Evening star., 1896-06-11
IN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Voting On the Contests In the Differ
ent States.

Voting GA the Contests In the Differ
ent States.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Chairman Carter
was prompt in calling the national repub-
lean committee to order at 10 o'clock
today. notwithstanding the absence of
fully half of the members. The days
work was begun with the hearing in the
cases of the California contests, beginning
with that Of tho third district. The claim
ants In this case were On one side c. NJ.
Belshaw and W. B. Parker and on the
other Decison ard Hochheimer. Congress-
man Hilborn appeared Eor B.lshaw and
Parker.
Mr.. Hilborn gave an outline of the
grounds Of the contest, claiming that
MessrS. BelShaw and Parker We're the
regular nominees. their selection having
been made by convention which resulted
from primaries. while Delison and Hoch-
heimer were chosen by the delegates Sc
lected by appointment The state had in
dorsed the proceedings of the convention.
which chose Belshaw and Parker by seat
ing the delegates to the state conven-
ton chosen by 1t by a vote of s to l. He
said that both delegations We're friendly
to Mckinley
Judge Thompson OF Ohio represented the
interests of Denison and Hochheimer. He
cCntended that the committee could not go
into the Irregularities of primaries and
county conventions; said that as there was
no district committee in the third district
the state committee had appoined the dis
trict delegates. and that the committee
had proceeded in the regular manner to
call the cory ention. Furthermore. a large
proportion of the so-called primary con-
venticn delegates were appointed as were
the delegates in the other convention. by
the superior committee.
Mr.. Payne moved that Messrs. penison
and Hochhelmer be placed upon the rolls.
and the motion prevailed without division.
in hn ofnr of ho nf On
ing the rgeater part of the city of San
Francisco. was waged by Messrs. w. W.
Montague and Samuel NJ. Shortridge
against J. S. Spear and H. l. Kowalsky
who claimed to be regularly selected dele
gates. This contest has been very spirit
ed one from the beginning, and is claimed
to have resulted in one murder. Mr.. Short
ridge was the spokesman of the contest
ants. The state committee had. he said
recognized the convention by which he and
Montague were chosen, and he intimated
that the other convention was controlled
largely by the proxies of members of the
state committee which called tine convention
chosen by questionable means.
He claimed to represent almost the en-
tire voice Of the republicans of the state.
Judge Thompson, speaking for Spear and
kGwalsky, said the only question at is
sue was whether there was a quorum pres
ent of the eleven members of the state
committee residing in the district, and he
claimed that there was such quorum, ir-
respective of the proxies. AS to the prox-
les. it was charged that the men who had
given them had afterward been paid to
affidavit to the means by which they
were obtained. Mr.. Shortridga declared, in
reply. that the first meeting was practically
a proxy meeting. and that the regular COM
mitteemen were not notified of the meet
ing.
Spear and Kowalsky are Mckinley men.
while Montague and Shortridse are said
to be for Allison. Spear and Kowalsky
were seated.
Mr. Payne a afterward moved a reconsider
alton cf the vote by which this contest was
decided. but the committee decided by an
aye and nay vote-14 to 26-not to reopen
the case.
The contestants from the third Alabama
district. which passed yesterday, did
rot appear when the district was reached
today. and on motion Of Committeeman
Youngblcod, 9. S. Booth and John Har-
mon were seated. They are Mckinley men.
There was considerable interest in the
contest from the fifth Kentucky district.
which embraces the city of Louisville. 1t
was a contest between Mckinley men and
friends of Gov. Bradley. The Mckinley
delegation, composed of George D. Todd
and Cherries E. Sapp. appeared as the reg
Glar delegates. and the Bradley men. E. J.
knoeble and ]. W. Reeder. the contest
ants. Mr.. Hart Vance. who appeared as
counsel for Knoeble and Reeder. contended
that the primaries for the Todd convention
were held in a retired place, and said it
was proven that bribery and personal as
sault5 had been resorted to- He created
considerable merriment in the committee
by stating that the votes cost only 30 cents
each. Mr.. Vance said he represented the
republican majority obtained in the election
by which Gov. Bradley was chosen and
asserted that If these frauds were IN
dorsed by the national committee seating
Sapp ard Todd the action would result in
the loss of al least 1000 votes in Louisville
Judge Thompson spoke for Todd and Sapp
He contendcd tEat the convention could
go behind the returns to investigate the
alleged frauds.
Mr. Sutherland moved to seat Knoeble
and Reeder, and Mr.. Clayton moved as a
substitute that Todd ard Sapp should be
given the seats. Mr.. Clayton's motion pre-
vailed Cn an aye and nay vote, the vote
being % to 6 in their favor
Recess was then taken until pm
TO CONDUCT THE CAMPAIGN.
Hanna Likely to BE Chairman of the