The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
DELEGATES MEET
IN PHILADELPH HIA
Vice-P Presidency Still the
Chief Topic.
PRESIDENTS WISHES
TIE Overwhelming Sentiment is to
Garry Them Out.
EITHER BLISS OR ALLISON,
would be Choice of a Majority Of the
Leaders, Dut They Refuse to Give
Their Consent to Run-Long is
Being Held in Reserye-Sen-
ator WaIcott Selected for
Temporary Chairman

PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-The feature
of the situation which confronts the Re
n,lblican hosts at the close OF the week
preceding the assembling of the conven-
ton. is the absolutely unanimous dls2osl-
ton to carry out fully the wishes OF tae
President in everything relating to the
! convention. AS the clans from every quar-
ter of the country gather, the overwneltn-
ing sentiment is that, having served 'le
good term President Mckinley deserves
another, and that good talth ana soou
politics demand that the wishes OF t@e
candidate, as; nearly as can be ascertain
al shall he respected in the matter Of the
ice-Presidency as well as OF the plat
form upon witch he is to go to the coun-
try.
The Vice Presidency is the uppermost
firing in the minds of the leaders, as wen
as in the rank of file. It IS the ohiy pone
of contention, and tnat eoilelillolI " ou,I'
| ceasz very quickly if anybody were au-
| +r,o~ize6 10 say what the President wants
IF there is any plenipotentiary OF the Pres
| iaant here he has not spoken. Inc men
| who are popularity supposed 10 pe NIchlH-
| iey's spokesInen are the most careful ~
expressing themselves ana dlSc4dAtliAA5 e'i'
| knowledge OF a choice
| frst choice OF the majority OF the leaders.
| but both of these men have turned ossAl
J ears to the applications OF the manages. @
| Secretary Long, of Massachusett', . t.iss
| are holding in reserve, in case anotltel'
not so acceptable as he should becoiile to'
WOODRUFF BUTTONS.
| --ba most difficult problem arises IN
| connection with the New York delegation.
| PiIoted bv the ..Bis Four, PIatt, Etoose-
| va1r Depew and O'Donneu, the Empire
| State delegation came 10 town
| To New York, the logiclans argue tile
norniration naturally should go TO secure
wel-balanced ticket sIls3 sEoSt, ti,aTe
/ and If New York is overlooked, tii tiieA7
| ,igf,t he trouble ahead for the managers
I'5entanant-Goyer Timothy Woodruff,
| 80 New York. has headquarters opened
ond buttons engraved. but the possiplll{y
| +bot the New York delegation might gel
| +ogether on O'Donnell or Bliss hldhe9
f. the political prophets pause ezoVeilLoA
| Roosevelt still firmly adhefes 70 llt' u
| tern,ination not. to be a candidate, not"ltti-
| e+andinr his wonderful hold on the lHaSi-
! ,tinr of all. Until New York finally acts
| al The meeting of this delegation on Mon
/ dav. unless the situation should cfEstat4Ae
| meantime. phophesies are Value!eSS. III
| fba interim the West will so on shouting
| itself hoarse She has Irving Scott OF
|
| RartIett Tripp, OF South Dakota; FAR
tao1Ss Of indiana. and others, in addition
| ~ tho eIoouer1t Dolliver. None except the
| latter has arrived.
| ,To-norrow. with marching clubs and
hrass bands they will invade the monoto-
| nv Of Philadelphia's Quaker Saobatn, anu
make the .'welkin ring with their shouts
in true western style. The city VIII take
on the appearance of convention city
| han rn
| given to distinguished visitors, but the
Tnnsr important gathering is at the Union
| Taae11e Club, where Chairman Hanna
| and Secretary Root are dining. Secretary
| Root and Postmaster-Generai Smlth, fEeSn
| from Washington, arrived TINS evening
| Tho postnaster-General, it is understood,
! was the bearer OF d draft OF a platform
that meets the Presidents anpFoVu-
A portion of the Virginia delegation ar
| rived tonight.
THE TEXAS CONTEST.
The contest over the Texas State dele
| gates was decided in favor OF the Hawley
| delegates The names of HaWley, ter-
euson. Green and Rogers being placed on
the temporary roll
/ In the Fifth District of Mississippi the
| representation was divided between the
| two factions.
| The contest was over the regularity OF
The convention r. A. Simmons, OF one
! faction, and w J. Smith of the other,
| were given places on the temporary roll.
| The Delaware case was then taken up
| and disposed of in accordance with the
! recommendation of the subcommittee,
| which was that neither faction be ad-
| mitted to the convention.
| The matter of contests being disposed
| OF. a resolution. introduced on Wednesday
| last by Committeeman Payne. was taken
| up. briefly debated and referred to Sena-
/ tor Hanna. chairman OF the National Com
| mittee. This resolution requested the
| President of the United States to iusti-
| tute an inquiry into the participation by
| Federal ofice-holders in Alabama in the
| selection of delegates to the convention
| REDUCE REPRESENTATIONS
| The following resolution was then in
troduced by Henry E. Tipeke, OF Rhode
| Island:
.sWhereas. he representative in Con-
| eress now accorded to the several States
| Of the Union on the basis of Article NV.
| Section 2 of the Constitution, ought TO
| be modified. 50 that III every State where
| in the right to vote IS denied to any of the
/ male Inhabitants thereof, being twenty
one years of age and citizens of the
I1nited states. or wherein said right Is in
/ any way abridged except for participation
in rebellion or other crime. representation
isin Congress and in the electoral college
representation st1ould be reduced in nro-
/ portion to the number Of male Inhabitants
/ so deprived of the right of suffrage shall
bear to the whole number of citizens
| stwer1tv-one years old in said State. There
fore
.Resolved, That the Republican Ma
| tional Committee recommend that If the
Republican party is continued in control
/ of Congress it invoke and exercise the
! power of Congress granted by Article
/ XVI, Section 3, to enforce by appropriate
| Hesitation the objects OF this resolution .
/ The resolution called for much debate
whict, was participated in by Senator'S
IYanna Scott and others. Both Senators
Hanna and Scott expressed sympathy
with the purpose Of the resolution. but
! said that they We're OF the opinion that
i the question WAS .one for the National