The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01
Contested SEATS.
Clark-Daly Fight Is Attracting Most
Interest ut Kansas CITY.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. June $3.50 far
as the Democratic national committee is
Informed the convention will have four
contests to decide. Only one of these
controversies involves a state delegation
Two OF the others refer to the represen-
tation OF territories, and the other to the
District or Columbia The state contest
is over the representation from Montana
and the two territories involved are Ok
iahoma and the Indian Territory.
Inc great interest centers in the Mon
tana contention, because it is a con-
tinuance of the Clark-DaIy feud. which
found such bitter expression during the
last session of congress in the fight over
the seat of Hon. w. A. Clark in the
United States senate. The advance rep
resentatves of both factions are al
ready here, and they are quite busy in
presenting their respective claims of
recognition. Senator Clark will head
the delegation bearing his name, while
the DAILY delegation is led by Hon. Mar
tin Maginnis, who received Gov. Smiths
appointment as senator, as Mr.. Clark re-
ceived the appointment Of Lieut.. Gov.
Spr1gg, In the absence of the governor
other members of the Clark delegation
are former Gov. S. T. Hauser. Mr. Fftz-
gerald, j. NJ Holt, Frank Higgins and
II. l.. Frank. Mr. Maginnis' associates
are Robert B. Smith, w. M. Cockrell,
DIR. j. M. Fox and ex-Congressman Wal
ter S. Hartman.
In this contest both the Clark people
and the Daily people claim regularity
They held separate state conventions,
and both were held in Butte on the same
day. Some technicalfties are involved
In the case, but 1t is essentially a fight
for supremacy in the party In the state
and it bids fair to be very bitterly con-
tested.
In the case of the District of Column
bia factions are known as the Norris"
and "Holmead." The regular delegation
is headed by National Committeeman
James l.. Norris, while William Holmead
gives name to and is member Of the
contesting delegation. Holmead's peo-
pie allege gross fraud in the election of
the regulars. The Norris delegation is
composed of Norris himself, J. A Clarke,
j. Fred Kelly, w. f. Hart, w T. Wha-
len and w. j. Donovan, and the contest
ants of c. w. Slater. VIM. Holmead, Cot
ter Bride, J. F. o'Meara, R. 2. Mating
ly, e. A. Newman.
In the Oklahoma contest the factions
are known as the Sipes and Jacobs fac
tons, the Sipes delegates being j. n.
Order, j. K. Little, w. NJ. Newell, d. w
Peery, j. w. Wisely, w. S. Wittinghill,
and the Jacob delegates c. II. Wrights-
man, A. M. Mackey, 7. L. Hill, J. c..
Scruggs, II. F. Emerson, j. S. Burns and
d. II. Patton.
The Indian Territory controversy is
based upon a fight over the membership
of the national committee. This position
is now held by Thomas NJ. Marcum, who
heads delegation composed of himself,
William I. Hutchings, j. r. Sharp,
George Mansfield, j. B. Thompson, Davis
Hill and Edward Lee. These delegates
are contested by DIR. Wolverton, P. S..
Davis, c. II. Tully, d. w. Talbot, Yanch
Lewis, George Barefoot and A. j. Mill
barn. Both delegations were chosen by
separate territorial conventions held in
Ardmore on the uth of June, and both
claim to be regular
The national committee will sit Mon
day to decide which delegation in each
of these cases shall be given seats in
the temporary organization of the con-
vention.