San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-09
Politics In Anderson Comfy, Texas.

Politics In Anderson Comfy, Texas.
Editor LIGHT:
Surprising that the readers Of the
LIGHT would like to know what steps
are being taken in our county, to defeat
the democracy, | shall attempt to in
form you | am sorry to say that on &C
count of h few bosses Of the republican
party of this county, the party has been
torn asunder and the democratic nomi-
nees elect d. The cause OF this split is
as follows: In our first meeting there
was appointed an executive committee,
which was empowered to recommend to
the convention ticket. There was also
a committee appointed on platform and
resolutions. During the first meeting Of
the executive committee, which consist
ed of seventeen members, twelve OF
whom were cOlored and five white, |
was offered by one OF the members Ms
candidate for county clerk and WAS re-
ieCted by the white element OF the COM
mittte on the grounds that the white re-
publicans Of this county would not sup
port a cOlOred man. After few brief
remarks by several members present,
the meeting adjourned to meet again in
two weeks, during which time there
was a secret canvass exhibited by the
white clements in favor of an independ-
ent democrat, finding that their canvass
amounted TO nothing, the chairman
ruled that he himself. regardless OF the
consent OF the convention, would disem-
power the executive committee and EN-
power the committee on platform and
resolutions TO make out the ticket; this
committee consisted of ten, six white
and four colOred. being a member OF
fh..n alaff nd In
lions, offered the following:
1--WE are organized in the interest Of
no one man. ring, faction or fus on, but
in the interest of the republicans Of An
derson county, and our creed is straight
nominations, straight candidates and
straight elections. We purpose to sup
port men who are true republicans. A
fusion or compromise ticket represents
neither party nor principles; it is ire
spOnsibie and uDdeserving the support
OF republicans who believe that the stan
dard- bearers of each party should unfurl
their party principles to the public gaze
and stand or fall upon those principles.
There are within our ranks republicans
Of honor and ability who are available
for all the offices within the gift OF the
people. We invite every republican in
Anderson county to take this in con-
sideration. If we fall, let us fall by our
own flag"
This, the minority report, he declared
detrimental 10 the republican party and
refused TO allow il go before the house,
but crushed both the report and execu-
tive committee, denied the rights of the
speaker to appeal to the house, but hur-
ried his posted committee to make out
their ticket and bring it before the con-
vention, which they did. Every man
recommended thereon. with the eIcep-
ton OF two, were independent demo-
Gratis, they being more numerous in this
county than mosquitoes. came out in
dependent for the office of county clerk,
not independent Of the republican party.
but independent OF the corrupted con-
vention. | was asked to com. down,
bat feeling that the independent candi-
date had more right than to come down
than |, republican also feeling that |
could get along as well In Anderson
county with two republican tickets in
the field as my bosses, refused so to
do. Respectfully, p. n. RICHARDSON.