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ready to report, and passing over this
case temporarily the committee took
nm that from the LIST Georgia district.
THE contestants were Joseph f. Doyle
and r. r. Wright, and the contestees
l. H. Devcaux and w. r. Leake. The
contest grew out of the rival claims
If ]. r. Delegal and l.. NJ. Pleasant u
the district craftsmanship and the COM
mittee decided in favor of the DeveauX
delegation.
The District of Columia contest was
settled in favor of ]. L. Jones and w.
&. Chase and against Dr. Robert Rey-
burn and George w. Lee, the latter
colored preacher.
The Louisiana case was then taken
IN on the question of state delegates.
This was a triangular controversy;
one delegation, headed by e. L. VIM
berly, claiming position on account of
regularity of organization, another
headed by P. F. Herwig, claiming its
head to be the recognized state chair
man, and the Lily Whites" or sugar
planters. headed by Ex-Gov. War
mouth. Mr. Yarmouth, who presented
the case to the committee for the Lily
Whites" had scarcely begun to speak
when Mr.. Payne. remarking upon the
importance of the case to the party,
moved that the contestants should
have all the time desired for it's pre-
sentation.
Mr.. Yarmouth spoke for about an
hour and a half, contending earnestly
for the recognition of his delegation
He asserted that it represented a new
element in politics in the South. in
Guiding many who were formerly gold
standard or protection Democrats. He
charged that on the other hand the
Wimberly delegation represented only
the office holders of the state; that 10
of the IA members were federal offic-
ials; that they were in regular coop
Grafton with the Democrats, their OBJ
ject being to keep only enough men in
the party to make sure of retaining
federal office. He asserted that the
Wimberlytes made a practice of taking
money from the Democrats for cam
paign purposes, and said there was
never on their part any effort to secure
Republican success at the polls.
On the other hand, he declared that
IL the Lily Whites were given reCogni-
ton here they would carry three Con-
gressional districts in the state and
they would do this without asking for
a cent of money from the outside.
J. Madison Vance spoke for the
Wimberly people. He said that Col.
Dick, as secretary of the national COM
mittee, had recognized Mr.. Wimberly
and his followers as the regular or
ganization and that this organization
contained the old-time workers. the
battle SCARED veterans in the party in
the South such as Capt. Wimberly and
ex-senator Kellogg He also charged
that the Lily Whites meant to ostra-
CHE the negros and that if that fac
ton should be recognized the colored
people of Louisiana. who had been Sc
faithful to the Republican cause, would
be without a political home.
Mr.. Herwig made a plea in his own
behalf but his claims We're not serious
ly considered by the committee in
reaching a conclusion. The vote stood
% for the Yarmouth factiCn. and Is
for the Wimberly delegation. The dele
cation seated consists of II. c. War
mouth, l.. c. Clark, T. J. Woodward
and Jos. Leblanc. At $50, the commit
tee took a recess until o'clock.
When the committee assembled for TIL,
evening session it began the considerd
ton of the district contests from Louisi
ana. In the LIST district G. W. Boothb!
and Walter H. Cohen. Wmbcrly dele
gates, Were seated. In the "a district T.
Kuntz and Ernest Ducongc, Herwig
Yarmouth delegates. were seated, whil'
In the Sd district ChaS. Fontaleu and L,
Sorrell. kimberley delegates, received tn,
decision. In the 18th district. Il. +. O'Nei
and f. NJ. Welch Yarmouth delegates
received the committees sanction. In thu
5th district. David Young and F. ]
Even, Wimberly delegates, were success
full. and in the 9Th district b. V. Baran,
and l.. ]. Sour, Wimberly men, were seat
ed without opposition.
The 5th Mississippi district was takeI
up and J. W. Smith and j. I. Iglehar
were seated.
The committee then reconsdered the 81
. Louisiana case and seated Jules Gods
chaux and w. u. Beckman. This actor
gives Yarmouth control of the state
election.
The 18th New York district was ther
called. being the Hess Goddard case b!
vote of "a to H. Goddard was seated.
The committee then adjourned until to
morrow when 1t is believed that the con
tested cases can be concluded.