The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-10
A PUZZLING QUESTION.
What TO Do With the Negro
Republican Delegates.
NO ACCOMMODATION FOR THEM.

Aue heNsAAf R"ANnhnhH"aats aaA NaAN9
All Refuse 10 Accept Them ~ 0usstA
National and Local Committeeman of
the Con Fention Are soreiy veEsd and
OutdoRs About the Matter.
81. Losis, June 0.-What viii be
done with the colored delegates and al
ternates 90 the national Republican con.
vention is a question which il puzzling
the members Of the national executive
committee who have arrived In the city
and the Business Mems league. which
secured the convention 10 ~. Louis, AZ
well. Every hotel and boardinghonse
and cafe has come out fatfoOted and
declared that IL would entertain no me-
gross a. a guest or a customer. Money
is no object. Threats Of prosecution
have had no effect. and from the pres
ent outlook Il would seem that unless
tents are secured the colOred men win
have to 20 hungry and unhoused.
Il have been looking all day long for
a hotel. clearinghouse or cafe" said
Natianal Committeeman J. @. Long Of
Florida last night. "that viii admit
the negroes. hut Il has been a fruitless
search am thoroughly disgusted and
discouraged. Ieven went 40 far a. 20
try 10 charter steamboat. but when the
owners learned for what purpose It was
wanted, they found an excuse for refus-
ing me the use Of the vessel. Il is the
first time in the history Of the Republic
an party where such an embarrassing
predicament has arisen.
Some Of the hotels have cancelled
agreements With state delegations be.
cause negro delegates were among
them
The question Is a puzzling one and
one that viii cut 4 figure In the selec-
tion u places where national oonven.
tions will be held hereafter.
In no former Republican national
convention has the general committee
had SO heavy a duty 10 perform in max.
ing mp the roll for the temporary organ.
ization as the present committee has be-
fore IL. There arr l5S contested seats
frum rs states and l territory and Of
those the entire delegation Is contested
from five states and the territory Of Ari.
Eona
The committee as a whole viii com.
mencc the hearing Of the contests Wed.
nosday forenoon. and the indications
are that il viii hardly b. able 10 finish
them before the end Of the week.
The committees conclusions however,
are not final They are for the purpose
Of making up the roll for temporary or.
ganiEation. and only shows who. In Ia
Judgment, are primarily entitled to seats
IN the convention. The whole fight by
ever delegation may be gone over anew
before the committee ON credentials,
which IL 10 b. named by the chairman
Of the convention. and their contests dc
not even stop with that committees 10
port, as delegates who are unsuccessful
before IL have the right Of appeal TO IN,
convention.
There are not likely 10 b. many con
tests drawn ON the floor Of the conven
tion, because In nearly every ins,anc,
the contonding factions both claim 20 b,
for Mckinley, and the McKinleyitss
viii have n majority ON the floor, 80 4
matters but little what set Of men hell
10 swell the Mckinley halloting.
Il would be hard 10 predict who vii
be selected by the national oommitte,
for temporary chairman Of the conven
ton. ~ few Of the committeeman hav,
arrived. Among the prominent mel
who have been mentioned. however, ar
Governor Merriam Of Michigan and II
Clay Evans Of Tennessee. a candidate
for the vice presidential nomination
Mr.. Evans Is also talked Of for perma
nent chairman a. are also General Gros
venor Of Ohio. Senator George yelling
ton Of Maryland, Senator Foraker an,
Mayor John A. Caldwell Of Cincinnati