The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
HARMONY In TEXAS
The Republican State Convention
Turned Into a Bear Garden.
REED AND ALLISON WIN
A Free-for-AIl. Rough-and-Tum-
BILE Fight with Fists and
Chairs-Guns Drawn.
Eut Not Used.

Austin. Texas. March 26.-The repub-
lican 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 The situa-
tion looked threatening at the very
start this morning. The Mckinley men
worked all night among the negroes
and succeeded in bringing over quite
number of them, so that this morning
when the hour for convening arrived
II found the Mckinley men with an
organized force occupying the center
of the hail. with a very determined
look on their faces and an air OF fight
surrounding them. Quincy, the chair
manof the convention. when he mount
ed the rostrum at 10 o'clock, took in
the situation at a glance, and seeing
that the Mckinley men were assuming
formidable strength, Immediately sent
his emisSaries out for his forces and
pending their return ne did not move
in the matter of opening the conven-
ton. putting forth the excuse that the
committee on credentials was not
ready to report. He finally got his
forces together about l o'clock and at
the same time the convention was call
ed TO order. The first work OF the
convention was the reception and
adoption of the credentials committee
report Its introduction Immediately
precipttated a row and while the Nc
Kinley faction made n determined fight
to get some showing. Quincy, with his
arbitrary rulings. shut them out en-
tirely and organized the convention
with the Reed-Allison men in exclusive
charge.
The convention adopted a platform
along the regular lines, the currency
plank of which rsads as follows: I'VE
reaflirm the historic adherence of the
republican party TO sound finances.
We demand an honest dollar of the
greatest purchasing power for every
class alike; the largest issue OF gold.
silver and paper compatible with Sc
curity and the requirements of trade.
all of equal value. interchangeable one
for the other, every dollar resting on
gold as the money of final redemption"
The convention then elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the st. Louis con-
vention: n. w. Quincy. Allison man;
w. r. Mackemson, Reed man; Il. III.
Terrill, Allison man; c. II. Ferguson.
Reed man; electors, George G. Clifford
and Eugene Marshall.
Hardly had the vote in the selection
of electors been announced when the
long anticipated row was I'm force. As
the chair declared the men elected, a
wild whoop from the very center OF the
Mckinley delegation proclaimed that
the trouble had begun. one burly negro
came through the jam pushing men In
front of him as II they were so much
, chaff and in his wake came a hundred
/ followers wild with excitement. They
| gave every evidence that they intended
TO capture the grand stand. The spec
| tators and the crowd on the stand
made frantic efforts to get out Of their
way, but all to no purpose. They were
| on the stand in an instant and there
they were confronted by Quincy and his
| faithful followers, who received them
with a hearty welcome, far warmer
than they anticipated. The Quincy men
had no time to organize their forces
| before the opposing crowd was on
| them. This mattered little, however
as each man instantly resolved himself
/ into a John l.. Sullivan and combatted
| every inch of the ground. The first
/ negro to reach the stage made a lunge
at Cuney's head with his fist. While
he was quick one OF Cuney's followers
was quicker. While he struck al
/ Quincy he found himself confronted by
/ a big revolver in the hands Of a negro
/ who demonstrated that he could hold
his own against all comers. The two
men eyed each other for 10 seconds
probably when they both went down
before the bowling crowd that was
swaying about them.
In an instant the platform was a
scene of wild chaos. Excited negroes
swayed to and fro in battle for 20 min
utes before an armed force of police
men could quell the riot. IL was then
discovered that no one was dangerous
ly hurt, although one or two OF the
white delegates as well as a negro OF
two were bruised considerably. A.
soon as order could be obtained the
convention after disposing Of a few mi
nor matters adjourned sine die without
issuing any instructions TO delegates q
st. Louis.
| Immediately after the regular con
! vention adjourned the Mckinley fac.
tion took charge Of the hall and organ.
lied their convention In due form. elect
ing the following delegates 10 81. Louis
/ Delegates-John Grant. Frank Hamil
ton. s. L. Smith. w. f. Davis
Tonight in an interview with an as
soc .ated press representative. Chair
! man Grant OF the state executive com
/ mittee stated that the Mckinley men
had secured he only organization thai
had any right TO be represented in St
Louis and that their fight would be
successful. lie bases this statement or
the fact that Cunie refused entirely e
allow a roll call. although the McKin-
ley men demanded II repeatedly and on
every issue.
lip THE NILE