San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-05

| out III many cases TeIube 10 V0t
the party ticket, and, in fact, have
with few exceptions, quietly voteC
the Democratic ticket on all loca
and state matters.
In 1888 President Harrison APP
pointed a colored man named Gu
ney to the position Of collector o
customs at the port of Galveston
Zone of the most lucrative Federal
positions in the state), and placed
in his hands the distribution OF
the Federal patronage of Texas.
This negro, Quincy, brooks nc
rival, white or black; cOnsults nc
one not working directly in his
interest, and stands constant
bar to the election Of a Republi.
can congressman from Texas, as
might have been done in his own
(the Galveston district in 1892,
but for the possible rivalry in the
event of such election.
Finally in 1892, the shameless
conduct of the negro and his par
tisans at the state yentien at
Austin, in their effort to secure
their own prominence as represen-
tatives OF the party at the National
convention, eliminated in a little
band of heroes splitting off from
the convention, and after holding
conference, decided to issue call
for mass convention of Republi-
cans, to be held at Dallas, April
18th and 18th, 1892. At that con-
ventlOn, which was attended by
the flower and strength of the par
ty from all over the state, an ad-
dress and resolutions were adopted,
setting forth the condition of the
party and the necessity for a re-
form which should be thorough in
its work and far reaching in its
effect.
At this meeting was introduced
a plan called the Census Plan of
Representation" and has become
famous under that name, in which
it was intended to give the negro
a representation more in accord
ance with his actual voting
strength polled for the Repu blican
ticket, as shown by the analysis of
the party vote since 1890.
After some argument upon the
plan as submitted, it was referred
to the State Executive committee
who, under resolution adopted by |
the convention, were empowered to |
take such steps as might seem best !
for the party.
The Dallas convention also Sc
lected delegates to the National |
at Minneapolis, and that
delegation presented their creden-
tials at the proper time, but as is
we'll known, the large number of |
delegates from the |
southern and other states, made it |
impossible for the case of Texas to |
be heard upon it's merits, and we |
therefore were made subject to the |
test vote on the Alabama contest. |
and were not admitted.
The State Executive committee |
had been carefully considering the |
Census Plan" in the meantime,
however, and after holding many |
at which it was invaria.
bly, discussed, the committee, on |
June 9, 1894, formally adopted the !
plan and issued a circular letter |
announcing the fact of it's adoption |
to the Republicans of the state.
AT the National Republican
League convention held at Louis
vile, Ky, in May, 1898, a resolu-
ton was introduced and carried |
unanimously, instructing the pres
ident of the National League to ap-
point a subcommittee of nine |
members to consider the Southern |
Question"
AT the Texas state convention,
June II and Ii, 1894, the Census |
Plan" was again endorsed unani-
and at Denver on June 6, |
1894, the subcommittee, in their
report to the National League con.
recommended the "Census |
Plan" for Texas and such other
states as might wish to adopt it.
The Census Plan" has been
modified somewhat, so that it now
provides for representation of 40 |
per cent by the colored votes as
against 60 per cent of whites, which
at the present time is really double
the representation to which he is
entitled to and does not
discriminate against, nor disfran-
chise the colored Republicans.
Under it each organized county
has two delegates at large IN the
state Convention, divided equally |
between the races, also one addi-
tional delegate for each 200 votes
or fraction more than half of 200
cast for Harrison in 1900 and di