New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
HEARING THE CONTESTS.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN w. A CLARK
AND MARCUS DAILY COMES. Up
IN KANSAS CITY
IN KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. Mo. July 2-The Democratic Ma
uonai Committee met the Kansas CITY C-lub
building to-day. The committee heard the report
OF the subcommittee which has had charge OF
the preparation OF Convention Hall and then took
up other matters. 1t decided to have the
various contests over seats heard bv snh-cornr,i,
tees and not by the committee as a whole The
committee Ola not manifest disposition TO accent
without question the decision of the
L" refer the contests TO subcommittee for hear
inc, and especial objection was made 70 this die
posiuon OF the Montana controversy. A motion
was mace 10 seat the Clark delegation until the
committee on Credentials could take IN the csse
"ut IL was voted down, and after a brief deba+
the subcommittee recommendation was acoen+ad
hho chairman Jones was authorized TO name the
members OF The various subordinate committees
IN the discussion Mr.. Campbell OF NeV,yorl i
uI0a'eo A preference for the Clark delegation and
MI. C!ayton, OF Alabama for the DAILY man
me committees on contests are as follows.
Montana-Wiams Mass). Campbell IN W
clayton tAla-), Ferguson N. NJ and Wilson C~o1N
'lstrlct Of Columba-Woodson CKy1. Norris IN
OndD. ''ii''S =
oklahoma-Senator Kenney Del1. johnson fcb,o,
woods IS d., Gordon CIe.) and O'Brien O1nnl
Iholah Ierritory-Daniels u. c., NJ Graw OY
: a. Gahan dlD. Ainslie Gdaho) and Head CTenn)
oi the Montana subcommittee Messrs Williams
and Clayton are said 10 be favorable 10 the DaIv
delegates and Messrs. Campbell and Ferguson to
me clark people. Mr.. Wilson's position is not de -
fined
ARGUING THE CLARK-DALY CASE.
The sub-committees met at O'Clock each taking
up the case assigned to it. In the Montana case
an hour was allowed each side of the con-
troversy- Mr.. Corbett made the opening argument
IN behalf Of the Clark delegates. while Governor
Smith performed a like service in behalf Of the
DAILY men. The case turned upon the right of the
chairman of the State Central Committee 10 fill
vacancies on the committee. Mr. Cockriu A Dalv
man. was chairman and he attempted to fill these
vacancies The Clark members of the committee
objected TO this proceeding, and Mr.. Corbett in
sisted that the committee should have been al
lowed 10 Ill the vacancies. 1t was on this point
that the split occurred. and for this reason Mr..
Cockril was deposed by the committeeman from
fourteen Of the twenty-four counties of the State
Mr.. Corbett also cOntended that nineteen of the
tWenty-four counties were represented in the Clark
convention and that majority Of the uncontested
o f Sa' ra ms cohEentlo1. he also sald tnat
the convention should be held. that place
Day but conrr0yeTev Between the peopIe and the
Copper Trust, which was attempting to control the
political affairs Of the State.
GoEernor Smith devoted his argument largely to
showing mat the practice IN the State is favorable
70 permitting the State chairman to I'll vacancies,
he asserted that objection had been made to the
10 iii the vacancies The state convention was
held al the place selected by the committee having
thst matter in charge, and there was no misun-
smith arg6ed at length for the recognition of the
practice Of The State as the controlling factor in
settling the controversy over the filling of vacan-
cies IN the State Committee. In the convention
there only six counties represented but these
counties contained majority Of all the delegates
Of the State. Il was also a fact that these were
the counties which the Democratic vote Of
the State. He charged that the Clark delegation
from Meagher County had been secured by taking
convicts out Of jail 70 vote for their ticket.
Governor Smith also cOntroverted the assertion
Of Mr.. Corbett concerning the Copper Trust. He
said that since he had been Governor the Legis-
lature had passed d bill in the interest of that
trust, and that he had vetoed It, At that time Mr..
Clark and the members Of the Legislature who had
voted for him had supported the bill If, there
fore" he said. Mr. Clark is not now copper
colored man, he then. up his neck, and
Judge Mcconnell closed for the Clark delegation
and ". s. Hartman for the DAILY men. The sub
committee adjourned without reaching a final de-
Cision.
The subcommittee on the Oklahoma contest
heard Judge A Q. c. Bier and Leslie p. Ross for
Wisby FOR the Sipes faction. The Jacobs dele
gates claim be regular but the contention is de-
Ned BY the contestants. The decision of the sub
committee is understood 10 have been in the in
terest OF the Jacobs faction.
In the Indian Territory contest the decision will
IN this contest Judge Lewis appeared for the
Wolverton delegation and W. T. Hutchins for the
MaTcum people In this the Marcumites
Clsed the Wolverton faction OF packing the Terri
tOrial Convention and they walked
The District Of Columbia contest will be heard
morrow. All the subcommittee viii report the
fun committee tomorrow.
The interest which Mr.. Bryan takes in the
election Of Senator Jones chairman Of the Ma
tional Committee viii no doubt result in his re-
EIection- The contest that was begun against Mr..
Jones has been practically abandoned.