New-York tribune., 1900-04-12
AGREEMENT WITH WARD.
ODELL SAID TO HAVE PROPOSED A
COMPROMISE.
BURNS. IT IS REPORTED. LEFT OUT IN
THE COLD-HIs "RUMP" CONVENTION
ANTS" CHOOSE DELEGATES IN
hid WESTCHESTER DISTRICT.

The Burns Republicans of the I'D Assembly
District OF Westchester County who, led by
Congressman Ben L. Fairchtld, bolted the Republi-
can convention last Saturday in New-Rochelle.
held 'rump' convention in that city yesterday
afternoon and elected delegates the State and
Congress conventions. The Ward Republicans
who carried the convention last Saturday attended
the meeting yesterday, but left the hall after the
Burns committee had thrown the White Plains
delegation, consisting OF nine Ward men, and given
their seats to nine Burns men.
After making Richard n. Arrow chairman, the
Burns convention elected the following delegates
to the State and Congress conventions:
state.George G Menzies James W. Stafford.
child, John 2 H. Berman, ]. Irving Burns and Sam
Congress-Rchard N. Arrow. John NJ shinn.
Joseph E. Ennis, John ]. Thompson, George H
Porter Allen.
The question 70 which the regular party
representatives will be fought out the State
Convention and at the xVIth Congress District
Convention, which will meet Saturday in White
Plains. The latter convention VIII select two dele
gates and two alternates TO the Republican Ma
uonal Convention in Philadelphia Among the can
dtdates mentioned for National delegates
Congressman William L. Ward and Leslie Suther-
land Mayor OF Yonkers. representing the Ward
wing. and ex-senator ]. irving Burns. William H
Ten Eyck and ex-Congressman Ben L. Fair
child, OF the Burns faction.
II was learned yesterday that the State organiza-
Westchester County, and that a proposal drawn
by Chairman B. B. Odell jr., Of the State Com
mittee. submitted yesterday afternoon to the
leaders OF the warning factions in the lid Assem-
bly, District. The State organization, realizing
senator Burns is likely to be badly defeated in the
&VIth District. has decided to make the best terms
possible 1t said. leader OF the anti-Burns
wing said 20 Tribune reporter:
Before the Burns -Fairchid 'runp' convention
this afternoon agreement reached plans
suggested by the State Committee. This conven-
what they are, but there is one thing you may
state positively, and that is that Senator Burns
has, unfortunately, been left out in the cold.
Under the agreement that has been made do
not anticipate contests either at the State Con-
gress conventions.
Ex-Congressman Ward also verified the report
that agreement had been reached. and added
that he believed there would be contests. He
declined TO discuss the details OF the compromise.
There is a strong belief that a complete slate OF
National and State delegates has been decided
and that IL has also been settled who to be
nominated for Congress and the State Senate. The
selection of a State committeeman is said TO be
arranged and also the distribution of patronage in
Westchester County a Ward basis.
The Ward wing Of the party complete
victory at the lid Assembly District Convention,
which held yesterday morning in the Opera
House Mount Ksco. The following delegates
were elected
State-W G. Barrett, James Lawrence Leverttt
F. Crumb James W. Bedall. James K. Apgar and
Smith Lent
Congress-George Palmer A W. Young, jr.. F. L.
Reynolds, w. J. Haight, Joseph B. See and James
hopkins.
The administrations of President Mckinley and
Governor Roosevelt were indorsed.