Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20
CONVENTION DELEGATES.
Mckinley Makes a Sweep I'm In
diana.

diana.
The district conventions held yesterday
by the republicans of Indiana for the Sc
lection Of delegates to the republican ma
tional convention resulted in practically a
clean sweep for William Mckinley. Four
districts, the sixth, eighth, tenth and
eleventh. Instructed their delegates to vote
for Mckinley. or adopted resolutions that
were tantamount to instructions.
The fifth district defeated the Mckinley
resolutions by a small margin, but both
delegates are understood to be for the Ohio
candidate. In the Indianapolis district no
resolutions were adopted, but both the dele
gates in addressing the convention said
that they should reflect the sentiment Of
the voters Of the district and cast their
votes for Mckinley. 1t is known, however.
that the preference of Harry s. New Of the
Indianapolis Journal. one Of. the delegates,
is for Allison.
The other districts passed no resolutions
at all. or while indorsing the candidacy Of
Mckinley left their delegates unhampered.
The delegates selected are believed to
foreShadow the election of Enos H. Ne
becker of Covington for member of the ma
t!onal committee, to succeed James N. Hus-
ten.
Chosen by Brooklyn Republicans.
Brooklyn republicans last night held con-
ventions throughout Kings county for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the ma
tienal republican convention at st. Louis.
The following delegates were selected:
In the second district, Theodore B. Willis
and George H. Roberts, jr.; in the third,
Timothy l.. Woodruff and Walter B. At
tenbury; in the fourth, Randall w. Harmon
and Joseph r. Clarke; in the fifth, Fred
erick w. Wurster and Ernest ]. Kolten-
back; in the sixth, Henry c. Saffen and
George w. Palmer. The regular local re-
publican administration won out in the
second, third, fourth and fifth districts.
In New York State.
The congressional convention of the sew
enth New York congressional district was
held last night on Staten Island. The anti
Plat men organized one convention and
elected NJ. H. Healy and Adam Cole dele
gates to the st. Louis convention. The
Platt men organized another convention
and elected Cornelius Van Colt and Hugh
Roberts delegates. Martin Healy said that
lis convention was regular, and that the
others would be contestants
The republican convention Of the six
teenth congressional district was held at
White Plains yesterday. On the first ballot
iayor John G. Peene of Yonkers and ex-
Judge William H. Robertson of kalonah
we're e!ected delegates. The delegates are
said to be for Mckinley. They were not
instructed.
New York County Republicans
The New York republican county COM
mi:tee met last night and formally Endorsed
the candidacy Of Gov. Morton for the presi-
dency. The resolution indorsing the gov
ernor was offered by Lloyd Coils, whose
father, Gen. Coils. is a contesting delegate
to the St Louis convention. 1t was second
ed by Fred. s. Gibbs. On a viva voce vote
three answered in the negative, and the
Piatt men insisted on a roll call to ascer-
tain who were against Morton. Some of
TIE members wanted to know if the resolu-
ton meant that delegates had no second
cnoice, and the Plat men answered in the
affirma tive.
The roll call being insisted upon the reso-
iution IN favor of Gov. Morton carried, but
snree votes We're registered in favor of
Mckinley.