The Progress., 1896-06-18

Of The other delegates
The Mississippi delegations met d.
o'clock at the Southern. The hN''''
hin contest resulted in a victory w
tho Latter with twelve OF the eISh''0"
votes. II. S. Matthews Is opposing wa
tion,I Committeeman Hays, ana say
ebo contest will be carried to the cum
a,,,,,o on cypdcntiols. The delegation
NEE ing elected J. NJ. Matthew's d.
! oh,i,,,,, reelected James NiIl ma
tio,,, committeeman, and named tfN
follow ,pgcommt!eemfn Platform ANU
royo,ut;o3s. Wesley Crayton; creaen-
.,,l. VI I.co.rulrs and order Of bn8i-
ness. ". e. Elgin.
Tcvos National Committeeman ~
nov s,vs that if the national com''l''-
,oo doc. NOT scat his friends, who were
,,,srcuttng the contests he VIII carry
tho fight INFO the credentials commit
too AMI tho convention, II the result
=. the meeting Of the state hH."gat'oh
fs ag2i0ft him, Quincy says that he VIII
make statement, which he intimates
will be acnsational IS TO the PARTISAN
chin Of the national committee.
Kontrcky-The fifth CT L0uSViiIe
district Of Kentucky made another o.
fort to reopen the case recently derio'a
in favor of Todd and Sapp the Mch'n-
Low ae,cgates. An effort is being made
to secure a reheariug for Reeder ana
Kncefcl the Bradley delegates. Since
B,adlev's withdrawal there Is no issue
but the election of a national commit
tefma, and the organization OF the
delegation.
: The delegation from the state OF
WASHINGTON has made the following So
lccticp OF officers for the convention:
, Chairman Of delegation. NJ. B. Elmer
>, SON, national committee, P. G. Sullivan
:, committee on resolutions, A. +. Bur
leigh. credentials. J. W. Glbert; per
:, manont organization, II. Ialrchild
rules. l.. S. Carver; notification. H. t.
Wilson. Hon. Mr.. Burleigh. the mem
her Of the committee on resolutions, i
10 favorable to gold.
-, The Virginia delegation organize
-, and elected Judge e. Waddell chairma
49,, and 4. w. Harris secretary. The FOL
Lowing assignments were made: Gre
dentals: J. A. Mclaughlin; platform
on James D. Brady; permanent organiz'
ton, Sch Bowling; rules. Wilial
" Lamb: notification OF presidential non
=, inee. ]. c. Shaffer; notification OF vice
-, presidential nominee, J. 5. BroWnin!
'p national committeeman, George e. Be
den. No action was taken by The DEL
CATION on the money question. III
platform declares in favor OF the e.
-, isting monetary standard
s There is deadlock in the District
-, Columbia delegation over the rival
On. of Perry H. Carson and Andrew Gle
70, son. These two delegates have the no
-, or of all positions and offices Civ
-, each delegation. Both wish TO he mel
, ber3 of the committee on res HiuIo
II, and national committeeman. Per
~. Carson. who has been national comm
4h, teeman for four years, IS still in t
r,d field. Gleason wants his place, and
tho the vote on every ballot has stood
D and /. there has been no election. I
same has been the result when the d
fo,. egation voted on members of the re;
+io, luton committee. Each delegate
;oo willing that the other shall have all |
ion other possessions.
or, The South Carolina delegation is
sound money, and instructed the me
o,d Der of the committee on resolutions
SO vote in the convention. The de
~ CATION. however, made no attempt
,on define the term Sound money
r following selections were made:
,r,os manent organization, 7. B. Johns
4 If resolutions, w. D. Crum; rules, Rol
,,,,, Morgan: notification, D. e. Dea5; {
;,tod dentials, J. S. FOrdham; national ct
do mitteeman, E. A. Webster; charm
o1d J. e. Wilson. An effort Is being m
to compromise the differences betw
80, the Webster and Melton factions
do this state.
v" The Tennessee delegation was ca
Vet' to meet. but some of the delegates
P'" nc. arrived, and the meeting was
iourned without effecting an organ
met 'o''
ton.
oF D. The Gunby faction of the Florida
oe'e- egation met and elected the follow
Hui National committeeman, E. r. Gu
honorary vice-president of the con
every ton. J. Coombs; honorary secre
AFTER M. S. White; committee on resolut
hFhea ]. w. Archibald; committee on ere
mus. tials, s. B. Coleman; committee or
VI one LITIGATION, J. M. Christopher; chair
noso' of delegation, H. s, Chubb; secreta
'''olls' delegation, NJ. j. Christopher. The
afr's' egation is solid for Morton and gol
p'esl- The Kentucky delegation M
ue' VI Hurst's with warm contest bet
oh' " the former Bradley men, heade