The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-16

was very bitter and at one time there
was the possibility OF a serious encounter
between Brownlow and Evans
The most interesting inc dent Of the
day was reserved until late in the after
noon. 1t was a speech by Senator Han
ma on the Delaware case In which he
made an impassioned appeal for the bu-
rial Of the hatchet between the Add.cks
and the Dupont Higgins factions. The
Delaware controversy was brought to the
front by "A report in the case made by
the subcommittee appointed to make an
effort to bring the two factions to a basis
Of agreement When this report was
called for exceptional precautions were
taken to prevent the escape of any word
of the proceedings to the corridors.
Committeeman Cummins of Iowa, pre-
sented the report Of the sub-comm ttee.
He said that he and his colleagues had
made an earnest appeal to the leaders
op obth sides to subordinate their private
interests and preiudices to the general
welfare and interests of the party. They
had been asked he said, to unite, each
side accepting their representation. The
Addicks tple had assured him that
this arrangement would be satisfactory
to them but the oposing delegation had
held out 70. absolute recognition, agree
ing to make proper effort to secure har-
mony in st-te and national contest.
There was a proposition to seat the Ad-
dicks 1eleg ation, but this was met with
a suggest IN to re-commit the matter 10
the suD-conmittee with instructions to
make sill further eCflrt to bring the con-
testing factions together Mr.. Hanna
took the rcor in support of this latter
/ proposition He onlv occupied about five
m nutes t.ne but he spoke with great
| earnestness His sH0 ech was an appeal
for unity o. action, and he said that no
effort SHOULD be spared to accomplish this
nd He referred to the objection Of the
! Dupont-Hi" rms Teope to Mr. Addicks,
/ and said hat G. posi- on to no one man
could be ali. wee TO stand in the way OF
party sue ess in Delaware or elsewhere.
81 am .atisfi = ~ continued, that 1
reflect to sentiI en- of the president in
my appeal to secure a settlement of this
| case AMI tnis CaCSr is one that appeals
- the CCnon sehs@ Of every man here.
! We must put aside personalities, rise
| { bove petty prejudices and take our
stand on the broader plane of patriotism
, and pay cucceG, The committee cam
not afford to take up the personal cause
of any set of men, much less can it afford
i 80 espouSe the case of any individual.
Continuing, he said that contingencies
might arise in which Delaware would
settle a ne lOnal contest and it was espe-
cialy important that the possible effect
uEon the United states senate should be
horne IN mind. true there was safe
republican majority in the senate at pres
ent, but no one could tell what might oc-
cur.
Senator hanna concluded:
81 appeal to you indeed, I supplicate
the Della ware republicans Of both parties
TO forget tat there has ever been a fac
t onal figh: n the party in your state, and
> unite in the irte' est of the common
cause anl 1t will not do to forget that
the resp nnsbility 'or any mistake that is
made will be fastened upon those who
make it."
The senator's utterances were literally
applauded ~ members of the committee
and whe he concluded. there was no op.
POSITION 20 the recommital of the ques
ton. The action or the committee in the
various cOI.tests has caused 1t to be gen.
erally remarked that it has not been in
tuenced by the leaders. Senator Hanna'S
: (. lends from the south especially the Of
, fceholde >. have received scant consid
, ( alton Where there were rival factions
, r.: ofiicehOGers as in Alabama, both side.
have been denied seats. The defeat o
Wimberly ~ Louisiana and the elevation
. of Yarmouth is said to have been dis
tinctaly antagonistic to the wishes of tn
C,ose friends of the administration, a.
, Mr.. Wimherly was sustained by the ad
n.nistratior in the fight that was mad
against his confirmation when he was ap
pointed collector of the port of New Or
cans. 1t was in opposing this confirma
: tion Yarmouth took occasion to max
some bitter remarks about Senator Han
T ma, who was supporting Wimberly. In tn
. New YORK case it is asserted that the de
cision WAS against Senator Platt and 9th
n er cases ae instance by memebrs, a
examples If Independent action.
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