Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-01
REPUBLICANS OF COLORADO
Bryan and Sewall Beaten BY
Ten Votes.
sitter Debate Ensucd over the Res
citation in Favor Of Mckinley and
Hobart Rs FINELY Adopted, the Mi
norIty Openly Charging That the
Republican Campaign Barrel n ad
Already Been Tapped and That
some OF Its Coatents Had Reached
Beaver -=.

Denver, July 29.-By vote of 4S to
IS the republican state committee adopt
ed fhe following resolution:
believing that the best interests of
the United States as we'll as the state
of Colorado demand the election of Vim.
Mckinley as president and Garrett A.
Hobart as vice-president of the United
States as nominated at the St. Louis
convention; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that this committee shall take
such steps as are necessary to place be-
fore the people of Colorado for their
suffrages straight republican ticket,
headed by republican electors, who
will cast their vote, II opportunity of
fers, for Mckinley and Hobart"
The meeting of the committee was In
many respects the most exciting that
body has ever held.
The minority, or Bryan and Sewail
faction, was led by A. M. Stevenson, an
ex-state senator and one of the boiling
Colorado delegates at st. Louis. j. l..
Hodges spoke for the Mckinley and Ho-
bart republicans. When the resolution
was offered bitter debate ensued in
which personalities were exchanged by
the warning factions, the minority max
ing the open statement that money had
been used by eastern Mckinley mana
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1t was asserted that proxies had been
bought. The minority also charged
much of the Mckinley sentiment to
Senator Wolcott and National Commit
teeman Sanders. The majority warmly
resented these statements and once 1t
was believed that personal encounter
would ensue when Mr.. Stevenson arose
and asserted that Mr.. Hodges was tan
old rascal" Amid much disorder the
resolution was put to vote and carried
by ten majority.
Another spirited discussion followed
when Irving w. Howbert, of Colorado
Springs, who has been chairman Of the
committee for two years, rendered his
resignation. Mr.. Howbert stated that
he did not take the step in view Of the
present difficulties, but because he would
be absent in Europe during the cam
paign. The friends of Hodges i'm
mediately placed his name in nomina-
ton for the craftsmanship, the minority
representing John w. Lowell, Of Routt
county. Mr.. Hodges was elected by a
vote of 4S to II, some dissatisfied mem
bers declining to vote. On taking the
chair Mr.. Hodges created sensation by
announcing that republican members
of the committee who were in sympathy
with the national democratic ticket and
who proposed to work for 1t, would bet
ter resign and that his rulings would
be against them. The Bayan and Sewall
men refused to leave and the committee
adjourned in great confusion.
The committee at last nights session
decided to hold the state convention al
Colorado Springs on Sept go
After the meeting of the committee
the Bryan faction circulated petition
AoI Gall LOT anotheI mccNaB1 Ihey
claim that the majority of the actual
members of the state central committee
is with them and that the meeting today
was packed, alleging that of the eighty
six delegate represented, forty-six were
by proxy in the hands of Denver and
Colorado Springs politicians. The Bryan
men further allege that 1t is the plan OF
the Mckinley men to nominate Senator
Wolcott for governor.