The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-05
STATE DELEGATIONS.
Lively Times in Some of Their Meet
ings for Organization.

ings for Organization.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-All day long and far
into tine night the various state delegations
were meeting separately and organizing for
the convention; that is, choosing their rep
resentatives on its working committees, be-
sides electing members of the National
Democratic committee. A few of the dele
cations were not complete, and in such
cases it was decided to hold no session till
tomorrow morning, when all the members
will have arrived.
The Kentucky caucus proved to be
anything but love feast and resulted in
several surprises. When the meeting was
called to order it was evident that the
delegates were much divided in sentiment,
the Thurman and Gray forces being
evenly balanced and both ardent
for their own candidate. The
officers of the delegation were elected
without much trouble, as follows: James
A. Mckenzie, chairman; John d. Harris,
vice president for Kentucky; Henry Wat
terson, who it had been expected would be
chairman, member of the committee on res
olutions; John B. Castleman, member of
the committee on credentials.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
When the vote for national committee
man was taken it was found that H. d.
McHenry, who had had the office for twelve
years. and who enjoyed almost a prescrip-
tive title to it, had a most dangerous oppo-
nent in P. j. Force, of the Eighth district,
the latter being a most enthusiastic Thur
man man. Three ballots were necessary
to decide the contest, Mr. McHenry
finally securing the prize by a
vote Of 12 too. The delegates we're unable
TO agree upon a candidate for the vice presi-
dency, both the Thurman and Gray men
standing firm, and it was finally determined
to leave the question undecided for the time
being. The Gray men claimed q slight
majority, but the Thurman men declare
that they will finally carry the day.
TROUBLE IN DAKoTA's CAMP.
There was trouble in the Dakota camp,
and the entire day was passed } fruitless
endeavors to effect a permanent organiza-
tion, but there being two sets of delegates
from that territory, each claiming admis-
sion to the convention, it was utterly i'm
possible for them to come to any agree
ment, and the convention itself will have
to decide which set of delegates is entitled
to seats before anything else can be done.
MORRISON WINS.
Illinois had lively time, and when the
dust of the scrimmage cleared away the
form of William r. Morrison was seen to
be on top of the heap. w. G Goudy of
Chicago had attempted to join forces with
the friends of Gen. Black for the double
purpose of putting Goudy at the head of the
Illinois delegation, thus depriving Mr..
Morrison of any chance of being a dark
horse for the vice presidency, while cor
respondingly increasing the chances of a
boom for Gen. Black. Mr.. Morrison
adroitly combined with the friends of Gov
GRAY, and after a hard fight defeated the
Goudy Black allies. Mr.. Morrison was
chairman of tho delegation, and E. NJ
Philips of Chicago, rival of Mr.. Goudy's,
was elected as representative OF Illinois on
the National Democratic committee.
FIERCE CONTEST IN MINNESOTA.
A couple of fierce contests developed at
the meeting Of the Minnesota delegation.
They we're over the places of national com
mitteeman and member of the committee
to no, 7, the President Of his nomination
The delegation organized by electing P. B.
Winston of Minneapolis chairman, and Z.
c. Stringer Of Hastings secretary. Two
delegates so,tts at large Mayor San, Robert bert
Michael Doran, chairman of the state com
mittee, were nominated for national COM
mitteemen, and after seventeen ballots,
every one being a tie, the election was laid
over until o'clock tomorrow morning.
Editor Wattersons friends are pushing
him for permanent chairman, and though
it has been conceded that Col. Pat Collins
had mortgage on the chair, there appears
to be a pretty fight yet on hand for this
honor.
The general drift of opinion is that the
platform will be repetition Of 1884, with
an Endorsement Of the Presidents views as
expressed in the message, If the matter is
pushed. AS Mr.. Watterson is working for
an unqualified Endorsement Of free trade, it
seems probable that such an indorsement
will be forthcoming