The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
WOOL PULLING AT WkYCROSS.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ENDS IN BOLT.

The Reed and Mckinley Factions
jOrity of the DeIegates-Each Fac
ton Chooses Delegates 40 Go Ia
81. LouIs-NarrOw Escape From =
Free Fight.
Waycnoss. Ca, March 25.-The republi-
can convention OF the Eleventh congress
sional district to-day, in this city, opened
in a sensational manner. and lively row
and serious results were only prevented
by the presence OF officers
The main convention elected as dele
gates to the national convention with IN
Ntructfons TO vote for Mckinley, s NJ.
Scarlet Ccolored) of Waycross and VIII
liam Jones (colored) Of LOwndes county
Thirty-six delegates were present, thirty
favoring Mckinley and six Reed.
The convention composed OF Mckinley
ties elected Floyd Snelson (cOlored) Of
Waycross chairman. and Immediately
upon this the Reed faction, composed of
six delegates from GEnn and Camden
counties. proceeded 10 hold a separate
convention in the northeast corner Of the
court room. the Mckinley faction occu-
pvine the main portion of the room.
Anthony Wilson of Glynn county was
made chairman of the Reed convention.
The Reed delegates foresaw defeat for
Reedism and made desperate attempt to
prevent it. They had a cut and dried pro-
gramme and a set of resolutions mdorslng
Reed and instructing the delegates 70 vote
for him The Reed delegates are W II.
Matthews and G. A OUTLAW or Johnson
county.
Kinley faction. failed to secure order.
Chairman Snelson tried to call the conven-
ton to order. but so much noise ana con-
fusion existed that he could not be heard
The excitement was intense when J. ii.
Grant (colored), a Reed man, got into a
quarrel with Henry Jones (colored), a
Mckinley delegate from Waycross, ana
IS charged with an attempt to assault
Chairman snelson of the regular con-
vention made every effort to establish or
called on the sheriff and the police TO
quell the tumult Grant. who was the
leader of the Reed faction. and attempted
The Reed faction then had only five
members but still the Reed convention
claimed TO be the regular convention.
The excitement was great and free
for-all fight seemed imminent.
Of1cers were called in for the remainder
of the session by the regular convention,
and soon the Reed faction as saw win cha-
The Reed delegates bolted out or the
convention and the Mckinleyites were
left in the nail.
After the Reed men had departed the ex-
element gradually subsidized and the bus
mess of the convention was begun.
The only important work of the conven-
tion was the election of delegates to the
national convention at St. Louis.
The regular convention, the Reed men
having left, enthusiastically supported
Mckinley for president. Thirty delegates
they being the whole number of the regu-
lar convention, voted for Mckinley dele
gates and signed an affidavit before Or
binary Warren Lott, instructing them 10
vote for Mckinley.
The afternoon session was made inter
esting by speeches from prominent Nc
Kinley republicans as follows: Col. Walter
II. johnson of Columbus; w. r. Pierce OF
1eesburg; II. It. Dunn of brunswick; w.
A. Wimbish of Atlanta; Col. j. w. Lyons
OF Augusta; A. w Wimberly (colored)
editor of the Augusta Union, and Rev
Smith of Savannah and T. t. Fortune OF
New York spoke for Allison for president
The convention was very enthusiastic fol
Mckinley and the delegates frequently
referred to the Reed delegates in sar'
castle manner.
Waycross, Ga, March 25.-The Reed fac
ton claim they had p out of the S6 dele.
gates to the convention, and that theil
delegates to St Louis are the regulars.
It's a case of paying your money ant
taking your choice between the rlVa