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wAsHINGToN.a May s0-(special)-A
great deal efsintetesting gossip regarding
the Republican National convention at
philadelphia comes to Washington
through various Sources. In this respect
interesting history of past conventions is
also disseminated. Republicans from
every sectfon4of the Union are visitors to
Philadelphia and many of them, in in
sterYiews, indicate the feeling of the va
rious cons titheneies they represent. A
great deal Of this gossip, while it may
seem strangS tsaunfavorable to the Re
publican national ticket. For instance,
here Is an dnterFiew which shows the
condition in at sIeast, one state. 1.-The
Republicans of Michigan are in the
throes of az factfonal fight that fore
shadows anything but good to the Re
publican party"
This statement was made by Col. Frank
F. Priddy. of Adrian, Mich
Col. Priddy is one of the foremost Re-
publieans of Michigan. He has held posi-
tons Of honor and trust in his state, and
is thoroughly competent to talk of the
condIuops existing there.
Their is a fierce contest between the
P1ngree and anti-Pingree elements over
the nomination for governor" he said
The candidate of the Pingree faction is
our present secretary of state, Stearns
and there is a likelihood of his winning
over the other candidates, D. NJ Ferry,
of Detroit, and A. F. Bliss, of Saginaw
VIII the fractional disturbances en-
danger the success of the national ticket
III the state?' Col. Priddy was asked.
mat IS Question that l cannot very
well answer. Of course the Republicans
OF Michigan realize that Mckinley will
De nominated, but there Is a large ele-
nent IN the party that is finding it hard
10 reconcile itself to his policy in deal
Ing with our colonial possessions AS 10
whether this element will break ayev
from the party. LIDO not know. However
l am inclined to believe that the Repub-
mean ELECTORAL ticket will carry.
me acton of congress on the Porto
Rlcan Dill Is going to make it hard for
some OF our representatives to return. I
am AFRAID. Representative Weeks has a
right smart fight on his hands Smith
from the Second district, where 7 live
introduced the Is per cent amendment
TO the Dill before it went to the senate
and voted for it. The feeling was so
Slfong against it in the district that
@hen the Dill came back to the house
olIlth changed his base, and voted
against it. This has strengthened him
with MS constituents, and he will be re-
jority' "i ma
Asked regarding the vice presidency
Col Priddy asaids my
>. mere has been comparatively little
discussion of the question by the p
puDl1cans OF Michigan Lieut.. Gov Wood
run OF New York, was over to Detroit
d rev weeks ago, and he visited Grand
ateplds ana other places in the interest
VI Inaugurating a boom for himself h,,t
1t did not seem to take root to any ~
tent" 81 ~ any eN-
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1t appears that since the birth of the
Asepioilcan party in only two conveDc
lloiS nave there been contests for tbo
NJ, ne presidency worthy of the name
M nose We're the conventions of 1850 and
io0G. III the former the nomination went
- - iI'Iii!iodl Hamiin on the second ballot
ne receiving 36l votes, while Cassius M
Clay, of Kentucky, got Sc and 1o ~,
ti'I China' OF Pennsylvania, 13. On flo
iiIst ballot Andrew H. Reeder of pow,
SSIVania, and Nathaniel P Banks ne
massachusetts, as well as a number of
otners, received each a few votes In
Iooo ilVe ballots were necessary to maxi
clolce. The leading candidates we've
PehJdtnln f. Wade, of Ohio; Ruben Fen
ton, oI New FORK; Henry Wilson, of Mas
sachusetts; Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana
+ ana Andrew j. Curtin, of Pennsylvania
WIAle a few were given each to Ham
I'M Oh maine; Speed, of Kentucky. Har-
IAN, OF Iowa; Creswell, of MARYLAND.
zen. Pomeroy, of Kansas, and w n
Nelley. OF Pennsylvania. On the fifth de-
35slVe ballot ColfaX had 541 votes. Wade
81 and Fenton So
n all the other conventions of tba Re
publican party the nomination of can
dldate for vice president has been spirit-
less. one ballot only was necessary in
the convention of 1856, in PbiladeInbio
which gave the nomination to William I.
layton, New Jersey Lincoln was :
candidate for vice president and had 10
votes, while Gen. Banks received 4G. THE
INST ballot in the convention of 1864 SET
tIed the nomination. Andrew johnson
Rad zoe votes, HamIin $50 Daniel s Dfck.
lnsen, of New York, 1O5 while the vote
Tor several other candidates aggregated
oil. Before the vote was declared many
changes took place, Johnson winning.
with 494. In 1872 a single trial WAS s,1S1
hclert to give the nomination to Henry,
wilson, of Massachusetts, he receivins,
SG472 votes to Colfax's 3211h
Several candidates were presented to
the convention of 1876, but as the voting
proceeded, nearly all the votes were for
William X. Wheeler, of New York. The
other candidates were thereupon with
drawn and he was nominated by accla
nation. In 1885, Chester A Arthur won
easily on the first ballot. Elihu B. Wash
burn, Marshall Sewell and Horace Maya
ard were candidates. while Edmund
Davis, of Texas; B. K Bruce and others
received the scattering vote. The con-
vention of 1884 decided the vice presi-
dency in jiffy. Logan getting 779 votes
to for Lucius Fairchild and for Ores.
ham on the single ballot that was taken.
The first ballot, which decided the con-
test in 1858, gave Morton SO votes, Will
lam Walter Phelps 119, William O. Brad
ley 103 B. X. Bruce II, and w f. Thorn
as, of Texas, l. Whitelaw Reid was nomi-
mated by reclamation by the convention of
1892, In the last convention Hobart had
an easy walk-away on the first ballot.
getting 535l@ votes. Henry Clay Evans
had 2771s votes, Morgan J. Buckley SO,
James A. Walker "a, " hile the 43 scatter,
ing votes were apportioned among
Charles w. Lippitt. of Rhode island;
Speaker Reed. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Sen
ator Thurston, Fred D. Grant and Levi
P. Morton
1t IS stated here the question of the
V1ee-presidential nomination has assumed
proportions of a free-for-au fight, and
friends of the several candidates are