The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22
THREE FAvoRITES IN TEXAS.
a DIVIDED DELEG ALTON To GO To
ST. LOUIS.

Allison and Reed Expected to Have
Eleven Delegates Each and Me-
KfnIey Eight-A Review of the Sit
uatIOn in the Congressional Dis
tricts That Have Already Acted.
Three More to Act.
Galveston, Tex, March 21.-Alhson, II;
Feed. Il, and Mckinley, s, is the esti-
mate of how the delegates Of the Texas
Y,spublicans will go to their national nom
snating convention. There are thirteen
congressional districts in the Lone Star
state. giving her thirty delegates to the
rational convention. Ten conventions
nave thus far been held in these districts.
out of the ten district conventions held
the following is as correct a summary as
can be arrived at:
Beaumont District-Reed has two dele
gates: there will be a trivial contest.
Paris District-Reed has two delegates
without contest.
sherman Observation-Disclosures has two,
with a trivial contest.
! Austin District-In this district there
arose uerhaps what is the most serious
contention that has ever been witnessed
In any of these conventions. 1t divided
at the outset, each factions electing dele
gates-tWO for Reed and two for Allison.
: San Antonio District-There are two AL
IsOn delegates who are without contest
worthy of mention.
. The Fort Worth district convention was
harmonious throughout. 1t endorsed Nc
Kinley and elected one Reed and one Nc
kinley delegate.
In the Waco district there was a serious
division. The delegates established two
conventions, each electing a delegation,
two being for Reed and two for Allison.
In the Dallas convention the Reed forces
were in control and elected two delegates.
A contest was inaugurated, but upon what
grounds is not clear.
In the Houston district the convention
was evidently in control of the Allison
people. A division occurred, in which the
Allison people. who apparently represent
ed a great majority of the members, elect
ed an Allison delegation, the remainder, a
Reed delegation.
In the Eleventh district there were COM
binations and counter-combinatio until
the convention finally agreed upon two
delegates, one being for Allison and one
for Mckinley.
The Tenth, Flannigans, and the Thir-
tenth Will mold conventions after the
state convention.
In the state convention to be held at Aus
tin next Tuesday, there will appear three
clements representing the Reed, the ALI
son and the Mckinley forces. The Allison
combination will probably control the con-
Vention and it is predicted that everything
will be harmonious. 1t is claimed by every
faction that they will have representatives
in the delegation, but this is most unlike
~. and the predictions is confidently made
that Reed and Allison will divide the hon.
ors with Allison slightly in the ascendan-
cy.
The best informed, impartial observers
assert that the delegation from Texas
will stand as above given: II for Allison,
II for Reed, and for Mckinley.
The state convention will declare in their
resolutions and platform for protection to
American industries, urging a recognition
of southern industrial development, for
a restriction of foreign immigration and
for a currency based on gold as the only
money of final redemption; and for such
a platform their delegates will be found
voting in the national convention.