Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-05

10 2s6 delegates. and OF these Hill seated
a majority of his own men.
A resolution was adopted that admit
lance 10 the convention hall be only on
tickets issued by the chairman OF the
subcommittee. John q. McGiil, Hin
supporter. and that the contestants were
TO be excluded. The Lynch faction pro-
tested and declined to ask for tickets.
but after a caucus decided to demand
admission without tickets. At 4 O'Clock
Lynch, at the head OF his followers. went
to the Opera-House door In a body, aud
asked admission. Tickets were offered
them but declined.and they crossed the
street to another hall, where they held
a Lynch convention. The Hill crowd held
an orderly meeting In the Opera-House,
presided over by John McGill OF Jack
son; T. V. McAllister. OF vicksburg. Sec
rotary. Several speeches were made, one
by Ex-Governor Pinchback, OF louisiana,
and the following delegates and alter
mates were selected to attend the st.
Louis conventions:
From the State at Large-James Hill,
Jackson: John S. Burton. Holly Springs;
a. NJ. Lea, Vicksburg; w. w. hampton.
Greenville.
Alternates-N. A. Anderson, vicksburg;
w. Ii. Sorsby, Jackson; w. A. Alcorn,
Friar's Point; w. T. Mask. Winona.
While It is uninstructed. the delegation
Is solidIy for Major Mckinley. A resolu-
ton to instruct them to vote for him
first last, and all the time, however, was
rejected.
Two colored men from Memphis were
introduced, and spoke In favor OF Colonel
William II. Moore. OF Memphis. as a vice
presidential candidate, but no action was
asked in his behalf
The resolutions adopted reaffirm faith
In and allegiance to the time-honored
principles OF the Republican party, as set
forth In the platform adopted at the last
Republican National Convention. They
hail with delight the recent Republican
victories and accept them as evidence or
a lack Of public confidence In the admin
istratlve ability OF the Democratic party;
and the results OF said elections In Mary
land, Kentucky, West Virginia. Tennes-
see. Missouri, and North Carolina are
taken as harbingers of the reapproach or
the dawn that shall ere long usher Mis-
sissippi into the light OF true political
liberty.
The resolutions urge upon all Republi-
cans TO qualify themselves in every par
ticular for citizenship.
The Lynch-faction convention was call
ed to order by l.. Il. Mosely, chairman OF
the State Executive Committee, and per-
manent organization was effected by the
election or j. Is feiio"Dy as chdrHiaii.
Business was then proceeded with as IL
they were the only convention. They de-
nounced the Hill crowd in vigorous
terms, declaring Lynch had a large ma
jority of the delegates, but that they were
Systematically robbed by the sub-com-
mittee.
The following are the Lynch delegates
to the National Conventions John II.
Lynch, of Natchez; w. l.. Molleson, OF
Vicksburg; NJ. A. Montgomery. Of Ok
ford; f. w. Collins, of Summit
Alternates-L. b. Mosely. OF Jackson;
f. II. McKlssock, OF Holly Springs; A.
C. Manner, of Dry Grove. and J. b. yell
lowby, OF Madison Station.
Resolutions were adopted swearing al
legiance TO Republican principles, but
the delegation. though reported for Nc
Kinley, was not instructed for him.