The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-11
DELEGATE CONTESTS
The Republican National Committee
Busy Deciding Cases.
MANY SEATS ARE INVOLVED
or Eighteen Decisions Rendered
Yesterday 10 Favor Mckinley
and Two Reed-1he Proceed.
inss Generally Harmonious.

St Louis. June 10.-The meeting of
the republican national committee 10
decide the contests for seats In the ma
tionai convention absorbed the general
interest In affairs pertaining to the
convention to-day. There was no i'm
portant arrivals except OF members Of
this committee. and they were so con-
cerned with the proceedings of the
committee that they declined generally
TO give attention to other questions.
The proceedings were Of a harmonious
character. and while there was evidence
that there was genuine feeling in be-
half of the various candidates, the
feeling did not at any time take on a
personally aggressive form.
The entire days session was given up
to the Alabama contests, which in
volved the seats of the four delegates
at-large and all of the nine districts
except the second. making 90 seats that
were In dispute. The contests were all
decided except those from the Third
and Fifth districts, In which hearings
were postponed on account Of the alb
sence Of either contestants or confess
tees. The points at issue In the Sixth
and Eighth districts were settled out
side Of the committee and the contests
In both instances withdrawn. The
Issue was presented to the committee
In all other cases.
OF the Is delegates whose cases were
decided either by vote of the commit
tee or by withdrawal, 16 are for McKin-
ley and two for Reed. There was no
division upon any of the contests ex-
cept that made In the case OF the dele.
gates-at-large and this was over
whelmingly In favor of the Vaughn, or
Mckinley delegates.
On motion Of Powell Clayton 1t was
decided that In preparing the roll call
the committee should proceed In the
following order: First-All contests
shall be heard and determined by the
whole committee. Second-The states
and territories shall be called alphabet
ically. Third-Contestants, contestees
and counsel, IL desired, shall be admit
ted to the hearings In which they are
interested and each side shall be al
lowed to file briefs and to be given Is
minutes for argument.
Senator Hansbrough, representing
North Dakota as a member Of the
committee. suggested that 1t would ex-
pedite matters to distribute the con-
tests among subcommittee, as had
been the practice on various occasions.
Clayton met this with the reply that
there had been a great many insinua-
tions Of favoritism and that he thought
II better that the full committee should
hear all contests. Senator Hansbrough
did not press his point and the motion
was adopted.
Chairman Carter stated that the ter
ritorial contests would not be taken up
until those from the states should be
disposed of. Announcement was made
that Hon. ]. A. Fifer had been appoint
ed to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of Mr.. Campbell Of Illinois
The resignation Of Governor Bradley OF
Kentucky was announced as was the
appointment Of Mr.. Yerkes to succeed
him. The appointment Of the follow
ing proxies was announced: Senator
Gear, for Mr. Clarkson Of Iowa; Mr..
Andrews. for Hatch Of Alaska; Mr..
Handen for Brown Of Georgia; Z. c.
Sullivan, for Bennett Of Washington;
Mr.. Meyer. for Simon Of Oregon.
The contested cases were taken up.
the first being the delegates-at-large
from Alabama, being presented by d.
d. Shelby of the Mckinley delegation.
He reviewed what had been done
There was some trouble about the hall
and there was 10 counties contested.
The convention which elected the dele
gates had S32 delegates, which was a
majority of the regularly elected dele
gates. Gov. w. II. Smith was heard in
opposition. He said he spoke for the
Mosely delegates and characterized the
Others as the Mckinley delegation. He
claimed that the Montgomery conven-
tion was irregular. although Is MEM
bers Of the committee had made up the
roll OF delegates. He asked IL the ma
tional committee was going to revolu-
tionize procedure In order to seat
delegation which was for Mckinley or
for Reed or for any other presidential
A. ]. Warner. colored. of
the Mosely delegation. made an argu-
ment. r. A. Mosely. jr.. closed the ar
gument for the delegation known by
his name. NJ. d. Wickersham closed
the argument for the Buckley delega-
tion. He referred to Mosely as the late
chairman of the Alabama committee.
This aroused the Ire Of Mosely, who
said he objected to being referred to
as the late chairman" and insisted
that he was chairman, to which Wick
ersham replied that he wanted to refer
to the deceased with all due respect.
Wickersham then entered into the de-
tails os the action of the Alabama con-
vention.