The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-14

lima, proposed as substitute the seating
of the Brayton people.
vote resulted in the rejection OF the
substitute by 20 to 81. This was first blood
for the anti-Lily Whites. but when the
motion to seat the Webster-Smalls delega-
ton was about to be put Fessenden of
Connecticut moved that the Delaware
precedent be followed and both sides be
excluded from the temporary roll.
Delegate Cation of New Mexico moved
that each delegation be selected with a
half vote each. This was defeated 16 to
80. The question required to Fessenden's g
motion to exclude both delegations and re-
fer the issue to the convention. Another
roll was demanded. Again the Lily " hites
encountered defeat, 16 to 81. Then the
minority gave up the fight and the Web
ster-Smalls delegation was seated on a
viva voce vote with about ten noes.
This takes out of the convention total
of sixteen delegates who are noted in
Mr.. Hanna's handbook as having Reed
preferences" At 1:40a recess of twenty
minutes for lunch was ordered.
The first business of the afternoon ses-
sion was the selection of temporary Off
consideration of the contest cases.
ALI the Webster or regular delegates
from the several districts in South Caro-
lima were seated. All are for Mckinley.
The Texas contests were then taken up,
and regiment of white and negro Re-
publicans from that State was ushered
into the room. AS outlined by Chairman
Carter the contest was a three-cornered
one, there being three delegations atlarge
of four mem bers each, with contests in
each of the twelve Congressional districts,
several having two sets of contestants. OF
the rival delegations at large one headed
by John Grant was instructed for McKin-
ley, the second, headed by Nelson w.
Quincy (colored), is divided between AlIi-
son and Reed, and the third, headed by
Fl. f. McGregory, has its preferences given
as two Allison, one Reed and one Nc
Kinley.
Mr.. McGregor, whose party is variously
known as the Regulars" the "Reform-
ers" and the "Lily Whites" opened what
proved to be an all-round, free-for-all de-
bate John Grant, State chairman of what
he also claimed to be the regular organiza-
ton, characterized the others as frauds.
There was buzz of surprise when Colonel
Grant declared that charges of fraud and
corruption against the Texas delegation to
the Minneapolis convention of 1892 were
part of his case, and that the facts would
be found in affidavits which he threw on
the chairman's s table. No questions were
asked on this point, however, and the affi-
davits are untouched upon the table.
The case for the "Black-and-T -Tans," as
Grants party is known, was further ar
gued by Hon. G. 81. Terrell, Minister to
Belgium under President Harrison, and
that for the McGregorites by G. N. Love
(colored) of Galveston.
The first question to pe decided was
which of the two delegations represented
the regular party organization, and the
vote was in favor of the Grant Mckinley
faction. This much settled, the claims of
the latter to seats in the convention were
challenged by the rival delegation, headed
by Nelson w. Quincy, the colored member
of the National Committee
Elk x-Ministe ter Terrill made second argu-
ment, this time supporting the Cuney
delegation. of which he is member.
The committee went into executive ses-
sion and discussed the case for three.