San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-23
ANSWER TO ONION.

ANSWER TO ONION.
State of Texas, County of Bexar:
In answer TO the address issued by
j. #. Onion chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee.o the 10Th
congressional district, of Texas, which
has been published in this city, to the
Populists of this district, stating that
certain propositions had been made
10 the Populist executive committee
and rejected concerning the congress
sional race in this district. We, the
undersigned executive officers of the
Peoples party of Bexar county, in re-
ply beg to say: That If such PROPOSE
lions were made they should have
been made to Mr.. A. b. Surber, of
Center Point, Kerr county; the chair
man of the Peoples party of the 18th
congressional district, through Mr.. Il.
Il. Thompson, of San Antonio, the sec
rotary of the 10Th congressional dis
| trict, the only authorized parties to
| receive and act upon matters affecting
the interests of the candidate, and no
other persons were authorized to act
for the congressional committee.
The executive committee of the PeO-
pies party of Bexar county have no
authority to act alone in matters af-
fecting the whole 10Th congressional
| district. Mr.. Thompson, secretary of
the 10Th district, states to us, that no
communication whatever has been re-
ceived by him from the Democratic
executive committee of the district,
or has he any knowledge of any such
communication having been received
by Mr.. Surber.
The only proposition of any charac-
ter whatever that was ever received
by the executive committee of the
Peoples party of BeXar county at any
time, was reported to the executive
committee of the Peoples party of
Bexar county by the McRae local cam
paign committee, at regular meeting
held in Meyers hall, San Antonio,
September &c, 1896, as follows:
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Peoples party of Bexar
county, held in Meyers hall, Septem-
Der Goth, 1896, the McRae campaign
committee.made the following report:
Your campaign committee appointed
to look after the interests of our can
didate for congress, Mr.. Taylor Nc
Rae, received a request to meet rep
resentative of Mr.. Slayden for consul
tation.
On Aug. % at 10 a. m. your commit
tee, met Mr.. Chas. A. Denny in Bro.
McMinn's private Office in the French
building. Mr.. Denny stated that he
had met with the committee to see if
some arrangement could not be made
for the withdrawal of Taylor McRae
our candidate for congress. in favor of
Mr. Slayden, the Democratic nominee.
Mr.. Denny stated that he was au-
thorized by Mr. Slayden and his COM
mittee to propose to us, that if we
would induce Mr.. McRae to withdraw
from the race, that in the event of the
election of Bryan as president and
Mr.. Slayden as congressman from this
district, Mr.. Slayden would assure Mr..
McRae the appointment to the col
lectorship at Eagle Pass, consulship
or u. s. marshalship, whichever Mr..
McRae might choose, and stated that
any of the positions were worth at
least $4,000 per annum, and further,
that if the withdrawal of Mr.. McRae
could be accomplished he was in po-
sition to pledge the influence of ex-
Governor Hogg and Governor Cul-
berson in obtaining any of the above
appointments for Mr.. McRae.
The proposition was not entertained
and Mr.. Denny was assured that Mr.
McRae would stay in the race until
November 8.
On motion, the above report was ac-
cepted and ordered recorded in the
minutes of the meeting.
San Antonio. Texas, Oct. IA, 1896.
I hereby certify that the above is a
true transcripts from the records of
the meeting of the Peoples party
executive committee of Bexar county,
held September Goth, 1896.
A. S. MILLS,
Sec'y. Peoples Party Bexar Co., Tex.
9. NJ. GRAYBILL, !
Chairman p. p, Bexar County, Tex.
Attest: A. s. MILLS,
Secretary Peoples Party, Bexar Co.
The State of Texas, County of Bexar.
Sworn and subscribed to before me,
IL. ST. this, 18th day of Oct.,A.
D., 1896.
AT. DIGNOWITY.
Notary Public, Bexar County, Texas.