The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

ed 10 break loose and interchanees Of
opinion were indulged in that. had they
Deen uttered on the floor OF a national
convention, would have provoked a tu-
mutt There were ordinations and re-
cIlminations, assertions and denials. de-
nuhclatlons and apologies. The press
representatives present were pledged in
advance to secrecy and even the official
stenographer refrained from taking his
regular notes Of therprOCeedings
To-day the committeeman We're equally
chary Of talking of the proceedings to OUT
slqers and in some cases would not even
take the trouble TO deny numerous extrav-
asant stories that were current concern
ING the proceedings Of the night. At the
same time they were free to say that they
We're glad the siege was over and that
lney trusted they would never again be
called upon to experience similar ono.
The episode that brought about an allu-
sion 70 Inc Hebrew descent Of Mr.. Lau-
terbach,' the chairman Of the New York
county committee, was one of the fruit
full sources of comment to-day The
actual facts were that while leaving the
room arter concluding his argument in
one Of the contests, one of the strangers
VINO had been admitted to the room by
lhe doorkeeper, and whose name was
subsequently, given to the chairman as
Mr.. Egan of New York, made a coarse re-
mark which he coupled with an allusion
TO Mr.. Lauterbachs race. When the next
contest was called and Mr.. Lauterbach
was again admitted, Committeeman
1erkes of Louisville, who was not in
sympathy with the side represented by
Mr.. Lauterbach, called the attention of
Senator Carter to the circumstances, and
uttered an indignant protest against the
sessions of the committee being disgraced
in such a manner.
Chairman Carter insisted upon the name
when this was done, called it three times
and awaited a response. None came, and
then he demanded: rs Mr.. Egan in the
roomP Again there was no response,
one of the contestants in the case, on
nearing it, mounted a chair, and after
scanning the assemblage, VOuched for
the fact that the offender was not in the
room.
Chairman Carter accepted the assurance
and notified the doorkeeper that under
no circumstances was Egan to be again
admitted.
Subsequently, in closing his argument
on the pending case, Mr.. Lauterbach took
occasion to allude TO the incident, and
to say that no question of race preju-
dice should be allowed to enter into the
adjudication of any case with which he
was identified.
This suggestion was resented in a taunt-
ing and sarcastic tone by Mr.. Spooner,
who appeared for the Coils side. He
charged Mr.. Lauterbach with performing
the baby act' in referring to his race.
insinuated that his organization and lead
ership was repudiated by the Hebrews
of New York and cited as a proof that
the Coils side was not antagonistc to
the Hebrews, the fact that one Of those
who was prominently identified with it
was himself an adherent of Judaism.
There was considerable talk to-day that
the defeated faction in the Fifth New
York contest would seek a rehearlng at
the hands of the national committee to-
morrow morning, but up to late hour
this evening nothing definite regarding
their Intention could be secured from
the friends of Messrs. Murray and Fried
son, who were turned down. When q
suggestion concerning a rehearing was
broached in a group, of which Congress
sitting in the national committee on a
proxy were members, the latter said en-
phatcally that it would be policy for
the Platt leaders to let matters remain
as they were and await action by the
committee on credentials.
1t was definitely announced to-day that
a rehearing would be asked by the in
structed Reed delegates in the Sixth dis
trict of Texas. William Mcdonald and
r. H. Green, the latter a son of Mrs
Hetty Green of New York, of national
in St. Louis until this morning, and
their case was decided by the committee
entirely upon affidavits. 1t was reported
tonight that Mrs. Hetty Green would
gels in her sons behalf. The latter is
being pushed for the gubernatorial
nomination in Texas and his friends de-
clare he Will exhaust every EFFORT to Sc.
cure a seat on the floor of the conven-
ton. Several members of the commit
tee said tonight that under no circum-
stances would they consent to a hearing
in any single case. Under the rule of
the committee unanimous consent will
be required to revise the roll, and If the
committeeman referred to persist in theii
opposition, the contestants have no re-
sort save to the credentials committee.
Next in interest to the discussion of
the New York cases were the indications
given by the Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Massachusetts delegations of a de-
sign to break away to Mckinley.
The committee disposed of in all, 1853
cases, only remitting to the convention
for settlement the delegates-at-large from
Mississippi Delaware and Texas and the
delegates from two of the New York dis
tricts and one California district. The
one of the members of the committee
frankly admitted, it was a physical i'm
possibility to give all of them a careful
judicial consideration; and many were de-
cided almost at haphazard. A very large
proportion of the cases will be fought
over again before the committee on ere
dentials when the convention is organ
lied, and may delay the nomination until
late in the week.
None of the several hundred Platt-Mor-
ton men went to bed last night until the
national committee disposed of the last of
the New York contests. Mr.. Platt was
the one exception. He retired to his room
for the night at II o'clock: His friends
however, displayed a feverish interest in
the outcome and were unwilling to leave
the neighborhood of the national commit
tees headquarters until final settlement
was reached. Mr.. Platt was early astir
this morning, and at O'clock his friends
began making their way to his rooms.
Mr.. PIatt declined TO express an Opln-
ion with reference to the committees ac-
ton. Some of the gentlemen who are
near to him were not so reticent Occu-
pying, as they, do, intimate personal and
political relations with Mr. Platt, they
may be fairly supposed to represent his
views, and what they say, therefore, has
all the force of an ex cathedra statement
It cannot be said that they are pleased
with the result They had hoped that Nor
ton men only would be seated. To this
extent they are disappointed. On the 9TH
er hand, they were led to believe that the
anti-PIatt men would be favored without
exception. That they were not so favored
was naturally a source of qualification to
them and to this extent they are salts
fed As one of the number expressed
it, I'VE shall acquiesce in the committees
conclusion, for we have won a practical
victory, but we would have preferred to
have all our men seated"
1t may be said in this connection that
all talk Of a bolt of the New York men
from the convention is at an end. Mr.
PIatt will not press the matter any further
II the convention shall approve the ma
tional committees action. 1t really rep
resents a loss to Gov. Morton of only
I three and half votes out of a possible
twelve This means that Mr. Platt. with
! his friends. viii remain in the convention
and participate in its deliberations
I his followers will dn