Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-09
CUNEY D0WNED EN-
He is Boss of the Situation at
the Austin Convention.
LOCK M'DANIEL KNOCKED OUT,
Likewise Brer Ferguson, the Avowed
Champion of the Lily Whites-Judge
Rector Chosen as Chairman of
the Convention.


Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, March S-Cuney still
holds the fort. He is on top and Brer
Ferguson and the lily whites deep in the
Mulligatawney.
Before the convention was called to order
to-day Mr. Quincy went before the execu-
tive committee and read the riot act to
Chairman Lock Mcdaniel for inserting in
his call clause excluding from the tenn
porary organization all contested delega-
tions. Quincy denounced it as a ''damnable
scheme to control the committee and the
convention in the interest of contestants
chiefly lily whites. He was very severe on
this one-man attempt to dictate TO the con-
vention.
There are honest men enough" said he,
sin this committee of thirty-one, and we
have no masters, and, as far as Quincy is
concerned, no slaves"
After Cuney's spirited talk a motion
made to ignore the chairman's rule was
carried almost unani ously, with the eff
feet of seating all delegations with prima
facie credentials.
Quincy rubbed it in further on the lily
whites by carrying a resolution seating in
temporary organization the Quincy delega-
lions from Galveston, Washington, Harris
and Dallas counties. This completely laid
out Mcdaniel. The news of it soon spread
in the convention hail. when the Cuneyites
almost raised the rafters. Chairman Nc
Daniel called the convention to order.
Alderman Lynn, Democrat, welcomed
the delegates in brief address, the burden
of which was, Turn Texas Loose" The
applause that greeted this refrain bespoke
the sentiments of the delegates respecting
the race for governor.
The chairman then called for nominations
for temporary chairman.
Ferguson, the negro leader of the lily
whites, asked question that was calcu-
lated to renew the committee room fight.
The chairman had been too etfectually
souelched in the committee room to take
any further dish in F'erguson's fight, and
promptly ruled him out of order.
Judge Burnett of Anderson placed Judge
John B. Rector in nomination, saying that
he was not man to draw the color line.
Gen. A. G. Malloy nominated Web Elan
agan, who promptly withdrew, as the sit
uation was hopelessly against the lily
whites Rector being the choice of the Gu
neyites.
Col. Morton nominated Sam Wright of
Lamar county, and he too, said Mo-
Judge Rector was chosen chairman by
reclamation. He took the chair and APP
pointed committee of eleven on creden-
tials.
The convention then adjourned until g a.
m, tomorrow.
There are about 400 delegates present,
with an increased sprinkling Of whites.
The ofice-holding class did not all stick to
Brer Quincy, Collector Burke, District At
torney Haney and United States Marshal
Dickinson of East Texas, with Gen. NAL
Iory being lily-whites.
In declining the nomination for chairman
Mr.. Web Flanagan eulogized Messrs. Blaine
and Harrison as well as the governor of
Texas, who, he said, had stood squarely on
the Democratic platform. This was ap-
plauded.
Quincy is now boss of the situation,
and can henceforth dictate his own terms.
Ferguson, the stool-pigeon of the lily
whites, is dead cock in the pit.