet
that the convention ennia NOT so behind
tbs returns To investigate the alleged
frauds Mr.. Sutherland moved 20 sras
knCehel and R@eier. and Mr.. Clayton
rnos ed as a substitute that Told and sapn
sho ~ he given the seats. Mr.. tlsysons
m01ion prevailed on an aye and nay vote.
IL being = 10 IN their favor
The Florida contests were taken up upon
the assembling Of the afternoon session
OF the committee All the seats In the
convention from this state are contested.
including the four deiegafes-at-larg and
those from the two districts. There was
much interest in these cases. as the rgat
In Nckiniey's interest in that state was
one Of the first made In his behalf. The
contest on deiegates-at-iarge was the tirst
taken no. The contesfees In this case
we're Joseph r. Lee. John. q. Long.
Emory +. Skinner ard L. W. Livingston.
all favorable 70 Mckinley The confess
tants were Edward Gunhy, Henry w.
Chandler. IT. = Chahb and s. II. Cole
man. The contestants were Morton men.
Mr. Wovtin. ~ Pennsylvania. moved that
the I.ee-IonE delegation be seated. The
roIi was called on this motion. and II pre-
vailed unanimously. The two district
contests from Florida were disposed of
next. Mr.. Ganby appearing for the con-
sesiants, who In these cases were Nor
ton men. while the confeatees were for
Mckinley. Mr.. Gnnhy stated thar the
questions ingoiyed In the Second district
were the same MS those In the state NJ
large. He therefore abandoned the ron-
test In This case before the committee. AMI
proceeded TO make an argument IN favor
of the contestants from the First dis
tfiet. The ron eall resulted In the seeF-
ing OF White and Mccoombs. the Morton
delegates The vote was - 90 -.
The Ninth Georgia district contest was
decided in favor OF A. J. Spence and y. H.
Gastin. The Mckinley delegates.
The Mississippi contest next engaged the
attention Of the committee. In this state
the entire state delegation. Including the
four delegates at large and the fourteen
delegates from the four districts. was con-
festea. The claimants for the seats Of
delegates af large were on the one side
lanes Hi. j. =. Burton. A. NJ Len ard
r II. i4arnten, and on ffse other ~. Al.
Anderson. w ~ Sorshse. w. A. Aicora and
W. r. MASK Tire contests are the result
OF sn old quarrel between I'LL and Lynch.
both being leaders If the coierea men. Tha
COMMITTEES decided without division on
a motion hy NIr. Wilson ~ Delaware. 10
.sst the Hsll delegates a. large Both del
eeAilans are for Mckinley The contest
arts from the First district wers r. N.
Hynnfn and VI r. Parker and lhs con-
teafees w. r. Esg{n ant II. ~. L.tiiejohn.
The latter twe we're seated.
The committee here took recess until
oselaek. but not until they hal formally.
on 3 motion of SIR. Sutherland. of New
York. denounced as untrue. uaJssf anI
umaafhortzea" a report published in a -
Louis evening aapsr. saying tbat the CALI
formsa member. AZ. ae Young had In a
speech today. in connection @sth the com
testing Fourth California dsstrsrt de-
noanecf ). p. spreekeis, ~ that state.
The molten was carried unanimously
After - recess the committee resumed
ceHs.derat }un of the Mississippi district
contests. beginning w4sA tae Second dAs-
tr8ct TIE speeches were very personal.
many ~fas8ses occurring. This stase ssf af-
fairs hrsVxhs 0af . sharp rehuks frefn
Cha3rsnza ftsF4er early n tAs Aes@ion. lie
Informed The committee that hereafter
pegaoBa. whether memlers 81 the commit
tee sF nu8, wap wlshed 20 Interrupt the
xreasgers would - required 70 arss address
tha tAasFmaH. After thsk time the prn-
csssa nas wefe usore IN accordance win
fhA r4fesa observed ia tire enats. The con-
test a t9se Second district was settled ~
ssafau@ William sAn0ns ard G. " Rarh~
anau Tlta vote VAS = ia - ia thair favor
Al tvs p@1st Senator TIA s#hr0uahs ~
North Dakota. created aagnethtne 81 a a2n-
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language that theve wnx 80 reason for re-
consideration. fbst &C. votes had been cast
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