The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-20
Free.for-Ail Fight in the Count,
Convention.
NO ONE ENDORSED FOR OFFICE.
Platform Adopted and Dsleg ases for state
and District Conventions Selected.
Two County Chairmen.


~ winding up In split. with the election
OF two chairmen for the next two years.
Everything moved very tremendously
until tho credentiai committee met and
an alteration took place IN the commit
tee room between a. T. Lockett and
Committeeman Gaines When the COM
mittec reported to the convention unseat-
ing the delegation to which L0ckett be-
longcd an uproar was raised and free
for all fight followed in tho convention
hall. Lockett and Frank Reed became In.
volved In difficulty. Friends OF each
side rushed TO separate them. and within
n few seconds half the members of the
convention were Involved Lockett was
forced TO the floor and used as a foot mat
by u struggling. bowling MOB, Rfsd being
caught In The crowd and unable to move
in or out The crowd separated and the
discussion as to which was right and
which wrong, and the alteration was re-
stunned In another part Of the room Ihls
state of affairs lasteI fully half an hour.
during the entire time the room being in
a complete uproar Richard Allen, chair
man OF the convention, stood At ms desk
and hammered with an improvlSed gdVol.
but he succeeded In quelng the storm
just as well as man would who would |
rush into the street and cry out Tor the
wind TO cease blowing. When order was
finally restored officer David Rickmeyer
arrested I.ockett and Reed and took them
70 w l,o',eN ,'ltn . ntbcr trn,,hin
occurred until the adjournment and the
final action was split
When the eon i,., 59 ,, VIZ MI
man between Richard Allen. Who has |
been county chairman Tor two years past |
and ". H. Jones, resuitllS IN 'ne tiettion |
o, H ~ ;,a a. ard cone,eseionat convcr
tons, a delegate proposed the name Of
Richard Allen ior count I'M ,1an to1
the enSning 'TS , yer5 r p,0 nroar
Elder smith took the chair and .midFt a !
reign OF confusion put the nomination q |
h ~, m,,q,I and ronn +, ,be re..tivc
The Jones men WSrg no, ',fo,ou, s'ls EXP |
Vote whH heiilG 49, IL IA m |
roaded throuen Ahn nyC 81 ,,.rI, nN
siien me- men .,io,, hs'.,ar.d ti,c "du
ieY tfcrtIaFy tli', 49, ,+' t5it,t,,r 80.
ventIon adlourn,u 'le nc ~. NO.,
snap judgment M b''n ,NHvn III i 80,
and put tho nomination g., J9nss TO ~, ne
house anu r. WIS ~ ,enroto,,,
nett J, Srott w. ,.''n "'es''u ~, 49,, AZ
There VII nov ne /, eU 1S',ses.inr az 49,"
Two iacuohN LOT tlF .,li,. ~,
machinery OF W. '''''S i''
the next Two S'''S
At noon YESTERDAY Richard Allen chair
man OF tho republican committee ot
t4arrts co,,,.,. cpilci tho convention TO
a., rr,,1,,,., LA T., ,.r,,.r-
ofnFr' anu noN' 'N'
after which the delegates sung "a tharEr
r. T1oo,, I Have"
-, - NOD 90 .or,ro,,r,
No"N''r"''" SO ~
chairman. AMI w. y Jones' anu hAchatn
Alien wore put IN nomination.
s,, go, s.,.,,t d.af NJ oratorv and
i"''' 80 - ,,,.,,>., ,i,, ~.
more rappllt OF 'lf hAH'' "Ni' '''
Roll was called md the vote stood. Allcn
"a tnnca m se.rotar. Mckinney an
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nonheeh inc 20 ......-,...,,,,,,.
Van H. Mckinney "ta un"H"'o"sF
cho.pu ecc-ctnrv
,z,,z,,.,,,,. communities v-.re au-
lnc ''"N"''7
pointed: ,,,.,.
Crodentials-U. y. johnson, Dave hlch-
meyer, c. ~ smith ;. J. Leonard Jaluea
Buokner, Rev j. ~. ;. 'al1ra, liynt}
Davis, George foakuin NM j. ~ p9 ,N
on Platform ann t..apihli9l' T. lu..t
J. Scott. Rev Henry Ndtl-, tt.iiI N".-
len, Joe Bunch NJ. :. MllletL " T., on
way, W. II. SMITH Kew . H. ii'"'''-
son and Perry Ross
Rev. Henry watts addressed INC con-
vention. lie urged the peppe OF hlf race
TO make Their lnuueht. ltit III ,''' ''.'i
ing election ia the rieht way ana 80 Cons
duct themgelVs that thcy WIZ hr
able to ohHnse conditions which. az
present, are taxation without Top' HeA'a-
lion.
W. II Parker OF Austin. representing
the Austin Herald. colorcd publication
addressed the convention, ,...
dressed the convention. In speaking ~
local affairs he said there IS to bee ono
OF tho hottest elections IN Houston eyer
known. He urged the republicans 10
vote conscientiously for their choice TOR
each office. Drifting in hs temnrl;s pr
Harrison referred to what he called the
arbitrary action of the commissioner Of
pensions In dropping an old soldier rom
the pension rolls.
He said that II the republicans Win
stand by the colored voter there VIII be-
a change In the State administration.
+, Coombs of Chancyville advised his
hearers to stick to the republican party
lie opposed the selling Of votes, hat
qualified 1t by saving that if there arc
two democrats running and any money
can he got out of either Of them. get ID. |
but Il there Is democrat and republican |
running. support the republican
Rev. j. 4. Lofun said that this conycu-
tion should. as committee n the coli
ored people demand OF the Caucasian |
race representation in the city ot Hous-
ton; before agreeing 70 support any man |
for any office the negroes shoulu demand |
representation, should get promise in |
writing and II it IS not secured down
him at the polls. lie said the negroes |
are the balance Of power IN Houston. |