Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
TWO POLITICAL BATTLES.


nhauncoy Filley Triumphs over His Ene-
niles In Missouri Republican Politics
State Convention Declares for Mckinley
Two Republican Conventions In Della
ware.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 19.-The battle
between Chauncy 1. Filley and Richard
Z. Kerens, the respective leaders of OPP
posing factions of the republican party
in Missouri was fought on the floor of
the opera house in which the republic
an convention was held Tuesday.
The delegates were lined up in front
of the building before 10 o'clock and
stood for two hours perspiring and
swearing under boiling sun.
At 1925 o'clock c. l. Filley succeeded
in gaining an entrance to the opera
house. He was chagrined to find that
he had been preceded by Hon. r. G.
Kerens, Nathan Frank, j. j. Bittinger,
Marshal Mcdonald and others of the
anti-F'illeyites, who had made their en-
trance through an alley in the rear
Shortly afterwards the delegates be-
gan filing in and the number of bloody
noses and bruised countenances gave
evidence of the numerous conflicts on
the outside during the hours in which
they waited for the doors to open. So
much confusion ensued in the search
ing for seats that it was 1:15 o'clock
when Chairman Filley called the con-
vention to order. He made short ad-
dress for harmony, after which II on.
Richard Bartholdt, of ST. Louis, was
named as temporary chairman.
At the conclusion of Bartholdt's adj
dress, the st. Louis contesting delega-
tion attempted to secure control of the
convention by filibustering methods,
but were promptly sat down on by the
chairman, who announced that no mo-
tions except for the selection of COM
mittees would be entertained. After a
hot fight by the Buchanan delegates,
who worked under the direction of the
Kerens faction, the Filleyites tri-
umphed and his committees were
chosen. An adjournment was then
taken until p. m, to give the com
mittees time to report. A hot fight
was waged in the credentials commit
tee room, the Kerens faction endeavor-
ing to seat their delegates in the
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth districts.
Chauncey 1. Filley carried the con-
vention all his way and was not beaten
at point, with the single exception of
that of losing one or two of his Sc
lected committeeman.
AT the night session the commit
tee on credentials seated the entire
Filley delegations in the contested dis
tricts. The temporary organization
was made permanent and from that
till the work was more pleasant, the
Kerens faction laying down their arms.
1t was 1:25 this morning when the
first candidate for delegate to the ma
tional convention was nominated in
the person of Chauncey 1. Filley, who
was nominated by acclamation. To
add to the honor conferred upon him
he was also unanimously elected chair
man of the state central committee.
The platform adopted declares for
protection, reciprocity and sound
money and opposes free coinage of
silver. The delegates-at-large are in
structed for Mckinley
DOVER, Del, May 13.-The republic
an state convention met here yester-
day. The convention assembled at 4
o'clock with DR.. c. R. Layton as chair
man. The chair declined to entertain
motion providing that the delegates
pledge themselves to support Mckinley
for president. The platform adopted
opposes free coinage of silver and ia
vored uninstructed delegates to the
national convention.
The Higgins faction bolted the regu-
lar or AddiclSs convention and held one
of their own. Both conventions elected
delegates to the national convention.
The boilers instructed for Mckinley.