New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
ALABAMA'S VOTE AT ST. LOUIS
THE MKrNLEY DELEGATION LIKELY ~
BE SEATED.
~ WAS CHOSEN BY THE REGULAR CONVENTION.
COMPOSED OF THE BEST ELEMENTS OF
THE PARTY IN THE sTATE-DIs-
cREprrABLE TACTICS OF
THE OPPOSITION.

cREprrABLE TACTICS OF
THE OPPOSITION.
rvv rr1,roRAra TO The rRIsCSH'I
wv r. Austin Of Knoxville
ora ~ the recognized Republican Ieaue can
wn.sa. hos given IN a recent fntervie" III
, - .ranh,c statement OF the poh'icai 80
t,ons in Alabama which led up 10 inc 'p"s hsvs
ReoubIcan State Convention last "een O. ~. ..,,s
re.uted in the fling Of frivolous contests =. ~.
in the st. Louis Convention from >" ma" latin has
congress. districts In that State. MT AuS .nd
.,a, -o,,,rned from trip through AiaDama, az" -.
'.ss an evew,tness Of the recent proceeo"s' q"
Montgomery. He says; - I'D Grant Mat
"Accompanied by C. J. Allison anu o" -,
,hsws Of Tennessee. I first ATTENDED inc Ia IT,,
County Convention April "a, wnich was ,s,rr,h
oun,v convention to select delegates 10 inc -.
'o". Alabama District Convention Inc COR
-, ma. largely attended and seiecteo . 80.
MCKINLEY delegation TO both the u'' =. ~.
oorventions The District Coh'eh''o'' s,--...
ATM ON TIE 18th and selected Messrs on
and Cashin delegates to the 81 LOUIS r,..a, ma
, ,ns,ructed them for Mckinley for ffe'f'e".
anu n''' ", -. &c Cor vice-Presdent The conVeh,o"
=. - ,osad NJ thfrty-sx delegates anu VI .",'
,.r ,ho seats of twenty-sx were "neoe
,a,,trv ron contested delegates from I'M g.
ond Iauderdale counties Inc |o"e 80, aao,ded
cr,,vs Committee and the conveh''o" 49, - 80
80. III the uncontested delegates shouio '""'
u, he
Tim and the ten delegates from M =, o,rteet
yn,sr,ae counties whose seats were -. -
I,d 90 n the Committee on Creue"'"'' 49,
.he,r c,ses be settled by SAID con'h''' .,os.a
,,ncontested delegates. This decls'on va 49,, ~.
~, tho enemies OF Mckinley ana 'ne. ~" ,o.,,ad
convention. holding their meeting ~ ,wenty.slx
49,. There were only three OF '"e -. d
.o..sd delegates In this bolt, one "n''e anu
.s co,ored men and one set OF the ten ue'ee ~,
T.. contest This m ,de thirteen de'eea.es' - IT,
IS than majority Of the entire cohVe".o"
81, u,oa MANNED and carried out Dy ~ ~ -
ooit ""' ,, ,,-man Of the Republican state
rao,,,ive Committee. who Ia the recosh'leu "ea
IA leader Of the ,nti- mckinley forces III naDAa'
and who Is evidently obeyng orders ho''' '~
nine. leaders in inspiring the bolts. a..
"yvha, are the true facts about the spit az tme
s,a,e Convention held In Montgomery on VI. -.
.rha s,a,e Convention was composed Oh DO" uee
ootes and OF this number at least one q,
a,s contested It has been the custom J"
Alabama from the beginning OF the ORGANIZATION =.
tho marty for the State Executive |o'".'
mako IN the temporary roll OF delegates VI VIC
,.s,,,on select and recommend the temporary o'',
GERS to the convention, and name we m,', 90,
IN hich the convention IL to convene i" 10 49,,
.,,. ,e.p tho rule In Alabama. but also WIN the
National Republican Executive Comm''ee' anu "
fact In every State OF the Union Dr H. a. 'io9..e'
was the chairman OF the Alabama STATE fNecu''e
Committee having he'd that position Tor e'sn' 'e"
n,,,ee or at least majority. have passed upon ,he
Temporary roll selected temporary officers and oess
,o,ed n Mace Of meeting. The present commi'tee
| "a composed OF sixteen Mckinley ana SIX anu-"c-
! kinney men DR.. Moseley declined 70 can 'he CONF
u,ttee claiming the right 10 make UP the temporary
roll designate the temporary officers and seect the
| hail in which the convention should convene. the
| coys,nor having refused the use Of the Capitol
bu,lding the place originally selected BY the COM
| mittee.
J This assumption OF authority on the part Of the
chairman was denied and resisted BY the secretary
and sixteen OF the twenty-five members OF the coHi-
| mittee The committee wired Senator Thomas H.
! Garter chairman OF the Republican National COM
ance bet reen the Committee and It's chairman Sen
ator replied indorsing the position Oh tne SIX
| in conclusion that the chairman was simply the
servant OF the committee on receipt OF this Tee
knm" the 'S fsisRra%, and Invited with
them and proceed with the business o. ne me ,o,
porary officers and dessnatns place ,or 'ne rnse
OF ss w the He made up
roll himself. designated the officers ana place o.
I'VE and thirty OF the Sncontesied delegates The
committee organized by electing ex-Congressmsn
psG s
gates 70 the COMMITTEES on Credentiadis' Allison Nor
ton and Quay men as aeiesates to the ST Louis Con-
vsn,lon while the regular convention selected Tour
M Sf s" 6 sSPE an Sn'a Clay
Vice President. The regular convention nuo aoSus
"a delegates whose seats we're not IN contest, ahu
| after the report OF the Committee on Creden,'i
was adopted 30S out OF the $50 delegates STOOD up
ard answered to their names when the rol, was
! called. The regular convention adopted souho-
money and protective tarin platform. VAS IN con,
tfnuous session fourteen hours, and was composer
OF the ables best and leading men OF the kepuo.i-
can party OF the state The Democratic press OF
Montgomery expressed its surprise at the very
large number of representative white men compos-
| You can safely predict that the ST. Louis Con-
| vention will admit the Mckinley delegation rom
| Alabama and place the seal OF condemnation on
the nav practice OF manufacturing bogus delega-
tons. overriding all party laws and preceuents IN
| the organization Of committees. conventions. etc
The history as I have impartaliy given II 70 YOU
| Of the double conventions In Alabama Will also
| enable the public understand how and IN what
manner the opponents Of Mckinley hope TO
| defeat his nomination by getting up these bogus
| delegations and in some way have them seated
| In The ST Louis Convention. OF course. their
scheme is to manipulate the National Committee.
have the committee place these spurious dele
gates on the temporary roll. and In some way nave
he Convention. retain them. and thus prevent
the nomination OF the Ohio man. The Mckinney
sders are prepar ed to defeat this conspiracy. and
viii have sufficient votes TO nominate their canoi.
date on the first balot-in fact, they know that
only one name viii be presented to the conven-
ton"
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