The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07

IT,, tho motion offered by Mr.. bet hed
h h',id ' nreyoil. The people hau ,h m"
enough Vi D' rntnrn 10 the Republican
~ tro' If was not strange tnal peUp o-
p rhdntLi ot 50 important and serious am n,-
sno soIect rs their leader man NJ I'll
h ileit, their principles. he reu anal
,hot Tho state had furnished many sihv Lea
| t!iat -, There was a man VINO LAY LAY
foIIowad Grant through the war anu '" &c
Iii ;nroln during the dark Jay y,
alueu ni"O He was man who had
u'orId-wide reputation as Statesii' tho
Me was the favorite of the people Ill 'H'
workshop and in the home. ,,,,o, sic
"William Mckinley" he concIudeu' %
tbe leading man of the hour ,,,.od ~
Tho nnroarous cheering was reheWeu az
he ceased to speak. Delegates anu ,iS
TORS in the galleries got up Oh the ei''''''
and yelled like madmen. -, ao,r roxt
Alderman Madden took the hooi nrn
and offered an amendment TO lile "nd nnd..
ment. 1t was to add the f0l!oWl,S MG ;,,i"r
And in case the Hon. Whl. hei ta ~
fails to be nominated, the ueles" anro N.
large from Illinois to the natloiini ~; uon nonG-
dance dam in the ability of Thomas b. kee1
Of Maine and w. b. Allison OF Iowa, anu
that either should be acceptable as 'he
standbearer of the party. ,..... fror
This coused n storm of objection 1rohl
the Mckinley men. 49,, ,,1,,,or+
Mr.. Calhoun said should the alliehulli!en,,
he odopted it would destroy the orlsii'"'
ideas in the resolutions, wv 11,,t
Ey-Attorney General George W; iluh'
then made speech in favor OF MCKINNEY;
Chairman Berry said that, as agreed
upon. the debate would close WIN II lew
arguments. There was so much disorder
in the galleries that the chairman said II
If did not stop he would have the sergeant
alarms clear the house of all save dele-
gates. -, o roo.
son why Illinois should support Il man
from another state when she had a man
of equal ability of her own. Inc ne
publcans were not like the Democrats;
The Republicans had half dozen good
men to choose from.
He moved the previous question.
A motion was made by }. Il. MessIcK TO.
Law the resolutions on the table. ODJec..
tons were made that they were OUT Oh
order. This matter had been fairly pre-
Santad he added. and then directed the
clerk to call the roll upon the question Oh
The motion to lay on the table was
lost Resolutions instructing the dele
gates TO st. Louis for Mckinley were
put and adopted.
After the upr0ar following the, adop-
ton of resolutions instructing the dele
gates to vote for Mckinley at the 81.
Louis convention had ceased, the follow
ing delegates were selected:
II. w. Pattison, editor Chicago IT'D
une: William Penn Nixon, editor Inter
ocean; Ex-Governor j. Oglesby and eN-
Governor Joseph w. Fifer. The plat
form was then taken up and adopted
Adjourned sine die.
INSTRUCTED FOR M'KlNLE1.
Grand Rapids, Mich, April 3O.-Ihe
Fifth congressional district Republican
convention renominated Congressman
w. A. Smith and selected delegates to
st. Louis instructed for Mckinley.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEETING.
Dallas. Tex, April 30.-(Special.)-The
following Republican League call was
issued today:
To the Officers of the Republican State
League and Members of the Executive
Committee: Gentlemen-You are hereby
notified that Il meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican League of
Texas will be held at 10 o'clock Il. III.
on the 10Th day of May, 1896, in room
No. 9S of the Grand WinsOr hotel. Dallas.
Texas. for the purpose of naming a time
and place for holding the annual conven-
ton of the Republican League clubs of
the state and for the transaction of such
other business as may be called before