Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
packed for Hearst, so that the charge
of Schulteis rather surprised the Norris

packed for Hearst, so that the charge
or Schulteis rather surprised the Norris
delegates.
The subcommittee decided that it would
not go into the question OF the merits OF
the primary election by which the dele
gates were chosen They considered that
they would start with the holding of the
convention after Mr.. Seton delivered the
gavel to the temporary chairman and nm
to see that the primary election was fairly
conducted This was objected to by Schulz
tets, who later to your correspondent indi-
Gated that the lack of opportunity on his
part to go into the merits of the case
would be an assistance to him in taking
the case to the committee on credentials
for final hearing and determination.
Burden Of Schulteis' Complaint.
Mr.. Schulteis then proceeded to cover his
case minutely. The burden Of his complaint
was to the effect that after the committee
Ct which Mr.. Seton was chairman had laid
down rules for the government of election
OF delegates the committee changed the
rules and that the convention itself failed
to abide by them. That. he claimed, invali-
dated the entire proceedings. He said that
instead OF having the credentials commit
tee appointed by Chairman Seton while
acting GS presiding officer of the primary
convention, that committee was appointed
after the convention was handed to the
Norris Lien, and that 1t was accordingly
''fxed" against the Hearst men. ut was that
arbitrary action that led us to bolt said
MIR. Schulteis. How many delegates bolted
the convention" asked Chairman Fergu-
son.. "Thirty-six delegates went out with
u.s." replied Mr.. Schulteis.
With this declaration there was general
laugh among the Norris men. why, don't
you know that thirty-six would have been
a majority of the delegates there?" asked
Mr.. Hay. The primary convention had but
boilers why did not you stay and run the
convention?'
Another Meeting to Be Held.
The national committee being in session
the subcommittee adjourned until this af-
ternoon, when Messrs. Edwin B. Hay and
William Cranch Mcintyre will reply to the
charges made by Mr.. Schulteis. They will
ask that the committee give a prompt dis
position, and above all will fight any propo-
sition to have the vote divided between the
two delegations.
Charles w. Slater, at one time at the head
of the Hearst forces in the District, but
later deposed from that position, arrived
here today and was present at the hearing.
Mr.. Slater is ready to tell the subcommittee
that the election and the work of the pri-
mary in the District during the last election
was perfectly fair and that an election IN
the District has never before been so en-
tirely free from corruption of every kind.
He does not think the Hearst people con-
| tending for seats in the convention here
have any ground whatever on which to
base their claims.
1t Is expected the subcommittee after
hearing the Norris delegates this afternoon
will consider the evidence and report de-
cision to the national committee at its
next meeting tomorrow evening.
Whatever is the outcome of the case
the Norris delegation will be seated In
the temporary organization of the con-
vention. Even if the committee should
decide that the contestants had any ground
for their claims to seats in convention they
would merely certify the case to the Gre
dentials committee for further considera-
ton.
Mr. Schulteis' Declaration.
Mr.. Schulteis declares that he will carry
the case to the committee on credentials in
the event he is turned down by the ma
tional committee, and claims that he Will
fight it there as long as possible.
The Maryland delegation will hold a
meeting this afternoon for the designation
of members for the various committees OF
the convention and such other business as
may be brought up
The Virginia delegation was delayed five
hours in arriving here, and did not get In
until nearly midnight last night. Their de-
lay on the road was caused by the wreck
of freight train ahead of them.
C. E. K.