The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-06
ELoRIpEs REPUBLICAN Fight.
THE BOLT OCCURS At TALLAHAs-
SEE As PREDICTED.

The Anti-McKinIeyites Carry so of
the 23O Delegates out Of the Regu-
lar Convention and Holds n Meet
ing of Their Ovn-AnythinE To
Beat Mckinley Their War Cry.
Neither Convention Instructs Its
Delegates TO 81. Louis.
Tallahassee. Fla. March 5.-The COM
mittee on credentials appeared IN the re-
publican state convention with majority
and minority reports, the former support
ed BY eight and the latter one member of
the committee. Upon the reading OF the
reports flibustering tactics were resorted
TO. the majority report being favorable TO
the dominant, or Eagan, faction. and the
minority report favorable TO the Gunby
faction. A bitter discussion was kept up
until 4 O'Clock this morning, the conven-
ton being then ready TO vote on the ma
ioritv report. The anti-NcKinley men
charged fraud. They endeavored to pre-
vent all contested delegations from vot-
ing. not alone on the cases where their
individual seats were involved, but upon
all contested seats. The Mckinley fac
ton conceded that a contested delegation
with a prima facie seat should not vote
on its own case but should be allowed to
vote on all other contested seats.
Before the question was ever put, the
anti-McKinley men, seeing they were
beaten, walked out of the hall amid cat
calls and Kisses from the McKinleyites.
Mr.. Chandler protested against the man
ner of procedure in very positive language
and a vehement manner, and he and Mr..
Gunby and about eighty other delegates
left the hall amidst the widest excite
ment. They marched in body TO another
hail. and organized another convention,
claiming that 135 were present from thlr-
ty-three counties, and majority of the
state committee. After selecting COM
mittee on credentials they look recess
until 10 o'clock.
A roll call in the regular convention
showed that 140 of the original DO dele
gates were in their seats. The temporary
Organization was made permanent, the
majority report adopted and the MacFar-
lane delegation from Tampa seated, in
creasing the number to l4S.
Delegates to ST. Louis were elected, as
follows:
E. S. Skinner of Escambia county. J.
G. Long of St. Augustine, ]. +. Lee of
Jacksonville, L. w. Livingston of Key
West and four alternates. They are un-
Instructed but are sure for Mckinley
The boilers named as delegates e. r.
Ocala, H. S. Chubb of Winter Park, and
S. H. Coleman of Gainesville, with alter
No instructions we're given them. but
all are said to be for anybody except the
Ohio man.
The regular convention expressed sym
patty for the Cuban insurgents, urged
congress TO extend aid to the Nicaragua
canal and adjourned sine die at O'Clock,
with 152 delegates present.
The chairman of the First Congression-
al district committee, Mr. Gunby, being
regarded as a boiler by the regulars, and
the secretary. Mr. Moore, being with
convention to order. An organization was
perfected and A. Purdee Of Mariana and
i. c. Weeks of Tallahassee were elected
delegates to St. Louis, with alternateS.
All are for the Ohio statesman.
Mr.. Gunby, claiming that his preroga-
tive had been unWarrantably usurped,
called a convention for tonight to elect
delegates to represent the First district
at st. Louis.
The Second district delegates to st.
Louis are Dennis Eagan of Jacksonville,
and Isaac L. Purcell of Palatka, both for
Mckinley.
The Gunby convention selected a state
committee and adjourned sine die.
The republicans doubtless came to Tai
lahassee feeling that they were a great
organization, confident that a promising
future was just ahead of them, but now
they are rent in twain with as cherries
a prospect as ever confronted them.
The fight for Mckinley was led by Ma
tional Committeeman John g. Long and
Chairman Dennis Eagan and Secretary
Joe Lee of the state committee.
E. r. Gunby and II. S. Chubb led the
friends of Reed. Allison. Quay and other
candidates.
Gunby, Chubb and others have long de-
sired to build up white republican party
in Florida and to retire the negro from
active participation in the party manage
ment. This faction is known as the Lily
Whites" and has been striving hard for
years to overthrow John G. Long, Dennis
Eagan and Joe Lee, who have controlled
the party in Florida. Long, Eagan and
Lee belong to what is known as the
s'Huckleberry and cream" faction, that
favors giving the negro an equal show
with the whites in party affairs. They
still control the machinery, and the Lily
Whites" although literally aided with
money and advice by the agents of Nor
ton, Quay and other presidential aspir-
ants, are as far from the attainment of
their hopes as ever. Hereafter they will
have to fight the stigma that attaches to
boilers.
Dennis Eagan said tonight: 1.-THE SPLEEN
did victory of the organization means that
the efforts of Gunby and his misguided
followers to build up a republican party
upon class distinction has ignominiouslv
failed. and their failure will really help
to strengthen the party in this state
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