The record-union., 1896-06-14

were based upon the evidence concern
ing the regularity of the district con-
ventions at which the delegates were Sc
lected. In the Eighth District the reg
uiar delegates, Marion Mullins and w
j. Wasson, were placed on the roll, the
contestants failing to appear
There was warm contest in the Tenth
District, the Ninth having been passed,
between the alleged regular delegates,
Henry G. Green and G. l.. Seabright
(both colored), and instructed for Nc
Kinley, and R. B. Hawley CReed) and
NJ. M. Rogers (Allison), both white. By
unanimous consent, Governor Warmoth
OF Louisiana was permitted to appear
before the committee, and made plea
in favor of the Hawley delegation.
Hawley and Rogers were seated by 27
to 10.
When the delayed Ninth District was
taken up Committeeman Quincy OF
Texas, in behalf of the contestants, w.
3. Brush (Allisom and A. L. Maynard
(colored Mckinley, refused to submit
their case, and announced that he
would take it to the National Conven-
ton. Thereupon the committee placed
the regular delegates, Hugh Hancock
and Paul Fricks (McKinley) upon the
temporary roll.
| The Eleventh District contest was be-
tween James o. Luby and George r.
Townsend (colored), Mckinley prefer
ences, and David Abner and r. B.
Rentfro, Reed preferences. Abner and
Rentfro obtained the seats.
The contest from the Twelfth District
of Texas was the next case called The
delegates were F. c. Blaine and Rob-
ert Hondsche mckinley, and the con-
testants c. w. Ogden and Joseph
| Tweedy (Allison). 1he two latter were
placed on the temporary roll.
The next case was that from the
Thirteenth District of Texas Without
discussion the two regular delegates
Patrick Dooling and o. T. Bacon (Mc-
Kinley)-were put on the temporary
roll.
In the Alaska case the names of both
delegates and contestants were placed
on the temporary roll, with half-votes
each. The two delegates are for Nc
Kinley and the two contestants for
Quay.
The vote on the Eleventh District of
Texas was reconsidered, and the name.
of the two delegates, James o. Luby
and George r. Townsend (colored),
preferences for Mckinley, were placed
on the temporary roll.
The case of the Third District of
Pennsylvania was taken up and both
delegates and contestants were placed
on the temporary list, with half-votes
The delegates are Joseph H. KIemmer
(McKinley and James B. Anderson
(Quay), and the contestants Henry CLAW
and Elwood Becker (both Quay). The
vote was 20 to 10, and there was no dis
cussion.
The next case was that of the Second
District of Virginia. The delegates
were G. E. Rowden and r. M. Smith
CMcKinley), and the contestants Aka
A. Martin and Harry Libbey (Reed).
John S. Wise, ex-Congressman. ap-
peared for the contestants. and got into
an angry alteration with Bowden.
whom he denounced vehementlv and
passionately as a political fraud The
names OF the regulars and of the con-
testants were placed on the Temporary
roll (32 to 15), with haIf-votes.
The New York cases were then takon
up.
The Sixth District was first called
and Mr.. Sutherland, first stating that
according to the newspapers, the con-
testants had withdrawn, moved that
the regular delegates, Henry c. Saffen
and G. w. Palmer, Morton men he
placed on the roll The motion nre-
vailed
In the Seventh District case it was
stated that the papers which had been
sent to Secretary Man1ey could not be
found, and that the contestants. Martin
H. Healy and Abram S. Cole. would not
arrive until Sunday. Mr.. Sutherland
asked unanimous consent for a post
ponement until Monday morning. bur it
was refused. He then moved that the
names of Cornelius Van Cott and Hugh
McRoberts (Morton) be placed upon the
roll, and it was so ordered by unani-
NOUS vote.
In the Ninth New York another post
pCnement was asked and refused, and
Charles H. Murray and j. j. Collins. the
regular Morton delegates, were placed
upon the roll without opposition.
The failure of the contestants in the
previous cases to appear was a surprise
all around, but the decks were cleared