Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-21
SITS AS A COURT.
Republican National Commi Tee
Meets at Philadelphia.
Contestants for Seats i'm the COnveD.
tiOn Present Their Claims - Tho
Alabama People are Turned
Down Except in the Case
of One District.

Hotel Walton yesterday ana Degan
the investigation of contest cases pre-
paratory to the formation of the tenn
porary roll for the national cOnyen-
tin. Chairman Hanna was not pres
ent when the committee convened
and Henry Payne, member from Wis
consin, presided in his place. Sena-
tor Hanna came in later, but he did
not assume the duties of the chair.
The entire session was devoted to
hearing testimony and arguments i'll
the contest from Alabama. There
were seven contests from this state,
including those over the representa-
ton from the state at large and those
from the Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh and Ninth districts.
The hearing in the main consisted
of recitals of petty acts of bribery
and intimidation from both sides of
the controversy and in some cases
atiidavitS were read in which the wit
ness had testified on both sides of the
case, giving absolutely contradictory
testimony. The principal develop
ment of the day, however, consisted
in bringing out the fact that the fed
eral otficeholders in Alabama and
some of those from the state who are
employed in Washington had been eX-
tremely active in shaping the result
of contests for delegates.
SO paIpabe did it become that fed
eral patronage was the principal OBJ
iect in view that the committee de-
cided to practically exclude all the
contesting delegates from the tenn
porary organization of the convention
l.. l., Il.
In fact the contestants had hardly
left the room when Committeeman
Manley. of Maine, offered the follow
ing resolution as the sense of the
committees:
"Resolved. That the committee de-
clines to place on the temporary roll
any contesting delegates or alter
mates from Alabama except in the
case of the Ninth district, and in that
district that A. ID. Winds and j. W.
Hughes and their alternates be plac-
ed upon the temporary roll"
This resolution was adopted and
then Committeeman Payne introduce
ed the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That this committee re-
quests the president of the United
States to direct the proper officers to
cause an investigation into the acts
of certain federal of1ce-holdCrs III
Alabama in connection with the cleo
tion of delegates to the primary con-
ventions and to the state and district
conventions held in said state to elect
delegates to the national convention
t. be held in Philadelphia on the 10Th
inst, and if the facts as stated in the
hearing held before said committee
regarding the contest in said districts
and state he true, this committee
asks, not in the interest of the repub-
lican party. but of the country, that
such action shall be taken as the pub
lie interest requires"
In presenting the resolution Mr..
Payne said that he introduced it be-
cause OF the evident pernicious actis-
ity of the oflce-holders in the cam
paign and that he believed it would
be serious mistake for the commit
tee to fail to ask that official recog-
milton be taken of this infractiCn of
the laws of the country. The COM
mittce had, however, agreed to take a
recess after the disposal of the Ala
bama cases, and the committee dis
solved for the time. Mr.. Payne re-
questine that action be postponed.
The evening session of the commit
tee was devoted to the Delaware con-
test, Walter II. Hayes appearing for
the Addicks, or Union" republican
contestants, and Levi c. Bird for the
Dupont or Regular" republican dele
cation. The committee continued its
session until l2:15, when a decision
was reached to refer the Delaware
controversy to committee, with in
structions to harmonize the differ
ences of the two parties if possible.
Philadelphia, June 15.-With aIl the
work preliminary 70 the entertain.
mCnt of the republican national con
vention and it's attendant throngs
practically accomplished, Philadcl-
phia is now contentedly awaiting hei
visitors. From the big convention
hail down 10 the smallest detail thOs'
charged with the responsibility fee
that they have the situation well il
hand and the completeness of tn,
preparations seems TO Justify tie be
lief. As yet however, the hOspitalit.
Of the city is by no means taxed
The most interesting event in tn
national committee yesterday was til
sea ing of the Yarmouth delegate
| from Louisiana after a very spirite
contest occupying nearly all day
! This is an overthrow for the federi
oilicc-holders of Louisiana, ten
whom were on the delegation heade
by Nimberiy. the collector OF tn
port of New Orleans. Although Win
berly is a member of the nation,
committee and made the stronges
possible presentation of the case, II