Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-04
PROSPECT IN TEXAS.
Fusion is Possible Between the POpu-
lists nnd Republican,.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
GALVESTON, Texas, August Is, 1886.
You pays your money and you takes
your pick
That about sums up the political situa-
ton in the state Of Texas at this writ
ing. The oldest citizens tell me that they
have never seen political affairs in such
a haze this near election. In fact, / Nigh;
liken it to one of those small Kaleidoscope
At every turn the view changes Week
before last possible fusion between the gold
democrats, republicans and populists was
thought feasible. Last week ii was thought
that the silver democracy and the populists
would hitch together, and this week it is
predicted that the gold democrats have
decided to go 1t alone" and the repub-
licans and populsts will go together.
The silver democrats in convention at
Fort Worth treated with scorn all offers of
the populists which tended to fusion The
national democracy, also in convention as
sembled at Waco Wednesday, decided not
to enter any fusion scheme but to let
each voter vote on state questions as he
wanted, and on national questions he
should be governed by the action of the
indianapolis convention.
SO, fusion being in everybodys mind
somebody must fuse so as not to disanpoinf
the general opinion which has been preva-
lent for the past few weeks And who
now are left to fuse? Only the republic
cans and the populists. And that is lust
what is going to happen. These two par
Ties VIII cost their lots together for better
or Tor worse. The populists are content
with the state offices, the republicans are
willing to take the electoral ticket and
there you are. Their combined vote added
10 that Of many Of the gold democrats
which Will be cast in their favor, they
hope will win. The republican state CON
vention meets at Fort Worth next week
and l have no hesitation in stating that AT
that meeting some deal will be patched I'D
and made public.
Ietty Green's Republican Son.
The republican convention which meets
next week, will without doubt be presided
over by Mr. E. H. r. Green son of the
famous capitalist and the richest woman
in America, Mrs. Hetty Green. Mr. Green
is an unknown political quantity He has
been In Texas for some few years past
building railroad from north Texas to ST
Louis. 1t is said that Mrs. Green has hopes
of one day seeing her son governor of
Texas but whether there be any truth in
this report or not, / know that it was not
this desire which secured his being placed
In nomination for the state craftsmanship
1t will be remembered that at the ST
Louis convention the republicans from
Texas had two delegations, one headed by
Grant and the other by Quincy The for
mer delegation, being for Mckinley. was
seated: but now Grant realizes that without
Cuney's support he can do nothing and So
as sort of a compromise, Mr.. Green has
been slated by all factions for the stat
Craftsmanship. He is absolutely an un-
known quantity and has not expressed
sympathy with either faction OF course,
while 1 would not say that this has any
thing to do with his appointment, Mr.. Green
can be relied on to do his share toward
contributing to the campaign fund
1 know Mr.. Green personally. He is presi-
dent OF the Texas Midland railroad and
also president of the Paris CTexas) base
ball club, which latter is member of the
Texas League. 1 have had the pleasure Of
interviewing Mr.. Green on both his invest
ments. On railroad matters he is well up.
and he is not deficient in ball lore Alto
gether, I deem Mr. Green the most avail
able compromise man that could be put up
at the present time.