The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
REPUBLICAN RIOT AT DALLAS.
Congregational Convention MARRIED
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DALLAS. Tex. March 19.-The Sixth
Congressional district convention, to send
delegates to Philadelphia and nominate
candidate for Congress, was held today at
Hillsboro. The sixth is the home district
OF State Chairman E. H. R Green (son OF
Hetty Green. OF New York; riot took
place early in the proceedings today. and
Sheriff Bell. OF Hill County. and his depu-
ties were obliged temporarily to suppress
the convention in order to stop the fighting
Bitter feelings between the supporters OF
Representative Hawley and State Chairman
Green have become excited since the State
convention at Waco. Hawley has published
statements that Chairman Green assisted
in a fraudulent organization Of the State
convention and caused the split there.
Green retorts that Hawley long ago prom
ised to support him for national commit
teeman from Texas, but now desires that
position for himself and is betraying him.
For the last several days the Green ead
Hawley forces have been getting ready for
the Hillsboro contest Green desired to
have the delegates to Philadelphia selected
from among his friends. in order to
strengthen him In his fight for national
committeeman. The Hawlcy partisans were
working for an opposite result Each
side desired to capture the organization
OF the convention. As soon as Chairman
Clark, OF the Congressional District Execu-
tiSe Committee. called the convention tc
order in the Hill County court house, W. E.
King. a negro leader of the Hawley side
and editor of the Dallas Express" started
to read resolution concerning the ap-
pointment of a committee on credentials.
W. N. Mcdonald. the negro leader on
the Green side, sprang up and snatched
the paper away from King. King and Nc
Donald. each of whom is more thar six
feet tall, started at once to smuggling. and
their friends took sides until the fight
became a riot. Neither District Chair nan
Clark nor State Chairman Green eouli
quiet the row. and Sheriff Bell and u
squad of deputies. with drawn pistols. had
to rush into the convention hall. The
lighters soon separated, but the situation:
was so threatening that Sheriff Bell O
dered proceedings suspended until feelips
could quiet down. After half an ho,,.f q.
ugly talk the convention split. King
the Hawley forces assembled In the 6Fs,
of justice of tine peace. while Mcdonald,
Green. and the forces OF the latter met in
the Odd Fellows Hall. Each convention
endorsed the National Administration and
praised President Mckinley. One de-
ncunced Green and the other bitterly
scored Hawley. King presided over the
Hawley faction convention. That body
elected W. E King and Eugene Marshal,
OF Dallas. as delegates to the National
Convention, and G.. W. Mccormack and
j. W. Laner alternates. C. A. Starting
of Dallas. was nominated for Presidential
elector.
G. ". Johnson, of Corsicana, presided
over the Green faction convention: R. B.
Bluitt. negro physician. of Dallas. and
RUDE Freedman, white man OF Corsicana.
were chosen delegates to the National
Convention, and Harry Beck, of Hillsboro.
and W. B. Smith, of Cleburne as alter
mates.
A. J. Houston. of Dallas, a son OF. Gen.
Sam Houston, was nominated for Presi-
Dental elector. and Dr.. A. NJ. Cochran, OF
Dallas. for Congress. The Hawley faction
did not nominate a candidate for Con-
gress. but deferred it until some timo
next Summer