San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-19
LILLY WHITE PLANS.
HOW THEY WOULD WORK
THE RACKET IN TEXAS.
The Proof of the Success of the
Scheme Will be its Success.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. Is, 1898.

1t Is matter Oh pOllIlCdl uOle
that in the year 1890 there was
grand state convention of the Re-
publicans of Texas held in the City
of San Antonio. In the Organiza-
ton of that body as is not unfre-
Quently the case in Texas and
many other states, the row began
before the organization was fully
effected. 1t came up in this wise.
There appeared cOntesting dele
gates from the county of Harris
and the city of Houston. a colored
delegation put, in its appearance
and was vigorously contested
by a delegation of whites, who
claimed to represent the
wealth, culture and influence of
the Republican party so far as
these dwelt in the ranks of that
party in the prosperous city OF
Houston in the famous county of
Harris. After much wrangling
and disputatiOn the white contin-
gency seeing that they were about
to get the worst of it showed signs
of disrupting the convention, while
the cOlOred brethren seeing they
had the vantage ground pushed
their claims fighting vigorously as
the colOred troops are said to have
done during the late war. Mr..
James Newcombe, of San
Antonio, and few others
volunteering to seat the
white delegates nOlenS VOlens,
found themselves hOisted upon
their own petard and were landed
fiat on their backs clear outside of
the margin and boundary of the
convention hall limitation and pre-
cinct. They rallied and clustered
and settled down in another lOca-
lily and proclaimed themselves the
true Republican party of Texas
with neither negro, Next
can, Italian, Indian or
even foreign missionary
among their fold. Little attention
was given this movement at the
time, but it now seems at a later
day that they propose to be the
cause of some talk at least, as will
be shown further on in this arti-
Gle. This new organization called
themselves the White Republicans
of Texas, and some shrewd fellow,
taking in the situation,
gave to them the more unique,
significant and appropriate title
of Oily Whites" This is the
origin of that Republicanism in
Texas which did not want the
negro. 1t made that rift in the
party which last year showed itself
up in the divided ranks of Repub-
licanism in this state to the great
benefit Of Governor HOgg, nOtwIth-
standing the Fort Worth conven-
ton endorsed George Clark for gov
srnOr.
The Lily Whites put in the field
for governor the famous Col. HOus-
ton, the son of the illustriOus Sam
Houston, and a gentleman well
known in political and social cir
eles throughout the state. Not
withstanding the fame of his faith
er and his own great ability, and
the Lily White influence, and the
known strategy of the Houston
Republican politicians, Colonel
Houston lpOlled but little over
Ave thousand votes. Then and not
ELL then, did the Lily Whites see
in this vote that their goose was
cooked and now the question with
them was question of ways and
means as to how to get back into
the Republican ranks and reassert
their former power and influence
without ANONYMOUSLY retreating
from the new departure made
at San Antonio. \ circular
has been issued lately annent
their proposed scheme which is be-
lieved to be a shrewd device Of
theirs by which they can hold con-
ventions of white Republicans and
thereby secure their own appoint
ment as delegates and then appear
before the next Republican con.
ventiOn with credentials which
will not be questioned by their CO.
lOred brethren for the simple reason
that they will be there with their
unquestiOned credentials from con-
ventiOns held and participated in
by none but gents of their own
color. The scheme of these new
paralysis is fully explained in
circular which they have Of late
mailed judiciOusly around. The
rules to guide this new Organiza-
ton are as follows: 1st seperate
primaries. mixed conventions.
I'd. An independent and equit-
able apportionment of race repre-