San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-17
rHE WORK IN TEXAS.

Organization of forces, and this or
ganization In order that the real party
strength may be known, this is the
object OF the republican party in
Texas this year. The democracy are
in position to laugh at the efforts OF
republicans in Texas, having an over
whelming majority, so great that a
few thousands one way or another
does not count. This majority. vari-
ously estimated at from one hundred,
to one hundred and fifty thousand
may well discourage the stoutest and
bravest. That the republican party is
not discouraged is only too apparent,
and the effort now put forth to organize
the party is for the purpose of ascer-
tanning its actual strength so that the
future operations of the party can be
conducted intelligently. AS matters
now stand no one in Texas, not the
best informed can estimate the re-
publican strength. 1t would be
a good guess that would come
within twenty-five thousand of
the correct figure, so thorough
ly is the party disorganized.
The full republican strength Of this
state has not .been polled in twenty
years. There are counties in Texas
that never had republican ticket in
the field, that is, never had q chance
of even voting the national republic
can ticket on account of not having
any tickets other than. democrat
printed or circulated in that county.
The LIGHT has on its table at this
writing letter from good repub-
lican in one of our western counties
asking for tickets and stating that in
his part of the county at least one
hundred and fifty republican votes
will be polled if the republican
blanks are sent. Until the real
strength of the party throughout the
state is known and located, so as to
understand where effort can be prop
erly expended, there can be no intel
ligent direction of forces. To accom-
plish this work will be the aim of the
republican executive committee dur
ing the years to elapse between
this and the presidential election.
More counties will be In line this fall
with q real republican organization
than have been in line in twenty odd
years. The work is being under
taken all over the state. Mr.. Flana-
gan is making stirring canvass and
in the first, the fourth, the seventh,
the eight and the fifth congressional
districts, and possibly the eleventh,
tenth and Others, congressional caudi-
dates will be In the field consolidate
ing the republican ranks and pre-
pairing the republican voters for good
work at the polls next month. The
republicans are more active, agrees
sive and alert this year, even 1t be
an of year In politics, than they have
been for years. One of the state can
didates, Judge Hogue of Ell Paso,
who is travelling through the state,
estimates that at least ninety and
possibly niuety-five per cent of
the republican vote of the state
will be polled this fall. This
estimate the LIGHT regards
as above the probable results, and
considers that from ten to twenty
thousand added to the official returns
will not raise the figures any higher
than facts justify. There are thous-
ands of republicans in Texas who
have never voted a republican ticket
since coming to the state, because
such ticket has never been placed be.
fore them, and yet they are republic
cans at heart, in full sympathy with
the party and ready to act with it
whenever the way is opened. To open
such a way, and give every county
in Texas republican chance, lie the
intent and aim of the state executive
com nittee, and to accomplish this
Chairman Mcdaniel has invited and
urged the cooperation of the county
chairmen and of all good republicans.
In counties where no chairman are,
organization has been pressed upon
the atten ton of the republicans who
know themselves to be such, and the
result will be large increase in the