The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-28
CONVENTION AFTERMATH.
Some Of TIE Republican Delegates
Are Stranded and Hungry.
a REVIEW OF THE PROCEEDINGS
sAsvs Cussy wss . Mere FiEurehesd and
Not the Real Boss-Likeiy TO De
Uprecoxnixed.

Austin, Texas, March "a majority
Of those who participated In that remark
able travesty. yclept republican State
convention, which dissolved here yesier-
day evening, have folded their tents ard
HE'D themselves away. pnt there yet re-
mains in the city considerable number
Of delegates who are lacking Of the
rherewith to get home on and who in
many instances haven't he'd square
meal for eve days .et alone q pillow 10
lay their weary heads upon.
They are mostly corn reid niggers,
who came to the convention on promises
that they would be taken care Of ana
VINO wers delivered IN ulocks by their
.'cnair.nen~ to whichever ta%toa pall
for thefn last ana who we're lefs 10 stlt
for themselves IS aesG they eYait
A deliberate eEcri WRs Taa1e by Nnnty
IA stare tneln or1 hy delaying work tlr
three darg. hul ti-eg Stl.seG Win Aill, ~
though their S-oir Acas Eere empty Ana
their frames Eening ana taeY S.'iFe. "a
although he refused 20 orclaTH ire r.
sCit correctly. Now that iat el'afeIncet
is over rhe reaction has set n s1d they
going to sc, home. They are turning -
The Mckinley Managers for h-ip. arg
those who fasI 10 ger Consolation II IN
that quarter are appealing 70 every ceia-
II would be natural ID s'ipPo-e that Tie
experaenoe Of the past feT dA3-s Should
have an effect upon these uafort4na-c 3 e.
groes. and thar i woai1 cPo7 80. ff+
10 he feet trar the repuhACzn leaders
look Npou thom ss ONLY - much ufr-
ehanais.. but logical constitutions can nor
be drawn with regard - th+ia. 80 y
would be safe TO wagsr ~ - were toe
convention 10 10 rsnfz1ef ufXt ssek 10y
would be right h,.rk Here ready - afr3sHi
the same old spread ca-fle g. aff.f ar-l
of their bosses anronucei from - fiaf-
form that I'VE iuge be- rrpuhitcal ! A-,y
hecause u first loved as
II VIII mako no diuti Ace n me fNHe
and file OF the iRncrau; republican masses
OF Texas that although sbe Mcktu,eftfls
had 81 Of the l91 yp.es n ye-trr4ars
convention Quincy bui!dQze4 them ot' ~
the organization. II VII Va all the same
TO the bulk 81 the black cohorts. although
zone Niger I'D all the voting as one ~
them expressed II dsFuzteilr last night
They have been fooled before Gni they
VIII submit 10 being fooled asair, for
they love TO be fooled.
The general effect q ire course pur-
sned by Cuney % fhc convention Wis be
bad upau the republican o'saG.zs t4oh in
this state, however.
1a demonstrated 'hAt rotten ut,hcis
arc stilI very nuch Ia vogue "a his JA'ty
ard people who gre hooking fer dean
politics wiIl certainty hefitste .oo-t ro-
ing where he dominates % iogt fot -
Bscke4 NY Charley Ferguson DM NJ
Donald sud '4teXieau" f-iiis auI fcrpgl-
"a by Eugene Marshall d. s.. IaNley.
Ifr Clifford. r. -. Tf-rB, y g. liah-
omsou ana u H. -klrtfro, Hhr aye ia
standard bearers Of iae Nfii- pls- ea'irs
element WHICH r ever ~e3y ~ rihtf 80
neck beneath Inc fc14 Of the G8Fest-n
boss that u may 20 haE3 OF tom
The Federal co lnte-, tt.neg Lstt : --ftf 81
fHt.a~ no
h. SAID % stand Tor vhsterer there q
OF dectlrv Ia TeNas republican tanks
from gaining ccnisoi ~ raiArg the
race iesls 30 ak tgGfass fSf the tengDr-
accountable hack o. foresight or thf NJ
hinieyiies ia iufnug VI s1rh nCto-
political jock asain8i bin ~ Bosenthsl
he succeeded So getting the gave. iufq
his hands and having d 80 abroad f1zt
Cpney ls SON boss
No other man taan Cunry cae4 have
lTen elected ie'nporarT chairman ~ ne
fisei-Allison combine a1j h's elf-i On
was oniy made possible ~ FTr-afrg fhe
ftpprr ih4t Chairman sSrlsi 500 thc
that y wouln not 10 70 LIT q 'nieefr''
preside over the c0fiFeUtt7n, ars tttffiaN
race prejudice Even then tarcy would
not have Won had rot Mrh01Gll EtlRu-
son and HsHcock been wiling that -
should win. and as tne urice ~ rfr
acqgiesoence IN his nominal triumpa ,tey
y ere gwen al INC LNot .ttteS Af 1tifti.
They watched him Ike hawks lowcver.
and forced him TO rive tnem s}l ins
committee chairmanshirH az vel as q
majority ~ tho nr.nh -ctulp - IN s rom
mittees. They HAD rot the ica-t niih ~
him end he was hut q ruGpCt "a their
hands when ihe snpwAown came they
stood on the pia'f lrm bchilr him afri faw
that he kept MIS- agrofrlentf, aad o. a.
vented the authorized AicI<irlcyites from
dragging him from the r,pifarIn Had
Chairman Grant lcen willing 20 dickn-
with Ferguson and Mcdonald Cur ~
would not have noen In 4.
At one time Quincy wanted himself 10
make trade with Chairman Grant, but
tho lattor absolutely refused to give him
the temporary chairmnnship. as that
would make It appear that the Ailsonitrs
had organized the convention WHOM they
had hardly 3 per cent OF the representa-
ton: IL was after having failed 10 get
terms from Grant that Quincy started the
report that the white Nick lnlcyltps dliD't
want n Niger TO preside and thai no Hal
Indignantly rejected a proposition from
them 10 divide the spoia YESTERDAY
evening when the convention wac nanrin,
glanced around aud assured himself thni
there were plenty Of policemen close ~
to protect him, repeated the story MAJ
Grant had given him uu hour To i.ntJe
his terms and give un the idea of run-
ming Tor the tonpornry chairmanshlp Rv
way of pcroration h. said, II sent NJ
back word that Wright Quincy atnnus
pat aQd that he could 20 10 mn ma
saiu that the man who made ME. Cunev
surh proposition ought 10 go TO n black
slni'h shOp aid Het a sieel band made
for his head 10 keep 1t from swelling"
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