St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-27
FUNERALS WE'RE NARROWLY
AVERTED IN TIL T. REPUB-
LICAN CONVENTION.
DOUBLE DELEGATION CHOSEN.
BY A SCENE OF RIOT AND DIS
ORDER.
M'KINLEY MEN BADLY BEATEN
The Reed-AIIis0n Combination Had
the Regular Gathering Under
Its Complete Control.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 26.-The Re-
publican convention, which has been i'll
session in this city since Tuesdey, ad-
journed this afternoon, after having
enjoyed the distinction of narrowly
avoiding a funeral, and having the not
unusual thing nowadays in Texas, of
a split convention. The situation looked
threatening from the very start this
morning. The Mckinley men worked
all night among the negroes and sue
ceeded in bringing over a number OF
them, so that this morning, when the
hour of convening arrived, it found the
Mckinley men occupying the center of
the hall with a very determined look
on their faces, and an air of fight.
Quincy, the chairman of the convention,
when he mounted the rostrum at 10
O'Clock, took in the situation at a
glance, and, seeing, that the Mckinley
men were assuming formidable
strength, Immediately sent his ennis
saries after his forces, and pending
their return he did not turn a die in
the matter of opening. the convention,
putting forth the excuse that the COM
mittee on credentials was not ready
to report. He finally got his forces
together about IL O'Clock, and the COM
mittee on credentials putting in an ap-
pearance about the same time, the con-
VentiOn was called to order. The first
work was the receiving and adoption
of the committees report. It's intro
duction Immediately precipitated a
row, and while the Mckinley faction
made determined fight, the Reed and
Allison men, who were in the majority
organized the convention.
The convention adopted a platform
along the regular lines, the currency
plank Of which reads as follows:
We reaffirm the historic adherence of the
Republican party to sound finance. We de-
mand an honest dollar of creates purchasing
mand an honest dollar OF greatest purchasing
Of gold, silver and paper compatible with Sc
curity 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 large and liberal
circulation of money and fer the maintenance
Of universal confidence.
The convention then elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the St. Louis con-
vention: N. w. Quincy, Of Galveston,
and F. H. Terrell, Of San Antonio, AL
lison men; w. r.. Makemson, Of
Georgetown. and c.. III. Ferguson, OF
Richmond, Reed men. Alternates, w.
+. Cross, ID. G. Kolp, John G. Crainer,
r. B. Smith. Electors, George G.. Cliff
ford. Of San Antonio, and Eugene Mar
shall, OF Dallas. ~ 4f q, sr's.
Hardly had the vote been an
nounced than the leng-anticipated row
was on. AS the chairman declared tho
men elected, a wild whoop from the
center of the Mckinley delegation pro-
claimed that the trouble had begun.
One burly negro came plowing through
the jam, pushing men in front of hin,
as If they were mere chaff, and in his
wake came half hundred followers,
wild with excitement. They gave ev-
cry evidence that they intended to
capture the grand stand. The spec
tators and the crowd on the stand
made frantic efforts to get out of their
way, but all to no purpose. They were
on the stand in an instant, and were
confronted by Cuney and his follow
ing, who received them with q welcome
far warmer than they anticipated. The
Quincy mkl had no time to organize
their forces before the opposition
crowd was on them. This mattered
little, however, as each man combat
The first negro to reach the stag+
made lunge at Cuney's head with his
first While he was quick, one OF
Cuney's followers was quicker. AS he
struck at Quincy he found himself con-
fronted by a big revolver in the hands
of negro who, while not so large
demonstrated that he could hold his
own against ALI eomers. The two mer
eyed each other for a few seconds
when they both went down before the
bowling crowd, that was surgine
around them. In an instant the plat
form was a scene of wild chaos. Elk
| cited negroes Swayeds to and fro IL
| battle for twenty minutes before al
! armed force of policemen could quel
| the riot. It was then discovered thai
! no one was dangerously hurt, although
| several We're bruised considerable Az
soon as order could be restored, the
| convention, after disposing of a few
! minor matters, adjourned without is
suing any instructions to the delegate.
| to st. Louis.
| Immediately after the convention ad
| journed the Mckinley faction tool
charge of the hall, and, organizin,
! their convention in due form, elected
| the following delegates to ST. Louis
! John Grant, of Sherman: Frank Ham
| ilton, of Austin; S. L. Smith, of, Col
orado, and w e. Davis, of Fort Worth
Alternates, Ed. Anderson, w. H. Love
! r. G. Collins and Richard Allen Elec
| tors, f. p. Hunt, A. IN. Caldwell Thi
| convention did not consider. a platform
but adopted resolutions indorsing Nc
| Kinley for president: and instructini
the delegation to vote for him as lon,
as his name was. before the conven
| ton.
Tonight, in an interview, Chairma,
Grant of the statesexecutiVe commit
tee, stated that thf Nick inley men ha,
secured the only Equalization that ha,
any right to be represented in the 81
Louis convention. He based thi
statement on the fact that Quincy re
fused. absolutely TO allow a roll cal
although the Mckinley men demande
it repeatedly on every issue This fac
coupled with Cuney's unprecedente
rulings, will be the basis of Mckinley
fight for recognition in st. Louis.
Mckinley and Protection.
CHARLESTON, W. Var March 6.-The Re
! DlshlcanS of the Third -tcO1lQresSional dis