The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
COLORADO
IN Line.
Mckinley Is Endorsed by
Centennial State Re-
publicans.
BITTER FIGHT OVER THE
PROCEEDING.
Irving Howbert, Chairman of the
State Central Committee,
Resigns.
SILVER MEN say THEY WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN.
Electors in Favor of the st. Louis
Nominees to Go on the Official
Ballot.
SILVER MEN SAY THEY WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN.
Electors in Favor of the st. Louis
Nominees to Go on the Official
Ballot.

DENVER, CoLo., July 29.-The Repub-
lican State Central Committee, by vote
of 4S to 81, to-day adopted a resolution in
dorsing the st. Louis platform and McKin-,
ley and Hobart, and urging the State con-
vention to select Presidential electars
pledged to vote for the candidates of the
Republican party. This result, however,
was not obtained until three hours had
been consumed in the most bitter debate,
replete with personal abuse and displays
of passion. Irving Howbert, chairman,
retired when the vote was announced, he
having previously indicated desire ore-
sign from the Office. ]. w. L. Hodges was
elected to succeed him.
The new chairman announced that all
members of the State committee who did
not intend to vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart would not be recognized, and he
asked them to leave the room, adding
that should they decline to do so, he
would neither recognize them nor permit
their votes to be recorded. This was a
firebrand which caused an instantaneous
explosion, and personal violence seemed
imminent.
woman member calmed the angry
men by securing the floor ana begged the
committee to listen to her. Then she
asked the chairman to give the boilers
time to repent. This sally quieted the
men considerably, and after protests had
been made by many of Hodges sup.
porters he Withdrew the ruling.
A motion to delegate the powers of the
com mittee to subcommittee of FIVE, with
full executive power, was presented, but
under protest it was amended to the ex-
tent that the committee report its action
to the whole committee. A recess was
taken until clock.
The Endorsement of the platform shows
that Senator Wolcotts friends are in the
majority and will have their ways A. M.
Stevenson, one of the boilers of the st.
Louis convention, is leading the minority,
and he boldly asserted in the committee
his intention to support Bryan and Sewall.
1--WE will turn you down when the State
convention meets" was his defiance.
Mckinley electors now go on the oficia
ballot.
After an exciting evening session the
committee accepted the report of the SUBJ
committee, which sets the time and place
| for holding the State convention as Sep
tember 30 at Colorado Springs. A stand-
ing committee, consisting of Frank w.
Howbert, Ell Paso; T. r. Hoffmeyer,
Otero; G. G. Goodell, Prowers; c. II.
Moulton, Garfield, and Thomas Nichols,
Arapahoe, will make the apportionment,
issue the call and provide therein as to
who may be entitled to seats in the con.
vention. 1t is Mckinley victory.
The minority in the deliberations to-day
have sent notice to all absent members,
recommending another meeting of the
committee, when no proxies will be per.
mitted. This meeting is to overturn the
work accomplished to-day. A struggle is
now on for the eagle, the ballot emblem.