San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-26
WHAT WILL IT BE.
Split Wide 0pen-A Stormy Time
Predicted.

Predicted.
AUSTIN, Feb. 26.-The republi-
can state convention which is
called to meet in this city March
"a promises to be one "cf those
things" This fact is made evident
thus early In the action by the do
ings of the various primary meet
ings and county conventions that
have been held so far. A harmo-
NOUS turn at any one OF these
meetings has been the exception
and not the rule and the results In
most cases have been that two del
egations were given orders to come
to Austin March "a, where only
one can possibly be seated. To the
man up the tree it would seem
that the republican party In Texas
was destined to as disastrous a
split over Reed, Allison, McKin-
ley, as the democratic camp meet.
ing crowd is over the silver ques-
ton.
Within the last two weeks
Quincy, the Allison leader in Texas.
has been given half dozen oppor-
tunities by the writer to say
whether the republicans intended
paying any attention to q state
ticket. In each instance In reply
to direct question he has given
the evasiye reply that state ticket
would be considered in due season.
In all probability not until after
the convention to be held here
March "a to select delegates to the
national convention. In short
Brer. Quincy seems to be so welded
to his one idol Allison that he will
not even talk on other subjects.
The man who has attempted to To-
cato Quincy in the last six weeks
has had very hard time of it.
During that time he has threshed
over the state four or five times
and as he does not travel
on the "hog train" it is very
evident that some body is
putting up "the stuff" 1t seems
to be generally understood that
the Reed people have knocked open
the end Of a gold barrel and that
those who are out the ropes are
seriously considering the PROPOSE
ton OF trying to run a corner on
the gold business. IL there is as
much money being turned loose in
Texas on this presidential matter
as rumor claims there is, those
who care to look into the matter
may possibly find some solution
to the financial pause up east IL
they take this as their hypothesis;
For the Reed and Mckinley men
claim that Allis on is spending
money like water and the Allison
men return the compliment. Be
that as it may somebody
Ia springing himself and
that is an assured fact for the rea-
son that ward heelers, who never
dicker in politics except for what
stuff there is in 1t, are especially
active this year-with that activi-
ty which never yet gathered its
life from the tree Of patriotism.
While all the presidential candi-
dates are doubtless working very
hard to secure Texas, as yet none
| Of them have much advantage.
About fifty counties in the state
have up to the present time held
conventions, and while this is a
very small proportion, IL it is any
criterion, no man will be assured
OF a walk.over when the conven-
ton opens doors in this city
March "a. OF the counties heard
from about two-thirds send unin-
structed delegates and in not a
few instances contested delegations
will loom up. Among the in
structed delegations, Mckinley so
far has the lead, though the situa-
ton could be changed very ma
terially by the returns OF half
dozen counties.
Viewed in its present light
it is safe to predict that no kind
or guessing will be safe guessing
about how the March "a conven-
ton will pan out. A. G. SHOOT.
Two Causes For Suicide.