The herald., 1896-06-14

gates should be protected In their pres
idential preferences. Judge Thompson
attacked the rulings Of Cuney, who had.
he said. decided the state convention
to be adjourned when no vote had been
taken upon q motion to adjourn. DR..
Grant then called attention to the state
of affairs, whereupon the committee re-
organized and proceeded. The motion
for the election of delegates, he de-
clared, was never put. After this al
legged adjournment the Cuneyites left
and 1t was charged became boilers. OF
the S01 delegates in the convention, 641
remained in the hall and participated
in the proceedings, electing the delega-
ton headed by Dr. Grant.
It was asserted on the other hand that
no color line was drawn in the election
OF temporary chairman. The Quincy
delegates to the national convention
chosen before the adjournment, as de-
clared by Chairman Cuney. were al
legged to have beep chosen by an over
whelming vote. taken by the viva voce
method. no roll call being demanded.
In the proceedings in executive ses-
sion. sharp lines were drawn and many
OF the members participated in discuss
ing the merits Of the question, among
them being Messrs. Fifer. Sutherland,
Hahn. Fessenden and Clayton.
1t had become apparent during the
Black and Tans was due to differences
on the presidential question. The Grant
people were all for Mckinley. while the
opposition was generally favorable to
Allison an6 Reed. fractional feeling
ran very high and the convention was
full Of exciting occurrences. There were
1000 people in the hall. many Of whom,
IS was stated, participated informally
in the proceedings.
The vote was first taken on seating
the Quincy delegates at largeA An aye
and nay vote was taken, resulting in
the negative by a vote of II to 25 Sew
eral members refused to vote on this roll
call. saying that they were convinced
that neither delegation should be given
seats: When the result was announced
Mr. Fessenden moved that 1t be declared
the sense of the committee that neither
delegation was entitled to be placed on
the temporary roll, and this motion
prevailed.
The hearing in the Texas district con-
tests proceeded in their numerical or
der. The contest from the First district
was between David Taylor and M. w.
Lawson on one side and Bailey Sparks
and J. Canwell on the other. Ali four
were colored men. It was stated that
there was no Mckinley man in either
delegations, Taylor and Lawson being
for Reed and Sparks and Canwell for
Alison. Taylor and Lawson were seated.
From the Second district H. B. Cane
and 4. 7. Pollard, who are said to be
mckinley men, were seated. Their op-
ponents were for Reed.
A recess was then taken until 7:30
tonight.
Inc committee rushed business at the
evening session. No contestants an
peared In the Third, Fourth and Fifth
districts and the Mckinley men were
seated After short argument the
mckinley men from the Sixth, J. M.
seated with very little discussion.
In the Seventh Texas district w. +.
were seated.
In the Eighth Texas district the .oon-
test was withdrawn and Marion Will
iams and w. J. Wason were seated.
In the Ninth Texas district Hugh
seated. They favor Mckinley. -,
In the Tenth Texas district r. B. Haw-
ley (Reed) and M. M Rogers (AlIison)
were seated.
In the Eleventh Texas district. after
David Abner. colored, had made a state
ment. the Hon. ID. B. Renfrew made
speech stating that In the district con-
ducedDemocraticp policemen with drawn
pistols who attempted to intimidate the
Mckinley men. This was corrobOrafed
Dy Abner. Abner and Renfrew. both
mckinley men. were seated.
In the Twelfth Texas ristrict C. w.
Ogden and ]. Tweedy (Allison) were
In the Thirteenth district Pat Dool,n~
and 0. T. Bacon (McKinley) were seat.
, In the Alaska contest four DELEGATES
were seated with half vote for each.
The vote in the Eleventh Pennsyl-
vania. by which David Adler and b. b.
Hegpo We're seated, was reconsidered
and j. o. Lubin and G. r. Townsend
were seated.
Mr.. Quay. who was a member Of the
committee by proxy from the District
OF Columbia, moved to seat Townsend
He said that he did not want the dirty
linen OF Pennsylvania washed in the
national committee. It could, he held
not change the result as both factions
were for him for president. with Nc
kinley as second choice. David Mar
TIN member from PennsvI-
vania, opposed the motion, and on a
to 49, 90
In the Second Virginia district there
was spirited contest. The contestants
and contestees were seated with one
half a vote each.
IN the Sixth district of New York
Henry c. Saften and George w. Palmer
were contested by Edward H. Schleuter
ana Henry c. Fischer. Both delegations
were FOR Morton. Saften and Palmer
were seated.
In the Seventh district of New York
cornelius Van Cott and Hugh McRob-
eTts (Piatt We're contested by Martin
n. Healy and A. Cole (anti- Platt). Van
Cott and McRoberts were seated.
IN the Ninth district the Platt men.
were seated.
In the Twelfth district of New York
Cornelius N. Bliss and 8. v. Ruger IA nil
Piatt) We're contested by Howard Car.
roll ana ThurlOw Weed Barnes (PIattl.
Az midnight the national COMMITTEES
was still IN session. The COMMITTEES az
slider the case. ~ 'oii-
After the committee went into execu.
1--WE session the vote was taken on the
motion to seat Bliss and Crueger. This
was defeated and a motion was made to
seat both delegations with half a vote
each, which was adopted, 27 to %,
A motion to seat the delegations from
Inc thirteenth and Fourteenth districts
on the same basis was lost and the Thir
Leentn district was taken I'D. In this
district John Reisenwelber and Alex r
Mason were the Platt delegates and
william Brookffeld and Anson q. Nc
Sook were the anti-Platt contestants.
Mr. Sutherland of New York said that
ne claimed the right to move that NC
cook and Brooks could be placed on the
'olls. MT Fessenden seconded the nom
nation ana 1t was carried unanimously.
Mr.. sutherland said he was not familiar
with the hI1f he - ~