The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-08
OVERTURES FOR PEACE.
MR.. BAKER ACCEPTS MR.. MAT
LOCKS OLIVE BRANCH
And Invites the Matlock Committee to
Meet With His Committee at
Dallas on the 10Th
of March.
Special To The Statesman.

HAS Uoou ueCldT6u. MI. DdhCI OCnu-
mittee and Mr.. Matlock's committee
will meet in the same tepee March 10,
and there arrange tn, terms of peace.
When Mr.. Matlock arrived at his
Office yesterday morning, among the
large pile of letters which awaited his
attention was the following:
WACO, Tex, March 8.
Hon. A. L. Matlock, Chairman:
DEAR SIR-Referring again to your
communication of Feb. /, 1894, SUBJ
mitting certain propositions as basis
of settlement of all differences in the
Democratic party in Texas and desir-
to such laudable purpose to
the fullest extent consistent with
my duty as chairman of the Demo
traffic State Executive committee, l
, have the honor to extend cordial in
vitation to yourself and committee to
meet at Dallas on March 10, 1894, to
tions submitted in you communication
may receive due consideration from
each committee, holding separate ses-
sions at the same time and place and
with the hope that the wisdom and
patriotism of said committees may
solve the difference existing in the
party upon some just basis satisfac-
tory to all patriotic Democrats So
Letting the favor of an early reply and
with sentiments of high regard, beg
to remain yours respectful y,
w. L. BAKER,
Chairman Demo. State Ex. Com.
After mature deliberation, and after
consultation with such political
friends as were in this city, Mr.. Mat
lock prepared the following reply,
which was forwarded to Waco last
night:
FIT. WORTH, March 5.
To the Hon. Waller 8. Baker. Chairman, etc.:
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor to
acknowledge receipt of your commnn-
ication of March 8, 1894, extending a
cordial invitation to the convention
of which am chairman, to meet at
Dallas on March 10, 1894, to the end
that the propositions submitted by
me, as chairman of the Democratic
state executive committee, may re-
ceive due consideration from both
committees, and to say in reply that
such invitation is accepted and
a call will be issued today ad-
vising my committee OF said
invitation and acceptance. Uniting
with you in the hope that the wisdom
and patriotism of the committees may
solve the differences among Democrats
and that the party unity may be Sc
cured upon just and satisfactory
basis; remain. with sentiments of
high regard, A. l.. MATLoCK,
Chm'n Dem. Elk. Com.
After this letter had been finished,
Mr.. Matlock dictated this one:
FIT, WORTH, March s. 1894.
To the Members of the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee;
GENTLEMEN-I am in receipt of a
letter from the Hon. Waller S. Baker,
inviting our committee to meet with his
committee at Dallas on March 10, 1894,
to the end that the propositions sub
mitted by our committee on Feb. l,
1894 may have due consideration, with
the hope that the two committees
may arrive at settlement of the diff
ferances in the party, upon some just
basis satisfactory to all patriotic Demo-
Gratis. / have today, on behalf of the
committee, accepted the invitation,
and my letter of acceptance will ap-
pear in the daily press tomorrow.
Accordingly, a meeting of the execu-
tive committee is hereby called at
Dallas, Tex, March 10, 1894, for the
purpose of considering such business
as may come before it. 1t is impor-
tant that there should be a full at. |
tendance of the committee. All friends |
who have the interest of the party at !
heart are cordially invited to attend
the meeting.
(Signed) A. L. MATLocK,
Chairman.
When Mr.. Matlock was asked what
he thought of the letter he evirced a
desire to say nothing, expressing a
preference to remain silent until the
two committees should meet and some-
thing more definite should result, but
when pressed for an expression Mr..
Matlock said: 81 consider the invita-
tion of Mr.. Baker to our committee to
meet with his committee at Dallas, on
the 10th of March, as timely and
proper" Continuing, he SAID that he
is now convinced that it is |
the intention of Mr.. Baker |
and his committee to take
q patriotic stand for unity in the party |
and that the proposition submitted to
them on the first of February will re-
ceive due and proper consideration.
He expressed himself as gratifed at
the prospects for unity and believes
that whep the two committees meet in |
Dallas on the 10Th, that peace will be
the result. He says that Mr.. Baker
evinced his patriotism in his courteous
letter of invitation and that his action |
in thus securing the meeting of the
two committees at the same time and
place is the proper step to secure har-
mony. "Our action at Dallas, " ne con-
cluded, twill be final in one way or
the other and when our work is done |
l have much hope that it will prove to
be satisfactory to every patriotic
Democrat in the State" Further than
this Mr.. Matlock would say nothing
AS VIEWED AT WACO.
WACO, March 5.--The invitation of
Chairman Baker to Chairman Matlock |
and the acceptance of it by the latter
was made public here this evening
and is the sole topic of conversation.
"What does it mean2" is the question
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