The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21
TO SEND TWO DELEGATIONS.
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS SPLIT
AFTER A WRANGLE.

BrOwnIow Faction Seated All Their
Delegates and the Evans Crowd
walked Out-TVvO state Tickets Put
in the Eield-BOth Sides Indorsed
Mckinley and Denounced Each
Other-Gold Standard and the Ex-
pnnsion Policy Indorsed.
Nashville. Tenn. April 20.-Tennessee
viii have two Republican tickets In the
field in the coming state campaign. Like
wise two sets of delegates will go to the
National Convention at Philadelphia.
AS expected, the State Convention split
here to-day, the Evans contingent walking
out and holding separate convention.
f. w. Poston Of Crockett county, is It's
guberna torial selection while John E..
Mccall is at the head of the state ticket
named by the convention over which Con-
gresham Brownlow presided. Pension
Commissioner Henry Clay Evans villa lead
one delegation to the National Convention.
while the other will be directed from the
background by Congressman and National
Committeeman Walter p. Brownlow. Both
delegations are instructed for Mckinley.
The situation is the outcome of bitter
factonal fight that has been waged In the
state for some time. The expected storm
broke in the State Convention soon after
1t met to-day 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 substitute the minor
ity for the majority report of the Com
mittee on Credentials That COMMITTEES
presented a majority report seating Brown
ties, and both delegations from thirteen
counties. The minority recommended the
seating of Evans delegates In each In
stance.
When the motion to substitute was lost.
w. S. Upton of Bradley county called ON
Commissioner Evans friends 20 follow him
out. AS the bolters filed out of the hall
there was much disorder. Finally order
was restored and the majority report was
adopted.
What BrownIow Faction Did.
Congressman Brownlow was installed as
perma nent chairman, and Congressman
Henry X. Gibson, V. y. Brown, G. M.
'Tillman and John IL. Mccall were named
for delegates at large to the National
Convention.
The resolutions adopted denounce the
election laws of Tennessee, declaring they
differ in no essential from the Goebel law
in Kentucky.
The administration of President Nc
Kinley Is warmly indorsed and his re-
nomination at Philadelphia declared for.
Continuing, the resolutions say;
I'VE congratulate the country that the
present Republican Congress has estab-
llshed by legislation the permanence of
the gold standard. We renounce the
monstrosities of the recent Nebraska
platform, which Is admitted to be the fore
runner of the ma tional platform to be
.tryfsa Of
cratic party at its national convention in
Kansas 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, indorsing the policy
of the administration in its treatment of
expansion as an accepted fact, we con-
template with complacency the dencuncia-
tlon of the administration by the Bryan
followers, who are hell for war In times
of peace and hell for peace in times OF
war "
John e. Mccall was the conventions
choice for governor and w. c. Hornsby
for railroad commissioner.
Evans COntinSents Action
At Amusement Hall the Evans con-
tingent made numerous speeches of in
dgnation. j. r. Walker was made per-
manent chairman. The resolutions adopt
ed declare allegiance TO the Republican
party traditions Mckinley is indorsed.
and his denomination advocated. The ad-
ministration of H. Clay Evans as commits
sioner of pensions Is praised and the ups
building of a merchant marine declared
for
The resolutions conclude with a ecafh-
ing demunciation of Congressman Brown
low and the majority faction of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee.
w. f. Poston was unanimously nom
mated for Governor and w. s. Upton
for railroad commissioner Henry A.
Mann, II. T. Campbell, ]. C. Napier. COLI
ored. and James Jeffreys were selected as
delegates to the National Convention.
The Evans faction is bitter in denunci-
alton of the Brownlow cohorts.
Mr.. Evans to-day sent the following
message to Gen. II. v. Boynton at WASH
ington:
situation most embarrassing and hu-
initiating No box stufiing and perjury
ever equaled what we have here. De-
ceny thoroughly Disguised"