The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-03

til tomorrow. Especial attention was
given TO the Montana case.
The members of the subcommittee
say no conclusion was arrived at, but
the friends of Senator Clark claim that
a majority of the subcommittee de-
clared for the seating of the delega-
ton bearing the senator's name The
District of Columbia contest viii be
heard tomorrow. and all the sub-com-
mitteeS will make the reports to the
full committee during the day. The
committee postponed action until the
selection Of temporary chairman TO-
morrow.
The committee did not manifest
disposition to accept without question
the decision TO refer the contests to
committees for hearing, and espec-
ial objection was made TO this dispo-
sition of the Montana controversy. y
motion to temporarily seat the Clark
! delegation until the committee on ere
dentials could take up the case was
/ voted down unanimously. After brief
/ debate the subcommittee recommen-
1 dation was adopted. and Chairman
Jones was authorized to name the mem
! bers of the various subordinate COM
mittees- During the discussion Mr..
!
erence for the Clark delegation. and
Mr. Clayton of Alabama for the DAILY
men.
The subcommittee on contest ap-
pointed are as follows:
Observation-Disclosures (Mass.), Camp
bell On. W, Clayton (Ala-), Ferguson
| On. M, and Wilson (Colo).
On District of Columbia-Woodson
| (Ky.), Norris On. h, Paul On. j.,
Clancy CWis.), Obermeyer Qnd0.
On Oklahoma-Senator Kenney
Oel.), Johnson (O.), Woods Is. d.,
| Gordon (Me.), O'Brian (Minn.).
On Indian Carbohydrates On. c..
McGraw CIV. Va.), Gahan Qlls), Aims
lie (Ida-), Head (Tenn-)-
Of the Montana subcommittee
Messrs. Williams and Clayton are said
to be favorable to the DAILY delegates
and Messrs. Campbell and Ferguson to
the Clark people Mr.. Wilson's posi-
ton is not defined.
The Montana Case.
The Montana case turned upon the
right of the chairman of the state cen
ural committee TO I'LL vacancies on the
! committee. Mr.. Cockrell DAILY man
held the position of chairman, and at
!; tempted to fill these vacancies. Tn
Clark members of the committee OBJ
Il jected to this proceeding, and Mr.. Cor
: bett insisted that the committee shoulS
= have been allowed to I'LL the vacancies
} 1t was upon this point that the spill
occurred, and for this reason Mr.. Cock
: relI was deposed by the committeemei
from fourteen of the twenty-four coun
/ ties of the state Mr. Corbett also con
2 tended that nineteen of the twenty-rou
f | counties of the state were reDreSente'
. ! in the Clark convention, and that Z
r majority of the uncontasted delegate
r sat in this convention. He also sal
4 that no place in Butte had been desig
e mated in which the convention shout
[ be held, so that one place was as reSu
= lar as the other Mr. Corbett asSerte
g this was not a contest between Clar
t and Daily, but a controversy betwee
8 the people and the copper trust, Whlc
n was attempting to control the poHtca
e affairs of the state.
= Governor Smith devoted his argu
ment largely to showing that the prac
tice in that state IS favorable to Del
hitting state chairmen to NIL Vacancle'
a This practice had prevailed Tor tWent
i years, and he asserted that no oo]ec
Il ton had been made to appointment
when Clark men had been selected
I fill vacancies. The state cOnventio
% was held at the place selected by IN
J. committee having that matter ]
charge and there was no mlsundei
y standing on this point at the time. COY
Il ernor Smith argued at length Tor recos
y milton of the practice of the state. as
n controlling factor In the convenuo
u there were only six counties represen
q ed but these counties contained a ma
IS iority of all the delegates of the stat
u 1t was a fact that these were the coui
IL ties which cast the Democratic vote
lie the state He charged that the car
delegation from Meagher county ha
Is been secured by taking convlcts out q
IS Jail TO vote for theiI ticket.
~ Clark and the Trusts.
Governor Smith also controverted u
N assertion of Mr. Corbett concerning u
w copper trust. He said that since
v had been governor the legislature IL
passed a bill in the interest OF the truS
st and that he, as the states CHIEF, exec
e tive. had vetoed ii. At that time u
ne Clark members of the legislature M
or supported the bill If, therefore,
in said, Mr. Clark is not now a cope
2 coIored man, he was then uD TO 2
neck. and 1 know what l am talkn
about"
Judge Mcconnell closed for the Cla
delegation and W. S. Hartman for I
Dalyites.
The subcommittee adjourned witho
- reaching hnal decision. 1t is undo
= stood the committee stands two for a
- two against Clark and one undecided
The sub-committe in the OklahoI
contest heard Judge a. G. c. Bier
- Leslie P. Ross for the Jacobs facu
IN and J. W. oJhnsOn and Joseph Wis
III for the Sipes faction. The Jacobs d
egates claim to be regular, but the &C
49,. tention is denied by the cOntestan
:" The decision of the subcommittee
O. understood to have been in the lntere
a. a. of the Jacobs faction.
- ne The Indian Territory contest decls
II will be favorable to Marcum for !
- tional committeeman. In this cont
to' Judge Lewis appeared for the Wolv
- ton delegation and w. T Hutchins
a. a. the Msrcumites. IN this case the NJ
~ ~ curnites accused the WOlverton fact
700 of packing the territorial convent
No. and they walked out.
l The District of Columbia contest '
70 be heard tomorrow. All the sub-cc
Ie nittees will report TO the full comm
11i' tee tomorrow