The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-30
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS.

Montgomery, Ala, April 2S.-The Re-
publicans of Alabama held two state
conventions here today. One, the Nc
kinley convention, adopted ringing
sOund-money-protectiOn platform and
determined to put straight-out Repub-
lican ticket in the field. headed by Gen.
j. w. Burke of Calhoun. high-class
Republican.
The other adopted platform, declar-
ing that all other issues in Alabama were
subservient to one fair election and
therefore all other issues were avoided
in the platform.
Sound money and protection are not
referred to in it. A resolution was
adopted by the anti-McKinley force that
the Republicans fuse in the state cleo
tons with the Populists, allowing the
latter to name the nominee for governor
and dividing the balance of the state
ticket between the parties. The idea
is to cooperate with the Populsts and
secure fair elections. The intention I'M
til 10 o'clock had been for the Republi-
can conventions to be held in the assem-
bly, room at the state capitol, but init
nations of trouble growing out of the
seating the thirty-fve contesting delega-
tons were impaired to Governor Oates
and he declined the use of the hall.
The McKinleyites promptly secured
iIoisetS cohCert han anu aSSelnDleu
there at noon.
+. r. Fitzpatrick of Bridgeport was
made chairman. The temporary organi-
cation of the Mckinley organization was
effected before dinner and at the after
noon session a ringing platform declar-
ing for sound money and protection was
adopted.
A resolution TO fuse with the Popu-
lists III the state election was al .,ted
and one. clause in favor of nominating
a straight-out Republican state ticket
was unanimously adopted.
AT this hour 40 p. M the Mckinley
convention is still in session.
Burke has been nominated and the
convention is wrangling over the execu-
tive committee.
Delegates are yet to be selected
William Vaughan was chosen chair
man of the executive committee. The
committee will adjourn until tomorrow.
it is thought
Anti-McKinleyites had great trouble
III securing place of meeting They
met ina cotton warehouse near the river
and continued their proceedings while
standing, there being no chairs
The chairman G. c. Sheats of Decatur.
presided from the top of an empty
goods box.
The committee nominated the follow
ing, delegates to st. Louis: A. ]. Warner
(colored) for Morton; w. III. Mcdowell
(colored) for Reed.
X. %. MOsely was elected chairman of
the. state executive committee The
ants adjourn permanently tonight.
The Mckinley convention announced
late tonight the election of the following
delegates at large to st. Louis: ID. d.
Shelby, @. w. Buckley, John w. Jones,
colored,, and Pettiford, colored, all in
structed for Mckinley.
JUDGE HARDY WILL SPEAK.
Corsicana, Tex, April 2S.-(Special)-I
The following is the list of Judge Rufus |
Hardy's appointments up to the 10th |
proximo:
On Saturday afternoon, May 2, he will |
speak at Paris, Tex; Monday afternoon,
May 4, Clarksville; Denison Tuesday |
night, May 5; Greenville, Wednesday
night, May g. Fort Worth, Thursday
night. May Z; Mckinney, Saturday after
Judge Hardy will put in the remainder
IF the month at various points over the
state, list of which appointments will be
published as soon as arranged.