San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-06
N. WRIGHT cUNEY.

Anent the fact that the colored
Republican and Politician, n.
Wright Quincy intends to change
his field of operation from Calves
ton to San Antonio, our Express
INDUCES in many wise remarks
with flow of conjectures about the
possible consequence of this move,
for the Republican party. We
consider it timely to correct the
illusions of the Express when it
speaks in silly terms of union OF
the Republican factions with
Quincy as their leader.
Quincy was at one time a great
light in the councils Of the Repub-
lican party, when he was temper
ate, and content with a place
alongside of the white leaders of
the same, and proud of being con-
sidered the leader of the Negroes.
But this was not sufficient; he
wanted more, and regardless Of
consequences towards the white
Republicans, and his inso-
lent actions against the &C
knowledged leaders of the
party, he was the cause of the
gradual withdrawing of the same
from their conventions, leaving the
field to him, to his Negroes, and a
few white office hunting satellites.
For the destruction (diSmem-
bermenD of the Republican party
in Texas, Quincy alone is mostly re-
sponsible.
1t is not the question of real
strength of the anti-faction of Gu
ney or the number Of votes con-
trolled by the socalled Lilly White
Republicans; it is sufficient that
the respectable Republicans, that
is, those of the party who were Re-
publicans from principle, felt
themselves insulted and digusted,
remained away from the coun-
ellis of the party.
Thus the Republican votes grad
ually decreased, and a revolt en-
sued even among the black herds
of whom he seemed sure to have
CONTROL under the thumb, because
other Negroes who had become
able and capable became jealous of
him in his role as leader.
The Express may be correct when
it says Quincy leaves Galveston
because he has "played out" there,
and yet this was his real field, not
because of his influence among the
working organizations, and his
reputation as an upright man, but it
was also from there where he
could control the masses of the
Negroes of Harris, Brazoria, Fort
Bend and other counties, and to
every state convention he came
with a representative force that
was by no means to be moderated.
This has come to an end.
According to the Express he
now intends to reorganize the Re-
publican party with headquarters
at San Antonio; that in connec-
ton with this he is supposed to
have had some earnest conferences
with leading politicians, among
them Mayor Elmendorf.
Hence it may be possible
though we did not wish to believe
ft-that at the last alder
manic election, when he made his
political debut and went into
harness for the sewer contractors.
candidates. This was at best, not
a very favorable Introduction.
! Quincy further desires to become
the leader of the delegation to the
NJ xt National Republican conven-
tiok,-modesty is a virtue (orna-
ment ito induce it, (the delega-
tiOn) t. declare for Harrison as the
presidential candidate, and if elect
ed, to again be appointed collector
at Galveston. In that case Cuney's
presence here would only be tenn
pOrary.
As another cause why Quincy is
coming to San Antonio it is men
TONED that he would like to be in
the district which elected Repub-
lican member to Congress. He
would like to reap the fruit of a
Republican victory. We make the
positive assertion that the election
of Judge Noonan would have been
an impossibility if Quincy had lived
here before the election, and had
taken an active part in the same.
From this statement our readers
will be able to sum UP the value
which we place upon the migration
of Quincy to San Antonio.
Tumor of the Brain
Alfred WaddalI, aged rs years,