Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-14
HERE IT is, GOOD PEOPLE!
AGAIN THE LILY WHITES Ex-
PLAIN THEMSELVES.
Forty Per Cent of BIack--So More.
sixty of White. and Kindly
Don't Let the cOIors
Run Together.

I The Lily Whites have explained
themselves again. They claim that the
structural weakness OF the spinal col
umn Of the Republican party south is
largely due to mixed primaries. Black
and white don't mix. they say. The
combination OF all ooiors don't 90 with
the absence OF all colors.
The following letter to the Republic
cans OF Tarrant county Is q sharp
spat at the gentlemen Of the same po-
Mtical affiiiation who came together re-
cen;ly-or at least at their Ideas con-
corning the modus operandi Of the
effete grand old party South
Il explains itself
1t explains the Lily Whites.
II also explains what the Lily
Whites think OF the Black and Tans-
II Is interesting from that stand
POINT. 1t will possibly serve in bring
ing together some half dozen or SO
gentlemen who will whereas and re-
solve in the city hail today and, may
be. put out ticket.
Fort worth. Tex. July T. 1874.
To the Republicans u Tarrant County.
T'hs.e will be u mass convention Of
the Republicans " Tarrant county.
ne,i al the city hail Ia Fort Worth. at
,ssi; for thu purpose a sending dele
o'clock p. m, Saturday. July u,
gates 20 the sta.e convention at Dallas,
August c. and Cor such action as I-ay
be deemed best Tor thu general go0d OF
the Republican party in this county
This convention wiil be held under
what is known rs the Census Plan"
this plan Is not intended TO. and does
not discriminate against nor disfrsn-
ehisa the coiored Republicans; under
II each organized county mas two dele
gates at large. in the gtate conyen-
tion. divided equally between the races;
also one additional delegate for every
200 votes or fraction over 100. cast for
Harrison in 1892. and divided between
the two races in proportion TO their
population at the census Of 1890. Tar
rant county is entitled to eight votes
In the state convention, six to be cho-
sen by the white Republicans ind two
by the c0lored. The fundamental idea
Of this plan is to separate the races in
their primaries and to give TO each n
fixed and certain representation. II IS
believed that the failure Of the Re
publican party in the South is due in
large measure. TO the fact that it
holds mixed primaries, which is in
direct opposition to the prevailing So
cial and religious customs
The census plan" and also what IS
known as the Garter plan" were
fully investigated during the last year
by special committee Of the National
Republican league, appointed by the
annual convention held IN Louisville.
KY. in 1899. for the purpose OF in
vestigating the condition OF the Re
publican party in the South. and this
committee. at the late National Re
publican league convention, held In
Denver, Col. recommended that the
party in the South be reorganized on
new lines OF policy, and that the
census plan" be adopted for Texas
and such other states as might de-
sire It.
1t is said that 10 per cent OF the col
ored vote Is cast for the Republican
party. This is not true. though we be-
lieve 1t might be under the census
plan" In 1880 there were i0l. e32 ne
Eroes ia Texas entitled to vote. and
the Republican ticket received 77.742
votes. In the five counties OF Cass.
Lamar. McLennan, Fort Bend and
Harrison, thsrs were In 1850. 1 ,4O7
colored voters, and the same year the
Republican ticket In these counties.
orly received Pass votes white anl black.
Therefore, II is not probabIe that the
Republican ticket got over Is per cent
OF the culored vote in these counties
Applying this to the state at large. It
would indicate that about G0.O0O OF the
77,742 Republican votes IN 1880 were
cast by white men.
II is not proposed, however, under
the census plan" to cut the colored
representation down as low as these
figure might seem 10 Justify. but In
stead they are given 40 per cent Of the
delegation In the state convention.
All Republicans who are In favor OF
placing the party on better footing
In Texas, and who fnvuL the census
plan" and are opposed 10 the reduc-
ton Of our representation in the ma
uonh convention, as proposed In the
Garter plan" are earnestly requested
to attend this meeting at the city hall
Saturday, July II. al O'Clock p. IN.