The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-20
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WHARTON COUNTY.
Chairman Halves Protests Against III,
A.linn If l,lll AInn

Chairman IIawos Protests Against the
Acton Of Gold Mon.
no tho Editor Of Tho Post
Wharton Texas June 1S--ln Tho Post
Of the i6lh instant rppcarod community
ton signed John Z. Linn Scott Porter
/ and Guy Mitchell comm tee To this we
say. The guilty neeth whom no MAJ. pur-
sneth." guilty conscience needs no &C
cuscr. Ttey begin TO howl before the ca
lectant lash is applied.
There is Al small hut well organized bard
of gold men, OF which James q. i3arbco,
|. \. Dcnns, John =. Linn. W. II. orr
.ditcr OF the III Campo Eagle. ana ,;uy
Mitchell are The leaders. WIN ". r. Linn
standing spokesman aud composer. wnD
are prrsislcniiy ondeavorins on thc hisn-
ways and through The press 10 dei.in Tie
state and county democracy mo the hu-
lei that sad band rcpres 'ut the mninrtty
of the democrats OF Wharton county and
that SAID little isnd with their secret anJ
open caucls"s are Ia control The demo
cratic vote as 10 National, STAT. ana dis
trict delegates.
This small band aud Us fcw follower
hntw. because they always have tlif
hinGs ON the pbbiic pulse taat when 20
Hole was taken Oh Jun" y none ul thea
clan would 10 sent IN tho National, ssit.lt
or district cons n'lurs from county ~
which fohr-iiiths OF tho donncipis oro
: lver mon. am! that tralr elan woUli ho
tunspicncusly dissent at the Songrcssui Al
ana senatorial conventions .nigss III,
'cuid devise some plan by which tl.y
eonhmtie" ana tDtrrby hoii primal COS anu
conventions that wopld not BE- attended
hy me SILVER oemocrnls. but altogether
dominated mud mnniplil1ied hy The clan
SO, iiiiing 10 publish tho rosoml ons Of
The state commit. ae rhsy hurriouly mad
called primaries on May 20 which they
knew Inc fiivar mcn would 10, attend
except the few thcy could persuade ia ais
regard The call Of the Stat" cAecui We com
initt.e, and Loudly announcing Dudley ami
the state democratic committee no had
resolved that every democrat snOnl1 be
given chance 10 cast MS hAllcD ..gI
taurlcrs and iraurs. aud against The pro
are silver men. the band II conspira tors
ana boltcrs uroc"rl-1 TO tx -eutc their
ssehome. ana 10 rye it lhe form of fan
tive committee and the democratic p.rty
NAMED ii tn" regular democracy"
when thcy met, afler many secret eau
crs.s by night ,nd by day. IN ~ becnme
alarmed at the loud protests ~ the loyal
democratic ana 10 racfy ana propithie
some ana TO dcudc others r'ho did not
attend the boiling convent ens, they sc-
democrats 10 tho State convention as a
seductive bait 10 siop the cries OF treason
ara promised them The one free SILVER
yoin nt Wharton county al the state con
W ni'ona.
few silver mcn-lhe un*ary ones
were caught by The seductive hail ana in
noccntly walked into the SPIDERS web 80
ocftly woven.
These snckrrs discovered their mistake
when, on May 80 said gold band The Iro |
iessional pol ,ral wre working minipu- |
lai'ng minority of expert achem RS. sr- !
lectod eleven gold mon out Of four ~ ~ i
delegates Ia the Compassionate nine gold
men out of fifteen 10 the JUDICIAL all gold |
men TO the senatorial, and five gold men |
ont Of nine To Tie ferr 70 ocnT.n- |
joriiy on tho state delegations only aud |
instructed all dnlesatrs TO vote as a unit