The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-14
THE REPUBLICANS.
Stormy Meeting of the State Exec
utive Committee Yesterday.
Col. DeGress and Charlie Quincy
Comfortably Fixed For Par
ceiling Out the Offices.


IN this city yesterday in Mayor Males
Office.
There was full attendance of commit
teemen and vast number of lank, hun
CRY looking patriots who were not mem
bers of the committee.
At about 10 O'Clock the patriots, ema-
ciated and skinny, but, withal, cheerful,
gathered in and about the mayors office.
They cheerfully chatted and looked
happy. Leaden skies were overhead and
disagreeable dampness pervaded the at
mosphere, but the patriotic committee
men and all the other patriots were full of
Joy and saDguine hopes.
They had right to be. They were
here with one accord-to distribate out
the loaves and fishes, so to speak, and all
we're hopeful and licked their chops with
refreshing complacency.
Never under the sun was there such
unanimity and such cheerfulness among
the patriots, and never before under the
sun or anywhere else did such sudden
aud woeful change come over crowd as
came over this one.
The patriots not up to snuff were limo
Gently basking under the radiant belief
that this sis our meetin'" whereas it was
Colonel DeGress'.
On his own motion he had called it, and
on HE own motion he was going to run it.
At 10 O'Clock he cheerfully announced
that the committee would proceed to BUSH
ness at once and the patriots with one glad
acclaim announced ready as visions of fat
offices doomed up grandly in their fertile
imaginations.
Then the astute colonel cheerfully an
nounced that none but members Of the
executive committee would be allowed to
be present.
Ii was the signal for the lean patriots
| to draw up their belts some six inches and
Indignantly kick.
1t did no good, however. Out they
went, and during the session they alter
mated between peeps through the keyhole
at the able committee and the alley back
of the Orr hotel, where they kicked them
selves.
On the inside it was stormy and on the
outside it was calm, but awfully dismal.
Never did an executive committee have
a rougher time.
Before the footlights two master
minds, DeGress and Quincy,
we're striving for the ascend
ENJOY.
It was preconcerted. 1t was drama
a tragedy in one act and with but two
actors and each one star.
Before the footlights they were pitted
against each other and in deadly conflict
did engage.
Behind the scenes they fell upon each
Others necks and affectionately murmured
| 'dear brother"
At least that's what able republicans
intimated yesterday.
Finally climax was reached. 1t was
after much oratory by Colonel DeGress
A compromise was effected.
Colonel DEGREES and Charlie Cune.
we're elected delegates to go to Washing
ton as patronage committee, the colone
to represent the straightout whites ant
Quincy to work for the nugwumps ant
colored brother.
An overwhelming majority, nineteenth
at least of all the republicans present, wer'
against any such compromise but thei
the drama had been skillfully arranged
and it was played to most successful ter
mination.
On the outside between peeps through
the keyhole and aattening of noses agains
cold, moist door-glasseR, there were cusse
and dismay.
A report some how about this tim
gained currency among the heyhole dele
gates that in the committee discussion j
was suggested that possibly the infuenc
of the Grand Army of the Republic will b.
brought to bear in Washington on Texa
appointments. Thereupon the white key
hole delegates, not members of the g. A
R., turned black with anger, and the blscl
keyhole delegates turned white with rage
And a STATESMAN reporter heard NOR
than one roundly denouncing the Who'll
business as cut and dried affair.
There was discomfort, dire, utterly ute
discomfort, and the most prominent re
publicans, especially among the colore,
patriots, were not slack in denouncing tn
whole star-chamber proceedings, and it
safe to say the two stars, Colonel DeGres
and Quincy, will be confronted in Washing
ton by delegation backed up by an in
telligent power and influence which vii
be hard to overcome.
1t was apparent that there was discon
tent and the committee adopted vapor
resolution to tine effect that no man vii
be recommended for Office.
They also agreed that committee sha
prepare a memorial to President Harrison
setting forth the wickedness of the demo
Gratis and the goodness of the able republi
cans, not forgetting to mention their de
pleted financial condition and the emf
nett propriety of appointing "us" to som
lucrative Office.
The committee then adjourned sine di'
The meeting was anything but harmc
Nous, and it is safe bet that its actio
will not be needed by republicans.
They openly denounced the meetiD
and the methods with which it was maniI
ulated,
None of the committee would give tn
reporters word about what was don,
but The STATESMAN and other papers COZ
tain the important proceedings thi
morning.
It's a way the papers have of doin
business.
Among the delegates present yesterds
Mr.. JEFF M. Gibbs, OF San Antonio,
prominently mentioned for marshal
the western district
fom B. Jones, of Robinson count
marshal for the northern district.
Mr.. Pells, of Anderson county, marsh
! for the eastern district.
| There were lots of sspirants for spos
= Offices and such things.