The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-09
BR0WNLOW STILL
IN fiji: SADDLE.
DOMINATES TIE MEETING or
STATE COMMITTEE.
CONVENTION CIV AUGUST %

ranks Of the Republican party this
year now seems altogether improba-
Die. There was every evidence III the
meeting OF the state Committee Tues
day that the breach ia the party
would not only not be healed but
would probably grow wider. In fact
the old lines between tie Evans and
BTownlow factions were taut.y drawn,
and many members of tie committees
after the Adjournment were head to
declare that it was to be t.a Oh 49,,
of 1900 over again.
After waiting till 2:3O o'clcc.., -.
ing to hear that peace betwee- ,
warning factions had been agreed l.
on, the committee met and adopted
every motion and resolution offered
by a supporter of the Easy Boss
and placed upon the table every mo-
ton offered by a representative of the
opposition. There was no time dur
ing the meeting when the Brownlow
people did not have a majority com
pletely upsetting any calculations of
the Evans supporters that they would
Je able to control the committee
There were two or three test votes
and upon the closest proposition, that
of repeating the rule providing for adj
mission to conventions by certificate
only issued by the State Committee,
-e majority for Mr.. Brownlow was
.4ree, with three members not voting
Had there been full vote on this
question the majority would have been
four, just what the Brownlow leaders
stated before the meeting that they
couid at all times depend upon.
Convention August %.
The committee by an almost unan-
imous vote decided to hold the State
convention at Nashville on Aug %,
an almost unprecedented late date.
This date was selected because it was
the desire of the Republicans in the
counties of East Tennessee that the
contest for Governor should not be
settled until after the August election
it was insisted tnat the party in many
of the close counties of East sTennes-
see would have a better chance to
elect the ticket if the contest was
postponed than they would have if
the factiOnal fight was made before
the county elections. This argument
was convincing and only seven men,
bers voted for an earlier date. Under
the plan adopted the county mass
conventions or delegated conventions,
as the case may be, will be held on
Aug. H. Should there be delegated
conventions ordered by the county
committees the ward and district pri-
maries or meetings for the selection
OF delegates to such conventions shall
be held on Aug. 10. The basis of rep
.resentation was fixed as heretofore,
one delegate or vote from the county
for every 200 votes or fractional ma
jority thereof cast Tor the Republican
Presidential electors in 1904
Waiting on corteIyou.
When the committee met in the
morning it was announced that an ad
tournament would be taken. While
the fact was not stated it was known
that this was done in order to give
Chairman George b. Cortelyou, Of the
National Republican Committee, time |
to pass upon the harmony agreement |
or disagreement arrived at in Chatta |
noosa by the representatives OF the |
two factions on Tuesday night Wien |
after l o'clock Wednesday morning |
the representatives OF the two fac
tons were unable to agree upon the
details of the compromise the entire
matter was referred to Mr.. Cortelyou
by wire with the statement from both
that his decision would be accepted
as final No reply was received dur
ing the day. AS stated in The Ameri-
can of Wednesday, the only bone of
was the right OF Mr..
Brownlow to appoint the members of
the committee from the State at large,
the Evans people insisting that such
members should be elected by the
No agreement on this
point could be reached, hence the ref
erence to Cortelyou.
1t was attempted to get the sense of
the committee on this question of the
selection of the members from the
state at large, but without success,
Mccall ruling the motion
out of order-Nashville American.