Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-27
POLITICS IN TEXAS.
The Mckinley Faction Arraysd Against
Tho Rsad-AllIsOn Men.
FISTS AND REyOLyERs USED.
The Platform TrAhsformed Into Chaos
some Delegates Considerably
Bruised.

AUsTfN, Tex, March 26.-The Re.
publican convention which has been In
session In this city since Tuesday nd.
joutnod sine die this afternoon, after
having enjoyed the dlstinotlon OF mar.
rowly avoiding funeral, and had the
not unusual experience nowadays in
Texas OF split convention.
The situation looked threatening at
the very start this morning. Tue Mc.
Kinley men worked all night among
the negroes AMI succeeded ia bringing
over quite number Of them, 20 that
this morning when the hour for con.
vouing arrived II found the Mckinley
men with an organized force occupy To-
the center Of the hall, with very do.
tefmlned look on their faces and an
air VI Eight SUR unding them. Quincy, ,
tho chairman Of tue convention, when
he mOuutoi tho rUstrum at 10 o'clock,
took In the situation nj n glance, and
seeing that the Mckinley men were
assuming formidable strength, imme.
diately sent his omistafios out for bic
iofoss, aud pending their return he did
not turn die In the matter Of opening
tho convention, putting forth tbs
excuse that the committee on cteden.
tlals was not ready 10 report. He
nnAlly got his forces together about
o'clock, ADD the same time the cOnven-
ton wHs called TO order.
The nfst work oi tho convention
was the receiving and adoption Of the
credentials committee report. lie In.
PRODUCTION Immediately pfecipaled u
row, and while the Mckinley faction
made determined flght 10 get some
showing, Quincy, with his arbitrary
rulings, shut them out entirely Hnd
organized the convention win the
tesd.A llisnn men In exclusive charge.
The convention adopted apiAtiorm
along the regular lines, the currency
plank VI which read NJ follows:
ave feafiirm the historic adherence
Of the Republican PARTY 10 sound nnaD-
oes. We demand an hone,t dollar Of
the gTsatest purchasing power for
every class alike; tho largest issue OF
gold, silver and paper compatible with
security and the requirements Of trade,
all Of equal value, inIerchan. oablc one
tor the other, every dollar resting on
gold a. money OF nnAl redemption.
Tho Republicans OF Texas declare
this 10 be, In their deliberate ludg.
meni, tho only basis for n large and
liberal circulation Of money aud foI
the maintenance Of univeTtai conf
dence.
The convention then elected the FOL.
lowing delegates to the ~. Louis con.
vontiOn: N. w. Quincy Of Galveston,
Allison; W. II. Makomspn OF George.
town, Reed; Il. II. Terrell OF San An.
tonic, Allison; q. II, Ferguson OF
Richmond, Reed. AlteIDates; W. II.
dT,ss, ID. q. kolp, }. q. Cain and AZ.
q. smith. Electors: George q. Clifford
u san Antonio and Eugene Marshall
VI Dallas.
Hardly had tho vote on the selection
Of electors been announced when the
l0ng.Aniicipatod row was In force, AZ
the chair declared the men elected, a
Will whoOp from the very center OF
the Mckinley delegation proclaimed
that the trouble had begun. One
brfly negro came through tho lam,
pushing men In trout OF him M n they
were 40 much ohat, ana In his wake
came n hundred followers wild with
excitement. They gave every evil
dence that they intended TO capture
AhN MANU- nv HlNNAAAAAA
the crowd on the stand made frantic
enoits TO get out Of the way, but 10 no
purpose. They were on tue stand In
m instant, and there they were con.
fronted by Quincy and bis faithful fol.
lowers, who received tbom with n
hearty welcome, FAR warmer than they
anticipated. The Cuney men had no
time To organize Their forces before the
opposing crowd was on them. This
mattored little, however, as each man
Instantly resolved himself Into John
l.. sullivan aud opmbnliod every inch
Ol the ground. The inst negro ~
reach tho stage made n luuge nj
Cuncy'H head with his fist. While lac
was quick, one VI Cuusy's followers
was quicker. While he struck al
Cunoy he found himself confronted by
n revolver IN tho hands Of a negro,
who, while not 10 large, demonstrated
that he could hold his own AgAinst oil