The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-29
GRANT And CUNEY FIGHT.
leadership Of Texas Republica nism
Is the Stake.
WILBUR CRAWFORD TALKS OF REED
rs the Maine Man viii Have Many
Texas Deiegatss--stste Political
News and Gossip.

\ Austin. Texas, March es.-One might
write about the recent republican State
convention for week without beginning
to exhaust tho subject. SO many are the
standpoints from which the results OBJ
! tanned can be viewed, and 30 numerous
entertaining and Kaleidoscope were the
situations attending its progress.
First of all. assuming that the reports
from Washington that the anti-Mcklnley
coalition has decided to compass the do
feat of the Ohio man by cutting down
his representation In the temporary or
ganlsat.on at St. Louis. said cutting down
TO be effected by bringing about con-
tests wherever possible. especially In the
South. IL is evident that Cuney and Haw-
ley and possibly Terrell. Cuney's other
white ally, from San Antonio are parties
to tho scheme SO far az Texas is con
cerned.
Quincy went North early In the cam
paign and got all the tips which the com
bine had TO give out, and 1T Is reason
able to suppose that his behavior IA
temporary chairman was the result Of
Instructions received from headquarterH.
Given a fair chance 20 express its pref
erence. the convention would haze de-
clared overwhelmingly for Mckinley.
Gagged as 1t was by Quincy, WHO took
advantage OF his position az presiding
officer to arbitrarily prevent tho McKin-
: ley men from obtaining what they were
entitled TO. 1t bifurcated. ana n contest IA
the result, lust as the nnti-Mckinley
coalition managers hoped ana planned
for.
It wns noticeable that there were more
white men IN attendance upon this con-
ventton possibly, than have ever shown
TIP at n Texas republican State conven-
tion before. Tx Federal office holders
and old-time negro vote manipulators
were very much IN ey,."nce, aad they
of whom were attending conyeuiiou
for the nrst time, under the delusion that
a regeneration Of the republican party "a
Texas was TO be Effected, followed GE1rt
Their experience was enough for them
however and II they ever get 90 another
asaeInblage Of their party IN this State
II VIII be because they were tied and car
RED there.
Much speculation has been INDUCED in
as 10 how Quincy win coma out On this
deal.
When lie was elected temporary chair
man the word went out that Quincy was
still boss. II would have been more ac-
cnrate to have said that quincy had
succeeded IN fooling large proportion
of Tho colored delegates ipto entrusting
him with the game without realizing
what they we're doing. After Hlwleys
Marshall Terrell and the othors had cUrno
10 the conclusion that thete was not
enough nerve among tham all 10 under
take what Quincy finally did. hey decided
that he must run Tor temporary lhllr-
man and that his candidacy must be
based upon the race Issue, Quincy ennis
sares We're sent ont 70 tell the brother
In black that Grant aud hia white folks
, had said thai II nlGger must not preside
over the convention, TOR which story there
was no foundation whatever and the No
kinney "nigscrs' were ca oel into be-
lieVing that tho election ~ Cuney 20 the
temporary craftsmanship Mould aimply be-
compliment and that q womb not pre-
vent them from voting their preferences
for delegates az large at the proper time
now Wrll thcN were deceived SIS now
matter Of history, nut ii'ey are not opt
10 soon forget how They Wcfe derived
of tho, To them. ines'lmah,h privilege ur
sunnlug the convention after havinc neen
nearly Starved for three days and tho
time and seek revenge FOR which Quincy
VIII Of course be the TARGET,
II is barely possible that The kiss OF
peace exchanged between Mcdonald and
Ferguson and Cuney was Tho kiss OF
judas; and 1t may be that while expect
ing to benefit by Cuncy's bold settln..
aside Of the rights OF n majority of his
party, Hawley. Terrell Mrkemson, Mar
shall and the others hoped thar his ar
hitrarv methods WOULD do nv anl crush
him and relieve them OF has tyranny
II Is certain thnt they would have shelly
ed him this time had they been able to
7ind y man desperate enough to undariako
what he did but It suited them 1lst as
well that he should be tho instrument
of his own unmaking whna pulling the
chestnuis out of the lire FOR themselves
Ihsy WIZ he IN sorry plight, however,
II Mckinley Should happen 30 via at 81
Louis and also at the polls.
AS between Grant and Cuney. The neht
Is now on for good, and Il the Mckinley
forces win at the National convention
Quincy win lose his Job ~ National com
mitteeman from Texas aud Grant Will
get It.
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