The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-27
1T ENDED IN A BIG ROW.
Lively Scenes at Texas Republican
State Convention.
REED AND ALLISON DELEGATES
Mckinley Men Make Demonstration in
Which Several Delegates Are Slightly
Injured, and Then Held a Separate
Convention and Elect Delegates.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 21.-Ihe RepuDli-
can convention which has been in session
in this city since Tuesday adjourned sine
die yesterday afternoon, after having mar
rowly avoided fatality, and having split.
The situation looked threatening from
the very start in the morning. The Nc
Kinley men had worked all night among
the negroes and succeeded in bringing
over quite number of them, so that when
the hour for convening arrived it found
the Mckinley men with an organized
force occupying the center of the hall,
with very determined look. Quincy, the
colored chairman, mounted the rostrum
at 10 o'clock, and Immediately sent out
for his forces In the meanwhile nothing
was DONE the statement being made that
the committee on credentials was not
ready to report
About l o'clock, the committee on Gre
dentials putting in an appearance, the
convention was called to order. The first
work of the convention was the receiving
and adoption of the credentials commit
tee report Its introduction Immediately
precipitated a row, Quincy organized the
convention with the Reed Allison men in
exclusive charge. The convention adopted
platform along the regular lines, the
1--WE reafIirm the historic adherence of
the Republican party to sound finance.
We demand an honest dollar of greatest
purchasing power for every class alikei
the largest issue of gold, silver and paper
compatible with the security and the re-
quirements of trade, all of equal value, in
Interchangeable, one for the other, every dol
lar resting on gold as money of final re-
demption."
The convention then elected the follow
ing delegates to the st. Louis convention:
N. w. Quincy of Galveston, Allison man;
w. r. Makemson of Georgetown, Reed
man; K. II. Terrell of San Antonio, Alli-
son man; G. H. Ferguson of Richmond,
Reed man. Electors, George G. Clifford
of San Antonio and Eugene Marshall of
Dallas.
Hardly had the vote on the election of
electors been announced than the long an
ticipated row was in force. AS the chair
declared the men elected burly negro
came plowing through the JAM pushing
men in front of him as if they were so
much chaff, and in his wake came half a
hundred followers, greatly excited. They
gave every evidence that they intended to
capture the speakers platform. The spec
tators and the crowd on the stand made
| frantic efforts to get out of their way, but
all to no purpose. They clambered upon
the stand in an instant and there they
were confronted by Quincy and his follow
ers.
The first negro to reach the stand made
a lunge at Cuneys head with his fist. As
he struck he found himself confronted by
a big revolver in the hands of another ne
gro. In an instant the platform was a
scene of wild chaos. Excited negroes
swayed to and fro for twenty minutes be-
fore an armed force of policemen could
uuell the riot 1t was then discovered that
no one was dangerously hurt, although
one or two of the white delegates, as well
as negro or two, We're bruised consider
ably. AS soon as order could be obtained
the convention, after disposing of a few
minor matters, adjourned sine die without
issuing any instructions to the st. Louis
delegates.
Immediately after the regular conven
ton adjourned the Mckinley faction took
charge of the hall and, organizing theil
convention in due form, elected the fol
lowing delegates to st. Louis John Grant
of Sherman, Frank Hamilton of Austin
S. l.. Smith of Colorado and W. Il. Davis
of Fort Worth. The electors named are
Z. p. Hunt and A. H, Caldwell
This convention did not consider plat
form, but adopted resolutions indorsine
Mckinley for president, and Instructed
the delegation sent from here to vote fol
him as long as his name was before the
convention