Evening journal., 1896-06-09


to the colored delegates TO prosecute them
for damages. They went Go the league
committee on hotel accommodations and
mado a vigorous protest Concerted ac-
t0n then followed with tha result that
the negroes cannot nEd lodging places or
even reputable plncs TO eat. Major G.
G. Rainwater, a member Of the Business
Mems league and OF the local entertain
ment committee, Is quite as much dis.
pleased with the turn affairs have taken
as any member OF the national commit
tee. He and several other members or
the local committee have been hunting for
place to entertain the negro Delegates,
but without success.
Perry Heath and Congressman
Thompson Of Ohio, who nae here in the
interests of Mckinley. are quite as much
disturbed as the national committeeman.
They have been in telegraphic oommunl.
cation with Marcus A. Hanna all day,
but as yet no solution OF the problem has
been reached.
In no former Republican national com
mitteo has the committee had so heavy q
duty to perform in making up the roll for
the temporary organization as tho present
committee has before it. There are 15S
contested seats from 3 states and one ter
ritory, and of these the entire delegations
Of i've states and the territory OF Arizona
are contested.
The committee as whole will COM
mence the hearing Of the contests Wednes-
day forenoon, and the indications are it
will hardly be able to finish them before
the end Of the week.
Making Up the Roll.
Many Of the conventions that resulted
in oontesting delegations were marked by
violence In several of them police had
to arrest the participants for assaulting
and beating the chairman and the feHds
that grew out Of local rivalries have been
transferred to the national arena to be
stubbornly fought out by the principals,
who have come determined, If possible, to
return home as the recognized leaders Of
their respective bailiwioks. The bitterest
Of these contests comes from the south.
Tho hearings before the committee will
be semijudicial. All of the contending
parties have come here prepared with
printed briefs and affidavits as to their
regularity and right TO recognition, and
each case will be presented by special
counsel selected from the best speakers
among the respective factions. The com
mittee viii probably take up tho contests
with the states IN alphabetical order when
fray.
The commlttee's conclusions, however,
are not final They are for the purpose
of making up the roll for temporary or
ganization and only show who. in its
Judgment, is primarily entitled to a seat
in the convention. The whole fight by
every delegation may be gone over anew
before the COMMITTEES on credentials which
is to be named by the chairman of the
convention. and contests do not even stop
with that oommittees report as the dole
gates VINO are unsuccessful before it have
the right of appeal to the convention.
There are not likely to be many contests
drawn out on the floor Of the convention
because in nearly every instance the con-
tending factions both claim to be for No
Kinley, and as the Mokinleyites will have
majority on the floor it may matter but
little which set of men from the various
localities help to swell Mckinley S strength
in the balloting.
1t would be hard to predict who will be
selected by tho national committee for
temporary chairman of the convention, so
few OF tl& committeeman have arrived,
and there is none of the prominent leaders
OF the party here Among the men who
have been mentioned, however, are ex-
Governor Merriam Of Minnesota and II.
Clny Evans OF Tennessee, a candidate for
the vice presidential nomination. Mr..
Evans is also talked Of for permanent
chairman. as also are General Grosvenor
of Ohio Senator elect George L. Welling-l
ton Of Maryland, Senator FFaker andi
Mayor John A. Caldwell of Cincinnati |
Word was received from NJ. A. HANNAH
that he and his party would leave Cleve-t
land at p. m. today and arrive here at a
a. ID. tomorrow.
BY that time It is expected that the Re-
publican national committee will be here,
as it meets tomorrow. IL is probable that
Thomas G. Platt OF New York, Senator
Gear OF Iowa and Joseph Manley of Maine
will also have arrived by that time.