San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-12
SHORT STOPS.

SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saying.
II have" says Mr.. Harry Terrell,
"a very distinct recollection OF there
being q meeting between the repub
can and democratic county executive
commi ttees for the purpose of select.
ing ii cket." Were you present, Mr..
Terrell?
If you were present you will recol-
lect who presided at that joint meet
ing, and who participated in the pro-
ceedIngs. The scene was worthy of
the artists pencil.
The meeting was held in City At
torney Bergstrom's Office Mayor Cal.
lsghan presided; on one side OF him
were the democratic five; on the
other, the Terrell repu b lican com.
mite; each side were allowed five
votes; Mayor Callsg han held the
casting vote.
Mr.. Terrell was not really in it, al
! though he would have us believe he
was there as the equal of the demo-
! cratic chairmaD; Bryan acted as
| chairman of the Joint committee. Mr..
| TerrelPs name was simply appended
| to the dual prOnuncianento printed
in the Express next day.
Even the pronunciamento was con
cocted under the eyes OF boss Csllsg.
han. The joint committee that
succeeded in suppressing the action
of the democratic party as we'll as the |
republicans was very neat affair.
The ticket, had all been fixed be. |
fore hand but each name was put to |
the meeting by the boss and voted Oh;
they were all voted unanimous with
two or three exceptions. DR.. Lindner
was silent when Anton Adam was
proposed; and Mr.. Anderson re.
Trained from voting in favor of Judge
King.
Mr.. YosKum was present to see
that the program was properly car
ried out. Mr.. Yoakum could not af-
ford TO put up 5000 as campaign
funds unless the Callag
combine did as he wanted them to do.
Had Mr.. Callag han and Mr.. Terrell
and their committees met in their in
divldual capacity and nominated the
ticket, it would have been of little
moment, but to meet as political star
chamber and 10 use the name
of their respective parties, to carry
out a corrupt political job, has laid
them under ban with every honest
democrat and republican in the
country.
Mr.. Terrell has distinct recollec-
ton that such q thing did happen;
who actually presided
over the repu blican committee has no
recollection OF the event. Mr.. Terrell
seems proud of his part of the trans
action, although it was only second
fiddle that he played. Callaghan
says that what he did was to keep his
party together.
II Csllsghan is to be put on trial at
Houston, he had better make q clean |
breast of it; and claim that lnconsist-
ency' and party dishonor are jewels.
Mr.. Terrell has figured prominently
in the national convention of the re-
publican party; the republicans of
Bexsr county have q big disgust on :
them; If we are to have any republic
can party here it must be under other
guidance than Mr.. Terrell, Gala.
ghsn's side partner.
The party tinkerings and little con-
troversies, verging upon personal =
difficulties, that have marked the =
proceedings of every democratic con-
vention in the state, only fores hadow
the impending row al Houston.
Our mayor, who has attempted to
push his little boat out upon the
stream of state politics, has expert
enced some very rough weather. The I
letter was an unpleasant re- J
to our people that our chief 9
city executive has very unsavory
record away from home as well as at
home.
The mayor attempts a reply and
throws himself upon the people of his
own city for vindication. There was
a time when such aD appeal would '
have met with sympathetic re. {
Spouse, but not now. The people :
want Mr.. Callaghan to retire from :
public view.
1t will be happy day for Texas I
when the democratic party, with Hogg
at its head, plunges headlong to the -
sea of destruction; and it seems but
proper that with Hogg should also
disappear the dynasty that has run '
our city for the past few years. The ]
people are patient, long suffering
people, but the day has come when
patience has ceased to be virtue.