The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-22

tor by ". A. Guthrie, 0S NORTH Carolina.
who sziexsxsz him as tfs son of Ncrth
Carolina farmer and spoke of htEn az a
patriot ard rhIar-hropist- He said Sezss-
tor Butter was the youngest man who h2d
occupied a seat IN the senate since the
days OF Clay. and that he lad wen ano
worn his lsureis there a. worta1lx- Nd
merous secondsng speeches were made.
ard tne nomination WAS made By acriana-
tton. amid yosley OF applause J. W.
Hayes. n the Knights of Labor. and ".
.. Vincent were chosen temporary sec
res2ries
The national committee az its afternoon
meeting took Up the various contests for
seats. the Illinois contest being the first
In order. This contest Involves the seats cf
twenty-five delegates from the congres-
sion2i districts composed in the city OF
Chicago. X was charged that the eon-
tenifons were irregular. and each side
claimed the other was composed Of men
who were not Populists. One OF the dele
cations was headed by II. 5. Taylor. and
the other b. William Burns. who was an
officer Of the American Railway Union
and was Imprisoned with pebs after the
Chicago strike Speeches were made BY
both Burns and Taylor. who went over
the merits OF the controversy in detail and
INDUCED IN mutual ordinations Burns
Claimed that the opposition were not reg
ulsr Popuiists. He charged them with
lGkewarmness in connection with the
cause OF men engaged in the great strike,
and insisted that the Taylorites had ta-
ken position against the interests OF the
party in signing the Chicago manifesto IN
the interest OF Senator Teller for the pres
tdsscy. The contest was decided by the
adoption by the committee OF motion
offered By Ignatius Donneliy. giving each
member of both deleg2 tons half \ vote.
sra 4srxr- fss "a Of fks1 hair
to Is
The hearing in the Ohio case followed.
This controversy applied 10 the Nineteenth
Ohio district. involving three district seats
and indirectly the seat Of one delegate at
large. The district contestants on one side
were r. NJ. Smith. J. b. Miller and Carl
-. Newton. and on the other NJ. ii. Freder-
lex, J. c. Doolittla ard II. NJ. Webster.
The only issue was as TO the regularity
of the call for the two conventions. The
Smith convention was called by the state
committee and the Frederick delegation
by the congressional committee The na-
tional committee took the position that the
congressional call was regular. and seated
the Frederick delegates. This discussion
had the effect OF deciding the contest be-
tween Hugo Price and John Sites In favor
OF Price.
Police were stationed outside the doors
OF the hall in which the national commit
tee held its session. and they were fire.
quently in demand TO prevent personal en-
counters between rhs contesting deieg1-
cations from Chicago. The Illinois case
was again under consideration in the
committee. which had decided 20 reopen
the contests upon the request OF the
members of the delegation whose seats
were not contested, and who had unani-
mously declared that the Taylor faction
were entitled TO the seats. After an
hours deliberation the committee re-
yersei It's decision OF this afternoon,
which gave half a vote to each member
OF both delegations The vote tonight was
% to - to seat the Taylor delegates. The
Taubeneek-Taylor people we're very much
elated over the result.
Tie contest from the Eleventh Mis-
souri, district was decided in favor OF
Frank r. Ritchie. Louis Quallnetz was
seated from The East St. Louis district
IN place of Mr.. McDiil. who had moved
from the district. The contesting Fourth
Wisconsin district was decided in faTo-
OF Cole. The Colorado contest. involving
the seats OF the forty-flve delegates from
that state was decided in favor of the
regular delegation. headed by Thomas NJ.
Patterson. The committee then al
jourlsd.