San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-11
STATE Elk. COM.

| ecutive committee at Austin, held
last Saturday, was the most fully at
tended meeting of that committee
that has ever been held in Texas for
many years. Twenty-Five of the
thirty-one districts, whose chairmen
compose the executive committee
of the state were present, and about
one hundred and fifty others from all
parts of the state who came to see
what the committee would do. This
district, the Twenty-eighth, had very
few present besides it's representa-
tive.
Meeting was called to order about
11:30 a. m. by the chairman of the
State Executive committee, Col. J. &.
De Gress, of Austin, the secretary OF
the committee, Jones, of eastern
Texas, being at his desk. A motion
for executive session was at once
made, carried, and Davis, of Calves
ton, chosen sergeant-at-arms to see
that none but members of the state
committee were present. The men,
Der for the Twenty eighth district,
w. s. Messmer, editor of the LIGHT,
then took the floor and presented
memorial, addressed TO President
Harrison, which he submitted for the
consideration of the convention.
| This memorial was as follows:
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Feb. 8, 1880.
To the Hon. Benjamin Harrison President of
the United States:
Strive the undersigned, men,
bers of the Republican State EXecu-
! tive Committee of the State of Texas,
in session assembled, would most re-
| spectfully represent:
|. That, the Republican party in
| Texas is in disOrganiZed condition
| and losing ihstead of maintaining its
ground in the state.
2. That, thousands of Republicans,
known and recognized as such in the
states from which they have removed,
have held aloof from the party since
settling in Texas and have not made
themselves known as Republicans.
3. That, this condition of things is
owing in part to internal discussions
in the party in Texas dating back to
reconstruction times. and in part to the
overwhelming democratic majority in
this state, which has made the name
ofrepublican reproach and in many
instances bar to business and social
recognition.
4. That, there being no republican
represep tative or senator from Texas
in congress we have great reason
to fear the mugwump and half-heart-
ed republicans who have affiliated
with the democracy during the past
four years, will soon seek federal ap-
poin tments through the solid demo-
cratic delegation now representing
this state at the national capital.
5. That, this republican admins
tration will be judged in Texas by its
federal appointments in this state,
and that the future of the republican
party here depends very largely upon
the character of those appointments.
3. That in view of these facts, it is
of the first Importance that the ut
most care be exercised in the matter
of federal appointments in the state
of Texas.
We therefore, the Republican Ex-
eXutive committee of this state, would
most respectfully, but urgently me-
morialiZe you to the intent that only
men of unimpeachable ublicanism,
approved integrity and unquestioned
fitness be appointed to office in Texas.
With the most hearty good wishes
for the success of your administra-
ton, and with sincere respect for
your own person and with unceas-
ing loyalty to the old flag, and
moved solely by considerations of
interest for our beloved republican
ism,
We are Sincerely Yours.
The committee did not agree with
the member of the twenty-eight dis
trict in his preamble setting forth the
conditions of the party in the state,
and after some discussion, the memo
rial was referred to a committee offive
of which the Hon. Webster Flanagan,
of north Texas, was chairman. Com
mittee took recess until 2:30 p. m.
On re-assembling the committee
presented its report which was the
adoption of the memorial as read with
the exception of the first, second and
third sections.
The adoption was by rising vote
and was unanimous on the part of the
committee.
The memorial was ordered engross-
ed and signed by the members of the
committee, and the chairman of the
state executive committee and the
members of the national executive
committee for Texas, were appointed
committee to carry the memorial to
Washington and present it to General
Harrison and to represent the repub-
liCan executive committee of the state