The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-24
LEADERS TROUBLED.
The Posts Scoop Worries the Re-
publican Bosses.
CONSERVATION AT HEADQUARTERS.
Admitted They Will Lose Twenty
Thousand Votes.
CONSERVATION AT HEADQUARTERS.
TRYING TO FIND THE LEAK.


Dallas. Texas, October 2s.-'It will cost
us 20 900 votes In Texas" said u prominent
member of the republican party when 1t
was learned that The Post had captured
The secret circulars.
The publication OF the Green and Grant
circulars instructing county chsirmcn how
hy fusion caused CONSERVATION at repub-
0can headquarters.
Farmer Hciufichs WAS the FIRST to get
copy OF tho paper. The clrculara caught
his eye and nc took the elevator at once
for the private apartments OF Green and
huston Grant soon after found IT out and
the publication set them all wild. How did
they get 49, was the question they asked
each other and when. they scattered In
groups there would he crimluaton and re-
ordinations, In fact, II was distressing to
see tho mental anguish they experienced.
II was n damper on their feelings and
they have evidenced that they are not in
"a good splrits as usual Grant did not
wear the juhilant look he usually carries.
llcinrlchs had longer face than ever
and Huston did not show the Indiana smile
so characteristic with him.
They began to investigate and ono after
another worked on the various newspaper
men, hoping in come way to find the leak.
The representative OF The Post was singled
out as tho main conspIrator. because he
had stated the night before In tho lobby
Of the Oriental that within short time
the nails would be driven In the coffin Of
| the x. o. p
How did you get TT" asked hrst ono
and then another.
Get what" was the inquiring reply.
Those two orculars7"
replied The Post gent,
Major Peck of Houston was very solicit
GUS He questioned Tho Post reporter con-
ndentialiy on the strength Of personal
friendship, but he got no answer.
They are all worried. They realize that
the publication of this circular exposes to
the rank and file of the popuilst party that
they have been sold by the lcadcrs and
now they are afraid the leaders will not
be able to deliver the goods. The DEM
oora,s are jubilant over the exposure.
Chairman Blake was communicated with
by phone and he said he could add moth
ing TO the expressions Of the republican
leaders. They have told the tale that the
democrats have been trying to tell tho
populists, they have acknowledged the deal
which Buck Walton explained and the
populists who were to be traded by the
head like so many cattle are now aware
OF the facts.
There is no denial at republican head
quarters. The leaders say It will not In
lure their cause. but that worried look be-
lies their words.
The Post correspondent called on Chair
man Bradley OF the populist party. He
said he knew nothing about 1t. When shown
the paragraph referring to the deal he
said that It would be best to inquire at
republican headquarters for an explana-
ton. The fact Ii the republicans ''pur-
chased" for future delivery and they
now see that the crop lis short" and the
sellers have not the article to deliver. In
formation is difficult to get at present.
This leak" has so demorallzed them that
not a one will talk. 1t is understood that
two detectives have been employed by the
republicans and they are instructed to md
out from The Post man or whatever source
they can how the information got cut. All
employees we're questioned regarding the
handling OF the circulars.
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