The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-20
ELO3DY Shirt SHRIEKERS.
The Able Schemers Fooled, and
Are Muchly Grieved.
The City Ringsters Incontinently
Floored, and Their Crimson
Hued Business Thrown
Into Bankruptcy.

The county republicans met in conven-
ton yesterday to elect delegates to the
state convention which convenes at Fort
Worth on September 20.
There were nearly one hundred delegates
present, three-fourths of whom were col.
ored.
The convention organized by electing
Col A. P. Foster chairman and I. P.
Banton secretary.
After some preliminary skirmishing, in
which it was apparent the city riugsters
were feeling the force from the rural dis
tricts, Tom Hamilton, colored calmly
unfolded himself and proceeded to read
with intense relish and gusto the follow
ing whereases and resolve:
"Whereas, 1t is we'll known''fact, since
the democratic party has been in power
in this state, republicans in great many
counties in the state have been terrorized
and prescribed socially and otherwise,
Hundreds have been murdered, Others have
ben required to leave their homes and
again seek homes in other states, thou
sands of voters have been inundated and
through fear have remained away from
the polls and thereby failed to exercise
the right of suffrage, as guaranteed
to them under the constitution and laws
of this state; and
Whereas, This feeling of prescription
exists to greater or less extent in
almost every county in the state; and
Whereas, There has been republican
convention called to meet at Fort Worth,
on the Goth day of this month, TO select
candidate for governor and other state
officers against the democratic nominees
for said Offices; and
Whereas, We believe that there are at
least $4,000 or $4,000 republican voters in
this state that have not voted the repub-
lican ticket on account of the foregoing
mentioned reasons, and for other reasons
to numerous to meLtion herein and
Whereas, We believe that there are
thousands of intelligent democrats or other
organizations and parties, that stand
willing and ready to join us in a COM
bned effort to overthrow the old moss
back bourbon, rebel, colIar-bound ele-
ment OF the democratic organization;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the delegates from this
county to the republican convention at
Fort Worth be, and they are, hereby in
structed to cooperate with other
parties and organizations that will best
subserve the purposes heretofore men
toned"
Hon. John B. Rector vigorously OPP
posed the resolution in powerful speech,
in which he denounced the resolution as
| false.He stated that while trouble existed in
Fort Bend county that all over this broad
state republicans were free to vote and to
! do as they please; he was not terrorzed;
| he was not prescribed, and no man
present was. You know you are not, and
| to vote for this resolution is to vote for
something you know to be false.
Mr.. W. E. Easton, editor of the Blade,
concurred in what Judge Rector had said,
and made neat and sensible speech.
Colonel Radcliff Platte, member of the
city council, and author of the resolu-
ton, then took the floor
and proceeded to harangue the crowd
and murder in cold blood the
English. He favored the resolution, he
said in stentorian voice, as he wiped his
massive brow. 1T has been said it is
too sweeping. 1 say it is not sweeping
enough. Every word of it is true. In this
county (Travis), niggers have been shot
at and druv from the polls. They've beer
intimidated-I know they have, and it:
been the case ALL over this state
He intimated that Judge Rector and other
republicans were no better than democrats
And wiping the foam from his mouth
again declared that the resolution was not
too sweeping-it is not strong enough.
Several colored men opposed the reso-
luton because, as they said, they knew it
| to be false.
j. M. Snyder, Judge Sheeks, strong
supporter and friend, joyously favored
the resolution and was happy.
I After some further discussion the reso.
luton was voted down by Il vote of 60 to 16
Whereupon Platt picked up his hat and
left the hall in a rage.
/ A resolution was then voted down in
structing the delegates to the conven-
ton to insist on not putting state ticket
/ in the field,