The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-10
National Committee tn Meet This
Week and Consider Cases OF
Contested Delegations.
HANNA MAY SUCCEED HIMSELF
POSSIBILITY THAT HE WILL AGAIN
MANAGE THE CAMPAIGN.
President Mckinley and senator Ma
son Reported to Have sMade Up
Politics I'm General.
pecial 20 the IndianapolIs journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINTON. June g. philadelphia
wants the Republican national convention
to remain in session for at least three days.
and hopes 1t viii last 1--WE days. II is un-
derstood that there will be no night ses-
sions of the convention, but even with that
arrangement it would be difficult to hold
the convention for more than two days.
The presidential nomination is already de-
cided. The vice presidential nomination
will hardly occupy the attention of the
convention for more than half a day. and
very likely but for one ballot There viii
be difficulty about the platform. The
party is well agreed on that point. The
only thing left which promises to delay
the convention is the contests between diff
ferent sets of delegates. There are con-
tests from nine States and the District OF
Columbia. The Higgins fight in
Delaware will be carried to the national
convention. as will the Evans -Brownlow
fight in Tennessee. These are the only con-
tests Of national Importance. though there
is also very lively scrap between the
Grant-Green factions in Texas.
Practically all the contests are from the
Southern States. which have no earthly
chance Of adding an electoral vote to the
Republican column. IL has been the prac-
tice for many conventions for the rival fac
tions in these States TO send contending
delegations to the Republican national con-
ventions in the hope of getting both adj
mitted with half vote 20 the delegate.
Then, IL the party is successful In the elec-
ton, the leaders Of these Southern factions
turn up here in Washington with demand
for recognition" which always takes tha(
form Of a desire for federal Office. 4
year the Republican managers have DETER
mined to take advantage Of the fact that
the other work Of the convention is prac-
tically settled ahead of the assembling Of
the convention and give the time neces-
sary to decide these contests in favor of one
or the other Of the factions. To this end
Secretary Dick. of the Republican national
committee. has prepared a roll OF delegates
and received notices of contests and made
up the cases as far as possible. The MEM
bers OF the national committee have been
notified to be present at Philadelphia next
Wednesday. They will sit as a preliminary
tribunal for the hearing OF these contes,s
and make recommendations in each in
stance 10 the cOuliIltlet On CfedtutlaiS 70
be appointed ty the convention. While the
action of the national committee viii not
be either final or binding on the credentials
committee, IL Is believed its recommends
tion will be followed by that committee and
be ratified by the convention. This de-
parture from old methods will be hailed as
a good move by the delegates from Repub-
lican States. who have been annoyed and
barassed heretofore by the rival factions Of
the Southern States who. In too many In
stances. find in the federal Offices their only
reason OF existence.
1t is given out semi-officially that the ma
tionaI committee will recommend the seat
ing of the Brownlow delegation from Ten
nessee and the exclusion Of the Evans dele
cation. and the Addicks delegates from
Delaware and the exclusion Of the others.
Senators Fairbanks and Beverfdge dined
with Senator Hanna at the latter's resi-
dence tonight It Is not understood that
the dinner has any political significance.
Charles T. Nehf. of Terre Haute. has
been appointed an assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the Philadelphia convention