The morning times., 1896-06-12
RALLY AGAINST IM'KINIET
Continued from First Page.

that the State convention met at Talla-
hassee on March 4. 1t was composed OF
222 delegates. Gumby, Chandler. and
Chuhb. now contesttng delegates. were
members of the State central Committee
and Joined with the other members OF that
commit ttee in preparing the temporary
roll of the convention.
The temporary organization was effected.
and, pending the debate on a motion to
adopt the report Of the committee on Gre
dentials, and before any ruling had hecn
made by the chair. or any action taken by
the convention, Gumby and his asso ciates,
with about one-quarter Of the delegates
Of the convention, bolted and held meet
ing in another hall, which had been pre-
viously engaged for that purpose. the bolt
having bee n deliberately contemplated long
before the State convention met. In that
boiling convention the coDtesting delegates
claimed to have voted.
Col. Gumby. of Tallahassee, in behalf Of
himself and his associates. took the position
that the bolt was forced by the arbitrary
proceedings OF officers of the convention,
inspired by Committeeman Long. and sut-
mitted affidavits from a majority Of the
State central committee certifying that the
Gumby delegation was entitled to te placed
on the roll as regular. Charges Of fraud
aud misuse of proxies were also made IN
abundance.
Ex- Congressman Thompson presented
tile case of the Long delegates, and then
David Martin, Of Philadelphia, moved the
seating OF the Long delegation. Suther-
land, OF New York, deina Dded a roll-call,
but declined TO vote. All the votes cast
were in the affirmative.
Col Long and his associates were
placed OH the roll, and Governor Morton
was deprived OF four delegates at swoop.
The defeated faction will carry the case
to the committee on credentials selected by
the national convention.
Col. Isaac Trumbo, national committee
man and delegate-atlarge from Utah, is
authority for the statement that the silver
men so far oD the ground have mapped out
a program If they are defeated in the
convention, they will not walk out but
after the close OF the convention they will
bolt the nomination.
"Our plan" said Col. Trumbo. - is simple.
We will remain in the convention and take
part in the proceedings to the end. Then
If we are beateD we will Join with the silver
men of the West and nominate Henry N.
Teller of Colorado for President"
Inasmuch as the contest in the Second
Florida district hinged upon the facts
presented in the one Just decided 1T was
abandoned, and Dennis Eagan and Isaac
l.. Purcell, colored, McKiDleyites, were
placed on the roll to the exclusion of Arcss-
ibald and Robinson Mortonites.
The. first district case and in which the
question was the regularity OF a delegation
elected by a convention held in a place
other than that designated by the State
committee was presented and argued with
more feeling pro and con, on the part of the
committeeman than had marked any pre-
yiOus hearing, and by the close vote OF
% to 20, NJ S. White and James n. Nc
Coombs, supporters of Gov. Morton, Were
placed on the roll over E. C. Weeks and
Armstrong Pardee, colored, McKinleyites.
The result was received with the first
applause OF the day.
When this case mad been disposed of
belated papers in the Ninth Georgia district
contest were ready for presentation. 1t
was disposed ofin short order. Andrew ].
Spencer and James B. Carton, instructed
for Mckinley, being placed on the roll, over
Thomas n. BiOdgett and w. A. Smith,
instructed for Reed. The vote was unani-
nous.