The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-06
Austin.

Special to the Herald.
AUSTIN, June Ex-Governor DAVIS issued
the following call and manifesto to-day:
Austin, Texas, June %, 1SS2-To the Republic
cans of Texas:
A convention of the republicans of Texas
is hereby called to meet at Austin, Travis
county, on Monday, the 23d of August,
1882, at noon, then and there to consider and
decide the course to be pursued by republic
cans in the general election to be held in
November next. The date is fixed on All
average of the recomn endations of the
members of the committee, and the place
of meeting is the choice of the post OF the
members who have answered inquiries sent
them, Subject to such notifications as the
convention may make, the basis of repre-
sentation will be one delegate for every 400
republican votes and fraction OF 200 or more,
rs given in the respective counties Tor gov
ernor at the election in November, 1850,
and also one delegate for every 200 or frac-
tion of 100 or more of all other than repub-
licans tor that Office, provided that every
organized county be entitled to at least one
DELEGATE. With regard to the number OF
votes, the chairmen OF the respective sena-
atorial and county completes are request
ed 10 call conventions or meetings OF repuo;;
licans at their county seats, OF the several
counties 10 elect delegates to this conven-
tion-those calls to be duly published, as
the convention must consider and define
the policy TO be pursued by the republicans
of Texas under the present circumstances
of our state. and have thought proper to
accompany this call with brief review of
our party affairs aud situation.
After the late war the reconstruction OF
Texas was pending and the people OF the
state had commenced a new formation OF
party lines. The opposition to the success
sionlsts had 10 choose parry Animation. AZ
was a question which caused some discus
sion whether we should attach ourselyesto
the republican parry or merely retain the
defamation of Unionists, which had dis
tinguished during the war those who OPP
DO ed secession. IL was objected that an
alliance with the republicans would direct
AGAINST us all the animOsity which had
grown up against the party that had carried
On the war and destroyed slave
~: on the other hand, the difficult
ty OF maintaining an organization
with either Of the great parties OF the coun-
try was apparent, and then there was a
feeling of sympathy and in the main COM
mon political sentiment which attracted
southern Tnionists to the republicans, ana
1 have thus revealed some of the disad-
yantages we labor under. While the re-
publicahs Of the south and Texas have
been responsible as co-workers for the
D
have really had no control or
direction OF its councils, the whole ma
tioual government being a. completely at a
distance from us as III we were another peO-
pie. Mr.. Lincoln took the government un-
der very disoouraing circumstances, but
his administration was national 70 itsell
and comDositiOn. Since then gradually the
party has spthdrawn the lie and thus the
/ spp5intrfent 10 our local Federal offices
I have been too frequently made 10 suit the
0isbes of persons living a. distance from
/ us. We should not try TO disguise
on conceal those things from ourselves
I IN the hope they may be corrected IN time.
] Under the present organization Of the re
publican party correction seems impossl-
I BE a. each succeeding administration looks
NOR auI more for it, support 70 The sec
/ firu where the strength OF the party lies 80
l h Doe and will listen 10 the tiamors Of
those who represent that section and, u
I neces sary. limit itself 20 thelr fle"s ana
/ Isruauds and thus pUrpetuafe this co1l.
ts0o Of efTairs. Thus the national repuuii-
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