The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-21
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
National Committee Decides
Two Contests.
ADDICKS Is A WINNER
And His Delaware Delegation
Is Declared Regular"
DEFEAT FOR LILLY WHITES"
The Cohen Faction of Negroes from
Louisiana Wins Its Fight for Seats
In the Republican National conven-
tion-Warmoth is Turned Down.

Chicago, June 17.-After deciding
several state contests on delegates at
large to the republican national con-
vention and a number of disputes. the
republican national committee last
night adjourned until to-day. leaving
the biggest fight. that of the factions
in Wisconsin, still unsettled.
While there was much interest
taken in the settlement by the COM
mittee of the contests in Delaware
and Louisiana, the quarrel in Wiscon-
sin is regarded as the most serious
in the party and the outcome is anxi-
ously awaited by republicans and
democrats alike In the Delaware
contest the committee decided unani-
mously to seat the delegation which
is headed by ]. Z. Addicks. 1t was de-
cided also to seat the colored dele
gates at large from Louisiana, who
are opposed to the lilly white" repub-
licans of that state.
The colleagues of Mr.. Addicks who
were given seats as delegates at large
from Delaware are United States Sen
ator Frank Alice, Gov. John HUM and
Caleb r. Layton. The contest was be-
tween the union republicans and the
regular republicans and was the con-
tinuation of a fight which has been
going on in Delaware for several
years. The delegates at large who
contested the right of the Addicks ad-
herents to seats were United States
Senator Ball, II. A. Dupont, Manlove
Hays and w. P. Orr.
Col. Benjamin Nields, of Delaware,
presented the side of the regular re-
publican organization. He asserted
that the Addicks or union republican
party is a separate and distinct or
ganization from the republican party
and that it was created for the single
purpose of electing Mr.. Addicks to the
United States senate"
Mr.. Layton took up the arguments
of Col. Nields and answered them for
the supporters of Mr.. Addicks, after
which Mr.. Addicks, who is national
committeeman from Delaware, took
the floor. He characterized the
charges as ridiculous. The committee
voted at once to seat the Addicks
delegation.
Some surprise was occasioned
IL,
mittee decided to seat the delegates
at large from Louisiana who are op-
posed to the lilly white" element Not
only did the contending party, the
Cohen faction, win in the matter of
delegates at large, but their represent
atives were victorious in practically
all of the district contests in that
state. The lilly white" faction ex.
pected the contest would be decided
| in their favor, and the colored dele
gates had practically given up hope
of being successful before the COM
| mittee.
]. Madison Vance, negro lawyer
argued in behalf of the colored dele.
gates, as did Girault Farrar, a dele
| gate at large, who was allowed five
minutes time to refute certain state.
ments made before the committee by
| ex- Gov. Warmoth, of Louisiana. The
| latter is a leader of the republican:
who are opposed to the colored men
| and made the argument for their side
| The committee decided to give the
Philippine islands representation II
the convention. Two delegates will
the right to vote will be seated, thu,
putting the Philippines on a par will
Porto Rico, which will have two rep
| resentatives.
Contests were taken up in alpha
betical order of states, the first dis
pute over delegates being that in th'
Fourth Alabama congressional dis
trict. W. +. Aldrich and w. A. Cool
were seated, the lilly white" delegate
being thrown out.
]. S. Fassett and A. E. Valois, of tn
Thirty-third New York district, wer
seated. Fassett presented statemen
on behalf of himself and colleague.