The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16
THE MAN THAT DOWNED CUNEY
IS ENDEAVORING TO UNITE
DIFFERENT FACTIONS
70 GARRY TEXAS FOR MK|NLEY
Is the End in View-Leading Rcpubl-
cans Hold Cor ference in Dallas.
Grant Favors Putting Out a
State Ticket.

state Ticket.
Dallas. Tex, July 14.-(Spccial) The
Hon. John Grant, chairman of the Re
publican state executive committee Il
member of the national executive com
mittee. and who has been endorsed by
his admiring friends in GraysOn county
AS a suitable man to head the Republican
state ticket this year, was the busiest
man in Dallas today. Tonight until II
late hour he was in conference with lead
ing Republicans of both factions. DIR.
Grant stated 10 Il reporter that he was
here to harmOniZc "and to bring order
out of chaos" In other words, he saw
no necessity for two Republican parties
in Texas with the national organization
on the eve of n great battle with victory
in sight. The chairman of the state com
mittce had all the leaders Of the black
and tan or regular faction, as well as
leading lily whites In his confidence be
fore he had been in Dallas ten hours.
Today there were mauy callers on DR..
Grant, that gentleman having stablish-
ed headquarters at the Oriental hotel.
At II O'Clock in the morning fifteen lead
ing lily whites. including Capt. j. NJ
Steerc. Will III. Atwell, ID. n. Robinson
j. a. Baker and others equally us promi-
ncnt, held n meeting in downtown Of
flee. The man who defeated Quincy was
present and entered heartily into the
discussion. Finally the committee of
fifteen decided that the time had come
for Republicans to pull together in Tex
as Mr.. Atwel stated that he was per-
fectly willing to resign as an clect0r from
the Ill lily White White ticket and it was announc-
ed that the other gentlemen placed in
the field should also retire, they having
expressed willingness to make way for
harmony
Hon. III. II. McGregor of Houston is
chairman of the state executive com
mittee of the reform Republican party of
Texas. As the st. Louis convention had
pronounced against the lily white dele
gates and recognized the Grant faction
as, it was suggested that a letter setting
forth the action of the conference be
forwarded to Chairman McGregor with
the suggestion that the time has come
for the lily whites to surrender their or
ganization and return to their first love.
The letter was written by Capt. j. Nj.
Steere and forwarded to Houston, the
home of Capt McGreg0r, tonight.
After the conference had adjourned
Mr. Atwell handed out the following,
which il self-eXplanatory:
"rhe lines are clearly and fairly drawn,
sectionalism so long nurtured by war
time prejudiccs, has received its death
blow from rigid common sense, and now
the people of the south, who rcpudiatc
.fiatism and anarchy are ready and will
ing to place their ballots for good gov
question. then. that we Republicans
should settle is to clip every root and
branch calling itself faction and unite
upon one solid organization.
place gold electors in every district
and give penitcnts and novices an oppor-
tunity to cast solid vote with MS. In
this district there are three Republican
electors, Mccormick, Wiley and myself,
all of us should resign and let the people
choose the man. am for the party,
and to this end am ready and willing
ito step down and out. State
matters can be looked after later, but it
should be arranged at once, so that Me
Kinley's vote may he II united one. |
don't mean to initiate bolt for any of
the factions-l mean merely to suggest II
getting together of all
DR.. Grant said:
II come to Dallas to see what could
he done in the way of inducing all Re-
publicans (rcgardle,s of fractional differ
nnceS) to get together and make Il shout
der to shoulder fight for Mckinley, pro-
lection, honest money and prosperity.
Il have conferred with representative
Republicans of all wings, and | am salts
fed that harmony has come to the Re
Dublicans of Texas. and from now on
there will be a united party in Texas. bat
fling for the best interests of the Amer
Jean people in the state and nation.
nre ready TO bury personalities and work