New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10

tai or the state, tIe pan pciiS ~ 'O'N 49,
trict conventions after the State Convenuoh'
The call was regular and was joined In py tne
chairmen Of the district committees. The prl-
maries showed the Mckinley element certain 10
control the convention. whereupon plans were
Immediately made for q bolt, separate halls were
engaged. bands hired and complete arrange
ments made The call of the roll for chairman
OF the State Convention showed the Mckinley
ties In control by a vote OF so To ~. A minority
report on credentials presented by MEMBER
Of the convention, and during the discussion
on this 20 OF the 222 members left the hail. or
ganized another convention and elected anti
Mckinley delegates. In the district conventions
the same programme followed The NC
Kinley delegates-at-large are John g. Long
(member Of the National Commttee) Joseph t'
Lee Il. +. Skinner and L. w. Livingston. The
anti McKineyites are w. r. Gnby. II. w.
Chandler Henry S. Club and S. II. Coleman.
In the LIST District the regular delegates are
e. c. Weeks and A. Purdee. the anti-McKinley
contestants are w. G.. Robinson and j. W.
Archibald. In the Id District the regular dele
gates Dennis Egan and Isaac I. Purcell and
the antiMcKinley contestants are j. ~ Combs
and NJ. s. White.
udcrous feature OF the proceedings py
which the anti Mckinley delegates elected
ter OF the bolt" In one OF the district conven-
lions prearranged secession was being carried
out and the boilers had poured out OF the hall
and were marching down the street headed by
a brass band, when they were met by an excited
colored politician from Albany. n. Y. who
shouted franticay: go back, Go back!
You've bolted too soon, You've bolted too
soonr The efforts of this Morton boomer" to
control the bolt were unsuccessful, but Indicate
the prearranged plan by which the detection
in all OF tho Florida conventions was brought
about
GEORGIA
There arc two oontesting delegates at-large
from Georgia elected by small number OF dis
satisfied delegates who held second convention
after the FIRST one had adjourned. and most OF
the members had taken their departure. This
second convention reelected two OF the four
regular delegates at -arge-A. T.. Buck and H. l..
Johnson Buck Is for Mckinley and Johnson
for Reed. Tho other two delegates elected py
the first convention are r. A. Fucker and ]. II.
Deveaux. both Mckinley men. In their places
the second convention elected p II. Wright.
Mckinley man, and J. T.. Hctherington. an ALL
man
There ar, also contests IN the Ist, IXth ana
XIth districts. In the lot District the regular
delegates arc NJ J. Doyle and ). b. Morse. Nc
Kinley meE; the contestants. s. o. Cherry ana
Y w white Reed men. In the 1Xth District
the regular delegates. A. J. Spence and j. b.
CASTOR. are instructed for Mckinley; the con-
testants T. NJ Blodgett and II. J. Smith. anti
Mckinley men. In the XIth District the resu-
,ar delegates are william Jones and :. NJ scar
lot. instructed for Mckinley: the contestants
W II Mathews and d. NJ. OUTLAW. choice UNI
known.
KENTUCKY.
There is but one contest from Kentucky. In inc
vth Congress District. which includes the
city Of Louisville. The Mckinley delegates are
George D. Todd and G. +. Sapp. They bring the
credentials Of the regularly constituted district
o,,horities who state that tho contestants were
elected by a boiling convention made up or ABOUT
on.-third Of tho total number OF delegates The
con,.stan,s Bradley men. are J. W. Reeder and
T. J. KnOcfer.
LOUISIANA.
There nrc contests both in tho delegation-a'-
larry. from Louisiana and In five OF the SIX
d,str1ct ti.lega atoms. The chairman or the Sta'e
COMMITTEES reports the regularly elected dele
gat.r at-large TO be A. A. Magnns H. II. HACK
NOV T. y Cornay and A. Dougherty. all In
structed for Mex ney. The contestants three OF
whom are FOR Reed William Pitt Kellogg
A IL.
Vance.
I, the 10, District the convention was called by
Tho regular district committee. but an indie
,ord.,t organization. known the LILLY
Whites" held another convention and elected
,hc,r own Delegates The regular convention
.lec,.1 n c. Wnrmoth and ". l.. Cohen Mckln-
lev men: the LILY Whites" elected q. W. Boothoy
and George Dennizan, Reed men.
Tn mo ia District the regular delegates are A.
=, Wimberly and Richard Slime, the contestants
Morris Marks and Lucen Como. In the ITO DIS
,ric, the regular delegates are w. j. Behan ana L.
( Clarke. the contestants T. A. Cage and Mayor
Calm
In the WITH District tho regular delegates are
". Harper and B. r. O'Neal. Reed men; the con-
,as,ants are b. s. Ferris and c. c. Antoine NC
Kinley men.
In tho vth District tho convention elected j. Is
Donnellv and S. w. Green. Mckinley delegates
Three delegates from Concordia Parish ana TWO
se,s OF delegates from other parishes whose
claims for seats had been rejected held Dotlhe
convention and elected d. Young ana - D.
Greene. who come as contestants ana ahu-No
Kinley men. ,e.,,,r,
ru,o r,II sets of delegates will present their
claims for seats in the convention from Mlssis-
,r, This Il, the result Of the old quarrel be-
tween Hi and Lynch. These TWO ihc'i""s Vi
the Republican party in Mississippi separated IN
| tho convention I'm 1872 but afterward harmon
tod Hin having majority OF Ten in the consoIi-
datod state Committee. That committee called
tho State Convention early In 1896. 1t was ar
ranged that delegates to the state convention
should be admitted to the hall by tickets Lyhch
objected TO the use of tickets. and refusing 10 nc
cent them failed to obtain admission to the nail
Tie then organized another convention. OF the
| oG7 members of the State Convention ia at
| tended the convention held by the Hi facUoh'
The Lynch people. however. have the advantage
Of having with them the chairman OF the state
/ Committee who certines the Lynch Delegates as
the regularly elected. Both sets OF delegates hre
| for M,Ixip N.