The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-29
A SPLIT IN ALABAMA.
Two Sets Of Republican Delegates
for St, Louis.
MKTNLEY AND ANTI-MKIELEY,

The Ants Elect Four Delegates with DIFF
feiing Presidential Preferences and Form
Fusion with the Populists-Great Dim-
Guilty in Getting Halls for the Conventions
MONTGOMERY, April 29.-The Republl-
cans of Alabama held two state conven-
tions here yesterday. One, the Mckinley
convention, adopted a ringing protection
and anti-free silver platform, and deter
mined to put straightout Republican
ticket in the field, headed by General J.
w. Burke, of Calhoun. The other, COM
posed of all the anti Mckinley factions,
adoped platform declaring that all other
Issues in Alabama were subservient to one
fair elections-and therefore all issues
excepting this were avoided in the plat
form. Money and protection are not re-
ferred to in it.
A resolution was adopted by the anti
Mckinley forces that the Republicans
fuse in the state elections with the Popu-
lists, allowing the latter to name the
nominee for governor and dividing the
balance of the state ticket between the
parties. The idea is to cooperate with
/ the Populists and secure fair elections in
| Alabama
The intention until 10 o'clock had been
for the Republican convention to be held
/ in the assembly room at the state capitol,
but the intimations of threatened trouble
| growing out of the seating of the thirty
/ five contested delegations was impaired
to Governor Oates by members of the state
executive committee, and he declined the
use of the hall.
The McKinleyites promptly secured Dor
setta Concert Hall and assembled there at
noon. f. r. Fitzpatrick of Bridgeport,
was made chairman. The temporary or
ganization of the Mckinley convention
was effected before dinner, and at the
afternoon session a ringing platform de
manded gold standard, protection and
fair elections were adopted. a resolution
declining proposition of fusion with the
Populists in the state election was adopted
and one declaring in favor of nominating
"a straightout Republican state ticket wa'
adopted.
Burke was nominated for governor by
acclamation, and the following, instructed
for Mckinley We're chosen delegaUes-at
large to the st. Louis convention: ID. d
Shelby c. W. Buckley, J ohm Jones (col
ored) and James Pettiford (colored). Will
lam H. Vaughn was chosen chairman o
the executive committee
L ne anu MChlnleylUeS nau gfeaU NrOuDl(
in securing place of meeting. The thea
ters declined to receive the convention OF
account of the rule not to permit negroes
to enter the parquette or dress circles
They finally met in a COTTON warehouse
near the river, and continued their pro
ceedings while standing, there being M
chairs. The chairman, G. c. Sheates Of
Decatur, presided from the top OF al
empty dry goods box.
This convention nominated the follow
ing delegates to st. Louis: Ex- Governo
w. H. Smith Judge j. V, McDuffee A
j. Warner (colored) and A. H. Nixon (col
ored). The delegates are said to be divided
in their preferences, one each favorinl
Quay, Allison, Morton and Reed r.. NJ
Mosley was elected chairman of the stat
executive committee The ants adjourned
permanently last night,
The Populist convention which me
here yesterday was much larger repre-
sentative body than the most sanguin
had expected, They met at Mcdonald
Opera House, about 800 strong, and wen
to work in an orderly and businesslik
manner They nominated for governor
by acclamation, Congressman Albert 6
Goodwin, who addressed the convention
in terse and aggressive manner, stain
he would not submit to being counte
out, and expected to be elected. The POI
ulists divided the balance of their stat
ticket with the anti Mckinley Republ