The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-27
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
THE STATE CONVENTION WINDS
UP IN A ROW.
Two Sets of Delegates Chosen to Go tt
st. LouiS-Anti-McKfnl and
McKinleyites.

| AUSTIN CTex.), March 26.-The Re-
| publican State Convention met again
| this morning at 10 o'clock and imme-
| diately adjourned until l o'clock, as the
| Committee on Credentials was not
ready to report. This was ominous for
| the Mckinley men and foresha dowed
that delegations from contested coun-
| ties could not be seated. In caucus last
| night, however, they had captured
many of Chairman Cuney's colored
voters, and had formed a perfect or
| ganization for to-day's contest, and
they We're ready for any emergency.
1t came at l o'clock, when Quincy
| called the convention to order and an
nounced that the Committee on Gre
dentials was ready to report. The COM
mittee recommended that the votes of
eighteen counties represented by prox-
les favoring Mckinley be thrown out.
There were contested delegations from
eighteen counties, and the committee
in some instances recommended the
throwing out of the Mckinley delega-
ton and in the other seated both del
egations, dividing each half and half.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the report a minority report was sent
UP, but Chairman Quincy promptly
ruled it out of order. He stated that it
had not been prepared and signed in
the committee-room. Yells and APP
plause followed his ruling, and the wild
est confusion prevailed, pending which
an effort was made to gag the McKin-
leyites with the previous question on
motion to adopt the majority report.
The previous question was withdrawn
~ nd 10 On h
stitute for the majority report, but
Quincy ruled it out of order. and for an
hour the whole convention was in tu-
multuous excitement, pending which
a motion to adopt the majority report
was made and declared carried by
Quincy.
The report of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, favoring sound money, protec-
tion on sugar, lumber, cattle, wool and
hides, was read and declared adopted.
Quincy, Ferguson, Makemeson and
Terrell slated last night, were declared
elected delegates to the National Con-
vention, the first two being Allison
men and the latter for Reed.
Amid great confusion Chairman Gu
ney declared the convention adjourned
sine die.
lie -s1CIAlHlCyltCo dl sOhSC AlihdC q
rush for the platform, and were met
by Cuney's followers. A rough and
tumble fight ensued.. One negro dele
gate drew a six-shooter but police Off
GERS, who were on the platform, antic-
ipating trouble, promptly gathered him
in. Webb Flanagan and Chairman
Grant of the Executive Committee were
knocked down. The officers soon quiet
ed the excitement.
Cuney's followers left the hail. and
the Mckinley faction proceeded to or
ganize a convention with 621 delegates,
of whom over one-third were colored.
A negro was elected Chairman, and
the meeting was harmonious. A sound
money and protection platform were
adopted, and the following Mckinley
delegates to the National Convention
elected: Frank Hamilton, r. F. Smith
(colored), DR.. w. Davis Worth and
Chairman John Grant of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
Both conventions elected two Electors
from the State at large.