The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-27

AUSTIN. Texas. March 26.-The Re-
publican convention which has been In
session in this city since Tuesday, ad-
journed sine die this afternoon, after
having enjoyed the distinction of mar
rowly averting a funeral and having
the not unusual thing nowadays in Tex
us. OF split convention.
The situation looked threatening
from the very start this morning. The
Mckinley men worked all night among
the negroes and succeeded in bringing
over quite n number OF them, so that
this morning when the hour for con-
venlng arrived. It found the Mckinley
men with an organized force occupying
the center OF the hall with determined
look on their faces, and an air OF night
surrounding them.
Cuney, the chairman OF the conVen-
tlon, when he mounted the rOstrum at
10 O'Clock. took in the situation at u
glance, and seeing that the Mckinley
men were assuming formidable
strength immediately sent his eHiissar-
les out for his forces. and pending their
return, he did not turn n hand in the
matter OF opening the convention, put
ting forth the excuse that the commit
tee on credentials was not ready to re-
port. He finally got his forces together
about l O'Clock and the committee on
credentials putting in an appearance
about the same time the convention was
called u order
The first work Of the convention was
the receiving and adoption OF the ere
dentials committee report. Its Intro
duction Immediately precipltated row.
and while the Mckinley faction made
n determined fight. the Reed and ALL
son men were In the majority and or
ganlzed the convention.
The convention adopted a platform
along the regular lines, the currency
plank OF which reads as follows:
I'VE rcafiirm the historic adherence
of the Republican party to sound
finance. We demand an honest dollar OF
greatest purchasing power for every
class alike. and the largest Issue OF
gold. silver and paper compatible with
security and the requirements OF trade.
AL OF equal value, Interchangeable one
for another, every dollar resting on
gold as the money OF final redemption.
THE Republican OF Texas declare
this to be in their deliberate judgment
the only basis for a large and liberal
circulation OF money and for the main
tenance OF universal confidence
The convention then elected the fol-
lowing delegates TO the st. Louis con-
ventIon: n. W. Quincy, OF Galveston, an
Allison man: W. II. MnkemSnn. OF
Georgetown, n Reed man; F. II. Ter
rell, OF San Antonio. an Allison man;
c. II. Ferguson, Of Richmond, Reed
man.
John c. Cain and r. b, Smith.
Electors: George c. clifford, OF San
Antonio, and Eugene Marshall or
Dallas,
Hardly had the vote on the selection
OF electors been announced than the
long anticipated row was In force. As
the chair declared the men elected a
Wild whoop from the very centre OF the
Mckinley delegation proclaimed that
the trouble had begun. one burly
negro came plowing through the Jam,
pushing men in front OF him as II they
were so much chan. and In his wake
came half hundred excited followers
wild with excitement. They gave ev-
cry evidence that they Intended to cap
ture the grand stand. The spectators
and the crowd on the stand made fran
all TO no purpose. They were on the
stand In nm instant and there they
were confronted by Quincy and his
faithful followers. who received them
with a hearty welcome. The Quincy
men had no time to organize their
forces before the opposing crowd was
on them. This mhttered little. however,
as each man resolved Instantly 10 be
n John l.. Sullivan. and combat every
inch Of the ground. The Ilrst negro to
reach the stand made n lungc at Gu
ney's head with his fist, While he was
quick. one OF Cuney's followers was
quicker. AS he struck ut Quincy he
found himself confronted by big re-
vnlver in the hands Of Il negro, who.
while not so large, demonstrated that
he could hold his own against all COM
petit0rs. The two men eyed each other
for ten seconds possibly, when they
both went down before the bowling
crowd that was swaying around and
about them.
In an instant the platform was n
scene OF wild chaos, Excited negroes
swnyed to and fro in the battle for twen-
ty minutes before an armed force Of pO-
licemen could qucll tho riot. II was
then discovered that no one was danger
ously hurt, although ono or two were
could be obtained the convention. after
dlsposlng OF n few minor matters nd
journed sine die without issuing any In
struetioRF 10 delegates TO St Louis.
Immediately after the regular con-
ventlon adjourned. the Mckinley fac
tlon took charge Of the hall and organ
king their convention In due form,
and elected the following delegates toSt.
| Louis:
Defcgatcs-john Grant, Of Sherman;
Frank Hamilton, OF Austin: S. l.. Smith.
Of Colodudo. and W. l.. Davis. OF Fort
Worth
Aitcrnatcs-E. D. Anderson, W Il.
Love. II. G. Collins and Richard Allen.
The electors named were: u. p. Hunt
| and a. II. Caldwell
The convention did not consider a
platform. but adopted n resolution en-
dorglng Mckinley for President and In
qtructlng the delegation from here Ia
vote for him as long as his name wag be-
! fore the convention.
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