The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11

from five states and the territory OF
Arizona.
The committee as whole will com
mcnce the hearing of contests Wednes
day afternoon, and the indications ar,
that it will hardly be able to finish then
before the end of the week. Many o
| the conventions that resulted in contest
| ed delegations were marked by violence
| In several of them police had to ares
| the participants for assaulting and beat
| ing the chairman and the fcuds tina
grew out of local rivalry have been trans
| ferred to the national arena to be stub
bornly fought out by the principals who
have come determined, if possible, to re
| turn home as the recognized leaders OF
| their respective bailiwicks.
| But the bittercst of these contests
comes from the south. Hearings before
| the committee will be semi judicial. AL
of the contending parties have come pre-
pared with printed briefs and afiidavits
as to their regularity and right to recOg'
milton. and each case will be presented
by special counsel selected from the best
speakers among the respective factions
The committee will probably take up the
contests with the states in alphabetical
order. when both sides are on hand and
ready for the fray.
The committees conclusions. however,
are not final. They are for the purpose
of making up the roll for temporary or
ganization and only show who, in its
Judgment, are primarily entitled to seats
i'm the convention. The whole fight by
every delegation may be gone over anew
before the committee on credentials,
which is to be named by the chairman of
the convention, and the contests do not
even stop with that committees report,
as delegates on the floor Of the cOnven-
ton, because in nearly every instance
the cOntending factions both claim to be
for Mckinley and the two Mcl<inleyites
will have n ma jority on the floor. so it
matters little what set of men help to
swell the Mckinley balloting.
The list of contcsting Mckinley dele
cations are as follows:
Alabama-Four delegates at large.
First, Fourth, Seventh. Eighth and
Ninth districts; twenty delegates in all.
California-Third and Fourth districts,
four delegates.
Delawarc-Six delegates at large. First
and Second districts, eight delegates.
Georgia -Four delegates at large. First,
Ninth and Eleventh districts, ten dele
gates.
Kentucky-First district, two dele
gates.
Louisana-Four delegates at large.
First, Third and Fourth districts, twelve
delegates.
Mississippi-Four delegates at large.
First, Second Third, Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth and Seventh districts seventeen
delegates.
North Carolina-Eighth district, two
delegates.
Pennsylvania-Thrd district. two dele
gates.
South Carolina-Four delegates at
large. First. Second. Third, Fourth.
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh districts.
eighteen delegates.
TenncsScc-SiXth and Ninth districts.
four delegates.
TcXas-Four delegates ut large and all
of the district delegates, thirty delegates.
Arizona-SiX delegates at large.
There are not likely to be many con
tinued contests on the floor of the con-
vention. ms in most every instance the
contending factions claim to favor Me
Kinley.
Mr.. Evans is also talked of for perma-
ncnt chairman, rs are also Gen. eros
NcnOr of Ohio, Senator George Yelling
ton of Maryland, Senator Foraker and
Mayor John A. Caldwell of Cincinnati
Word was received from NJ. A. Hanna
that he and his party would leave Cleve-
land at p. IN. tomorrow and arrive here
at 4 II. m. Wednesday. BY that time it
is expected that the Republican national
committee will he here. as it meets
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. 7. e. Platt of New York. Senator
Gear of Iowa and Joseph Manley of
Maine will also probably have arrived.
1t has been decided that Jesse Rogers
of Knoxville, delegate from the Sec
ond congressional district from Tennes-
see, shall make the speech in nominating
II. Clay Evans for the vice presidency
The Allison boom will he opened in
force tomorrow.
Hon. j. $. Clarkson will then arrive.
aS will also ]. Il. Pray, cX-chairman of
the Iowa state central committee. who
will resume direct charge of the Iowa
movement.
Mr.. Pray'S chief licutcnantS in this
fight will he Gen. G. VI. Dodge. W. b.
Henderson and J. w. Blythe of Burling-
ton.