Show ROHTINCOIVENIION Republican Factions in Alabama Ala-bama Have Hot Time MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED SergeantatArms Shoots a Young White Man Two Bullets Taking Effect An Attempt Mfacle by a I Brother of Injured Mem to Avongo the Shooting Was Bloodless Although Al-though Ho Fired Twico Both Factions Fac-tions Expelled from Capitol Building Build-ing Two ConventionsHeld Montgomery Ala April 20The Ke pufjlican convention vhIoh met today resulted Jn tho predicted split and two delegations will be sent to the national convention There were stormy scenes at tim CaPitol prior to the meeting of the convention and the result was the serious wounding oC Gaston Scott a young white man by Frank L Morgan Mor-gan of Gladstone who had been chosen I eergcantatanns of the convention I ax the executive committee The contending factions having failed to agree upon a chairman the State committee by a vote of 17 to 10t decided to name the temporary officers oC the convention and lo prepare a temporary rollOf the delegates Upon this action being taken State Chairman Vaughan li a > id nine others left the committee I meeting and secured possession of the ball of the House of liepresentatlves II where the convention was called lo meet The majority of the committee after jiamlng their temporary ofllcers at l lempled to capture tho hall In the ill struggleat the doorMnragnewho had boon named for sergeantalarms by J I the committee drew a revolver and llrad three shots at Oaston SOott two pf them taking effect Martrgne ran Into the Governors office pursued by a brother of Scott who fired l two shold down the corridor of the Stalehougc Jn the Governors oftice both were disarmed t dis-armed and then GoV Johnston closed Jhe Statehouse against both faction I On being expelled from the capitol the amiVaughan faction organized The credentials committee reported 2 3 delegates present out of a total of 332 M D Wyokersham District Attorney A N Johnston colored Mobile D N Cooper United States Marshal of Marion and J C Lcftwlch colored l receiver of public moneys of Montgomery l Mont-gomery were selected as delegates to the national convention A number of ijpccchos were made all praising the I McKinley administration By the Vaughan followers B W Walker C AV Buckley N Alexander colored and G W Lovejoy colored were elected delegates to the national conVcntlon The platform i indorses I President McKlnleyH administration commends Congress for passing the currency act and the President for his endeavors to stop the war In South Africa and for aid extended to the people of Porto Illeo |