The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-14

tied in the National Convention. At
6:40 Secretary Manly announced that
thera yet remained twenty-two contests
involving forty-four delegates. Allow
take the COMMITTEES eleven hours to com
plete shis branch OF lts labors. The
room in which they are meeting, he said,
would have to b surrendered in twenty
lnLnute but the New York delegation
had offered The use OF the ladies' ordl-
nary. of which te had possession until
p. m. tomorrow,
Some members urged an all night ses-
sion until that hour, but no action was
taken, and the First CTeXas) District
case was called. The claims OF David
Taylcr ar;d NJ. D. Dawson, both cu!ored
and Mckfnley preferences, were recog-
n1zed and their names PLACID on the TOLL
In the Second District the Reed confess
tants, George w. Bunke:t and j. H.
Brinkley, colored. claimed that Col
Webster Flanagan who resides In an.
other district, came to their convention
ana controlled It upon alleged proxies
from counties where no Republican or
ganization existed.
tThe COMMITTEES quickly disposed OF the
case by seating H. B.. Kane and r. n.
Pollard, the regular Mckinley delesa-
ton.
few moments after the National
Committee reconvened a decided sensa :
Senator Matthew s. Quay. With a nod
and smile for the friends that he recog-
nized he walked with jaunty air UP
the aisle, shook hands with Chairman n
Carter. seated himself at the corner OF
the Secre.ary's table. reached for q sheet
OF foolscap, and commenced to write
rapidly. He had hardly finished writ
ing when Col. Perry Carson, the colored
National Comntt.eemen from the Dis
trict OF Columbia came rapidly into the
hall and found his way to the rear of the
pennsylvania Senator. The latter ceas-
ed writing on the moment, and Carson,
taking the pen from his hand. attached
his signature to the sheet upon which
the senator had written. Thereupon the
coiored committeeman withdrew A few
momonts later It developed that the doc
ument was proxy under which Senator
Matthew 5. Quay was authorized to
sit In the National Committee as the
proxy for Perry Carson" until such
proxy was withdrawn. The Senator
LOOK a seat In the front row and listened
with interest to the proceedings
Consideration of the Texas case VIVA
resumed. The coftessants, IN the Third
and Fourth Districts failad to put in an
appearance and Webster Flannaynn T
w Butler. c. NJ. Ferguson II. G. Groa.
r. II. Lyon and William Johnson were
placed on the roll from these districts,
:
ert Armstrong culoled AISIlinl yites,
were seated. while In the Seventh w. +,
t'rankfc:d and B. F. Wallace, colored.
ooth supporters of Mr.. Reed. were seat
ed over the Mckinley delegates.
In the Eighth Marion Mullins and
w. w. ). watson We're placed on this roll,
the contestants failing to appear.
lhefe was Il warm contest in the
Icnth uhe Ninth having been passed.
by the alleged regular Democrats, Green
ana Seabr!Jht. both colored and in
structed for Mckinley and Hawley GRE ed)
ana ana NJ. NJ. Rogers tAlison). both white.
ttaw!ey and Rogers were seated bv 27
10 l9. The Ninth District was taken up
and Committeeman Quincy. OF Texas. re-
fused to submit the case and announced
that he would take 1t to the National
convention. and chs; committee placed
the regular delegates. Hugh Hancock
and Paul Fricke (McKinlev) upon tho
temporary roll
The Eleventh District contest was be-
tween James O. Luby and George r.
Townsend. coloied, Mckinley prefer
ences. and David Abner and r. 3. Rem.
Iro for Reed. Abher and Renfro obtain
ed the seats
The contest from the Twelfth district
was next called. The Allison men were
seated
me next case was that from the Thir-
teenth District. Without discussion the
two regular delegates (McKinley) were
placed on the roll.
The case of the Third District of Penn
<ylvania. was then taken up. and both
delegations were placed upon the tenn
poraiy roll with half a vote each-two
Quay and two Mckinley
The next case was that of the Second
District of Virginia The delegates were
George f. Bowden and r. NJ Smith
Mckinley, and the contestants Alya
II. Martin and Harry Libbey (Reed).
MIR. John S. Wise, ex-Congressman, an
peared for the contestants. and got into
an angry alteration with MIR. Bowden.
whom ne denounced vehemenuy and pas
sionately as political fraud The
names of the regulars and of the contest
ants were placed on the temporary roll
(32 to l5) with half votes.