New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
MR.. SUTHERLAND EXCITED.
A SCENE AT Tue NATIONAL COMMITTEE
SESSION.

THE NEW-yORr, COMMITTEEMAN THREATENS TO
WALK OUT OF THE MEETING IF NO
TON TO RECONSIDER A CON
TEST is CARRIED.
[BY THE UNITED PREssl
St Louis June 11.-There was genuine sehsa-
ton at the meeting of the National committee
tonight Just the contest in the ISL Nil
siss!ppl District had been disposed OF "e'ia'o'
Eansbrough. of North Dakota, with the prenh-
mary explanation that he did so at the request
of number of members who were not present
Of tho afternoon session. moved reconsidera-
tion of the vote by which the Morton Delegates
IN the Ist Florida District were seated. Hobart
:, >-ao 1ersav seconded the motion. Fessenden,
of Connecticut, uttered few words OF p'ot-s"
ub,cb were drowned In cries Of vote! Inc
calling Of the ro,l was begun. and for a few mo-
rrorts the yeas and nays were about equal
Whom New-York was reached Committeeman
sutherland arose and stated that he declined 10
vote He went on to say that upon 'he Col"
test IN question. forty-three members hau IT,
corded their deliberate convicuons-a "'ee'
number than had been polled upon any o'nei
motion. II was worse than nonsense LOT "1''
r,sr,her- 70 assert that he voted BY mistake OF
decentralization. The lines had been Closely
drawn and the issue clearly deEheo'
ct desire TO say here and now. coh'ihueu -
c,,,harland IN an extremely dgnfed and serious
80 and manner that If this resolution Is
adonted shall no longer regard IL as hecersaiS
or desirable to participate In the procedures y.
this COMMITTEES Its dOngs Will nave peooi.c
farcical and shall wash my hands OF IL anu ~,
nroceedings The course now proposed Is re'oi u,
ftionarv and without justification. ana IL WIN
nrove destructive to the candidates OF tie re
publican party. 1 now withdraw my ieius"' "
vote and vote NO
There was a buzz Of excitement as the speaker
finished The roicall was resumed Nneh C S,S
was reached Committeeman Hahn, or Mahsneiu,
said with emphasis that he saw no Ieaso ,n s W.
thA gentleman from New-York should Withdraw
frou the committee. There were methods EN-
Moved in New-York that were not open ana ANY. ,
susnicion as would be demonsrated When 'ie
contests from that State were reacheu' anu u
the committee unduly exercising its pow
It was doing nothing more than nsd peen 9o =.
In New-York time and again. He INTENDED W
vo+a for reconsideration and offered no apology
for doing so. ,.,. .u.h.r In
The rollcall was completed without furtneI IN
terr,ntion and at it's conclusion Secretary burhe
ANNOUNCED the result as ~ for reconsideration 10
is against. ~. -,o,,for,,o
asked that his vote be recorded in the negative
waking II a tie On this showing Chairman Car
ter was about to declare the motion lost WHEN
ex-senator Carey, of Wyoming VINO mao pre-
yicusly declined 70 vote, asked 70 De reCOrueu !"
Tho negative 1t done, the vote was an,
nounced as 90 to 10 against reconsideration' anu
there was an audible sigh or reiiel from ali oNe'
the room as the incident onded.
The sum total Of the days work OF the commit
tea was the seating of twenty-five pronounced
adherents Of Major Mckinley ana or Two uele-
gates favorable 10 the nomination OF Governor
Morton.