The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-02
THE CONVENTION


THE CONVENTION.
The Republicans of Texas, who hay,
been here for four days trying to cleo
delegates mt large TO the National con
vention to be held at st. Louis, hay,
adjourned in split convention. Abou
40 per cent Of them. under the leader
snip OF Quincy, Bill Mcdonald anC
Henry Ferguson elected two Reed ant
two Allison delegates and the other &C
per cent. under the leadership of Stat,
Chairman John Grant after having
been walked on by the Cuneyites. in d
subimely bold manner, elected AIcKin
ley delegates.
When everybody retired last night the
Mckinleyites were in better spirits thar
they had been for several days. They
nad cnucused and counted noses and
figured out for themselves a majority
of delegates seated in temporary organ
ization. Funds had been found to feed
those of their people who were broke
and threatened to return home unless
something was done for them, and every.
body was in good spirits.
Yesterday morning found them hope.
fnl and as if in execution of a prear.
ranged program they gathered at the
convention hall early and preempted
all the front seats and kept close to.
gether They all wore pictures of Nc.
Kinley stuck in their hat bands and pre-.
scented solid front.
At1O:1J Quincy appeared on the plat.
form, glanced at the crowd and stepped
to one side to consult with some of his
lleutennnts who had preceded him to
the hall to size up the situation.
If nyiInpt thnt
ties than they were counting on had
shown up. Grant, Green, Flanagan
and Rosenthal were all there and they
thing else was worrying Quincy. 1t had
come from the room where the commit.
come from the room when the commit.
tee ON credentials was assembled that
the Reed members of that committee
were taking the best of it where it was
a question of Reed or Allison repre-.
septntion, ms well AS knocking out Nc.
kinley delegates.
Quincy talked with first one and then
the other OF his friends until II o'clock
ana tnen having arrived at the conclu.
sion that the proceedings must be de.
layed until all his followers could gel
on the ground, he called the convention
to order and gave it the old gag he has
red 1t on for two days that the commit.
tee ON credentials was still ut work and
That no business could be transacted
until it was ready to report
Someone asked him when that com.
mittee would be through and he having
replied lin about an hour" recess was
taken until II o'clock, amid cries of
lets discharge the committee and get
one that will do something"
Inc Mckinney managers shouted ia
their people to keep their seats and Ia
remain there until the convention onened
up again, to prevent the Allison-Reed
crowd from getting the advantageous
places they had secured.
a large American flag was un.
turled with picture of Mckinney
hanging to it, and the Ohio mans follow
ers began to sing ".John Browns Body
and Rally Round the Flag"
Speeches were called rNr and II. l..
Smith of Colorado county got on the Mat
form, and after considerable INTERRUPTION
from Cuneyites, gatheEedn the rear. sue
ceeded i'll making himself heard and made
rousing Republican and Mckinley
speech.
Parson Hubbs followed him and wokod
mp the Mckinley forces with some red
hot talk.
King of Dallas made Reed speech.
and indirectly suggested the possibility
OF the passage of a force bill should the
man from Maine win. When he got
through it was half an hour past the hour
at winch the convention was to recon-
vene but, although Quincy was ON hand.
he made no move to resume the game
Mckinney and protection" streamers
were hung across the stage, and several
iiags upon which Cuney's likeness had
neen pasted and across which the words
Reed' Allison and equal rights" had
peen painted were hung from the rafters.
signs OF growing Impotence began to
ilalllIest themselves and cries of do bus
mess were let out occasionally.
AZ i:lo Quincy walked towards the
taDle, mt 1t with his gayel several times.
cast hurried though comprehensive
glance over the sea of faces looking TO-
wards him, and then declared the con.
Nentlon once more open for business.
AFTER announcing that the report of the
committee ON credentials was at last
Grady, he appointed several tempornr v
Sergeants-at-arms and everybody under
stood that the ball was about to omen
BIZ Mcdonald, chairman of the com.
mlttee ON credentials. then stepped 70 the
front and said
i nave here unanimous report. We
nave endeavored To do the fair thing nv
everybody concerned. | hope the con
''ntioH MtIl near the report quietly and
wait until get through reading il before
getting off ON its ear"
AS forcasted in yesterday mornings
Statesman, said report was slaughter
of McKinleyitcs. "'''
After calling over the counties in which
there were no contests the committee ON
credentials reported as follows:
Your committee has decided that dele
gates can only be elected 10 rnnroSont
counties who live in the districts in which
the counties are situated. In accordance
with this ruling your committee most re-
specttully recommend that the following
counties be not represented by C.. G.