Evening journal., 1896-05-02
HIGGINS A DELEGATE.
He Will Represent the Sixth
Ward.
PosrLBs WILL 90 WITH HIM
Addicks Men Make Light Of the Meeting.
what an AddiOks Man Says of Washing
ton HAstings' Latest fractional Threat.

1t was q Higgins meeting pure aud
simple that was held by the Republicans
OF the Sixth ward In the Young Mems
Republican Club last evening. The
ticket put In nomination was as follows:
Anthony Higgins. NJ. T. Dannenburg.
Joseph P Wales, Thomas K Postles and
William w. Ayers AlternAtes, +. O.
Stidham, William P Clayton, Alexander
Burleigh, Asbury Hill and J. O. Cham
bers, Sr.
The Afro American cItlzsns are jubi
liant because Thomas e P5Rtles, q negr O,
figures as a delegate
A well known Addick's worker Gles
stif kick against the meeting He
stated this morning to an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter:
Several weeks ago ex-senator Higgins
made up his mind to 70 to this s ate
Convention as a delegate and not as the
proxy Of soms oth.r man At the meet
ing last night there were only nine white
men In attendance, the balance Of the
aggregation being composed OF negroes
who had been personally solicited To put
In an appearance. William Hanna, OF
the city tax office, presided. Without
consulting the negroes, be appointed q
committee OF three white men who made
the nominations and reported them.
This Is the 6rst time for many Years that
Mr Higgins has plrmtte his name Co
appear on ticket, alWa ys contenting
himself with taking a proxy
Next thing we shall have ex-senator
Higgins running for City Council" i" re
marked Councilman Stats GA Market
street this morning.
Chairman Hanna, In commenting on
the meeting, said this morning "The
committee on nominations was composed
Of two white men and one colored man.
and was appointed with the full approval
of the meeting. Further than that, it's
report WAS adopted unanimously. The
attendance was about equally divided
bet Ween white and colored men, ard was
quite large for q ward meeting. There
was no friction of any kind
Addicks men say that, considering the
400 Republican voters In the Sixth ward
and the many more who appear in the
assessment made By Assessor Whsnn, the
turnout last night was distressingly
small
Some of the young members of the
club are indignant that the club house
should be thrown open to q gang OF
negroes, as ths cub Is 4 social as we'll as
a political organic alton.
Third ward Republicans will make
their State Convention nominations this
evening at Front and Madison streets.
Seventh ward Republicans OF the Hlg
gins brand will make their delegate aud
alternate nominations at o Id FelloEa
Hall, No. 1905 Orange street this even
ing
The Addick's men are very busy At
their headquarters at Fifth and Market
streets 10 day. They are preparing for
the ward work, which will culminAte In
the primary election on next Saturday,
At Republican headquarters, controlled
| by the higgins faction. everything is
quiet on the surface, but there is much
hard and effective work being done be
hind the scenes.
A prominent Addicks worker declared
to an EVENING JOURNAL reporter this
morning that the gas kings home hun
dred would give him $50 majority on
next Saturday.
Republican voters Of the northern
district Of Mill Creek hundred will meet
at Hockession on Tuesday evening and
name Higgins delegates and alternates
Among the Addick's men from down
the State, who were In town to day get
ting instructions, was Representative
Charles l. Moore, Of Georgetown.
No AddIcks Man Need Apply.
1.-THE one and only Washington Hast
ings, irst In factlonsl Wsr, last in party
peace and always In the ring, Is trying TO
work In q cold deck on the friends OF
Mr. Addicks." said an Addlcks man to an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter this morn
ing HE Is the tail end Of the Water
Department. but like the caudal append
age Of the pioverbial canine, be Is
attempting to wag the dog. He made a
bold statement to another gentleman last
night at the corner of Seventh and
Market streets, that no Addicks man
should be given employment on the city
filter or on any work for the water
department. He has already stated that
no Democrat could get job under the
board and now he cuts the lines still