The herald., 1896-03-27
SLUGGED FOR SOUND MONEY
THE TEXAS REPUBLICANS HAVE HELD
THEIR STATE CONVENTION
Lone Star McKinIeyitss Attempt to Carry
Motions With Their Pists, and Find Theme
selves Opposed With Clubs and Firearms.
Two Sets Of Delegates
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
AUSTIN. Tex, March 26.-The Repub-
lican convention, which has been in session
since Tuesday, adjourned sine die this
afternoon, after having enjoyed the dis
tinction of narrowly averting funeral
and had the not tsnusual thing nowadays
in Texas of a split convention. The situa-
ton looked threatening at the very start
this morning. The Mckinley men worked
all night among tile negroes and succeeded
in bringing over quite number of them,
30 that this morning when the hour for
convening arrived it found the Mckinley
men with an organized force occupying the
center of the hall, with very determined
rounding them. Quincy, the chairman of
the convention. when he mounted the ros-
trum at 10 o'clock this morning, took in
the situation at glance, and seeing that
the Mckinley men had assumed formida-
ble strength, Immediately sent his ennis
sares out for his forces and pending their
return he did not turn q die in the matter
of opening the convention, putting forth
the excuse that the committee on
credentials was not ready to report.
He finally got his forces together
about l o'clock and at the same time the
convention was called to order. The first
work of the convention was the receiving
6tlu duOpttlR Ol tu6 cE6uoItIdto COtllIutt-
tees report. its introduction Immediately
precipitated q row, and while the McKin-
ley faction made a determined fight to get
some showing, Quincy with his arbitrary
rulings shut them out entirely and organ
lied the convention with the Reed Allson
men in exclusive charge.
The convention adopted q platform
along the regular lines, the currency plank
of which reads as follows: We reaffirm
the historic adherence of the Republican
party to sound finances. We demand an
honest dollar of the greatest purchasing
power for every class alike; the largest
issue OF gold, silver and paper compatible
with security and the requirements of
trade. all Of equal value. interchangeable
one for the other, every dollar resting on
gold as money of final redemption. The
Republicans of Texas declare this to be, in
their deliberate judgment, the only basis
for a large and liberal circulation of
money and for the maintenance of uni
versal confidence.
The convention then elected the follow
ing delegates to the St. Louis convention: !:
w. r. McKenson of GEORGETOWN, Reed
man; L. H. Terrill of San Antonio, sn
Allison man; G.. H. Ferguson of Richmond,
a Reed man; alternates, W. f. Gross. D..
G. Kolp. ]. G. Cain and H. G. Smith; cleo
tors, George C. Clifford of San Antonio and
Eugene MARSHALL OF DnllaS.
Barely had the vote on the selection of
electors been announced when the long
anticipated row was in force. AS the chair
declared the men elected. q wild whoop
from the very center of the Mckinley dele
cation proclaimed that the trouble had
begun. One burly negro caTne through the
jam, pushing men III front of him as II
came a hundred followers wild with ex-
citement. 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 we're on the stand in an instant and
there they we're confronted by Quincy and
his faithful followers, who received them
with hearty welcome, far warmer than
they anticipated. The Quincy men had no
time to organize their forces before the op-
posing crowd was on them. This mattered
little, however, as each man instantly re-
solved himself into John l.. Sullivan and
combated every inch of the ground. The
first negro to reach the stage made a Mnge
at Cuney's head with his fist. While he
was quick, one of Cuney's followers WAS
quicker. As he struck at Quincy he found
himself confronted by big revolver in
the hands of negro, who, while not so
large, demonstrated that he could hold his
own against all comers. The two men
eycu 6dCt ott6T lOI tCu SeCOlIQS
when they both went down before the howl.
ing crowd that was swaying around and
about them.
In an instant, the platform was scene
of wild chaos. Excited negroes swayed to
and fro in a battle for twenty minutes be-
fore an armed force of policemen could
uuell the riot. 1t was then discovered that
no one was dangerously hurt, although one
or two of the white delegates as well as a
negro or two, were bruised considerably.
As soon as order could be obtained, the
convention, after disposng of few minor
matters, adjourned sine die without issu-
ing any instructions 10 delegates to st.
Louis.
Immediately after the regular conven.
ton adjourned the Mckinley faction took
charge of the hail and organized their con-
venton in due form, electing as delegates
to St. Louis: John Grant of Sherman.
Frank Hamilton of Austin, s. l.. Smith OF
Colorado City, X. Il. Collins OF Fort Worth.
Alternates Anderson, w. H. Love,
r. G. Collins and Richard Allen.
Electors-E. P. Hunt and A. II. Cald-
Well.
This convention did not C onsder plat
form, but adopted a resolution endorsing
Mckinley for president and instructing the
delegates sent from here to vote for him
as long as his name was before the conven-
ton.
Tonight in an interview with the Associ-
ated Press Representatives, Chairman
Grant, of the state executive committee.
stated that the Mckinley men had secured
the only organization that had any right to
be represented in St. Louis, and that their
fight would be successful. He bases this
statement on the fact that Quincy refused
entirely to allow roll call, although the
Mckinley men demanded il repeatedly and
on every issue. There was never roll
call in the convention presided over by
Quincy and when it was called in tine Nc
Knley convention it was found :hat they
had 626 uncon,ested votes out of a posi-
BILE 100. This fact, in connection with
Cuney's unprecedented rulings. will be the
basis of the Mckinley mems fight for
recognition in the ST. Louis convention.