Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-11
or North Dakota. New Mexico, Oklahoma,
ana Alaska being absent. was 3S 10 7.
FOT TRTH-DISTRICT FIGHT

the cOored man made out so good a case
mat the vote TO sustain the regular dele
CATION was unanimous
There was applause when IL was an
nounced that the Sixth-District contest
had been abandoned.
The Fifth District was passed by untu
Thursday. I'm the Seventh District Charles
ID. Alexander and John s. Curtis. the
regular delegates told a story Of attempt
ed riot and THREATENED bloodshed at the
district convention, while the contestants.
Frank NJ. Morague and John /. Guzzell.
sought 10 put another face on the matter.
When the room had been cleared Com
mitteeman Paine Of Milwaukee. express
ed the opinion that the time had come TO
frown upon such convention methods as
those that had been narrated. and sug-
gcsted that both regulars and contestants
be excluded from the regular roll. Com
mitteeman Hahn, however. moved 10 seat
Alexander Curtis. and there were but four
voices In the negative. The Eighth-Dis-
trict contest was Withdrawn and the
names Of the regular delegates. W. W.
simmons and H. V. Cashin. were placed
upon the roll. In the Ninth District Ad.
Winds (colored and W. G. Hanlin. a
Grand-Army veteran. both adherents Of
The Moseley wing. contested the seats Of
j. W. Hughes and w. l.. Saunders. Chair
man Vaughn made the argument for the
latter, while Mosoley argued that what
was sauce for the goose should be sauce
for the gander. and that the committee
could not decide against the contestants
In this case with admitting that-the facts
being the same-it was wrong I'm the
Seventh-District contest. The committee
agreed with him. and Powell Clayton's g
motion 10 seat the colored man and the
eN-northern volunteer was carried with d
shout
At Gals the committee took n recess until
+. NJ. Subsequently it was announced
that the Fifth District case would be
settled by arbitration. or the regulars
and contestants one favors Allison, one
Mckinley. and two Reed.
CONTESTS POSTPONED.
When the committee reconvened at S1j,
the contest on deleeates-at-large from
Florida and those in the Third and Fourth
Districts Of California were made the
special order for Thursday
Georgia was next in order and Chair
man Carter remarked as he surrendered
the chair to NJ. H. DcYouug, sotto voce,
that at the present rate Of progress the
committee would be still in session when
the convention assembled on Tuesday.
only two Of the four delegates-at-large
from this State proved to be contested.
r.. r. Wright (colored), who at the outset
announced himself the original Mckinley
champion Of his State. opened for the
two contestants, himself and j. G.
Hotherngton. an adh6rent of Senator
Allison's. and who was chosen at a Sc
cond State convention held after the first
one had adjourned W. II. Smythe re-
piled in behalf of the delegates attacked
j. L. Devaux and II. A. Rucker-and
showed from the sworn minutes that the
two last-named were selected by dccla-
nation. the opposition making no pro
test until after the convention had ad-
journod. This and other proof was sufi-
cient for the committee and by unani-
nous vote Devavx and Rucker were
seated.
The other delegates-at-lsrge are A. G.
Buck and ii. L. Johnson.
NOT so SILVERY.
The atmosphere about the various
state headquarters that was so strongly
impregnated with silver yesterday Las
undergone a change. IL IS not diuicult
10 analyze this transmutation OF metals.
Whereas. the carly arrivals were from
the Western States and Territories, where
everything is silver-toned, the arrivals
to-day are from the seaboard and the
New England States. whore gold is
sacred dogma of faith. There was less
of silver and more of gold in the eN-
changes of opinion to-day. Primarily
and finally. all are Republicans. and,
while delegates from these sections vide
lv differ on finances IL Is believed IRON
developments to-day that the earlier
threats to bolt were blank cartridges.
fred 20 test the purpose OF the opposi-
ton. This easing of Of the talk OF Dolt-
INK has smoothcd the way 60 better
understanding, and the platform-makers'
work IS made easier.
The California. Utah Nevada, and other
western delegations have not abandoned
the fight. and are preparing a silver reso-
luton TO be presented to the Committee
on Platform. Colonel Isaac Hrumbo, of
Salt Lake. has the resolution in charge
and will advocate its adoption 10y the
committee.
THE CONVENTION HALL.
The magnificent auditorium in which
the Republican National Convention viii
be- held was formally dedicated with en-
thusiastic ceremonies tonight The IN
terror of the building was brilliantly H.
Illuminated for the occasion, and a crowd
of over ten thousand persons was IN al
tendance. Speeches were made by Mayor
Walbridgo. on behalf of the city Of ST.
Louis: President Samuel Kennard, of the
Business Mems League and Ex-Governor
r.. o. Stanard. An elaborate programme
of vocal and instrumental music was
carried out. at the conclusion of which
the entire audience joined in singing the
Red. White. and Blue
The occasion thoroughly tested the
acoustic properties of the auditorium, ana
they were pronounced perfect The hall
seats 14l25 persons. and the chairs are 30
arranged as TO give every occupant an
view of the chairmans desk.
MANY of the prominent politicians who
form the advance-guard of the convention
"a ere present at the ceremonies tonight.
COLOR-LINE QUESTION.
The question of hotel accommodations
for the colored delegates reached crisis
this afternoon. and a speedy solution was
demanded by those committeeman having
the matter In charge Manager Henry {.
Lewis. of the Southern Hotel. was aD-
peslcd 10. and after a hasty consultation
with "a number Of hotel proDr!etors' the
following statement was given out:
"St Louis Mo, June 10. 1890.
"To the National Republican committee
in re- garl TO tie accommodations lot ihe
colored delegates TO the Republican con
vanfion promised by the Business-Men
+ .o,e,e of 81. Louis. while in Washington
last pecomber 10 be furnished by the
hotels of ST. Louis, 1 am authorized 10
say that the Southern Hotel, the ~.
Nicholas Hotel. the Lindell Hotel ana
tbe Iaclede Hotel viii live up 10 that
,ronlisc i'm spirit and in letter, and VIII
make no distinction whatever, but VIII