The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-27
McKinley's Supporters Enraged at the
Naming Delegates to st. Louis.
PISTOLS DRAWN, FISTS USED
AND A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE MADE
BUT NO ONE BADLY HURT.
Rump. Convention Held by the Me-
structed to Vote for the Ohioan.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 26.-When the ma
tional convection of the Republican party
convenes in St. Louis. June l6. at least
four delegations from Texas will be heard
knocking at the door for admission. Two
sets were chosen by the Regulars" to-
day. On April the Lilly Whites" will
choose another delegation. two If they split,
and on April 20 the "Reformers" will elect
still another, and two. probably. if they
also spit. So there is certainty of four
delegations and q possibility Of eight.
The convention of Regulars" which has
been in session in this city since Tuesday,
adjourned sine die this afternoon, after hav-
ing enjoyed the distinction of narrowly
avoiding funeral and having the not un-
usual thing nowadays in Texas of a split
convention. The situation looked threaten
ing from 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 MORN
ing, when the hour for convening arrived.
it found the Mckinley men with an or
ganized force occupying the center of the
hall, all with very determined look ON
their faces and an air of hght surrounding
them Cuney, the chairman of the con-
10 o'clock, took in the situation at glance.
and, seeing that the Mckinley men were
assuming formidable strength, Immediately
sent his emissaries out for his forces, and,
pending their arrival, he did nothing in the
matter of opening the convention. putting
forth the excuse that the committee on Gre
dentials was not ready to report. He finally
got his forces together about o'clock, and
the committee on credentials putting in an
appearance about the same time, the con-
vention was called to order.
The first work of the convention was the
receiving and adoption of the credentials
committee report. Its introduction imme-
diately precipitated a row, and while the
Mckinley faction made a determined fight,
the Reed and Allison men were in the ma
jority and organized the convention. Tie
convention adopted a platform along the
regular lines, the currency plank of which
reads as follows:
I'VE reaffirm the historic adherence OF the
Republican party to sound finance. We
demand an honest dollar, of greatest pur-
chasing power for every class alike; the
largest issue Of gold, silver and paper COM
patible with security and the requirements
one for for the he other. every dollar resting on
god as money Of final redemption The
Republicans OF Texas do declare this to be,
1 IN their QeuDerdIe Judgment, the only OASIS
| for a large and liberal circulation Of money
| and for the maintenance of universal con-
| hdence''
The convention then elected the following
| delegates to the st. Louis conventions: ".
w. Cuney, Of Galveston, an Allison man; w.
R. Makenlson, Of Georgetown, Reed man;
Z. II. Terrell, of San Antonio an Allison
| man; c. III. Ferguson, of Richmond, Reed
man. The alternates are w. +. Gross, d. C.
Kolp, John c. Cain and r. B. Smith. The
| following electors were chosen: George c.
| Clifford, Of San Antonio. and Eugene
Marshall. of Dallas.
Hardly had the vote on the selection of
| electors been announced when the long an
tic!pated row was In force AS the Chair
declared the men elected wild whoop from
| the very center 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 il they were
so much chaff, and in his wake came half a
hundred excited followers wild with excite
ment They gave every evidence that they
intended to capture the grand stand. The
| spectators 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
Il
ceiyed them with 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, az each man
| instantly resolved himself into a John l..
Sullivan and combated every inch of the
ground.
| The first negro to reach the stand made a
| lunge at Cuney's head with his fist While
| he was quick, one of Cuney's followers was
| quicker. AS he struck at Cuney ne found
| himself confronted by a big revolver in the
| hands OF negro who, while not so large,
| demonstrated that he could hold his own
| against all ccuiers. The two men eyed each
other for ten seconds, when they both went
| down before the bowling crowd that was
| swaying around and about them. In an in
| slant the platform was a scene of wild chaos.
excited negroes swayed TO and fro in battle
for twenty minutes before an armed force
| of policemen could quel the riot. 1t was
| then discovered that no one was dangerously
lurt, although one or two Of the white dele
bruised considerably AZ soon as order could
| be obtained the convention, after disposing
| of a few minor matters, adjourned sine die
without issuing any instructions to the dele
| gates TO ST. Louis.
| Immediately after the regular convention
adjourned the Mckinley faction took charge
/
| in due form, elected the following delegates
TO st. Louis: John Grant, Of Sherman
Frank Hamilton, of Austin; $. 4. Smith. OF
| alternates. Ed Anderson. W. II. Love, r. c.
Collins and Richard Allen. The electors
named were E. p. Hunt and A. III. Caldwell
| This convention did not consider platform
| but. adopted resolution indorslng Mckinley
| for President and instructing the delegation
! sent from here to vote for him long "a
! his name was before the convention.
Tonight. in an interview, Chairman Grant
| of the State executive committee, stated
| thar the Mckinley men had secured the
only organization that had any right to be
| represented in St. Louis. and that their
fight there would be successful. He bases
| this statement on tho fact that Quincy re-
| fused entirely to allow a roll CALL although
the Mckinley men demanded ii repeatedly
4 and on every issue There was never q
! rod call in the convention presided over
by Cuney and when Ii was called in the
| Mckinley convention IL found that they
had 6e6 uncontested votes out of possible
| $50. This fact. in connection with Cuney's
unprecedented rulings. viii be the basis OF