The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-05
+ EAT Her FOR
!. Mr.. HEARST II: I
Scores Victory in Committee,
With the Assistance
Of Bryan.
THE. FIGHT BEGAN PROMPTLY
Trouble Grew Out Of Illinois
Contest-Hopkins Not
Cast Down.

nv Associated Press.)

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ST. LOUIS, July 4.-The National Com
nlittce met to-day to decide the contests
for seats in tho temporary roll call and
to transact matters Of routine business.
1t was the general opinion before meet
Ing that there would be a warm fight.
particularly on the Illinois contest as it
was known that William j.. Bryan, who
has made the quarrel Of the Harrison
and Hearst people in that State against
John p Hopkins matter Of his own,
had secured the proxy of James G. Dahl
man. the National Committeeman from,
Nebraska. and was to enter the meeting
to make tight for his friends. John
p Hopkins was also member Of the
committee by virtue OF his proxy through
Thomas Gahan. OF Illinois. who Is not In
attendance upon the convention.
Fight Promptly Began.
Tho promising prospects Tor fight
were promptly realized when once the
committee Was In session. notion,
backed by the Harrison and Hearst peo-
pic. providing that all the contests for
seats under the temporaryrroIl call should
be referred TO subcommittees, which
should report back to the general com
mlttce later in the day, prccipitated the
crisis
1t is well known that Chairman James
X. Jones of the National Committee IS
not a friend OF John p. Hopkins, and
the Harrison and Hearst factions hoped
that n naming the committee to decide
the contest in Illinois he would name
men friendly 10 them and opposed to Mr..
Hopkins
r.. In, lic bnn ri Jo -,
strong argument for the appointment of
the subcommttecs by the chairman, and
John r, Hopkins fought his own fight
by asking that all the contests be heard
and decided by the committee as whole.
On the vote the Harrison and Hearst
factions showed the greater strength. and
| It was decided by a vote Of 20 to l6 that
| the chairman should name the subcom-
| mitteeS.
Hearst Jubilant,
! The Harrison and Hearst people were
jubilant after the adjournment OF the
committee, saying that they had scored
| n success in the first round of tho fight.
and were confident that they We're started
I in the path that led straight to perna-
ncnt seats in the convention
| John y. Hopkins, on the other hand,
was not cast down, but predicted that lie
| would not only win out on the tsE,' orHry
| roll call, but would occupy the permanent
| seats In the convention. In the first llurt
OF this opinion at least he was supported
ly a number of the members OF tho com
aittce, who had voted agalt It d, plea
to have the contests settled by The Ma
t.onai Committee as a whole. J,
| The Committee.
The committee reconvencd at ct|ock
IN the afternoons and Chairman Jniiea
announced the subcommittee. wni;h lis.
tened to the evidence in the contests, as
follows:
Illnos-William j. Stone. Nj ssocri
:harman; Adar Wilson. Colorado, Y. -
OBrlep Minnesota; Norman n, Mack
New York; John T. McGraw i"est Vir.
gnia,
ohio--J. b, Brethitt Arizona, chair
nan; ". b. Gourley, New jcrssy; H. II
,Jchnstone, Texas: c. T.. Williams Masba
thusctts; j Taylor Ellyson, Wig MA
Aiaine--J. Il. Eaton North nrtoa
chairman: l., r. Lehman. Marion Taylor
South Dakota; j. II. Jacobs. OkiaNnma
j. NJ Hprlburt, proxy, Idaho
: South Dakota--M u. Talpey. cAlfor