The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-21
Pension Commissioners Bitter I'm De-
nouncing the Action of the
COngressman's Followers.
POINTS FROM THE PLATFORMS
M'KINLEY'S ADMINISTRATION Is IN
DORsED by BOTH.
And the Delegates Instructed to Vote
for His RenOmination-Prai
for Southern Democrats.

see will have two Republican tickets In the
field in the coming State campaign. Like
wise two sets of delegates will go to the
national convention. AS expected the
State convention split here to-day the
Evans contingent walking out and holding
a convention of their own. w. +. Poston
OF Crockett county, is its gubernatorial
selection. while John E. Mccall is at the
head of the State ticket named by the con-
vention over which Representative Brown
low presided. Pension Commissioner Henry
Clay Evans will lead one delegation to the
national convention, while the other will
be directed from the background by Rep
resentative and National Committeeman
Walter p. Brownlow. Both delegations
are instructed for Mckinley.
The situation is the outcome of bitter
factional fight that has waged in the
State for some time. The expected storm
broke soon after the convention met and
the Evans men bolted, about 100 of them
proceeding to Amusement Hall, where
they held a convention of their own. The
split came when the ''uncontested'' dele
gates refused to substitute the minority
for the majority report of the committee
on credentials. That committee after
working until o'clock this morning pre-
sented a majority report seating Brownlow
delegates from sixteen contested counties
and both delegations from thirteen coun-
ties. The minority recommended the seat
ing of Evans delegates in each instance.
When the motion to substitute was lost,
w. s. Upton, Of Bradley county, called OH
Commissioner Evans's friends to follow him
out. AS the boilers filed out of the hall,
there was much disorder. Finally order
was restored and the majority report
adopted. w. p. Brownlow was installed
es permanent chairman and Representa-
tive Henry r. Gibson, Fost Brown, G. N.
Tillman, and John E. Mccall, were named
for delegates at large to the national con-
vention. The resolutions adopted denounce
the election laws of Tennessee, declaring
they differ in no essential from the Goebel
law Of Kentucky.
The administration of President McKin-
| ley is warmly indorsed and his renomina-
ton at Philadelphia declared for Con-
tinuing the resolutions say: I'VE con-
gratulate the country that the present Re-
publican Congress has established by legis-
lation the permanance of the gold stand
ard We denounce the monstrosities of
the recent Nebraska platform, which is ad-
| mitted to be the forerunner of the national
platform to be adopted by the Chicago
wing OF the Democratic party at its ma
| tional convention in Kansas City"
The platform declares for expansion and
| on this subject says in part: with such
Democrats Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-
l,r,-,
| Tennessee. indorsing the policy of the ad-
ministration in it's treatment of expansion
as an accepted fact, we contemplate with
complacency the denunciation Of the ad-
| ministration by the Bryan followers who
are hell for war in times of peace and
! hell for peace in times of war;"
John Z. Mccall was the conventions
choice for Governor and w. c. Hornsby
| for railroad commissioner
| The Evans contingent went to Amuse-
| ment Hall, where numerous speeches of
| Indignation were INDUCED in. ]. r. Walk
| er was made permanent chairman. The
| resolutions adopted declare allegiance to
| the Republican party traditions. McKin-
| ley is indorsed The administration of III.
| Clay Evans as commissioner OF pensions
is praised and the upbuild;ng of a mer-
| chant marine declared for. The resolutions
| conclude with denurciation of Representa-
tive Brcwnlow and the majority faction
Of the Republican State executive commit
| tee. w f. Poston was unanimously
nominated for Governor and w. s. Upton
| for railroad commissioner. Howard Mann.
II. 7. Campbell. ]. c. Napier. (colored) and
James Jeffreys were selected as delegates
| 10 the national convention.
The Evans faction is bitter in denuncia-
lion OF the Brownlow cohorts. Mr.. Evans
himself showing considerable feeling AS
an instance, he sent the following message
TO General III. V. Boynton at Washington:
Situation most embarrassing and humili-
| ating. No box stuffing and perjury ever
| equGled what we have here. Decency
| thoroughly disgusted."
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