The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-05
ROWS OF THE REPUBLICANS.
DTS THE ORDER OF THE DAY II
THEIR CONVENTIONS.

The Lynch and Hill Factions OF Mis-
siSsippi al LOEscrheads and the
Former Bolts the Regular state
ConventiOn-Each Elects Dele
gates Supposed 90 BE for McKin-
ley, But no instructions Given
Them.
Jackson. Miss. March 4-The repubh-
can state convention to-day brought
about a complete dissolution Of the slen-
der ties thar have for years bound the
two warning factions in this state TO-
gether, and that element Of the party
which has followed the fortunes of John
r. Lynch are stamped as boilers.
To explain the situation IL is necessary
10 so back TO January last, at which
time the republican state executive COM
mittee met here and selected a suh-com-
tee OF eleven to pass on all contests, the
same TO be ratined by the entire com
mittee before the convention met. This
subcommittee which had been in session
since Monday at 10 O'Clock, to-day re
ported 10 the full committee. Both OF
these committees were favorable TO Hill,
ne having seven on the subcommittee or
eleven. and forty-nine on the full eXecu-
tive committee of ninety, so that he cas-
lily carried every point.
The meeting Of the executive COM
mit-ee was a stormy one, the Lynch men
lighting every inch of ground and dying
in the last ditch.
The convention was entitled to 266 dele
gates and Of these Hill seated majority
of his own men.
A resolution was adopted that admit
lance TO the convention hall should be
only on tickets issued by the chairman
of the subcommittee Hon. John Nc
Gill, Hill supporter and that the con-
teStants were 10 be excluded.
The Lynch faction protested and de-
clined to ask for tickets, but after eau
Gus decided 10 demand admission without
HHntra 4 4H.s Ns.smNr A4nh nH Nna EaaHn4
of his followers, went to the opera house
door in a body and asked admission.
Tickets were offered them. but declined
and they crossed the street to another
hall, where they held a Lynch convention
The Hill crowd held an orderly meeting
in the opera house. presided over by John
McGin of jackson, with T. V. McAllister
of Nicksburg as secretary. Several
speeches We're made, one by eX-GoV.
Pinchback of Louisiana and the following
delegates and alternates We're selected 10
attend the St Louis convention:
From the State at Large-James Hill of
Jackson, John S. Burton of Holly Springs,
A. NJ. Lea of Nicksburg. and e. w. Lamp
ton of Greenville.
Alternates-N. A. Anderson Of Vicksburg.
W. i. SOrSby of Jackson, w. A. AlcOrn OF
Friar's Point and W. e. Mask of Winona.
While it is uninstructed the delegation
is solidly for ex-Gov. Mckinley. A resolu-
ton to instruct them to vote for him first,
last and all the time was rejected
Two colored men from Memphis We're
introduced and spoke in favor of Col. Will
liam r. Moore OF Memphis as vice presi-
Dental candidate but no action was ask
ed in his behalf.
The resolutions adopted re-affirm faith
in and allegiance to the time honored priu-
cples of the republican party as set forth
in the platform adopted at the last re
publican national convention. They hail
with delight recent republican victories
and accept them as evidence of a lack of
public confidence in the administrative
ability of the democratic party" and the
results of said elections in Maryland,
Kentucky West Virginia, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, and North Carolina are taken as
harbingers of the approach of the dawn
that shall ere long usher Mississippi into
the light of true political liberty" The
resolutions urge upon all republicans TO
qualify themselves in every particular for
citizenship.
The Lynch faction convention was call
ed to order by l.. b. Mosely, chairman of
the state executive committee. ana a per-
| manent organization was effected by the
election of j. B. Yellowby as chairman.
| Business was then proceeded with as il
they were the only convention. They de-
| nounced the Hill crowd in vigorous terms,
declaring Lynch had large majority OF
| the delegates, but that they were sys-
| tematically robbed by the subcommittee.
| The following are the Lynch delegates to
| the national convention:
From the State at Large-John r.
| Lynch of Natchez, w. +. Molleson of
| Vicksburg, NJ. A. Montgomery of oxford,
| and f. w. Collins of Summit
Alternates-L. b. Mosely of Jackson,
| E. H. McKissock of Holly Springs, A. c.
Manner of Dry Grove and j. b. Yellow
by of Madison Station.
Resolution were adopted swearing allie
! glance to republican principles, but the
delegation, though reported for ex-GOv.
Mckinley, was not instructed for him.