The morning news., 1892-03-29
TWO SETS OF DELEGATES.
TIE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
FOLLOWS THE PRIMARIES.


A Fight over Organization - Five
Hours of Wrangling Ends in Split
and the Factions Name Their Dele
gates to Suit Themselves-The Hall
Furniture Gets the Worst OF the
Clash-The County Organization for
the Next Two Years-The Contests
Likely to Go to the National Con-
vention.
After five hours of wrangling the repub-
lican county convention elected two sets OF
delegates to the district and state oonven-
tions yesterday.
The Pleasant w hitsman faction elected
L. III. Pleasant, j. E. Whiteman, J. G.
Williams, ]. G. Simmons, Richard Spencer
and H. N. " alton delegates to the CON-
gressional district convention.
The delegates to the state convention
are: ]. E. Whiteman. Samuel Black, @. A.
Davidson, ]. ID. Savage, L. M. Pleasant
and T. F. johnson. The delegates to the
district convention were instructed for Mr..
T. f. johnson and ]. e. Whiteman as
delegates to the national convention. The
delegates to the state convention were in-
strueted for A. E. Buck, Walter II. Johns
on, w. A. Pledger and L. M. Pleasant.
The Doyle-Morse faction elected the fol-
lowing delegates 20 the district convention:
s. B. Morse NJ J. Doyle, r. w. White, r.
N. Rutledge, r. H. Burke and John Snead.
Alternates-M. E. Erwin, ]. G.. Williams
Josiah Brown, John D. Campbell, Y. M.
Milledge and John II. Watson.
The Doyle-Morse delegates to the state
convention are: r. w. White, John D.
Campbell, r N. Rutledge, S. B. Morse, l..
B. Toomer and NJ. j. Doyle. Alternates-
J. 81. Kinokle, John Il. jackson, y. G.. Jor-
dan, Clarence Nichols. Lymus Washington
and r. II. Burke.
Resolutions were passed indorsing Harri-
sons administration and Col. Buck. aud
recommending for delegates at large Buck i.
johnson and PledRer.
The oontesting delegations will present
their claims to the district and state con-
ventions and they will probably be carried
to the national convention The convention
in the colored Odd Fellows hall yesterday
was on the same order as that Of two
years ago, although the fight then
Sour before sss !Ss RUs'1stss'hp ss for tso a.
convention to assemble there were between
300 and 400 people In the hall. The factions
were divided and were waiting for the fray
to begin. Chairman J. E. Whiteman called
the convention to order at noon and pro-
| oeeded TO call the roll of delegates.
Prof. Morse, secretary Of the
committee, objected and was backed up
| by r. w. White. The bone Of contention
was the possession of the convention by
seating the uncontested delegates. The un-
contested delegates were from the Second,
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts COM
| prising twenty-four delegates, OF
which the Pleasant W Whiteman party,
claiming seventeen, offered to submit
the claims Of the contesting delegates.
| This the Doyle Morse faction refused to
accsde 70. Morse finally mounted the plat
form and read his original list of delegates.
The DoyIe-Mor faction attempted to
seat T. P. Edwards as temporary chairman,
but the other side carried off the chairman's
table. In the tussel that ensued the
table came out second best
| and was broken in pieces. The opposing
| factions then withdrew and each elected it's
delegates. Y. n. Miledge was secretary of
the Doyle-Morse party. Both sides claimed
a majority of the delegates elected at the
| primaries. The Pleasant w Whiteman organi
Zation reelected J. E. Whiteman charm an
| for two years and William Fl. Crutchen, SEQ
| retary.
The district convention, of which Pleas
ant is chairman and Moses Is secretary, will
meet at the co1ored Odd Fellows hall on
| Duffy street tomorrow noon.