The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-26

IA "A. D.. Rosenthal replied TO Mavor
Hancocks address, after which Mayor tSr
read. ' TIC convention was
Onalrman Grant next Informed tho
convention that the executive comn,;+tao
Mau thls evening decided to recommend
o one eiection of n: w. Quincy as tempor-
airy chairman. This announcement was
greeted with loud and long cheers.
= Judge Q. G. White of TYLER niocod
>. Rosenthal in nomination os suhSt;.
tute Tor the committees recommendation
CnarIe Ferguson of Paris. Cuney's
erstWhlle antagonist, seconded the Cal.
weston mans nomination in n sneecb
tons. u Ill lac-
Bill Mcdonald of Forney. Reeds ;nde-
fatigable black lieutenant. stood hv wh;lo
ferguson was talking and remarked that
harmony was lying around loose in large
chunks. III '"iee
-, Yves Spencer of Houston also seconded
~ thc nomination OF Quincy and said that
I4ls was the proudest moment of his life
ne created cOmmotion by charging
the McKinleyites with having Determined
to down the tried negro leaders of Texas
and said that anybody who attempted to
sldetrack Quincy and Ferguson would
drive a nail in his political coffin. This
brought John Clemens of Ell Paso to his
feet and mounting bench he started a
yell OF sit down" which was taken up
and kept up for five minutes. As soon as
clemens could be pacified nominations
were declared closed by viva voce vote
and motion to call the roll prevailed.
The secretary then announced that the
executive committee had decided to allow
the following delegations to participate
IN temporary organization from counties
where there were contests:
From Bexar county, Terrell delegation;
Brazos, Hall delegation; Colorado, Green
delegations; Dallas, both delegations; Fay
cite, Locke delegation; Galveston, Quincy
delegation; Grayson, Grant delegation;
Grimes, White delegation; Hidalgo, Ed
wards delegation; Houston, Bruce delega-
ton; Jefferson, Brinkley delegation; La
mar, Sims delegation; McLennan, both
delegations; Robertson, Smith delegation
Travis, both delegations; Washington,
Cain delegation; Wharton, Robertson
delegation. In Ellis and Cameron coun-
ties the committee decided there was no
contest and excluded both delegations
from Bowie county.
The following tellers were appointed
and the roll call began: Geo. w. Foster
Cecil Lyon and Lieut.. Weyler.
The roll call proceeded with more or
less disorder, and amidst various and
sundry yells, the most significant occur
renee being the casting of the Fayette
county vote Rosenthal's county, for Gu
ney, and the casting of the Panhandle
county vote solid for Quincy by Bill Doc
lin and one Wood, employees of the Fort
Worth and Denver road, who held GO
Panhandle proxies between them.
Harris county voted Z IL for Quincy
and IL for Rosenthal.
When the roll was little over half
called and it became evident that Quincy
had the thing grabbed, Rosenthal got on
the platform and attempted to speak.
Loud protests Immediately arose, but the
idea soon sifted through the minds of the
delegates that may be ne wanted to with
draw, so the racket ceased. Rosy then
began: "For the sake of harmony" but
that's as far as he got.
mo, no, it amt for harmony; there's
no harmony about it," was yelled in a
chorus and kept up until Rosenthal had
to step down. ..
found that Quincy had received 4l3 to
Rosenthals POS, and the announcement
was received with loud cries of "CUney,
Quincy" $751;
On motion of w. NJ. Mcdonald the cleo
ton of Quincy was made unanimous
The recommendation of the eNecu-
tive committee that ID. G. KOlp and j. L.
Harris be made secretaries and q. III.
Green, II. A. Ellis and Milt Mobiles SER
were adopted and the
chair appointed the following committee
to escort Quincy to his seat: Web Elan
agan, Charlie Ferguson and Otis Bacon.
They having performed their duty, Gu
ney thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him and said he wanted
to see peace and harmony prevail. lie
said the eyes of the country were upon
this Republican assemhlage and that as
il had gone out over the wires that
Wright Quincy had been elected tempo
rary chairman he also wanted it to go out
that under his leadership the convention
had carried itself in creditable manner.
He felt this honor more deeply than bis
hearers thought They all knew his posi-
ton. He was for sound money, for pro-
lection and for all those measures that
had been in view of protection of the
rights of humanity. Many had voted for
him who did not favor his choice for pres
idemt. He was for William b. Allison.
The mention of Allison's name brought
forth few cheers, but big yell for Nc
Kinley soon drowned the Allison cheers,
and somebody said:
whats the matter with Reed Z!
When the tumult had ceased Quincy
said that Mckinley was an excellent man.
and so was Reed, and both would doubt
less make good chief executive officers,
but that towering above them both was
Mr.. Allison. More cheers for Mckinley
and Reed, whereupon somebody remarked
that Quincy had evidently been elected
upon his personal popularity and not upon
his preference for president.
AS soon as the tumult ceased Mr.. Ser.
geant presented Quincy with the beautiful
gayel described above, and said it was
symbolical of the Republican party
which was broad enough to take in gold
man and silver man and black and white
and fostered the arts and industries OF
the people.
On motion of Web Flanagan it was de-
cided to appoint committees of 10 each
on credentials, permanent organization
and resolutions, and the convention adj
iourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
THE COMMITTEES.
Temporary Chairman Quincy, whel
asked last night for his committees
stated that he would not appoint then
until this morning, as he was too tiret
to fool with the matter last night. Their
will be plenty of time for the committee
to get to work this morning after the con
ventiOn meets.
JDIG CpnWn