The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-21

Se Sohtese on TO the floor OF the
convention immediately after the con-
vention is called to order unless they
| abandon their present intention.
This will develop though not per
lectiy' the strength of each side in the
convention. and will show the utmost
strength OF the opposition to Cleveland
ana probably something in excess of
that strength, as some Cleveland States
| voted for Ownes. The announcement
Oh the intention to contest was made in
| the national committee immediately
AFTER Owens had won in the committees
on the call of the roll between himself
and William l.. Wilson, the tariff re.
form member of the ways and means
committee from West Virginia The
night for the control of the temporary
organization organ ia. has been going on quietly
since Friday night. little of what was
being done coming to the surface Wat
terson entered into the fight on behalf
OIL ms State colleague with vim and
nao the national committee canvassed
before 1t was decided by the su b. com :
m1ttee to suggest Ovens name.
Inc death OF the late Senator Bar
oour, OF Virginia, left the sub-com mittee
with only four members, and early in
the proceedings it was tie. This was
shown the first time the sub.com mittee
met when the Cleveland managers con-
Veyed an intimation that Owens was not
acceptable to them. An adjournment
over Sunday WAS taken, and it was in
this interval that Watterson went to
work to seat his young Kentucky friend
In the presiding officers chair. The
result of this canvass convinced him
that Owens was all right, and Waiter
son has not hesitated to express his
conviction that Owens would be the
winner.
This morning the subcommittee met
pursuant to order, and at once decided in
favor OF Mr.. Owens and agreed unani-
mouSly to report his name to the full
national committee. Some of the
Cleveland men were in favor Of acouies-
cence in the decision of the sub COM
mlttee but Harrity, of Pennsylvania,
anu Senator Villas said that they would
mako fight on him. Stevenson was
dropped as the man with whom to oppose
Owens and Wilson, Of West Virginia,
was taken up as the strongest man tho
Cleveland people could put in OPPOSE
tlon to Owens. Wilson was selected be.
cause he was 4 Southern men and be-
cause of his reputation us L tariff
reiormer as we'll as his parliamentary
skill.
1t was ~ o'clock when Chairman
Brlce called the national committee to
order After some preliminary bust
ness, Ransom, of North Carolina, in be-
half of the subcommittee on temporary
organization. nominated for TEN porarv
chairman William C Owens. of Ken
lucky. This nomination was seconded
by Henry Watterson and others. Mr..
Holt, of Texas, nominated William l..
Wilson, of West Virginia. Hiram At
kins, of Vermont, seconded the nomina.
ton, as did several others. Brief com
elementary speeches were made setting
forth the merits OF the two candidates.
While these speeches we're going on
active conferences were taking place be-
tween the Cleveland men.
EX-Secretary Whitney abandoned the
Cleveland headquarters for the time
being and lowered around on tho out
side of the national committee room
headquarters. He held conference
with Harrity and other committeeman,
whom he had called out of the meeting
room. Was, of Wisconsin. also came
around to see how the fight was going
on. They wound say nothing Of their
purposes, but apparently wanted some
assurances, OF what nature could not be
learned, from Watterson and German.
H. was said that one thing they were
laration from German that no would
not BIZ candidate. Evidently assur-
ances wanted were not given for Owens
selection was vigorously opposed. but
when the roll was called it was found
that that gentleman had twenty. eight
votes to twenty for Wilson.
The vote in detail by States was as
follows:
In favor of Owens: Alabama, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Florida. Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Maine, Maryland. Michigan,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ten
nessee. Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona,
District of Columbia, New Mexico and
Utah.
In favor of Wilson, OF West Virginia:
California, Connecticut, Kansas. Louisi-
ana. Minnesota, Mississippi. New Jer-
sey, North Dakota Oregon. Pcnnsyl-
Texas, Vermont, Washington, West
Virginia Wisconsin and oklahoma.
Delaware and South Carolina were
emporarily absent when the roll was
called and did not vote. After the an
nourcement was made n motion was en-
tered 10 make Owens selection unani
nous. but Mr. Holt, of Texas, gave
notice that lie would present minority
report to the convention. Whether or
not the Cleveland men will make test
OF strength in the convention and all of
them support Holt on motion TO adopt
the minority report. remains TO be seen
An analysis of the vote in the com-
mittee shows that it was not a square
alignment of the opposition forces on the
Presidential question. All the States
voting for Wilson seem TO be States in
which the Cleveland sentiment is pre-
ponderant unless it is Mississippi, but
in the list OF MIR. Ovens supporters are