The record-union., 1896-06-12
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M'KINLEY'S NOMINATION,
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stated that he declined to vote. He
went on to say that upon the contest
in question forty-three members have
recorded their deliberate convictions. a
larger number than had been polled
Upon any other motion. 1t was worse
than nonsense for any member to as
sert that he voted by mistake or mis-
apprehension. The lines were closely
drawn and the issue clearly defined.
Il desire to say here and now" con-
tinued he, that if this resolution is
adopted l shall no longer regard it as
necessary or desirable to participate
in the proceedings of this committee
Its doings will have become farcical.
and shall wash my hands of it and it's
proceedings. The course now proposed
IS revolutionary and without justifica-
ton, and it will prove destructive to
the candidates of the Republican party.
l now withdraw my refusal to vote and
vote No"
There was buzz of excitement as
the speaker concluded.
The roll-call was resumed When
Ohio was reached Committeeman Hahn
of Mansfield said with emphasis that
he saw no reason why the gentleman
from New York should withdraw from
the committee. There were methods
employed in New York that were not
open and above suspicion, as would be
demonstrated when the contests from
that State were reached and if the
committee was unduly exercising its
powers it was doing nothing more than
had been done in New York time and
sideration and offered no apology for
SO doing
The roll-call was completed without
further interruption, and at it's con-
clusion Secretary Burke announced the
result as 10 for reconsideration to IS
against. Thereupon M. H. De Young of
California asked that his vote be re-
corded in the negative, making it a tie.
On this showing, Chairman Carter was
about to declare the motion lost, when
ex-senator Carey of Wyoming, who
had previously declined to vote, asked
tC be recorded in the negative. 1t was
done, and the vote was announced as
20 to 10 against reconsidering, and
there was an audible sigh Of relief from
all over the committee as the incident
ended.
H.
star speaker when the contest in the
Second Mississippi District was taken
up. With Sidney d. Redmond (col-
ored) he claimed a place on the roll and
opposition was offered by G.. w. Bu-
chanan and William Simmons (col-
ored). Buchanan and Simmons were
seated by the close vote of % to 10.
They are for Mckinley.
Short work was made of the contest
il the Third Mississippi District, Wes-
ley Cranston and Joseph z. Ousley be-
ing seated over w. H. Allen and Louis
Woldoner. Both contestants and con-
testees are Mckinley adherents.
MISSOURI CONTESTS.
At 1880 o'clock the re:2 .ainder Of the
Mississippi contests were laid aside and
the committee took up the trouble in
the Twelfth District of Missouri, where
ex-Congressman Nathan Frank and
Charles d. Comfort, on the one side, and
Charles Parsons and F. G. Uthoff. on
the other, We're, respectively, contest
ants and contestees. 1t was an echo of
the old-time fight between the Kerens
and Filley faction.
Mr.. Frank, who belongs to the Kerens
faction, presented his own case, claim
ing that Parsons and Uthoff were not
elected by any convention called pursu-
ant to law, or as provided by the call
of the National Committee, but was
literally a boiling gathering Scion p.
Spencer presented the side of the con-
testants with force. In his closing
speech Mr.. Frank paid his respects to
Chauncey Filley with no mincing of
language, and then the room was
cleared. On motion of Wilson of Della
ware, the Frank delegation was seated.
There were but four viva-voce votes
in the negative.
AT 1880 o'clock the committee de-
cided to sit until midnight
ONE M'KINLEYITE LOSES.
In the Fourth Mississippi District
Charles Rosenbaum who is Reed adj
vocate, and Eugene E. Pettibone (col-
ored, Mckinley, were seated over E. S.
Matthews and e. E. Buck, both hav-
ing LcI<inley preferences
The committee decided to make the
selection of Temporary Chairman the
special order for noon on Saturday.
A settlement of the fight in the Sixth
Mississippi District was the last case
Captain Joshua r. Smith and John Oar
rett were the contestants and r. A. ST.
monds and J. A. Hyde, both colored
the contestees. National Committee
man Hill made the argument for the
two first named, while the colored men
told their own story. They did it so
lmpresslvely that the committee seated
them by an almost unanimous vote All
four had Mckinley preferences.
AT I2:oo a. m. the committee adj