The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-05
LOOKS LIKE HOPKINS
HE WILL PROBABLY HOLD HIS
 SEAT.
The Sub-Commlttee Considering the Contests from the State of Illinois Hears AcfimOn-
 iOus Debate.


 ious Debate.
 St. Louis, July 4-After an almost continuous session of nine hours the subcommittee of the National Com mittee to which was submitted the evi- dence in the fourteen contests in the State of Illinois went into executive session at midnight with every indi- cation that their verdict would be a victory for John Hopkins and his fac tion.
 In the afternoon the second, third. sixth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth districts were gone over: and at night the fifteenth, sixteenth, eigh- teenth. twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty fifth and the contest on John P Hopkins and Ben. T. Cable as del egates at large were taken up. The evidence in each of the district cases was practically the same. It related to the convention at Springfield. where Chairman Frank P. shod over the rights of two-thirds of the delegates and of arbitrary illegal substitution by the secretaries of the convention of the names of men who were not elected or even submitted to State caucuses as delegates to the National Convention.
 In several of the contests Chairman Quinn took the floor and vigorously defended the policy he had pursued in the State Convention and John P. Hopkins made an elaborate defence of all his actions before and after the convention. The statements of these two gentlemen several times provoked acrimonious replies from contestants in the various districts and the debate became so pointed at one stage that Senator w. I. Stone of Missouri, who is chairman of the sub bcommittee, sug- gested that the gentleman from Illi- nois go outside and settle their trou- bles If they were determined that they must have a bull fight"
 Judge O. F. Thompson of Jackson ville. made the argument for the con- testants. Judge Dunn of Chicago, and Silas R. Cook of East St. Louis. who are seeking the seats of Hopkins and Cable as delegates at large.
 The subcommittee adjourned at midnight without taking a vote of any contest It looked like Hopkins.
 The subcommittee which heard the evidence in the contests in the first. second, sixth and eighth New Jer- sey districts. adjourned after being in session 10 rone hour. It will meet
 
 and the member of the sub committee requested sides to the controversy to submit additional evidence at the morning session. The point on which the committee desired additional light was the number of men who were de- nied admission to the floor, or were elected from the State Convention. The South Dakota contest fattened out and the regular delegate was not disturbed.
 long and bitter fight was waee5 before the subcommittee that heard the contest in the Twelfth Ohio District where c. D. Seivers and John c. L.. fugh, two Hearst men, are seeking to unseat James Ross and c. r. Gillian
 It Is claimed by the contestants hat they were not given sufficient time prior to the State Convention to certify all of their delegates. and were thereby deprived of 176 votes. The sub-com- mittees decided to report in favor of the contestees. Ross and Gillian
 In the contested case in the Tenth Indiana District. which was referred to subcommittee, of which Senator Till man was chairman, it was decided af- ter both sides had been heard, that the case was not one in which the National Committee had Jurisdiction. the regular delegates having been duly declared GltCtcu Dy tllG lHuIdnd 0tdI6 SOHNSn- ton.
 This fight in this disrict was between the Hearst and Parker factions. Tho result of the decision of the sub-com- mittee Is hat the Parker delegates. Daniel Simms and Martin Kruger will be recommended to the National Com mittee by the subcommittee as he reg ular delegates from the Tenth District.
 Chairman Jones announced the sub fnn fefn naA to ANytd in the contests as follows:
 Illinois-William J, Stone. Missouri. chairman; Adair Wilson. Colorado; T. D. OBrien, Minnesota; Norman F. Mack. New York; John T. McGraw, Yves Virginia.
 ohio-J: B. Breathitt.> Chairman. R. NJ Johnston. Texas; G. F. Wn- Hams. Massachusetts; H. T. Ellison, Virginia.
 Waine-J. D. Eaton, North Dakota Chairman; Henry Lehman Louisiana, proxy: Marion Taylor. South Dakota: J. R Jacobs. Oklahoma: J. NJ. Hurlbut. proxy. Idaho
 South Dakota-M F. Tarpey, Cali fornia. Chairman; NJ. T Miller. oregon: T. l.. Norris. New Hampshire; W. F.. Sheehan. New York. by proxy; A. J.. McLaurin. Mississippi by proxy.
 observation-disclosures M. Head. Ten nessee. Chairman; R. R. Kenny. Della ware: trey Woodson, Kentucky; Thom- as Taggart Indiana; MT. Spalding. In- dian Territory.
 District of Columbia-K. B. Fergu- son. New Mexico. Chairman; J. S. NJ. Neil. Montana; W. H. Dunphy. Wash ington; c. P. Raney Florida: ID. H. Perry. Utah. proxy.
 Indiana-B. R. Tillman. South Car olina. by proxy. Chairman; T, L. John son. Ohio; Josephus Daniels, North Car olina; James P. Clark. Arkansas; George w. Green. Rhode Island. New Mexico-Henry D. Clayton. Ala bama, Chairman; J. R. Ryan, Nevada J. G Johnson, Kansas; J l.. Seuter, Vermont; J. F. Osborne, Wyoming. The subcommittee went into ses- sion immediately following the ad- tournment of the National Committee which will meet again tomorrow at 10 o'clock at which time the sub commit tees will report.
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