The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-17
AIdrich and Cook Seated from
Fourth Alabama
LOUISIANA NEGROES WIN OU
Wisconsin Trouble VIII Come Up Be-
fore National Committee Today j
and "a Spirited Struggle
Is Anticipated.

/ Chicago, June 16.-After deciding several
state contests on delegates at large to
the republican national convention. and a
number of district disputes, the 4 ru',ti-
can national committee tonight adiol
until tomorrow morning. leaving the big
gest fight, that of the factions of Wiscon-
sin. still unsettled.
While there WAS much Interest taken
| in the settlement by the committee OF the
contests in Delaware and Louisiana today,
the quarrel in Wisconsin is regarded as
the most serious in the party and the
outcome is anxiously awaited BY repub-
licans and democrats alike.
In the delegate contest the committee
this afternoon decided unanimously TO
seat the regular Delaware delegation.
which is headed by j. E. Addieks. 1t was
decided also TO seat the colored dele
gates at, large from Louisiana who are
opposed to the lilly white" republicans
OF that state.
The colleagues of Mr.. Addiclxs, who
were given seats as delegates at large
from Delaware, are United States Sem
ator j. Frank Alice John Hum and
Caleb X. Layton. The contest was be-
tween the union republicans and the
regular republicans. and was a continu-
alton of fight which has been going on
in Delaware for several years. The dele
gates at large who contested the right
OF the Addicks' adherents to seats were
United States Senator Ball. II. A. Du-
pont, Manlove Hayes and W. 2. Orr
Some Feeling Among Asplrants.
Some feeling was caused among the on
ponents of Mr.. AddiclSs who asserted
that they had not sufficient notice that
the Delaware contest was to be taken up.
Some surprise was occasioned when by
vote ot 23 to - the committee decided
to seat the delegates at large from Louis
iana, who are opposed TO The lilly white"
element Not only did the contendlng
PARTY, the Cohen faction. win in the mat
Ter oil delegates at large, but their rep
resentatives were victorious iii practically
all Of the district contests In that stnte
[ The lilly white faction expected the
contest would be decided in their favor
and the coored delegates had practically
given up hope of being successful before
the committee. When the vote was an
nounced the negro delegates hurriedly left
the committee room to tell their friends
assembled IN a room adjoining.
instantly there were loud shouts by
all the negroes who were present and IL
was some minutes before the committee
could proceed with its work J. Madison
Vance, negro lawyer argued In behalf
OF the colored delegates as did Grault
Farrar. delegate at large and Walter
H. Cohen. also a delegate at large, who
was allowed five minutes time to refute
certain statements made before the COM
mittee by former Governor H. C. War
moth of Louislsna. The latter is leader
of the republicans who are opposed to the
colored men, ard made the principal ar
gunenf for their side. The recognized DEL
egates at large are Walter l.. Cohen,
Emile Kuntz Girault Farrar and H. b.
Brown.
Contest for District Delegates.
The contest on the district delegates
then was taken up. but the supporters "
Ex-Governor Yarmouth decided not to
carry the district contests further with
but one exception that of the Seventh
Louisiana congressional district. and the
Cohen men were seated in all of the 9th
er six districts, In which there had been
contests. +
Those seated were: First district. Jo-
seph Fahbacher, J. NJ. Vance; Second
dictriet. II. w. Robinson, NJ G. Bobe:
Third district j. n. Haggerty. Meyer CO.
hen; Fourth district A. II. Leonard. Or.
$ T. Brown; Fifth district. ]. W. Cooke.
S. w Green; Sixth district, 3. Y Baran-
co, l.. J. Houer; Seventh district C. c.
Duson A. A. Spencer
In the interest of harmony those op-
posed to the lilly whites" republicans
agreed to make no fight In the Seventh
district and the followers Of Ex-Governor
Warmoth We're seated in this district.
The committee decided TO give the Philip
pine islands a representation in the COM
mttee. Two delegates with the right TO
vote will be seated thus putting the Phil
ippines on par with Porto Rico, which
will have two voting representatives.
Alabama Is First Considered.
Contests were taken In the alphabetical
order OF states, the first disputes over
delegates to be reached being that in the
Fourth congressional district Of Alabama.
W =. Aldrich and " A. Cook were seat
ed, the lily white" delegates being
thrown out. The Delaware contest was
then taken up and decided. The contest
ants in the Second Georgia congressional
district did not appear before the COM
mittee but papers giving the status Of
the cases Of j. c. Styles and j. G. Ward.
We're received and read, and they were
seated as the district delegates.
From the Third Mississippi congress-
ional district it was decided to seat the
two delegates and the two contestants,
gates are d. W. Geary l.. Waldauer. r.
A. Simmons and Charles Banks.
For the First South Carolina district
Aaron +. Preclau and William F. Meyers
were seated. The delegates who contest
cd their right to representation failed to
file the required notice OF contest with
the committee. The contest on delegates
at large and several district delegates
from Texas will be heard tomorrow, prob
ably Immediately after the Wisconsin dis