San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-14
CENTRE OF INTEREST.
AUDITORIUM is READY FOR THE
GREAT CONVENTION.
Texas Contesting Delegations Worked
Hard Statements of San AntOnians.'
An Audaoious COlored Demand.
nr snncial Wire 10 the SrNnAY L1GHT,


ST. LOUIS, June l3.-But little work
was done at the convention auditorium
the past few days, for the reason that 1t
is about completed in all details. The
CHI airs for the members Of the press are
placed in position, a large piano is on the
chairman's stand, metal tube has been
run from the platform to the band-stand
in the gallery, a large number OF flags are
set around the chairs to be used by the
alternates, and the large Chinese and
japanese lanterns are all in position.
The telegraph companies have put In
their instruments, and will be ready,
when the gavel falls, to transmit the in
teIYgence TO all parts Of the world.
A large oil painting Of Grants old log
cabin has been placed in position over the
chairman's stand. This about completes
the decorations.
THE TEXAS CONTESTS.
For two or three days Chairman Grant,
OF the Texas state committee, had things
all his own way in conducting the Nc
Kinley interests, and his work is now
telling. Following Grant came the
Reed Allison delegates and lobbyists
from the Long Horn state.
OUR HOME PEOPLE.
DR.. G. G. Clifford, of San Antonio,
chairman of the Bexar county republican
central committee, is the press agent of
the Reed Allison combine in Texas. DR..
Clifford speaks his mind very freely.
Among other thing, he accused DIR.
Grant, head Of the Texas Mckinley peo
pie, of having written him letter, Of
fering to sell the Texas delegation for
$3.50 600, which was to be applied to the
congressional campaign fund.
Two newspaper men and a lawyer
compose the Twelfth Texas delegation.
They are: Cassius X, Brenemann, an
attorney at law; Robert Hanschke,
editor OF a German daily, and JAS; p.
Newcomb, a newspaper writer. All live
at San Antonio, which claims TO be the
most populous city In the state, and the
only town in Texas Of over 10000 people
where the republican party is sufficiently
formidable TO have matters largely its
own way. San Antonio is the home Of
Judge George III. Noonau, described by
his democratic opponents as 1.-The first re-
publican congressman ever fairly elected
from Texas The municipal govern
ment Of the Alamo City is republican, as
is also portion OF the Bexar county
regime.
NEWCOMERS STATEMENT.
Colonel Newcomb is the state secretary
OF the so.caled Lily White republican
organization Of Texas. In Texas he is
known from the Red River to the Rio
Grande. Speaking Of the Texas situa-
tion he says:
"The situation of Texas before this
national convention Ia different from all
former occasions. The black and tan
people are split up the back between the
Quincy and the Grant factions. Every
district nearly Is in contest between these
two factions. The regular, or so-called
Lily White organization, is here TO con-
test the right of both black and tan fac
lions of recognition.
I'VE claim to be regular. Our conven-
tions have been called in a regular man
ner. Our organization is complete. We
have no contention in our ranks, and we
are true blue republicans. We are here
to demand that the national organization
shall recognize decency and regularity.
We do not believe that any OF the con-
testants for the nomination OF president
can afford to encourage either one OF the
con tending black and tan factions. The
republican party claims to be clean
party. We want recognition, for we are
fully representative OF every county in
the state. II is Misrepresentation that
we draw the color line; our delegation has
colored representatives. We are de-
termined to reform the republican party,
so that we can enlist the best citizenship
of our state under our banner. l am
here as a member of the Twelfth District
delegation. We turned down demo-
cratic ma jority OF l1,000 in 1894, on the
tariff question. The Twelfth has no con-
tention. We were united In the last
campaign, and we will be In this"
A CoLoRED VICE PRESIDENT.
There is talk of forming separate
colored republican organization for the
purpose of advancing negro rights and
| privileges within the republican party.
There have been numerous conferences
looking to this end between colored men
during the past few days: 1t Is the
younger element who is prominent In this
movement, but 1t is believed that they
are receiving encouragement from the
veterans Ambitious colored men be-
lieve that the time Is approaching when
| they can demand the vice. pre- sidential
nomination from the republican party.
They make the claim that one-third OF
| the membership Of the republican party
is Of negro lineage; that this elemens Is
growing In strength, and that spread OF
education, intelligence and material re-
sources among the race entities them TO
demand place on the national ticket Tor
| a representative OF their race. They be-
lieve that this demand is neither exorbi-
tant nor extraordinary.
1t is probable that Perry Fl. Carson, OF
the District Of Columbia, will be placed
| in nomination for the presidency at the
ensuing convention. Carson does not
ex pect the nomination. He is himself an
advocate OF the nomination OF Allison.
But be has encouraged MS friends to give
him a place in history as the recipient OF
votes 10 the republican national conven-
tion for the high Office Of president OF the
United States. Colonel Carson. as all
his friends call him, expects to receive
five votes in the convention.