The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
CONTESTS AT ST. LOUIS.
REPUBLIC4N NATIONAL NIT
TIE TO TACkLE THEM EARLY.

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The Republican National COMMITTEES will in all
probability be called together at st. Louis about
n weet before the Republicnn National Conyen-
zion 4. TO convene there on June 10. There have
been many talks on this subject, and II has
about been determined to issue Invitations 10
tho members OF tho TO be in 1t.
Louis on or about June 10 and possibly before.
The reason for this proposed programme Is tho
evidence that is cropping out in the Southern,
Southwestern. and Western States that tho
committee will be called upon TO pnss primarily
on n large number Of contests.
Already II Is believed that there will certainly
be $50 contests. n number far In excess of the
number brought at n Republican National Con-
vention In twenty years. The proposition to
call the Republican National COMMITTEES to-
.,,h.. ,ar $40 r,r,o.o ~ ot,endiny IN thia
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w"rn Io, oa, n 'nv ~ po honoms. 81 Iou,s, IA :,
r,,,htv In, c,ty In ,bo summor montha nnd
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there Ia no disposition To Keep the delegates
there longer than absolutely necessary. With
tho National assembled a week be.
fore the Convention Is called to order the con-
tests will have been settled. and on the very
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hrst DAY OF the convention lhe WORK o, 'noOon-
vcntion can begin. Hitherto the work OF set
tlinE these contests by the National Committee
secondarily has greatly delayed the work of the
, Uonuvn,'"n " ,an, mho
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will be called upon to settle many ugly disputes.
= ,ha >toEinI.y mo, have vaIksd
III many W. u emmy III" -
II nf Stnfa af1 ('nnnTpSH convention 1. and the
onti. NcXiuI.yit.s have not been behind in
naon,inao s,r,ti,r ,rac,,ce when thew couldn't
oisions Of the National Committee will even
tually have a good deal to do with the result of
the nominations at ST. Louis. 1t Will certainly
take n weak for the committee to hear and to
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give the preliminary decisions as to the con-
tests. 1t was accepted to be true in Republican
t ~" sa,,on"t Cnmmi,,sa viii n.cos.
cls1ohs OF .ne -Hstsona. ranan II r.osan
tiaIs. The National Committee expect the
tallest kind OF n rumpus. The contestants are
aroused to a high pitch of hostility, and the
National Committee expect to witness evidences
of the fiercest factionalism. w -
Hotel. Who were taken or their feet on Thurs
day night BY the II, ws from Illinois, got down to
earth yesterday. They were still disturbed over
the news and said II was OF n most unfortunate
character. coming just at this time; but when
they saw with what ease end apparent indiner-
thCe IL was received Dy -FOUR l nCle j. L.. fldlt.
they endeavOred to follow his example aud be
calm. Another comforting feature to them was
that Your Uncle Matthew stanley Quay sent
from Washington to Mr.. platt u despatch de.
claring that the Illinois news shouldn't
fr.ghten any OF the ant!-McK nley ites. FOR
the reason that only the four delegates
At large at the Springfield Conyention had
MIR. Quay said half Of the Illinois delegation at
least would he against Mckinley. The Plat
Republicans said that they were more worried
over the moral effect of the news from Illinois
than otrtliptr alga and they acknowledges
that Major McKinley's friend. had handled the
news to great advantage. Indeed. most of the
anti VI hinleJites ,adniitted that Major Nc
Kinley's managers had been alert 10 seize every
opportunity to push the Ohio Napoleon to the
front, and that they had been aggressive fight
trs morning, noon. and night. The methods OF
tho anti MGKinieyitcs have undoubtedly been
les bo,sterous. but the antis say in the end
they will prove TO be more effective,
This may turn out to be true, and then again
IL may not. y. good deal VIII depend on the
outcome OF the Republican State Convention OF
Indiana Oh May :, where the anti Mckinleyites
have already gone to work. Very Few In New
York could understand -FOUR Uncle Joseph II.
Alnnley, One despatch from Washington
quoted him AS saying that he had given up the
fight for Reed that he didn't know what Quay
utln l see muCn use III tblllllullk ~ hsht III