Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-21
THE DELAWARE CONTEST
The Ohio Leader Wants the Fac
tiOns to Get Together.
WAITING FOR A POINTER.
Delegates who Have Arrived at Phil
adeIphia Would Like TO Have Press
ident Mckinley Express His Choice
in Regard 10 His Running Mate.

Philadelphia, June 1G.-The repub-
| lican national committee yesterday
| put in three long sessions on the con-
| tests brought before it and adjourn
| ed late at night with all of the con-
! trovcrsies practically disposed of eX-
| ccDt that from Delaware. This has
| been referred back to the sub-com-
mittee. with instructions to again en-
deavor to bring the factions TO a basis
of agreement and will receive final
action to-day. An important action
| Friday was the seating of the Brown
| low delegates in the Tennessee con-
| tcSt and refusing admission to the
| friends of Pension Commissioner Ev-
ans. The contest was very bitter and
at one time there was the possibility
| Of serious encounter between
Brownlow and Evans.
The most interesting feature Of the
day was the speech of Senator Hanna
in the Delaware case. Senator Hanna
| is anxious to harmonic the factions
| in Delaware and his speech before the
committee urging another attempt at
| agreement showed his feeling in the
| matter.
| The action of the committee in the
various contests has caused it to he
| generally remarked that it has not
| been influenced in the least Ey the
| leaders. Senator lIanna's friends from
the south, especially the ot1ice-hold-
erS. have received scant consideration.
| Where there were rival factions of
! Ot,ice-holderS, as in Alabama, both
| sides have been denied seats. The
| defeat of Wimbcrly in Louisiana and
| the elevation Of Yarmouth is said to
! have been antaGonistic to the wishes
OF the close friends of the admins
| tration.
Speculation, gossip and informal
conferences among national commit
| tcemen and other leading republicans
who are here has failed to indicate Il
crystalIiZation of sentiment around
any individual. Neither Senator Ham
ma nor those who are close to him
| give any intimati that the admin
istration has a choice. The number
OF delegates who Will vote for any
man that the administration favors
seems to acccntuate the general ina
preston that the nominee VIII be tire
man most satisfactory to the presi-
dent IF you would take us into
y
tial matter it would simplify the sit
uation greatly and give us an oppor-
tunitv to do what the president would
like" said prominent republican to
Senator Hanna yesterday, and the re-
PLY he made was: You know all
that | know about it,"
Senator Piatt's talk of Odell. of
New York. caused a little futter here.
l.
turn about the same time, the cause
being the impression that in case
Odell should be pressed by New York
there would be a concentration on the
Iowa congressman by those who do
not favor the New Yorker.
The candidacy of Lieut.. Gov. Wood
ruff. of New York, who has arrived
here, is still being kept in evidence by
his friends, but apparently without
any backing from the republican
managers and with the distinct dis
approval of Senator Hanna.
1t is generally believed that Sena-
tor Allison has made it plain that he
will not be q candidate under any
circumstances.
The position of Secretary Long
causes considerable comment. and it
is being freely asked why the Long
candidacy should proceed so far un-
less it has the tacit consent of the
president The fact that Long is
member of Mckinley's cabinet gives
rise to a widespread belief that the
secretary of the navy will finally re-
ceive the support OF the administra-
ton If such is the case, however, it
is being carefully kept from view.
AS the matter stands now it would
seem that Long, Dolliver and Fair
banks are the leading possibilities for
vice president.