The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-19

tion-statemens Given Out From the
Ohio Headquarters.
Sr. LOUIS, June 15.-The following
statement is given out from Ohio
headquarters to show that the ma
tional committee performed its duties
in the matter of contested seats in q
spirit of fairness to all concerned:
An analysis of the work of the ma
tional committee in regard to the les
contests which were originally filed
with it shows that 1876 cases were acted
on; some of the original number hav-
ing been abandoned, while several,
notably those of Delaware, and por-
tion of the Texas delegation were re-
ferred to the convention. In many
cases both contestants and contestees
were understood to be Mckinley men,
notably in all of the Mississippi and
| South Carolina districts, and in cer-
tain districts from Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and elsewhere.
Of the 1s6 claimants rejected by the
committee, 81 were avowed Mckinley
men. The impression which prevailed
during the consideration of these
cases, that the committee was decid-
ing large majority of the cases in
favor of Mckinley, doubtless grew out
of the fact that in nearly all of the
| states where there were large num-
Der of contests, both contestants were
avowed Mckinley men, and as a nat
ural result more Mckinley men were,
necessarily, given seats than were
anti-McKinley men, since in SO many
of the cases, contestants and contes-
tees were, according to their own
statements, Mckinley men.
In New York three districts were
contested, covering six delegates.
Two of the contests were decided in
favor of the Mckinley delegates and
in the other district both delegations
were admitted, giving each delegate a
half vote.
In Pennsylvania there was a con-
test in the third district. The con-
testing delegations were both ad-
mitted, each delegate having half
vote.
In Delaware the contest was re-
fered to the convention.
In Virginia there were contests in
the second, third and eighth districts.
In the third and eighth the contests
were withdrawn, and in the second
district both delegations were ad-
mitted. each delegate being given q
half vote.
In North Carolina there was a con-
test in the sixth district. Both dele
cations were admitted, each delegate
with a half vote.
In South Carolina there was a con-
Il -
the elegates-at-large covering is
votes. Both the contestants and con-
testees were Mckinley men, the con-
tests turning on differences between
local factions. ALI of the contests
were decided in favor of the Web
ster faction.
In Georgia there were contests in
three of the districts and as to two of
the legates-at-large all of which
were decided in favor of the Mckinley
delegates.
In Florida there were contests in the
second district and as to the delegates
at-large. The Mckinley delegates
were accepted in the second district,
also the elegates-at-large, the McKin-
ley delegates in the first district being
rejected.
In Alabama there were contests in
the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth districts
and the delegates-at-large. The fifth
and ninth districts were decided
against the Mckinley men, the others
seated were Mckinley men.
In California there were contests in
the third and fourth districts, both of
which were decided in favor of the
Mckinley men.
In Mississippi there were contests in
the seven districts, and as to the dele
gates-at-large. All were avowed Nc
Kin1ey men, the fight being between
local factions. The Hill faction was
successful, except in the second, third
and sixth districts.
In Louisiana there were contests in
the first, second, third, fourth, fifth
and sixth districts, the Mckinley dele
gates being successful, except in the
fourth district, where the decision was
against the Mckinley delegates.
In Texas there were contests in
every district, and as to the delegates
at-large. None of the delegates-at-
large were placed upon the temporary
tests were decided in favor of the Nc
Kinley delegates, while in the remain
ing, the seventh, tenth and twelfth,
the decision was against the Mckinley
delegates.
In Kentucky there was but one con-
test, the fifth district, which was de-
cided in favor of the Mckinley dele
gates.
In Tennessee there were contests in
the sixth and ninth districts, con-
testants and contestees being McKin-
ley men in one district, while in the
other, the sixth, the anti-McKiniey
contestants were seated.
In Arizona there was contest as to
the six delegates-at-large all being
admitted with half vote each.
The contest in Alaska was decided
in the same manner.
In South Carolina, Louisiana and
Texas there were organizations COM
monty known as the Lilly Whites"
claiming seats in the convention, but
in all of these cases the committee de-
cided that the organizations were ir-
regular and could not be recognized.