The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-23
FIELD AGAINST MKlNLEY.
Cuney Fighting For Advantage in the
Tenth District.
THE BOLT AT DALLAS NOT ENDORSED,
Leading sound Money Men At Austin aud
Waco Consider the Action Untinciy.
Twelfth District Lily whites.

Flatonia, Texas, April 22.-The night
trains brought In large number OF dele
gates and at an early hour knots of poll
ticians could be seen standing on the
street corners engaged in earnes; con-
yersation. The Mcklnieyites held a esu-
Gus last night, but reporters were not
allowed In and the leaders refused 10 talk
They are anticipating q hard fight anu
from what The Post man can pick up here
and there the determination to dten
Quincy Is very strong. Notwithstanding
the fact that they claim nearly two--ir..ds
OF the delegates there seems to be an uii-
easy feeling pervading the Mckinley
camp. Thc .suirosition Is that Cuney Will
resort 10 old tactics. exciting '',ee preiH..
dice, If he iiada that he can not conirol
the convention in any other way. There
Are sixty votes In the convention, OF
which the Mckinney men claim thirty
eight. The question was could they ho.4
their men IN line in the face u Cunv.
powerful influence.
. contrasting delegation from this county
and prominent candidate for deieg.a}a
TO St Louis, was On the graund YES -r-
day with many of his followers ana has
not been idle moment. X WAS Gnlor-
stood that he woulG have the influence Of
Quincy.
Chairman Hawley arrived ~ the eatlY
morning train and was the center Of an
Interested group during the eslure morn.
The situation seemed to be McKinl, y
against Mckinley. with eaca side restus
on arms waiting for an adguntl 4;o.
1t was apparent carly in the day INA.
Cuneys old game of frecze OUT woU.en
work, as the Delegates seemed TO bee wfl
provided for. When approached Win t@e
question of when the eN crutlve committee
would meet, Chairman Il Awiey seemed
to be entirely in the DARK. lie c'u.dn
tell at what hour the committee or con-
vention would meet. The cause Of the
delay was no doubt the abaencv o; juree-
son, member from Fort Bend county.
Tho absence of a. j. Rosout hal was
conspicuous by reason of the TACT that
he has always taken al very ocfiye par,
In the party heretofore H. a. reported
to be sick in bed.
Tho consensus of opinion PREVAILING
among the delegates so far as can Die rs
certained is that there Will he union ~
the Grant faction ami lily whites a -
Louis and that cuney's days Nolliically)
are numbered. and the negro will be ctinl
mated from republican politics to TeNas.
II Quincy controls the convention ioiay
Hawley and Rodgers VIII be- tH" dele
gates and H. the Mckinley men win tNn
Delegates Will be Seebrecht ond protn4.y
Boquet.
The executive committee met At go ?
M and were in session three hours ana
adjourned without coming to al agree
ment While reporters were not limited
IL leaked out that the committee good
six three. The six Mckinley nicinhei
wanted to recommend t. l.. smith g!
Colorado for temporary chRlflnhn, ~hNr
the three anti Mckinley mon. incIudln :
the chairman, wanted .>b Johnson o.
Henry Furgsson.
as DELAYING The meeting uf ifo convention
IL concerned. as Chairman ii"w.ey F.ait
soon after The committee a4(nnrnct to"'
the convention would probably mef n
O'Clock, but he couldn't t"li -%acfl ~
1t is openly stated on tho street text
when Curey found he was ~ tii" tntuilt,
Ia, adjourned tllr commit tIt