The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS.
SPLIT IN THE STATE CoN' I-'
TION BETWEEN THE HILL
AND LYNCH FACTIONS.
BOTH FACTIONS ARE FOR Nk|NLEY
Two Sets of Mckinley Delegates "o
to st. Louis-The Kentucky RepuD-
lican Caucus Has Decided on
Debate for Senator

Jackson. Miss, March 4.-There was
split between the Hill and Lyhcn iuc-
tions of the Republican party OF MISSES
sinni here today. The committee ma-
iority report, recommending the seating Vi
n large majority of Hill delegates, caused
big rumpus.
r. ID. Molsey called the executive coh-
mittee to order. The roll was calieu'
showing an attendance of w. Inc re-
mort of the committee was volumlhous
document giving list of delegates anu
alternates for every county in the State
w. e. Mollison, Lynch man, read Il
minority report recommending the seat
ing of Lynch delegates in ID or ~ couh-
ties. the charges being made that contests
were all fraudulent.
John McGill moved the adoption OF the
majority report; James Hill moved TO "S
the minority report on the table.
John Lynch was recognized to SPEAK
in exclamation of the minority report. re
denounced the action of the suD-colilili.-
tee. which he declared was packeu, nire
lings had been sent around over the SUI
TO get I'D contests where none shoul9 nav
existed, robbing the Republicans Oh 'heir
rights, etc. A.. .,,,b,r, of
the subcommittee were honorable men,
some of them able lawyers, and their ac-
tion was right; that all the committee
wanted now was vote. lie therefore
moved to table the minority report. Inc
roll was called on the adoption OF TINS re- 20
mort. which was rejected by vote OF IL
to 80, Il Hill victory.
Lynch moved to lay the majority report
on the table, and the call resulted, nay 49,
ave 30. and the report of the sub-commit'
tee was declared adopted by the chair.
Inc Lynch supporters demanded the
roll call, however, on the motion to aqopI
the report, and it was done by vote Oh
Al to SO.
Mr.. Lee offered a resolution that admis-
sion to the convention hall be regulated by
ticket
Lynch contended that contestants
should be permitted on the moor; that the
National committee always did so.
Hill denied it and spoke against admit
ting the contestants, so that a quiet, peace
able. orderly convention might be had.
The roll call on the resolutions resulted
about like other votes, and the contestants
were excluded from the hall.
The committee then adjourned until
o'clock.
When the convention adjourned Lynch
advised his followers not to take any or
the tickets if they would be his friends,
and he and his party repaired to the Fed
eral building, where they held a caucus
to discuss the situation and decide on
further plans.
At 4 o'clock the Lynch crowd, some
200 strong, went in body to the conven-
ton hall and demanded admittance with
out tickets, which was refused. They then
withdrew. in a body, carried Lynch on
their shoulders to Beneficiary hall, where
they went into session.
The Hill convention tonight elected the
following Mckinley delegates to the st.
Louis conventions: James Hill, jackson;
John s. Burton, Holly Springs; \. Nj.
Lea, Vicksburg; Il. w. hampton, Green
vile.
The following were chosen as alternates:
y. A. Anderson, Vicksburg; w. B. Sors-
by, Clinton; w. A. Alcorn, ST., Clarks-
dale; w. Il. Mask, Winona.
The Lynch men selected the follow
ing Mckinley delegates to the st. Louis
convention: John II. Lynch of Natchez,
w. f. Mollison of Vicksburg, NJ. A.
Montgomery of Oxford. F. w. Collins
of Summit
Alternates: L. B. MOsley of Jackson,
Il. H. McKissack of Holly Springs, A.
G. Wanser of Dry Grove, ]. b. Yellowly
of Madison Station.