The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
BOSS BUCKS PLANS BALKED.
THE DELEGATION FROM THE
FIFTH DISTRICT DIVIDED.

Mckinley and Reed Get One Vote
Each-The FOuOwers\Of the ApOs-
lie Of "A RObber Tariff AIIege That
the Reed Barrel Is Responsible for
the spIit-The Republicans Not
tO Fuse with the POpulists ON a
state Ticket This Year.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 22.-McKiniey and
Reed split even in the election OF dele
gates to the st. Louis convention from
the Fifth congressional district to-day.
although It was expected that Mckinley
would bag both OF the delegates in
view of the fact that this is the home dis
trict of Boss Buck, who Is conducting the
campaign In his interest.
The delegates elected are c. c. VIM
bush for Mckinley and L. ]. Price for
Reed, both colored. Price had been in
the race from the opening as a Reed man,
but despite this the McKinleyites claim
that he Will vote for their man at st.
Louis. His election was brought about
by the withdrawal of Col. e. A. Angler.
the only white candidate in the field. Col.
Angler Is a Mckinley man, and is said to
be slated by the Buck faction for district
attorney for the northern district in case
OF the election OF the Ohio man.
II was expected that the convention to-
day would be an exceedingly lively affair,
on account of the many contesting delega-
tions. but the leading spirits had evidently
gotten their heads together since the
county convention In this county last
Wednesday, when the police had to be
called to eject the Reed boomers from the
hall, and a compromise was patched up.
In pursuance of this agreement 20 split
the delegation, Col. Angler announced his
Nf q "A N ~ md Naa
poured the necessary oil on the troubled
waters and the proceedings OF the conven-.
ton were as smooth as could have been
possible when the republican brother Is
in evidence.
The result Of the election for delegates
in this district, which is naturally coil-
sidered the stronghold of Col. Buck. be-
ing his home district, IS regarded by the
Reed people as great victory, and they
are Jubilant over II. They now claim con-
ndently that they Will have majority Of
the state delegation TO st. Louis
Notwithstanding the claims OF Col.
Buck and his ieutenants. Both
sides charge that money is being
lavishly used In all parts Of the state to
control the delegation. The Mckinley lead
ers point to the Aragon hotel In this city,
when they make charges OF Doodle and
declare that a blind man could see the dis
tributlon OF the money from that point by
Col Wesley X. Andrews OF Pennsylvania,
the authorized agent of the Platt-Quay-
Clarkson combination which has in charge
the fight on Mckinley The local leaders
even go so far as to give the names OF
men whom they have watched go into the
Aragon without a dollar and came out
with their pockets full, these men being
easily distinguishable on account OF their
loud advocacy of the man from Maine.
As one instance of the effectiveness OF
the AragOn hotel barrel the Mckinley
side hold up the very recent prop Of the
ed In this city by a negro named A. A.
Gordon. Before the campaign opened. w.
A. Pledger, the noted negro political boss
0T W a Ffatr
erful Influence, with his people in this city,
where he spends much OF his time, was
also connected with the paper. They split
Pledger, who was the Reedite. retired
from the paper: 1t then came out with
Mickinley N at the the masthead, publishlng
Buck and the editor of the paper. After
several issues on this line. however, the
paper suddenly topped over TO Reed, and
II is openly charged that the Platt-Quay-
Clarkson barrel at the Aragon was a po-
tential factor in this wonderful change OF
heart.
When Maj. ]. It. Hanson of Macon was
put out as a candidate for delegate from
the state at large, his friends, or coach
ers. thought he would be swallowed with
out any trouble by the use of Col. Bucks
influence. Walter Johnson of Columbus,
who was at first slated to represent the
party from the state at large, along with
Col. Buck, was induced to retire in favor
of Maj Hanson, and this was regarded as
clinching the matter. 1t appears now.
however, that Maj. Hanson viii have to
fight hard for the doubtful honor to which
he aspires. The Reed people have declared
relentless war upon him, saying that he
is a usurper, lilly livered republi-
can. and should not be allowed to crowd
out the old-timers in the fight. The fight
against him Is being pushed vigorously
by Pledger, the leader Of the anti-McKin-
ley forces, and he declares that when the
state convention meets the major will not
be in 1t with the scolored members, who
largely compose it.
Col. Buck has announced that the repub-
licans will put out full state ticket
through their state convention. He has
sent out a circular letter all over the state
calling upon the grand old party to grid
up its loins for the fight. In the two
past elections the republicans, on the ad-
vice Of Col. Buck, have openly fused with
the populists Col Buck, however, thinks
that fusing with the populists is bad
thing this year, and he has issued his
mandate against it. This step will un-
doubtedly have a very great effect upon
the apparent strength of populism in the
state. Without the assistance of the re-
publican vote, the populists will probably
find that they have shrunk as WONDER
fully as the Irishman's catfish,