Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-21
FIRST AoNoRs ANTl-cLsVELAND.
W. {. owens, Of kentucky, Temporary
n-Cievslsnditest 20 Contest


CHICAGO. June ITO the ant-cleyeland
force. belong the first honors y war in me con.
tcsf for the control Of the Democratic National
Convention. TIE National Committee NJ Us
meeting This afternoon decided by vote - 70
20 - present ih3 n9no Oi Henry Nattoraons
candidlte. IS. L. Owens, OF Kentucky, az the
Temporary Chairman 0 TIE convention
The Cleveland people ill brook the deioat' ana
vill carry the contest on % the floor Of tie con-
vent.on Immediately s.iier the COW ution IS
.4lled 10 order, unless they abandon Their pres
ent intention. This VIII develop, though mol
Darsecflv the strength Of cacc side ia the con-
veniion ana will show the utmost strength OF the
/ oprosiii0n 20 Cleveland and probably something
m excess Of thaf strength, a. some CIeYclah1
states voted for owens.
THE cLEyELASDwEs TO CONTEST
The announcement oi the intention y contest
was made in the National Committee immoal-
atelv after Mr owens had won m tlo committee
on q call OF the rOi! between himaeH ana William
l. Wilson, tie tarit-fefOrm Incmtsf OF tho
llousc ways and Means committee IRON "es'
Virginia.
The ngnt for control Of the temporary orsani-
zatiJn has been gong on quietly since tflNay
night litlle OF what vas being 1one coming 70
fhe surface. Mr.. Ma-ters0n entered into the
Gssf on bobglf " bis STATE colleague with vim,
and had the National Committee c1nTassef be-
fore 4, was dec.ded by the Subcommittee 10
-. suggest Sir. Osonss name.
SUNDAY MISSIONARY WORK.
Tho dooth of senator Barbour, OF Virginia, left
the sui-c0mmi:toe with only four III ~, ana
c1r!v i'm The proceeding % was t.e. lhis "'.'
shown the frr time the subcommittee MOI,
when The cleveland managers conveyed an lnll-
lpa,iou inst OEeus vas not ac;epiaOle % iheiu.
An qdiolrnmcnf over Sunday was tnAen' ana IL
,fse la titis interval that hf. Natotsph went 10
g.. ~ seat bis Young Kentucky frieni ID tae
tre-,diug officer har. The teslt @. ~ cln,
"a. c,nyiu ed hifn that Owens was al tiHht. anu
SIR WaltolsJn has mol hesiated - - Pros MS
convection irat owens "ouh De the "ioloi.
Tbis morning me .uD-oonmittee inet irsuent
o., orier and az once decided in favor OF Nj.
s,,y.n-. and tgre8d unanimously 20 report ms
name 10 tue iuli National COMMITTEE
wusos THE STRONGEST CLEVELAND MAN.
e(.,o. a the Cleveland men were in favor OF
.,,,,t..srs nee IN tho decision Of the suDeommit-
Tee. BAT Nr. HaTity. Of FennsyiSan.a' ana sehA-
,or Villas said that they would maze q nght on
iiu. Hr Stevenson wae dropped as the nan I'n
with whom 70 oppose Mr y" ' ,ns, sha "i. .no ,he
s~n. az West Virginia was taScn up as tne
str,pve-t man the Cleveland people could put IN
oo,os,tlon 70 Mr Ovens Mf. wilson was selecls9
ls,...a,ise he was q southern inan ana Vc'huss ~
- rerutation as a taiiii-relormof, as wen as MS
parliamentary s2iib
THz COMMITTEE PR0cEEDiSGs.
=, wse IL O'Clock whom Chairman
Eri,e called the National Cohii,lso9 100 "
oder Alter some preliminary O"ssA",s, 49,
a. Ransofn. Ol North Carolina, lh tne
ret.n of me eub-Cnmmittee on temporary
orcanlzatlop, nominated fOr temporary c.slr-
mau William G. Owens. Ci hs,tu ~. ~, -, a-.'
nomination was seconded b. hr. Henry Water
ron ana othtIN uftut.o, Z VA
son. of Meat NirYinia. hiram Atkinson. =,
Vermont, seconded the nomination, a. naa .ia.
otters Brief complimentary rpecohes WI
,oede setting forth the merits Of tho Two cah''-
orgyEIAsD CONFERENCES
While ihesc speecnos wore goirs on ac',so ~
conferences were taxing place Desneo,' ,n va
fslsveland men. Ex-Becfetary Wblihey o~ven ~
doned lie Cleveland beadq lartors ior ,ho s'.no ~
belnz and lowered around TIE oa'sino y, s'' ino
National Committee room. no ne'u (e,..eo D.Ae
ences NTH Sr HaFrty ard other conls''y,p,,.' w..
whom no calIed out OF the messing-sooni, ~,
81 W,s..onsip. aiso came around ~ sec ~" s'is
flgnt vas going on They wouid nsy nDsn'ns e,,, =,
t,slr parvosss. bat apparently walteu ,.',n s"asY
s,,ra n..,,- OF gaat na,ure couic not DO ieneho.,
from Messrs Wattefson and oorns.n. Il" =. ~so -
said tlias ono thing tDcy were enaes.%,''2s ~ 2or. ~
secure was public declaration itom @'i' eV'
man that ho would moi DO o candidate.
ylcsogg roa 0wgss.
Evidently shs assurance wanted ss ,iwSfousIy Tsss sGs
ssa,.f s',.-, Y nnf .ssn tho roll was called u VA
fcund that thss eeptlemsn had ~ sosss " :"