Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-06-13
HAVE REACHED ST. LOUIS
MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN,
CONVENTION MEET
Scr;oux Question Regarding the Col
ored Delegates Is Now Con-
fronting the Members.

St. Louis, June S.-The arrival here yes
terday and today of members OF the ma
tional republican committee marks the
inauguration Vi the preliminaries OF the
convention that viii name the next can
didates of that party for president an"
vice president of the United States. ne
duties Of this committee, and most O eis
members of which are on the Srouii"'
are to decide upon the contests and pre-
pare the preliminary roll for the Satlltl-
ing.
Hon. Thomas H. Carter Of Montana IS
chairman of the committee, with Joseph
H. Manley of Maine secretary ne
membership of the committee is as loi-
lows: Alabama, William Youngblood'
Alaska, E. T. Hatch; Arizona, v; ,jfar ullr-
fifth; Arkansas, Powell Clayton; Cailor
MIA, NJ. II. De Young; Colorado, ). T.
saunders. Connecticut, S. Fessenden'
Delaware, b. j. Layton; District OF Co
lumbia, 2. H. Carson; Florida }. =. Ions
Georgia, ". w. Brown; Idaho, George T.
Shoup: Illinois, w. j. Campbell; lnd1aha'
j. ~ Huston; Indian territory, j. .
Hammer; Iowa. J. s. Clarkson; Kansas
CYRUS Leland, Jr.; Kentucky, Nllllam ~
Bradley; Louisiana. Albert II. Leonard
Maine, j. H. Manley; Maryland, James a.
Gary; Massachusetts, w. Nj. crane Mlcn-
igan, George l.. Maltz; Minnesota, 4. y
Evans: Mississippi James Hill; Mlssou-
II,
kin; Nebraska, j. Nj. Thurston; Nevada
William E. Sharon; New Hampshire, T.
c. Cheney; New Jersey, C. 4. Hobart
New Mexico, Thomas B. Cation: New
York, William A. Sutherland: North Car
Dina, Henry O. Cowles; North Dakota
H. G. Hansbrough; Ohio, w. NJ Ham;
Oklahoma territory, G. NJ. barnes ore
gon. Joseph Simon; Pennsylvania, DaVld
Martin: Rhode Island, Isaac NJ. Potter'
South Carolina, z. NJ. Fray; ;on; South pa
kota, A. B. kittredge: TENNESSEE, George
W. Hill; Texas, y. W. Quincy; utah, -
Virginia William Malone: Washington
Nelson Bennett West Virginia, N. B
Scott; Wisconsin,, Henry c. Payne; Wy
oming j. NJ. Carey.
Some Of the members of the committee
have registered at the Planters and oth-
ers at the Southern, but the meetlhss'
which will last throughout the week,
will be held at the first named hosiery.
The first formal meeting of the commit
tee will take place on Wednesday.
A TabuIation of Contests.
ST. Louis June S.-Secretary Joseph II.
Nanley of the national republican com
mittee, has prepared his final tabulatlon
of contests. upon the basis Of the papers
filed with him. The tabulation is MADE
by states and districts, and shows that
there are 67 contests, in which the rights
of 1856 delegates are involved. This is the
tabulation:
Alabama-Four delegates at large;
First, Third to Ninth districts, inclusive;
making % delegates in all.
Californta-Third and Fourth districts'
four delegates.
Delaware-six delegates at large; six
delegates .
F'lorida-Four delegates at large; FIRST
and Second districts; eight delegates.
Georgia-Four delegates at large; FIRST
Ninth and Eleventh districts; ten dele
gates.
Kentucky-Fifth district; : delegates.
I,ouisiana-Four delegates at large
First. Second. Third and Fourth dis
tricts; u delegates.
Mississippi-Four delegates at large,
First to Seventh districts, inclusive; E
delegates.
New Yorlz-Sixth, Eighth, Nlnth'
Twelfth Thirteenth and f1fteehth dlS-
tricts; y delegates. .
North Carolina-Eighth district; two
delegates.
esates tt.sl'S ~ ''''' ss77Tf;
south Carolina-Four delegates at large
First to Seventh districts, incluslVe' IL
delegates. ,.;.4r
Tennessee-Sixth and Ninth districts
four delegates.
Texas-Four delegates at large and eV
CIV one Of the l3 districts; 80 delegates
vireinia-Second and Third districts
four delegates. ~,
Arizona-Six delegates at large; SIX aei
egates.