New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
HEARING THE CONTESTS.
GOOD PROGRESS BY THE NATIONAL CUM
MITTEE.
NO TIME WASTED IN MAKING Up THE rh"-
PORARY ROLL REGULARS An"
PLANTERS FROM LouIsIANA-A
DOUBLE DELEGATION SEAT
ED-MR SUTHERLAND
GAINS DOWN.
r,x rrtrGRApH TO THE rRrBrNE.l

G.. ,ou,. ,rro 12About one-half OF the contests
have 20 far been disposed of by the .>"''''' .ho
mIttee With three days IN "hch W 49,. .ho
remaining hals II Is reasonable 10 sup'o , e,-
TEMPORARY roll will be completed IN an'ie '"
IN. mee,ins Of the Convention on TUESDAY "oA,
Tho Ney-York contests are not 10 De "e"'' ,'
,roaay This II ia understood, Is uec's'o"
r.achad nv tho committee In Difference 10 the "S.''
~ Mr. Platt who announces in an interview a
that he desires nothing more than Jus''0 -,
hands OF the committee. Precisely why
-, h mated ont by tho committee to the Follow
ora y, Mr. Plat or TO Mr. Plat hnlser On aug
o,bor do,. y, The week except Monday does not APP
,.,r very clear Nor doea the course OF Mt f'"''
IN broadly intlmatlng himself ana per'h''"'a US
followers to declare openly that the oec'S'ns u Wv
committee resemble the findings OF pacH'u july -
sp,ro an unpre JUDGED ooker-on win commence -,
his sincerity when no further declares tha' NJ WI"
no, seek to delay decision In the New-forN con-
,os,s with a view 70 finding new base upon whlch
- ,auv M. aeuoralized anti-McKlnley forces anu
,roloue the fight against the man!ieet ch"ice VI ~"
Overwhelming majority OF the RepnD"'"n' u '"
country While 1t IS difficult. OF course 20 "cr'"''
VIVA, Mr. Platt hopes 70 gain by continuing MS
,o,kl.s. and ouxo,ic opposition to Nj. Mckinney, cs-
,,,. a., ~, MATTER OF the New York contests. ex-
can, a. ". that h. fears an adverse decision might
iniurc his prestige In the State. II II per'e''N s"
20 assume that the committee IL in no huinor now
n lend Itself 10 Mr. Plats schemes OF intrigue ana
political trlckery.
svBsIDENcE OF SUTHERLAND
7, NJ PLAT, himself does not realize this II aTr
r.a-s ,hat Committeeman Sutherland do'S IN
vehement crup,ions OF the latter IN the meeting OF
tho committee Yesterday have entirely subsidized anu
hc has reached tho conclusion apparently. that SHY
s,,u.ter and vague threats have 10 effect upon Il
h,ev comrns,d As the National COMMITTEES -. OF
men Possessing coumon-sers". His behavior To-
dny Il Is sad was beyond reproncn. He exhibited
a picture Of beautiful resignation. ~ anchort''
certainly lost In the contemplation o. the br4tHc
ylron could hav. presented moro inspiring sign,
than dA Tho Rochester Statesman. as. after IN"
dav.. work OF tho committee was done. he glZei
melitatlvey Up 70 the stars. Ignoring y"'l"s
crowd 81 Mckinley fanatics IN the street below.
Probably the most interesting decision reached by
the committee to-day that involving IN" Lonsl-
Ara case- The decision seats the rival leaders, ~
Governor Warinoih and ex-senator Kellogg k"l-
logR ~ one Of tho lclegateSat-arge and "a" d@eE@-
ton which be heads represents the state In the con-
v~n,ion Governor warrnoth - a del. gate from tho
l., District, and together with M colleague. Cohen.
WAS opposed by two Kellogg followers. In this. a.
we'll as II tho remaining i've districts. the commit
tee found agAns; tho Keilogg mon The net result
~ tho decision Is that the four dciegatcs-at-a
are divided equally between Mckinley and Reed.
and the district delegates all for the Onto candi-
date.