The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-05
BEGINS DEALING
WITH CONTESTS
National Committee Appoints
subcommittee, Which
Settle Some Cases

Settle Some Cases
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 1.-The na-ss7
tfonal committee met today to decide
the contests for seats on the tenn
porary roll call, and to transact mat
ters of routine business. 1t was the
general opinion before the meeting
that there would be a warm fight, par
ticularly 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, c..
Dahlman, the national committeeman
from Nebraska, and was to enter the
meeting to make a fight for his friends.
John p. Hopkins was also member of
the committee by virtue of his proxy
through Thomas Gahan, of Illinois.
motion, backed by the Harrison
and Hearst people, providing that all
the contests for seats under the tenn
porary roll call should be referred to
subcommittee, which should report
back to the general committee later in
the day, precipitated the crisis. 1t is
we'll known that Chairman James K
Jones. of the national committee, is not
friend of John p. Hopkins, and the
Harrison and Hearst factions hoped
that in naming the committee to decide
the contest in Illinois he would name
men friendly to them and opposed 20
Mr.. Hopkins
Bryan Argues
Mr.. Bryan made. a strong argument
for the appointment of the subeom-
rnittees by the chairman, and John p.
Hopkins fought his own fight by ask
Ing that all the contests be heard and
decided by the committee as whole.
On the vote the Harrison and Hearst
faction showed the greater strength.
and it was decided by a vote of 20 to 16
that the chairman should name the
subcommittee this afternoon.
The Harrison and Hearst people
were jubflant after the adjournment
of the committee, saying that they had
scored success in the first round of
the light and were confident that they
were started in the path that led
straight to permanent seats in the
convention
John P. Hopkins, on the other hand.
was cast down, but predicted that he
would not only win out on the tenn
porary roll call, but would occupy the
permanent seats in the convention. In
the first part of this opinion, at least,
he was supported by number of. the
members of the committee who had
voted against his plea to have the con-
tests settled by the national commit
tee as a who]e These committeeman,
exnrassed the ho,;af thot tha ,,at;n,ai
tliI 'nal lIe Ia eioiiai
committee coiiilllittee would seat the scontestees IT
every case and leave the fight for the
credentials committee.
subcommittee Named
re
the afternoon and Chairman Homes an
neunced the subcommittee. which lis
tened to the evidence in the contests,
as follows:
Illinois-William 7. Stone Missouri
chairman; Adair Wilson, Colorado; T. ID.
OsBrien, Minnesota; Norman E. Mack,
gina. 'olin he,'faws
Ohio-J B Brethitt Arizona, chair
Tnlnston raxe Wouiies's New 11Tsey, n M.
saehusetfs. 4 p E,Iiison v;rg;,,;a MAS
Maine-J. d. Eaton North Dakota.
chairman; Mr.. Lehmann, Maris Taylor.
9ouin Dakota; j. K Jacobs, Oklahoma;
% ca,,.t m 1uIinu., nai.a iaano.
MIA. Chairman: M Miller prss prse,o,, naTIoT ~
Norris. New Hampshire; w. F. Sheehan.
New York by proxy; Walter McI.aurin'
Mississippi.
-, f:snIisyiFanla~J; M Head, Tennessee,
Wandiar' y1rolaItaa' r. n. Kenny my Delaware; Urey
diana. Mr. SneSdi,;o indi.,as I,14in dagsart' IN
District of ColumhiaMK q ei Fta,,.,,s,s,,,
New Mexico chairman; j. s M NeiIi
Montana; w H. Dunphy. Washington;
" z; hahey, FIor1da; Mt Perry, Utah
h, ,,, Z. hiinai1' south Carolina.
Joseph Daniels Mortb =, coroIi1' sSoiinsoh' Ohlo,,
P. Clark. Arkansas; George w Green
Rhode Island.
view MeNico-Henry ID. Clayton. Ala
GaiiiS, Tobnnal nnannlan, R j.. r. Ryan Nevada: J.
mont. T n 6shnSs, 6sdSas. y. n: Seuter, Yer
r. 49, o'''iiis.
me supeommlttees went into session
LII a4iltieiiately tts Ioiiowlng the adjournment
" l.ie ha.ional committee, which will
met AGAIN at ~ O'Clock tomorrow
mo.nlns, at which time the subeom-
Hlltees VIII report.
Contests Are Examined
The subcommittee vhio,, h
evidence in tha contests n -, neara tt & lne
Second Sixtb and Eio1,e,, IN .ne = lrst,
districts adiournaa affa'. Lai' Wv Jersey
sion for ono ha,,r T. vii e,,.s Ing. III ses-
at o'clock tomarrou ,aor,,ina sea "a asani an
members of the subcommittee rea,,osts n