Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-13
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NmILS maIrEnIes.

ST. LOUIS, June t8.-Membefs Of
the Republican nHtioBal Commilte be-
gan WORK nj 1865 with scarcely n
asked that the parties TO the contests
% importance be- ptssent whcR their
caHsos were called, the rule having
been made yesterday requiring that
the Ca-es be presented H. thcif order
called, except upon unanimous con.
sent. Carer sall Ia Utuct to expedite
business Il would be- necessary strictly
10 oniotce tue rule. The Tennessee
contests were PROMPTLY taken w, the
ffHt being that from the sixth district
which includes the city Of Nashville.
The contestants we're J. G.. Cfawluy
aud Daniel Sno not, clntcsteeF,
J. Il, bDslry anu H.. l.. ". ChethAm,
all Mckinley men, Tue COutusl
tutued on charges OF lrteRulatlties In
the congressional convention iuv1lv.
iug the conduct NJ Mt. ChUlham. Il
was asserted ON the other hand that
thU convention was entirely regular
and tho bolt had no other excuse than
that c1l0fed mAu WAS made chair
msu. On motion VI MNhlry, BoslUy
aud Chotham wufn seated.
EtuUh ANt ANNuNu hAHAflNA FANlh ~
Num- anu Henry i. Austin were
delegates chosen by one faction aud
J. II. Walker and Robert n. Meinlcy
those Of the other, the latter two M.
rearing Ne contestants. rhis contest
turned entirely upon tue alleged
afbltfntlnesa VI the sherman district, the
convention railing for unit rule from
tue counties Notwithstanding thee
hal been no Instructions from COUNTIES
10 this effect. Walker, one contestant
vino appeared Tot himself anu Muiuioy,
said knives aud dungeons were freely
displayed aud much confusion ensuei,
Alter the split in the convention the
suued6ts met Ia the came hall. Walker
declared bis convention contained n
small maiorily Of the delegates. Num-
ARD Auslln were sealed.
From the tenth Tennessee district
W. NJ, Randolph aud Lichaty Taylor
were seated. They were contested by
W, A, Fields aud William Porter.
The south Carolina contests were
then tah,n up. Tbs entire delegation,
four delegates at large aud fourteen
district delegates was contested.
There arc two diitinot organizations,
tho South Carolina kuOwu as tins
"fegulat" being headed A.. A. Web.
ttsT, chairman OF the ttato committee,
the utntt known Ne the Lilly
whits,n bsiug headed T.. T.. Milton,
snl T.. NJ. BfaytSu,a ms ubur Of the
rational q mmitiet. Tbs members VI
the Webster faction were admitted 60
Minneapolis four YEAR, ago. Tue state
COMMITTEES did not call convention, IN
1894, VI nominate a ticket. IL was At
the convention called by this commit.
tee that tho regular uolegaiep, all Of
whom sTe lot Mckinley, we're choser.
The delegates OF tho "Lilly whites"
are mainly anti. Mckinney mon. The
same question IL lEV0iyeI ~ the case OF
the delegates at largs thAt was involved
IN all the district delegations. An
arrangement was therefor entered upon
10 have the entire case presented at one
hearing, givibg huli an hour 10 each
eide. Melton commended that there
wss but one organization aud tho
slate committee hal no power to hold
over. II II could do that It could pro.
teet itself. Where, Ia that event,
would the power tnu? Clearly Ia the
face OF this slate II affairs there was
nothing 10 tho mass VI Republicans 10
do hut 70 get together In mass meetings
And Teofgan.ze, tho Webster PEOPLE
having rofuteI 10 call u meeting. Mel.
ton tail that while his Organization
was known a. tue "Liiiy whii,sp the
organization had the Encouragement
aud cooperation Of the oJl0fcd people
who mad been recognized two to one
Ia the convention. lie said the To-
organized party hsd Undertaken to
rescue tho state tor tho Republicans
anu was accomplishing that Ia good
shape. lie declared that many prom.
inent white mon had come into tho
party anu Republication had for the
tifst time become respectable. He
said they had one club Of 2,l01 mem.
beTs, composed entirely VI white men.
rnE Horton Releases q second place.
Sr. LOUIS, June l8.-ChAunoey NJ.
Depsw has received the following
Telegram from Governor Mortoni
"PlBaso announce that 1 stated 10
you before you lett New York that |
would not under any circumstances
accept the nomination Tor the Vice
Presidency"
Depsw will place Morton In nomlnA.
ton for President.
Depew showed Plat the telegram
from the governor announcing that
uuder no consideration w0uli no be- n
candidate tot Vice President. PIalI
expressed tue opinion that the nallonal
committee woulu IlAoe the Morton
delegates ON the temporary roll. Depew
said there was no talk OF boiling in the
New York delegation.