The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-27
THE OLD REGULARS.
NETTING OF THE DEMOCRATIC Exc.
CvTIvE COMMITTEE OF TRAVIS
Chairman sneed States the Attitude Of the
Committee in the Present Canvass-His
Astisn Ratified Form Of Regular
Ticket Adoplsd-some Kicking.

AuShu papers, anu served on members
Of the Democratic executive commit
tee Of Travis county, meeting was
held in the court house on Saturday
at 10 o'clock.
The chairman Of the executive com
nittee, Capt. 8. G.. Sneed, explained
co the meeting that he had not
called the committee together at
an earlier date for the reason
that he had not thought 1t
proper that the committee should use
the party machinery in the interests
Of either Of the set of candidates on
the two state tickets headed respect
lively by James s. Hogg and George
CLARK. In the interests of harmoniza
tion of the party hereafter and looking
10 the future unlfcation OF the now
discordant elements, he had thought
it prudent that the executive commit
tee should remain neutual as a bodv.
and thus, if possible, preserve the
recognized head of the party as repre-
sentative Of the whole Democracy of
the county and not as the head of
either faction. Were the executive
committee to align itself as favoring
either set of candidates the result
would be that the opposing
party would seek to ese
tablish another Committee
claiming to be the authoritative Dem
ocratic executive committee of the
county, and thus the breach would be
widened and future harmonization
and reconciliation rendered almost i'm.
possible. He had taken council with
individual members of the executive
committee. and had found that the
Clark members on the committee were
IN the majority, but that they were
not disposed to use their majority to
the detriment of the party as whole
whose representatives they were. The
two factions of the party, by the aid
of their regularly organized clubs,
were able to manage the campaign for
their respective candidates, and the
special work should be left to the Hogg
and Clark clubs.
The work of the committee should
properly be restricted to operations
for the Democratic ticket as nomi-
mated, over which there was no dis
pute. He had endeavored to hold the
Democratic executive committee neu
trail In the contest over the state ticket
because he recognized both factions as
Democrats, unfortunately divided,
and as representing the entire Democ
racy it was not prudent that the indi-
vidual preferences of the members of
the executive committee should con-
troll the action of the party machinery
in the interests of either faction.
The schism in the party was too
widespread and the followers on
both sides were too numerous to not
be respected. He trusted that action
would be taken by the committee as
sembled that would be conservative.
dignified and looking to harmony of
the Democratic elements in the coun-
ty in the future, no matter what might
be the individual preferences Of the
members of the committee. He said
I'VE must consider hereafter in this
canvass and do nothing if we could
avoid it that would widen the breach
betwe en- tn. factions and render rec
onciliation and harmony feoitncu!t
than they would be to effect, with all
that we might bring to bear'to accom-
plish that result"
Captain Sneed recommended that
action be taken by the executive com
mittee in harmony with the line OF &C.
ton heretotorepursued.
By invitation the chairman OF the
Hogg club, Judge j. 81. Henderson,
and on the part OF the Clark CLUB, Mr.
G. e. Anderson and Major w. NJ.
Brown were present at the meeting
Judge Henderson for the Hogg
marty took thu ground that there was
Int one set of officers that should be
rec ar led as Democratic nominees 1or
state officers, and that ticket was
headed by James s. Hogg,, and that
the executive committee OF the pemo-
cratic party of the county should rec
ognize no other ticket.
Col. Brown and Dir. Anderson on
the part OF the CLARK Democracy com
menled the conservative action taV
ored by the executive committee; ana
while they both were strong
in their views as to ClarKs lsn'i ~
claim as being the Representative y,
the true DemocI attic principles oney
were willing that the executive com
mittee should pursue q neutral course
in the interests OF future harmony,
and take such action as would pace
both sets of candidates before the
PARTY with full liberty to the members
Claiming to be Democrats to voCe as
they thought proper: ha+woan
The discussion at this point between
the rival factions becoming warm anu
promising to be interminabte' II was
eut off by the chairman. ana resonu
tions being in order the following was
introduced ami adopted:
Resolved, That the Democracy ntv
executive committee OF Travis s:
commend and adhere to the policy OF
not using the political m mac aa,,ryv to
the Democratic party in this county W
He favor of either OF the .t ia"
tions of the party now suppoTrt LILLE
state tickets headed by james D. ho *
and George Clark, respectively 10 Vne
exclusion of the other. ,, .hot
A resolution was then adopted tnaC
The chairman have the regular Dem9
cratic tickets of the county pre Spoaded
end that the same should be heaae n
"Demo cratie Ticket" and shouiu c cUn
+o;n the names of all undisputed nom ns
nees OF the party, and also Oh tne tickets tickets
of the two Democratic state ei1Ae
Si .he NV NV Hogg and Clark respe ecu