The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-17
III LOOKS IKE FUSION.
THE FORT WORTH CONVEN-
4 TON ADJOURNS LEAVING
THAT INDICATION.
\ NT|-FUS|oN RESOLUTION SoUELcHED
BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE.
PLENARY POWER COMMIT
TEE APPOINTED.
, WILL WAGE An ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
v IN EVERY DISTRICT IN THE
+. DISAPPOINTMENT SPEAK
ERS BOOKED.
Quincy SUFFERS ANOTHER CRUSHING DEFEAT.
He Sneaked Out of the Hall Badly
Whipped Man-Another Tremen-
dous Ovation Given Grant by
the Enthusiastic Delegates.
Green Is Elected State
Chairman.
IN EVERY DISTRICT IN THE
STATE-PRONIINEN SPEAK
ERS BOOKED.
Quincy SUFFERS ANOTHER CRUSHING DEFEAT.

Fort Worth. Tex, Sept. 1O.-(Special.)
The republican convention which has
been holding sway in this city since Sun
Gay in reality, adjourned sine die today
and delegates fairly stampeded to the
depot for trains, though many will not
get away until morning. | can truth
fully say that this convention is one of
the most remarkable republican conven-
tions J ever attended and it has been my
good O, bad fortune to have been an act
i've par ,icipant as reporter of some Jim
E dandies. This convention has been re-
3markable for several reasons The first
and foremost is that it has passed off har-
!, moniously. l was informed by the lead
sAs last Sunday that it would be harmo-
! NOUS, but then when all this talk was
gong on there were a great many har-
mony bouquets in one hand while the
other tenderly caressed the handle of
t'udgel. For that reason many were led
to think that there was more harmony
talk than harmony action. They had
good cause to think that a republican
convention in Texas would be accompa
MED with Il free-for-all knock down and
drag out. There have been many shin
ing examples of this during past years.
There was not Il congressional convention
held in the state this spring but what re-
suited in fight. and to cap the climax
the Austin state convention ran the prize
Of accident policies up nearly 1000 per
cent Thus it was that the average per-
son had some reason for thinking that
this convention would be riotous. l am
\ also willing to confess that on Monday
any one who listened to the talk in the
\ lobbies would have come to the same
B conclusion. There was lots of devilment
y going on here Monday and even more on
sfTuesday. There were negroes and white
men both here will: mischief in their
eeyes and devilment in their souls.
There were such men here as Quincy.
who spoke with the voice of a siren for
harmony while he prowled around at
night with the torch of discord brightly
burning in his hand and he never failed
to apply it to any inhammatory material
that came within his reach. He had
Occasion Tuesday to make speech in
the convention, during which he talked of
harmony. He had his song well memo
rized and sang it well. but he could never
suppress the cold glitter of his eye or
\ fail to harp on the word "club.'
"a True, he advocated the splitting of the
club IN twain so that it could be divided
4 but t. length with which he dwelt on this
subjt t caused me to think that the
'club' was paramount in his mind and
Harmony" was n secondary considera-
ton. | have not changed my opinion.
X When Quincy was beaten for temporary
chairman it was the voice of the people
"a wondrous tale of persecution and so
forth. He beefed at great length and
lis yet as sore as a boil on a mans neck.
Quincy never was and will not be a har-
mony man. AS long as the party places
him at the helm he is willing to have har-
mony, but to be RELOCATED to a position
in the ranks is not at all conducive to
Cuney's bitterment as a harmony expo
\ nent. 1t is not in him and never will
be. He had his backing and was here
to make a fight to down men who differed
with him and make them eat the dust
of political degradation. If he had ever
\ gotten hold of this convention as tempo
rary chairman, he would have had it in
chaos within an hour. What, then, was
it that brought about harmony? 1t was
none other than Jno. Grant.
CUNEY'S FINAL FALL.
\ While | hate to touch on the matter
:. Algain, because | object seriously to the
2trattle of dead bones, l must again call
attention to the last and final blow given