New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
WARMOTH REPLIES TO KELLOGG.
MKrNLEY THE CHOICE or a LARGE MAJORITY OF
LOUISIANA CHARGES


Washington March " (SpecaD.-ExSiovernor
Henry c. Warmoth. OF louisiana. has written 10
'"The Post" OF this city. open letter In reply 20
some recent statements about the pohiical siuaNoh
In Louisiana coming from ex-senator william Pm
kellogg The letter is intended throw some light
on the conditions under which the delegates 20 the
Republican National Convention were chosen IN
Louisiana. 1t Is follows:
My attention has been called TO letter signel
"W i. Kellogg" In your issue Of the l3iA !nsi IN
which ne denies that he usei money IN any manner
10 influence secure the vote OF any delrgateat-
large any member Of that state Convention VINO
IL a supporter OF either Red. Allison or Morton. !
give you notice that Will prove before the con
vention at st. Louis. by evidence that cannot be
controyered. that be used thousands OF dollars for
that purpose He came here 10 b. present AT our
State Committee me- ting III FepruhIy' anu i" pre-
vent the union OF the two rival state t1mihIti''S'
He did everything ne could to pr,yent may union
but by vote OF twelve majority the cage Son!nit-
tee seated thirty members OF the Badge: committee
This united committee, with majority OF forty
two members working together, ca'ci SAFE on
vention, and named by solution an Executive COM
mittce Of fifteen members which Was empowered TO
provide n hail for the state convention MAKE up
the roll Of delegates elected 70 II, ana to select the
temporary Officers OF Inc c9nvenHm - ri, over
ton that he caused II TO be teeSraphei al over the
country that the chairman Of the state Committee.
Thomas \. Cage and others mad been briDed with
money TO bring II about
A few days after this action by the state Commit
tee kellogg lcft for Washington WIN letter signed
by several OF his supporters. saying tnai win some
drIngstion for Rel" K@org returned here with a
large Of money. lie induced. by some means,
.
Of the state Convention, ANA when II met our ma
jOr.ty OF fOrtywo OF twenty days before was found
10 nave melted away. The Executive Committee 10
which intrusteI the WORK or providing hail,
making the roll ana selecting the temporary OH
GERS was abrogated. The State Committee took the
matter into It's hands. selected another hall.
Officers s in charse Two hundrei and ninety iesi-
mate members were turned out and bogus delegates
cf as a dccgate-at-arge The roll OF delegates
has never been published so rotten was the whole
Kellogg paid the expenses Of all Of his delegates
to and from the nv ana a OF ne ,he
railroad fare and hotel bills Legitimate expenses:
Venten at so mch abe head IL Displays book kin in
which he says he has every mans name 10 VIII he
for he says he doesn't dare 90 The streets because
the Infamous delegates are AT every entrance OF his
everybody that he didn't want to come here: that
he protested AGAINST doing 50. but that ;Manlsy.
and get up delegation for the combipe This we
districts and had men selected as delegates. not
have more chance Of being seated in the National
Convention than Kellogg has OF becoming the Pope
The Republican, OF ms state are divided in their
preferences the Presidential candidates. Mr..
had more de?rgetcs from ihs State il Kellogg hSd
been kept away Mr.. Alison has many more than
services TO our interests in the Senate when they
were BETRAYED and barered away by our own scna-
large vote. but Ex-Governor Mckinley is the
choice Of large majority OF the Republicans OF The
State because he ~ believed 10 be the apostle Of
protection and because he did US the honor to come
among Us two years ago and make the grandcst Re
publican speech fnnfe In the State for our
Congressional ticket. The Republicans, II left alone
would have sert delegation 10 the National Con-
vention that would have divided their between
Reed. Allison and Mckinley. They did not need the
advent Of Kellogg nor his money nor his methods
We beg Presidential managers to keep their cmlssn-
ries away. Jet people alone. and not by their
met hods bring the worst elements OF politics
10 the top. Keep kellogg and such away from the
South and you won't have 10 find fault either with
the character OF the delegates who t. your Ma
tlonal Convention the votes they for can
ddates before II. ~. G. WAKMOTH
New Orleans. March u, 1896.
UNRESTRICTED. BUT FOR MkINLEY
Charleston w Va. March &c (SpeclaD.-The lid
District Convention % West Virginia has elected
the following delegates TO the Republican Conven-