The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-13
CONTESTED DELEGATIONS
before the National CommIttte-NreEIn.
Icy La SUI GRlnImg.

before the National COmmittto-Mckln'
ley /. san Calming.
ST. LOUIS, juno 1.-THE national
committee was rather slow in getting
together to-day. The session was not
set UHtH 1880 and It was qunrter of an
hour later when they got together.
on motion Of Mr.. Scott, OF West Vir-
glnia. the time for the present action of
the cases of claimants to seats in con-
test was reduced from Is to 10 minutes
by vote OF 25 To 10. Mr.. Scott said
in making this motion, that Il was clear
at the present rate of progress the COM
mittcc would be engaged entirely too
long II the time was not reduced, In
support of this statement he said that
only sixty Of the l28 seats in the con-
test had been awarded.
Considerable time was spent by the
committee In discussion In executive
session OF the proprlety Of permitting
StCnOEraphlc reports OF the proceedings
of the committee. Mr.. Clayton made
objection 10 the presence OF the private
secretary OF Mr.. Sutherland, saying
that II each member undertook to have
II secretary present the entire commit
tee would be disconnected. Mr.. Suther-
land explained that he appeared for Mr..
Clarksun, ana had found 1t necessary
60 have secretary. The matter was
so arranged as 10 permit the steno-
grapher to be present during the hear
tngs. but not while the executive ses-
slons were in progress,
Notice was given OF the withdrawal
of the contest from the Eighth Virginia
district. W. Il. G. Shumate. and y. Y.
Vale were therefore declared entitled
TO seats. Shumate and Vale are in
structcd for Mckinley, while Edwards
and Robinson, who had filed a contest,
were opposed to the Ohio candidate.
James Francis Burke, OF Pittsburgh,
Pa, was elected official reporter OF the
proceedings for the convention. He and
George II. Thornton. Of Buffalo, n. y.
were the only candidates whose names
were presented.
The committee then resumed consid-
Grafton OF the Mississippi contests, be-
ginning with the Sixth district. This
contest presented no points Of especial
interest. The contestants, G. i. Sim
son and George f. Bowles The Lynch
men were seated. They are friendly TO
Mckinley.
The seventh district concluded the
list OF Mississippi contests. This was
another case VI two conventions In
vOlvinG mutual accusations df lrregu
larity from the Hill and the Lynn
forces.
The Hill men were seated.
The committee then returned TO the
contest Of $. NJ. Murphy (Rced nam
against John Harmon UOr Mckinley
for a seat from the Third Alabama dis
trict. Murphy, who is a culOrcd school
teacher, argued his own case, and de-
clared RsthiHE could be brought against
him, except that he would not do what
he was wanted TO do. Harmon assorted
that Murphy had voted for Mr.. Cleve-
land for President. There had also been
n contest over the other seat from this
district, Samuel S. Booth being the
cOnirstee and D. II. Prcntiss the. con-
tcstant. Committeeman YOungblOod
read a letter from PrentlSs, withdraw
ing his contest. but the opposition an
nounCed Its unwillingncsS to permit the
withdrawal.
Before the contest wns decided Mr..
Sutherland moved TO refer the cnses TO
Il subcommittee, but Mr.. Clayton made
the point OF order that the motion was
not -lR-aTtlRr. A-S'1Eta was taken and Mr.
Sutherland'a motion was lost-lG TO %.
Congressman Settle moved Il declara-
ton that none OF the delegates were
Booth and Harmon were seated by
vote OF 10 to 81. Recess until p. m
when the committee rcconvened the
Louisiana contests were considered.
All the seats from this state, including
those OF the four delegates at-large and
the twelve district delegates, are con-
tested The chairman OF the state COM
mittCe certiites the election Of y. a.
McGlnnis. a. II. Hackley, Il. n. Car
ncy and A. Dougherty. All these were
instructed for Mckinley. The contest
ing delegates, Hon. William Pitt kel-
logg. 4. II. Leonard, Henry DernaF ana
]. NJ Vance, are for Reed: The hcI-
lngg delegation was seated.
This action was taken on the motion
Of Mr.. Hahn. OF Ohio because the con-
VcntIon under which the McGlnnis dele
cation were selected was not consld-
cred regular. II was felt, however, that
tho new Republicans In Louisiana
should be encouraged and they were
recalled by the committee 10 allow
Chairman Carter to explain the r"nsons
for the Cnmmitten's decision. This he
dil. explaining that the action OF the
committee was necessarily technlchl.
Un said that Mr. lichnnn statement
had shown that the convention hah
not been held under the call "t the
regular OFENtlG'l tullllliANb''s AAie' -
CommIttr" could not under It's rules
70 behind the verdict Of the regular
pnrty organization. 1t was not It's duty
or privilege TO do that The committee
on credentials as the Immediate instru-
mrnt OF the convention might do so'
but the committee could not. He "x-
pIgincd that the committee had dcpnrt-
ed from its practice Of making this cX-
rInnatIon because of the soicItudc OF
ia members 10 promote harmony
among the Louisiana Republicans ana
In encourage the new movement
towards RcpublIcanism In that state
lin 10 II o'clock tonight the national
Republican committee had taken action
upor contests Involving 9G seats In the
forthcoming Republican national con,
ycntion, leaving 70 sllll 10 he passed
uunn. or these gf. sc werr disposed OF
to-day. The 2G included the contests
ON the delegates cs-at-iarge from inc
states Of Delaware and Louisiana and
tho territory OF AriZona and districts
from Virginln. Mississippi and Ala
bHma.
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