The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-21
THE EVANS WING BOLTS
Republicans Will Send Two Delega-
t1ons to Philadelphia.
AND WILL PUT OUT TWO STATE TICKETS
The Evans Wing viii Run W. F. Posion Tor
Governor and The Brownlow Wing John
{. Mccall. Mckinley is Endors-
ed by Both Factions.

Nashville, Tenn, April 20.-Tennessee
will have two Republican tickets in the
field in the coming State campaign
Likewise two sets of delegates will go
to the National convention at Philadel-
phia. AS expected the Senate split today,
the Evans contingent walking out and
holding a separate convention w. f.
Poston, of Crockett county, is its guber-
material selection, while John e. Nc
Call is at the head of the State ticket
named by the convention over which Con-
gressman Brownlow presided. Pension
Commissioner, Henry Clay Evans will
lead one delegation to the National con-
vention, while the other will be directed
from the background by Congressman
and National Committeeman Walter 7.
Brownow Both delegations are in
structed for Mckinley.
The situation is the outcome of a Bit
ter factiCnal fight that has been waged
in the State for some time. The expected
storm broke in the State convention
soon after it met today and the Evans
men bolted, proceeding to Amusement
Hail. where they held a convention of
their own The split came when the
''uncontested' delegates refused to sub
stitute the minority for the majority re-
committee presented a majority report
seating Brownlow delegates from thirteen
counties. The minority recommended
the seating of Evans delegates in each
instance When the motion to substitute
was lost, w. S. Upton. of Bradley county,
called on commissioner Evans friends
to follow him out. AS the boilers filed
out of the hall. there was much disorder.
Finally order was restored and the ma
jority report was adopted.
Congressman Brownlow was installed
as permanent Chairman and Congress-
man Henry K. Gigson, Faster V. Brown,
G. ~ Tillman and John E. Mccall were
named for delegates at large to the
National convention. The resolution
adopted denounces the election laws of
Tennessee, declaring they differ in no es-
sential from the Goebel law of Ken
lucky.
The administration of President McKin-
ley is warmly endorsed and denomination
at Philadelphia declared for.
Continuing the resolution says:
1--WE congratulate the country that
the present Republican Congress has es-
tablished by legislation the permanence
of the gold standard We denounce the
monstrCSities of the recent Nebraska
platform, which is admitted to be the
forerunner of the National platform, to
be adopted by the Chicago wing of the
Democratic party at its National conven-
ton in Kansts City
The platform declares for expansion
and on this subject says in part:
with such Democrats as Senator Nor
gan Of Alabama; Senator McLaurin, of
South Carolina and Judges Lurton, and
Wright Of Tennessee, endorsing the pol
icy of the administration in it's treat
ment of expansion as an accepted fact,
we contemplate with complacency the
denuncaton of the administration by the
Bryan followers, who are hell for war in
time of peace and hell for peace in time
Of war. "
John E. Mccall was the conventions
choice for Governor and w. C. Harnsby
for Railroad Commissioner.
At Amusement Hall the Evans contin-
gent made numerous speeches of indig-
nation. j. r. Walker was made perma-
nent chairman. The resolutions adopted
declare allegiance to the Republican par
ty traditions Mckinley is endorsed and
his denomination advocated. The admin
istration Of II. Clay Evans as Commits
sioner of Pensions is praised and the up
building of a merchant marine declared
for The resolutions conclude with
scathing denunciation of Congressman
Brownlow and the majority faction OF
the Republican State Executive Commit
tee.
W. +. Poston was unanimously nominat-
ed for Governor and w. S. Upton for
Railroad Commissioner, Howard A. Manu.
H. T. Campbell j. c. Napier, (colored)
and James Jeffreys were selected as del
egates to the National convention. The
Evans faction is bitter in denunciation
of the Brownlow cohorts. Mr. Evans to-
day sent the following message to Cen
eral H. V. Boynton at Washington:
Situation most embarrassing and hu-
initiating. No box stuffing and perjury
ever equalled what we have here. Decen-
cy thoroughly disgusted'