The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-19
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New York Conventions Worn Scenes OF
Wild Disorder

Now York Conventions Wero Scenes OF
wild Disorder
New York, March ls.--In all the CON
rrossional dIs,rcta OF this city, with the
execution of the Sixteenth the republi-
cans tonight held conventions for the
purpose of olcotiug delegates 10 the Ma
tionai republican convention at st. Louis.
Tnrhii,o.co and confusion were the chief
characteristics IN the Twelfth aud Fif'
tcenth districts
A wild scene OF disorder marked tho
opening OF the Fifteenth district con
ventlon. over 1900 excited mon choored,
hooted and yelled at each other while
pollco inspector Cartwright Captain
Dean aud four police sergeants and JOG
roundAmcu ANA pdtrOlmun vniuly end av-
ofrd TO restore something Ike SEM
hlancc OF order. The fght was between
the Flatt aud Brooi,licld factions. TINS
Afternoon General Coils called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt Of tho police board ana
notified him there might bn trouble At
the convention and the presence of the
police would be required 10 pres rye order.
'rhe Rrookncld faction played sharp
trick ON their opponents by quietly IN
wiling all the delegates known 10 be
friendly to the Coils nnd Wright ticket
TO be on hand IN the hail NJ 8 o'clock,
when lunch would BIZ served. Afler the
lunch the delegates were requested 10 re-
main In the han so aa 70 be ON hand early
The plntt delegates did no, begin TO AR
rive until o'clock ana they were Obliged
10 show their credentials at the entrance
down stairs.
Although tho total number OF delegates
elected 10 Tho convention was only ssf,
thcre were over 1000 men in the hail at )
o'clock when w Il. Spooner jumped on
q chair and nominated ". =. Clinch as
temporary chairman
spooncr Is a Brookfield man and tho
Ilalt men at once set an "A howl of dlsnl,-
ItHuMrlnnnttiTn
every ono IN the hall made n rush for the
platform each faction yelling defiance at
tho other.
Inspector Cartwright ordered the crowd
back, but II was no use and tho police had
10 form line ana drive The delegates and
those VINO were not delegates away from
the platform.
Inspector Cartwright cleared n passage
aud Mr. Newman asccnded the platform
and stood beside Mi. Clinch, who was
already there. He called the tureling TO
order, while Mr.. clinch, on behalf OF the
Brookncld faction. continued to pound
the table. The Plattites had prepared
their plan OF campaign and were deter
mined 20 run the convention and the other
eide were equally determined 10 manage
their own way. The result was that there
were really two conventions held at the
same time.
Mr. Murphy. for the Brookiield meeting.
made n protonse OF calling the roll and
Alr. Dcgnau for the Plat faction did the
same thing. Neither one of them could
be heard ten feet away, so great was
the racket. The delegates knew on which
side of the platform to hand up their
credentials. however
The noise and racket increased when
both sides made their temporary officers
permanent
x-Asscmblyman Wlss nominated Com
missioner Murray and Mr.. Friedman ny
delegates TO the National convention and
Mr. Spooner nominated Coils and Wright
for nc Brookfield faction.
Out or the 59i delegates the PiAtt fac
ton claim that they have u two-thrds
majority, -,