The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-04
MEETING OF Committee.
clark Men Placed on Temporary Roil
md Temporary Officers Selected

KANSAS CITY July 9-The national
democratic committee TODAY disDospa Of
the business before II with alacrity Con-
tests We're FIRST decided and VI these
me Montana case was the first 10 be
taken up The report Of the subcom-
Inittee was favorable 10 Clark and r,r
temporary Craftsmanship was decided IN
favor OF Gov. Thomas Of Colorado The
report OF the subcommittee in the Mon
lana case was unanimously In ClarEs
IaNor although IL is known that Tn tha
subcommittee proceedings that orcau-
ization was not entirely harmonious one
of us members standing out against
clark. This position was occtlplcd hv.
Mt Williams. chairman of the subcom-
mittee. He submitted gracefully and
joined hts colleagues in recommendt0
that the name Of the Clark men Re
placed upon the temporary roll This
decision was based upon the hei,of on
the part uf the members that the con-
Vention which selected the Clark dele
gates contained majority OF me I'M
contested delegates. The Daily men an
nounced their determination to make a
vigorous fight before the committee on
credentials All the Oklahoma ticket was
The Jacobs people Were considered by
the committee to have been most regu-
lar in their proceedings.
In the case OF the Indian territory
the decision was favorable To the Narkum
faction, also on the ground OF regularity
Mr.. Markum Is the present member ~
the national committee, and the ngh.
was principally upon him
The battle over the temporary chair
manship was short but sharp. The only
two candidates FOR the office were Gov
{, = Thomas, Of Corolado. and Mayor j..
;. Rose. Of Milwaukee Both were IlaCs 1
in nomination with ouloSistic Speeches
Senator kenney. OF Delaware AMI Com
mitteeman Clancy. Of Wisconsin. spoke
for Mr.. Rose, and Committeeman VIII
son. Of colorado and CLAYTON. uf Ain
bama for Mr.. Thomas. Tho vote pro-
ceeded very evenly unti' towards the
close, when Mr. Thomas made 4 slight
gain which held 10 the end coming out
with n majority OF two The total vote
and Rose %.
The afternoon session Of the national
committee was devoted 10 seating dele
gates from the District 0f Columbia
G \. Walsh was appointed temporary
secretary. and he was authorized 70 ar
point all assistants necessary He named
w. A. Detord, Of Kansas city for first
assistant secretary. j. W. Jones' fr
OF Arkansas. second assistant, and A.
NJ. Mcpaniels, IF Utah. as third assistant
Charles = Hampton. ~ Michigan, was
named as chief reading clerk and J. a.
Gillespie. OF Iowa. ana Lee Ardmore.
OF Colorado. AZ assistants. SArs Kenny
and Tillman and Messrs Thompson. VII
son and Clayton were appointed a com
mite. 20 meet the Silver Republicans
and Popultsts after "A motion leading TO
this action WAS presented II provided
for a committee 20 visit the Other or
Plantations and extend To Them tho 1est
wishes and congratulations NJ the Demo-
cratic committee Resolutions - thanks
20 the officers OF the comnttco were
adopted, and resolution In senator
Jones honor, thanking him FOR the
impartial aud able manner va which he
presided over proceedings of The COM
mlttee and for his energetic work"
The committee adjourned 90 meet al II
o'clock a. m. and To proceed 70 the con-
ventiou hall I'm "a body