The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-15


Committee Was That From Louis
iana-Regular Organization Head
ed by WimberIy Turned Down
and New Element Led by Ex-
Gov. Yarmouth Seated-Repub-
lican Gains Promised in Loufsi-
ana.
Philadelphia, June 1.-THE most inter
estlng event in the Republican National
Committee meeting to-day was the seat
ing, of the/Warmoth d=legates from Louis
lana after spirited contest occupying
nearly all day.
This is an overthrow for the federal Of
ficeholders of Louisiana, ten of whom
were on the delegation headed by VIM
beTiy, the collector of the port of New
Orleans Although Wimberly is a member
Of the National Committee and made the
strongest possible presentation of the
case the committee by a vote of 25 to IS
declared in favor of his opponent.
Among the men thus denied seats in
the convention is William Pitt Kellogg,
former governor and at one time United
States senator from Louisiana, who has
been delegate to every Republican con-
Vention since 1850. Warmoth and h S
friends, who were successful to-day, rep
resent the sugar planting interests of
Louisiana, and the claim was made before
the National Committee that recognition
of this faction would make it possible to
elect three Republican members of Con-
gress In the state
When the committee assembled il was
announced that the subcommittee which
was appointed yesterday to consider ,he
Delaware contest was not ready to rep1rt
and passing over this case Temporarily.
the committee took up that from The First
Georgia District. The contestants were
Joseph F. Doyle and r. r. Wright and
the contestees w. r. Leaken ESQ. and
j. II. Deveaux. The contest grew out of
the rival claims of J. r. Delegal and L.
NJ. Pleasant to the district cbairmauship
and the committee decided in favor of the
latter delegation.
The District of Columbia contest was
settled in favor of J. E. Jones and w.
c. Chase and against DIR. Robert Reyburn
and George w. Lee, the latter a colorei
preacher.
Louisinna's New Element.
The Louisiana case was then taken up
on the question of state delegates This
was a triangular controversy. one deleza-
tion, headed by E. T. Wimberly, claiming
position on account of regularity of organ
ization, another, headed by P. F. Herwig,
claiming its head to be the recognized
state chairman, and the Lily Whites, or
sugar planters, headed by ex-Gov. War
moth.
Mr. Warmoth, who presented the case
to the committee for the Lily Whites,
spoke for about an hour and a half. as
l. hot -
new element in politics in the South, in
! cluding many who were formerly gold
standard or protection Democrats. He
charged that on the other hand the VIM
berly delegation represented only the
Office holders of the state; that ten of the
fourteen members were federal officials;
that they were in regular cooperation
with the Democrats. their object being to
keep only enough men in the party to
make sure of retaining federal office.
j. Madison Vance spoke for the VIM
berly people. He said that Col. Dick as
secretary of the national committee. had
recognized Mr. Wimberly and his follow
ers as the regular organization, and that
this organization contained the old-time
workers, the ba<tle-scarred veterans in
the party in the South, such as Capt.
Wimberly and ex-senator Kellogg.
He also charged that the Lily Whites
meant to ostraciSe the negroes, and If
that faction should be recognized, the
negroes of Louisiana, who had been so
faithful to the Republican cause would
be without a political home.
MIR. Herwig made plea in his own be-
half, but his claims were not seriously
considered by the committee in reaching a
conclusion. The delegation seated consists
of H. c. Warmoth. l.. S. Clark, T. J.
Woodward and Joseph Leblanc.
A motion was entered to reconsider the
rd nartteS
interested were consulting the Fifth Miss
issippi district was taken up. and j. w.
Smith and ]. T. Iglehart were seated.
The committee then reconsidered the
Third Louisiana cases and seated Jules
Godschaux and w. ]. Bekan, Yarmouth
delegates This action gives Yarmouth
control of the state delegation
The District Delegates.
When the committee assembled for the
evening session 1t began the consideration
of the district conventions from Louisi-
ana AS nearly the same questions were
involved as in the state at large. the COM
mittee decided tor give but five minutes
on a side and they were soon disposed of.
In the First district, c. W. Boothby and
Walter L. Cohen, Wimberley delegates.
were seated.
In the Second district f. Kuntz and Ern-
est Duconge, Herwig- Yarmouth delegates,
were seated, while In the Third district,
Charles Fontalieu and E. Sorreli, VIM
berly delegates. received the decision.
In the Fourth district, B. F. O'Neil and
F. VI. Welch, Yarmouth delegates, receiv-
ed the committees sanction. Another del
egation, which has not yet arrived, has
served notice of appearing before the COM
mittee on credentials.
In the Fifth district David Young and
P. j. Even. Wimberly delegates. were sue
cessful, and in the Sixth district. B. v.
Barnard and l.. j. Souer Wimberley men,
uere seated without onnoeition