Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-06
POPTLISTS on TEXAS.
Stormy State Convention Held in
the City Of Fort Worth.
THE PARTY Is SPLIT
The Mlddle.of.the.E Road Faction Carry
Things Their Own Way-Tracy
and Few Followers Bolt
the Cincinnati Crowd.

Fort Worth. Tex. May 5.-The Pop
uhst convention here Friday proved to
BE- a hilarious affair. During the greater
part of the afternoon session the scenes
were very stormy and the efforts Of sew.
oral scrgoants.at.arms 70 obtain order
were futile. The result Of the all
round row among the leaders was that
the Cincinnati faction not only won
hands down. but had everything abso-
lutoly from the start % the finish their
own way.
Tracy and Chairman Bradley saw that
It was a hopeless tight early In the pro.
cccdings, and most that they could Do
was 10 stand up aud protestagair q what
Tracey called the gag tactics. It was
evident early In the day that the Gin.
cinnati contingent had absolute control.
aud in carrying out their programme
they never overlooked single detail
Tracy and II. l.. Bentley Of Abilene
desired. they said, toexplain the Lincoln
executive committee meeting. but tine
Cincinnati followers wanted mono Of IL.
and Tracy then called on those who do.
sired 10 follow the regular organization
10 20 with him. His friends here proved
10 bc few and his faction held no session.
but instead gave out u statement for the
press late in the afternoon.
Milton Park Of Dallas led the fight
against Tracy, Bradley and Bentley. and
he announced from the very start that
he had no concessions tomake.
The convention was noisy in It's pro-
ceedings almost 10 the point Of being
TiotOus
J. NJ. Mallett Of Cleburne was made
chairman. 5. A. Bryant Of Eastland sec
rotary and Philips OF Parker and Webb
Of Taylor county were made sergeant
alarms.
sam Evans Of Fort Worth and Nal
lett Of Johnson county were elected del
egates.at.large to the national oonven
ton and authorized them TO select theii
alternates IL they did not attend tn,
convention
The following resolution was adopted
just before adjournment. being ofere,
by T. b. jackson Of Enth county.
Resolved, Tn at all the delegates Z,
the Populist national convention be in
structcd 10 vote for no man for prcsiden
or vice president who is not n straigh
| Populist"
Resolutions were also adopted de
nouncing the British war ON the Beers
n war Of conquest against sister repub
lies, and extending thanks, etc.
Votes Of thanks 10 the press, the citi
zens Of Fort Worth and the railroad
were then adopted and the convention
adjourned.
Harry Tracy was found in an anterOon
in conference with the other leader
who had walked out Of the meeting
Chairman Bradley was Intercepted
"Im Populisi. " he replied IN the mos
emphatic tone, and then declared tina
the action Of this meeting amounted q
"A secession from the Peoples Party
Harry Tracy said all the men wit
any sense would go 20 Sioux Falls. an
added that about thirty Of the forcmos
delegates 10 the convention had turne
over their credentials after the vote {
20 70 Cincinnati. The following leader
were ia conference with him, and h
says they viii all ~ 10 Sioux FALL
Granbury and Bentley, members Of Oh
national committee, and o. = Pyle. W
l.. Lewis. J. J. Eager, + L. Cunning
ham. ] L. Noodle, X. L. Whitney. )
e Thompson and Sid Harper, member
of the stats committee