The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-27
IT WAS A SPLIT
CONVENTION
State Of Texas Further Distinguishes
Herself BY Narrowly Escap-
Ing a Funeral,
FUN BEGAN WITH A wHooP
Mckinley FaetiOa Shat Out BY the chair
man. bat Held Session Of Its Owu
After the Trouble and la
strHeted Delegates.

Austin, Tex, March 2s.-Ths Republican
state convention, which has been in Ses-
sion in this city since Tuesday. adjourned
sine die this afternoon after having gain
ed the distinction OF narrowly avoiding
a funeral, and having the not unusual
thing, nowadays in Texas. Of a split
convention.
The situation looked threatening At the
very start this morning. The Mckinley
men worked all night among the negroes
and succeeded in bringing over duite
number Of them. so that this morning
when the hour for convening arrived. u
found the Mckinley men an organised
force occupying the center Of the hail.
with a very determined look on their
faces. and an air OF fight surrounding
them. The first work OF the convention
was the receiving and adoption q the
credentials committee report. Its1ntro-
duction Immediately precipitated a row.
and while the Mckinley faction made a
determined stand 10 get some showing'
Chairman Quincy. with his arbitrary rul-
inRs. shut them out entirely and organiz-
ed the convention with the Reed. .Alliscn
men in exclusive charge. The convention
adopted resolutions favoring the gold
standard The convention then elected
delegates to the st. Louis convention
and electors.
Hardly had the vote on the selection Of
electors been announced when q long
anticipated row was In force. As the
chair declared the men elected, a Wild
whoou from the very center Of the Nc
Rinley delegation proclaimed that trou-
bic had begun. One hurley negre came
through the jam. passing the men. IN
front OF him aside as II they were 50
much chan, and In his wake came a hum
dred followers Wild with excitemenI
They gave every evidence that they M
tended to capture the grand stand Ihs
first negro to reach the stage made .
lunge at Cuney's head with his fst. While
he struck at Quincy. he found himself
confronted by a big revolver In the hands
on a negro. The two men eyed each 9TH
Z er for ten seconds, probably, when both
went down before the bowling crowd
: that was swaying around them In an
/ instant the platform was a scene Of wild
( chaos Excited negroes swayed 10 ana
fro in the battle for twenty minutes be-
; fore an armed force Of policemben could
duell the riot 1t was then discovered
that no one was dangerously hurt. al
though one or two Of the white dele
gates as well as a negro OF two, were
bruised considerably As soon as order
could be obtained, the convention. after
disposing OF a few minor matters. adj
journed sine die. without issuing any IN
structions to the delegates TO St Louis
Immediately after thhe regular CON
vention adjourned. the Mckinley faction
took charge Of the hall and organized
their convention in due form, electina
delegates to st. Louis.
This convention did not consider plat
form. but adopted resolution endorsing
Mckinley for president and fnstructins
the delegates sent from here to vote fol
him as long as his name was before tn
convention.