The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10
FORT WORTH AFFAIRS
A WARM FIGHT BOOKED OVER
THE TEMPORARY CHAIR
MASHIP.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FERGUSON
WITH ONLY ONE DISSENTING
VOICE. But CUNEY HAS
DECLARED WAR
GRANT md Quincy FAVOR FUSION,
But GRANT WANTS THE FIFTEEN
ELECTORS-POP LEAD
ERS on HAND.
THE PRESENCE OF ADMINISTRATION BOOSTERS
Causes Secretary Atwcll to Remark on
The Influence Of the Tempting Long
Grccn-A Hot Fight Between
Eddie Green and W. ]. Burke
for State Chairman.

Fort Worth. Tex, Sept. 1.-CSpccial.
The nearer the hour comes for the con
vcning tomorrow of the convention tho
more threatening grows the situation
and | am prepared to say that the very
opening scenes of the convention will he
attended with more interest than is
usually the case. The cause of this in
tcrcst is best understood when it is known
that Charley Ferguson and Wright Gu
ncy are both in the race for temporary
chairman Ferguson is backed by the
Grant faction, and Quincy has his own
backing. Quincy said this afternoon that
he proposed TO fight the battle to the
death and would give no quarter.
Neither will the other side. Thus ] am
. led To think n lively contest is certain
with Quincy claiming odds, though he
can draw no color lines, as he did in Aus
Tin.
Quite an additional number of dele
gates came in today, as did also members
of the 'third house. Among third
house" members who are present are
Heroine Kcarby. Harry Tracey and Ma
a'ion Williams. They have little to say,
but am reliably informed that they will
make their propositions aS | forpcaStcd
last night, viz: Six popuIists. six rcpub-
leans and three gold democratic electors.
They will make Il further proposition so
| understand, that if the above plan can
not be- agreed upon, that steering com
mittcc with plcnary powers will he had
who will map out. with the assistance
of other fractional committees. as to who
gets the electoral ticket and how much
representation. One populist leader told
me this afternoon that 10 fusion propo-
Sition would come up before this CON
Tcntion and that the convention, instead
Of putting out Il ticket, would in all prob
ability indorsc Kcarby
This latter | doubt extremely much
If the fusion propositiou is to he con
sidcrcd Law this convention | am nrenored
ia saw that they will in most instances
ogrnr NOT only to Il divided electoral
"A
STATE ticket thourh | do NOT think from
what tho lenders saw tonight that thcy
,yill .onnnlv indorsc Erorhv's coudi,I,cv
,;ront MS forccostcd in last NIGHTS dis
match. is for fifteen straight republican
electors M Nothing He is NOT hacked
in his position hv many of tbc white ar
tho n,oro leaders lint bo stondS firm
A. tn what tomnrr,,,.'s convention will
do I, stiu cxtromelv n,obIom,ticoI
Tbcrc is some talk of grtting out - ticket
lint Cunov and Gram, both oy,oo ,hot
fusinn * desirable This !. tho first tbinm
thov b,vo ogr,ol an ,rho ,l,,;,i.+r,
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