The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-16
\ CHANGE ~ REPRESENTATION.
Southern Republicans May he Cut
Out of "a Few Delegates.

Out of a Few Delegates.
St. Louis, June 15-Club quarters were
at a premium in the Southern hotel to-
day, and as the result the national re-
publican committee was compelled to pack
itself in a small guest chamber on an
upper floor. The first business in order
was a proposition to grant four additional
delegates to the District of Columbia, and
it was laid on the table by a vote of %
to 1.
Then Col. Youngblood of Alabama asked
that Gen. Longstreet, who is in the city,
and whose eyesight and hearing are both
affected, be given the best seat on the
platform, where he could observe the pro-
ceed:ngs. The proposition caused consid-
cradle discussion, and was finally referred
to the committee on arrangements.
Gov Bradley of Kentucky, an eX-mem-
Der of the committee, came into the room
at this point and was heartily welcomed.
The question was raised whether the
mpOrary roll of delegates should be re-
garded as finally completed, and the chair
replied that 1t would be so understood
unless motion to reopen was made.
Mississippi delegate was on his feet
for this purpose, when Col. Payne OF
Wisconsin was recognized to submit
motion relative to a change in the basis
of representation to apply to the next
national convention.
not competent to deal with the question,
Gen. Powell Clayton of Arkansas raised
the question OF consideration. 'In6 SOuLn
has been told time and time again by the
republicans of the north 10 work out its
own salvation said Mr. clayton. We
are trying to do it, let us alone for Gods
sake The unseemly things that have
been charged against our people in some
of the southern states would not have
occurred if they had been left alone.
make no reflections on any candidate for
the presidency, or his friends. 1 apply
it to all of them. Don't interfere with
US and you won't have these unseemly
contests. l was let alone in my state,
and as a result we come here with solid
After considerable discussion Col.
Youngblood of Alabama secured the floor.
He said that the effect of the resolution
employ extraordinary methods for sup
pressing the republican vote. What the
committee ought to do was to rebuke
the methods adopted by politicians and
their friends which tended to create dis
cord and division among the republicans
in the southern states. Until 1880, the
idea of corrupt men coming into the
south in the interest of presidential can
didates was unknown, but at that time
four distinguished men came among the
southern republicans and corrupted them
1t was the Grant-Blaine contest, and
every one that was listening must re-
member it. They came from New York;
They came from Pennsylvania and else
.whera with their pockets filled with
Doodle. They fixed this man and they
fixed that man, they disrupted the south-
ern republicans, and as a result the old
conditions have never been restored Let
them stop their fixing, let them stay at
home Republicans of the south will
take good care of themselves The propo-
sition submitted by Mr.. Payne would
open the gales for further corruption.
1.-The republicans of the north started
the corruption and the first men accused
of it are in the Senate to-day. Let them
keep their Doodle at home"
Mr. Carey declared that under the
change proposed the great states of OHIO,
New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois
would have almost absolute control Of
the party nominations, and he urged that
ample protection be given the small states
as the constitution provided.
The vote was taken on the substitute
of Powell Clayton, and it was carried
Before the demand for the yeas and
nays could be carried out Mr. Fessenden
moved to reconsider the vote, saying ne
had substitute to offer. The vote was
reconsidered, and he offered a resolution
as a substitute for all those pending, de-
caring it to be the sense of the commit
tee that it was ineXpedient to make any
recommendation to the national commit
tee on the subject of a change Of rep
resentation. This was carried by vote
of 81 TOD, Delaware, West Virginia, Wis
consin and the District of Columbia vot-
ing in the negative.
On motion Of Powell Clayton, Chairman
Garter was requested to present to the
committee on rules of the national con-
vention the sense of the national COM
mittee that the time between the roll
call and the meeting or the convention
should be limited to sixty days. Thanks
were voted to Chairman Carter and Sec
rotary Manley and other officers. The
committee then took a recess until 4
O'Clock.
st. Louis Mo-. June 10, IL p. m.-The
plan to avoid a hearing of contests in
the committee on credentials by adopting
as a whole the temporary roll reported
by the national committee, is not likely
to succeed. A number of the members
of the credentials committee said tonight
they were in favor of giving a limited.
but impartial hearing to such of those
unseated by the national committee as
desired to make a. presentation of their
cases. Some of the minor Texas and Mis-
sissippi contests will not be pushed but
the Mississippi, Delaware and New York
cases will, it is expected, occupy so much
time that 1t will be impossible for the com
mittee to make its report before Wednes-
day night at the earliest. The effort to
bring about a caucus Of all the con-
testants failed of success, the Delaware