The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-26
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
All the Leaders Maneuvering for
Advantage.
THE FIELD IS FIGHTING M'kINLEY.
Convention Not Yet Permanently
Organized.
ALL SORTS OF RUMORS ArLOAT.
ALL SORTS OF RUMORS ArLOAT


Austin Texas, March 25.-After the con-
vention adjourned last night the Mckinley
leaders got together and talked the situa-
ton over until daylight They sized II up
one way and down the other and all they
could make out of IT was that they had
| misiudged their hands or that they were
tho victims OF some of the worst man
agemcnt that ever wrecked the bright
hopes OF any political faction. They
realized that they had made mistake
in throwing down the gauntlet 10 Quincy
and they came 10 the conclusion that
although John Grant Is clever fellow
he lacks great deal of being up In evtn
the alphabet OF politics. They saw that
he had made n mistake In assuming. that
he could win without the assistance of
the Reed men and that no made bad
break In refusing to treat with Charlie
Ferguson and Bin Mcdonald when those
| two We're willing to entertain propositions
Monday night.
But II was too late to grieve over split
milk so they tacltly agreed to ,imply go
out after what seemed the only Thing
| left within their reach. namely the cleo
tion of Grant as one of the delogates-at-
large to st. Louis. They figured that
they sim had show to get this, as a
majority of the delegates we're Instructed
for Quincy and Grant and they thought IL
| probable that since Quincy had won hts
| hght for temporary chairman, and snu''n
conclusiVtly that h. WIS stlll the ruler
! OF the republicans party ia this State, the
dselegates would be disposed to respest
their Instructions for delegates-at-larg
| When the Mckinley people showed up
( this morning. however. they talked as II
| they didn't care how the thing went and
! simply wanted the convention 10 wind up
its business as quick as possible as they
expected to get even ut st. Louis. any
The Re d-Allison forces smlirgly lis.
| tened to the McKinoyites talk, but kept
mum and IT was learned from some Of
them that they had suspected a trap
| ana mat they Were inclined to believe
| that this sudden subsdcncc OF the Nc
| kinieyItes was only IA pretensc TO divert
! was 20 make n sudden dash to capture
the delegntes-at-largc and adjourn in a
| whoop.
At 10 o'clock the delegates began TO
gather ut convention pavilion bit mono
of the officers showed up and ut II O'Clock
the announcement vas made that the
temporary chairman would lie unable Ia
call the convention to order until o'clock,
rs he had not yet finished making up his
| committees.
As to the complexion OF those commit
tees the McKinleyites knew that Quincy
would coutrol the principal one, which
&as ihs committee on credentials, end
That thcs would gee the permanent chair
man and two deicgdtes-at-nrge
After tho announcement WAS rade that
the conV utinn would not meet until
O'Clock, several speeches We're listened
/ to and the crowd dispersed for dinner
Al i,3p p m. Charm On Quincy cali i the
| convention to order ana announced the
following committees:
Credcnials--first congressional district,
John Parish; Second, Geo. W Burkitt;
Fifth. II. j. Hendricks sixth, j. r. III,
liott; Seventh. j. +. Stewart. Fa6hth.
Marion Mullins; Ninth, ]. A. Hickey
Tenth A. J. johnson; Eleventh D. L.
i4cathcrs. Twelfth, Goo. @. clifford Thir-
teenth. O. T. BACON.
Dr. koy: Fourth. IL. w. Walker; Flfih'
". r.. Granville; sixth. ]. p. Elliott;
seventh, j; r. Stewart, Eighth, q. G. Me-
=. $. White; Eleventh. J. o. Luby;
Twelfth, Robert Gallaghcr; Thirteenth. j.
h Ralsion
Resqlutions-First,. 2. Rcpsdornh; Sec
ond ! DennI,; Third, Webster Elan
II. NJ. Mcconnell: Sixth. j. NJ Mccormick
seventh, l., u. kinchioh, Eighth. ". T..
Davis Ninth, Henry G. Gray; Tenth. Il.
=. lIawley; Eleventh. r. b. Rcnlfro.
! Twelfth, Geo. y. Jackson; Thirteenth, j.
g. Mintou.
The foIlowing were announced as com
mittec chairfrcn--tcsolutiun r. 49, Iiaw-
ley Of Galveston; rrf drnti1ls. w NJ. Nc
Donald Of Forney; rermnnent organiza-
All three of the above are Reed men,
as are the majority OF thu committees.
which goes to snow that Ferguson and
| Mcdonald got what fnoy went afrer In
tne shape OF concessi ms. ny combining