The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27

S6cted, 70 exert their influence with enc ncw state
governments then offered to den0unco this ,coali-
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duced. l said nothing ON the subject. returned to
Texas, ana have endeavored to keep myself well
informed on all questions OF public interest," and
especially those Affecting the reconstruction OF this
Stats. l travelled from New Orleans to Galveston
eaan su'S men in the WV Hamilton "a Ito facson
lie Is an ex-Confederate Judge. In con-
yersation about Texas politics urged upon
the CoLyention that had been called by the radicals
10 meet al Galveston on the 10th Of May. ana there
the party In tho State He emphatcally opposed
such action the same course OF conduct was pnr;;
Haynes and oil the leading men Of that wing.
The Convention met In Galveston on the 10th OF
May, and without transactng much business ad.
this last convention Il. j. Davis was nominated for
Governor. A. j. Hamilton, Pease, Bell, Haynes.
Longley and maay other conservative republicans
were in Houston at thus time. but took no part
In the proceedings OF the Convention. l am
assured by parties, IN whom ! Place reliance.
radicals and rejected by tue conservatives ticket
with A. J. Hamilton for Governor and Il. j. Davis
mated then and there ana would have produced
harmony in The republican party but FOR the per-
slstent opposition OF the A. :: Hamilton conserve u
larger or another one held but for the same OPPOSE
tlOn and to-day the only organized republican party
in Texas is that headed by II. j. Davis.
The conservative faction have opposed all organ
tied concert oil action in the republican party. II is
believed that the reason for this action Ii found In
the fact that, although the democrats Will not
openly affiliate with the conservative republicans,
many democratic papers advocate tho election OF A.
J. Hamilton for Governor. Some or them place his
name al the head OF their columns; others DO not
announce his name, but support him. The c0nser-
vatiye republicans who pretend, especially when III
Washington to stand on the reconstruction laws or
Congress, nevertheless come right TO Texas, ard IN
their district conventions nominate men Tor ONCE
VINO cannot qualify according to these very laws.
Examples are Sitlbling, OF San Antonio, for Con-
gress, aud Mcfarland, OF Austin, for the state
senate. They denounce such men as General
William T. Clarke who was nominated for Con-
gress by cony enti0n, but not OF A. D. Hamilton
men. NO fault can be found with such mon as
General William 4. Clarke, whose military and civil
given for eny republican to oppose SUCH men as
Clarke, unless to DC sure they arc included In The
class that A. J. Hamilton has denounced from the
stump ana called ''carpet-baSgerS" and 'scaia-
Ways"
The circumstances all considered am constrained
to believe That the coalition winch has been charged
as existing between the conservative or A. ]. Ham
tlon republicans and the democrats, generally
ex-rebels, does actually exist The platforms Of the
Two wings OF the republican party are precisely the
same The radical wing act out their professions OF
adherence to tie Reconstruction laws OF Congress
and preseat for once men who are qualified under
these laws. The conservative wing frequently nomI-
HAZE men for 0fce who are known to he disqualified
under the Reconstruction laws, but who are also
known 10 be acceptable TO the democrats.
The success OF the A. j. Hamilton faction as 1t will
be produced by democratic votes, will be the defeat
OF repuDllcanism in Texas and VIII put the state IN
the hands of the very men who, during tho period OF
the rebellion, eXerted every nerve TO destroy the
Union and who have uniformly opposed the Recon-
structiOn laws with perslsency worthy oil better
cause.
This letter is already too long, Use 1t as you please.
j. J. REYNOLDS
Brovet Major General United States Army.