The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-14
Proceedings o; the Commltte.

Proceedings o; the Committe.
St. Louis, June lathe session of
the republican national committee
opened at 1885 o'clock a. m. The sixth
district, Tennessee. including Nash
willie. was taken up. All the delegates
were for Mckinley Bosley and Cheat
ham were seated. From the Ninth dis
trict Mum and Austin, Mckinley men,
were seated. From the Tenth district,
Randolph and Taylor were seated.
South Carolina contests were then
taken up. The entire delegation at
large and all the districts were con-
tested. There are two distinct organ
izations In the state, one known as the
Regular" headed by Z. A. Webster,
and the other is known as the Lilly
Whites" headed by z. NJ. Brayton.
The Lily Whites" were mainly anti
Mckinley men. After hearing the evil
dence. the Webster delegation was
seated. A recess was then taken to
2:30 o'clock.
In accordance with the order made
THU sday. the republican national
com nittee proceeded promptly. upon
con, ening for the afternoon session, to
the consideration of the question Of
permanent organization. When the
chair announced the order. Mr.. Huston
of Indiana read a telegram from Hon.
w. r. Thompson. asking a postpone
ment of the election Of a temporary
chairman until he could arrive at z
o'clock. He moved a postponement un-
til 8 o'clock. Mr.. De Young moved to
lay the motion on the table. saying
that he did not understand that Mr.
Thompson was a candidate. All were
.~a<l a. - nA Ill
ments were made there could be no
excuse for delay. Mr.. Huston said that
he was satisfied that Mr.. Thompson
was laboring under a misapprehension
and that II here he would be satisfied.
Mr.. De Young's motion to lay on the
table prevailed.
Mr.. DE Young then nominated c. W.
Fairbanks of Indiana for temporary
chairman. Mr.. Kerens Of Missouri Sec
onded the nomination. There were no
other nominations, and Fairbanks was
named by the unanimous vote Of the
committee.
The election of a temporary secre-
tary being next In order. Mr. Evans of
Minnesota placed in nomination Mr..
Johnson of Minnesota. Mr.. Yerkes
named w. E. Riley Of Kentucky and
Senator Gear named Harry Smith. The
two latter names were withdrawn up
on the understanding that Johnson
should be made secretary and Messrs.
Riley and Smith assistant secretaries.
So many names were mentioned for
assistant secretary that Fessenden sug-
gested felicitously that each state and
territory be given an assistant secre-
tary. Mr.. Hahn took Fessenden's sug-
gestion seriously. moving that one Sec
retary and three assistant secretaries
be chosen and that each member OF
the committee should be allowed to
designate an honorary secretary. The
motion prevailed. Mr.. johnson was
elected secretary and Messrs. Riley.
Smith and A. B. Humphries OF New
York assistants. ]. II. Stone OF Mich
igan. F. H. Wilson Of Missouri, J. r.
Malloy of Ohio. r. 8. Hatcher of In
diana and ]. r. Beam of New York
were designated as reading clerks. On
the motion of Scott Of West Virginia
Rabbi Samuel Sale Of st. Louis was
chosen chaplain.
The Texas contest was then an
nounced to be In order. This contest
involves all the delegates -at-large and
all the 13 district delegates. there being
one set OF contestees and two sets OF
contestants In each case. The ques-
tion In dispute between one of the sets
and the other two was that Of party
organization, and that between the
other two was that OF party organiza-
tion, and that between the other two
Of conformity to party rules.
Wright Quincy leads the delegation
claiming to be regular. The question Of
party organization was taken up and
H. F. McGregor, representing the
Lily White" or reform contestants.
addressed the committee in behalf Of
that organization. McGregor claimed
that his organization was regular, hav-
ing been organized prior to the Minne-
apolis convention. He said that his
delegation was largely for Mckinley
because Of the feeling in favor OF pro-
lection. Still they had ordinarily
avoided instructions and would be sat-
isfied with any candidate nominated.
McGregor having referred to the
''rottenness" of the republican party Of
the South, Mr. Hill of Mississippi
called him TO order. saying that Me-
Gregor must confine his remarks to
his own territory.
John Grant. representing the other
set of contestants said the Lily
Whites" were not entitled to consider
alton as republicans. They were a
political vacuum-political bandits
They were democrats In all but name
Their organization was direct thrust
at color In support OF this proposition
he asserted that the Lily Whites" de-
manded separate primaries for whites
and blacks Coming down TO the mer-