San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-20
REFORM REPUBLICANS.
The State Executive Committee Met at
Waco Yesterday.

tive committee (Which the Express
and it's dear compadres, Cassiano
Quincy & Co. call "Lily Whites,")
pursuant to a regular call of Chair
man Goodall, met at Waco yester-
day, at the city hall, and were cor
daily greeted by the mayor and
other leading citizens of the city,
among them being Maj. Parrott
and Hon. George Clark.
Owing to sickness in his family
Chairman GOodall failed to arrive,
and Treasurer Sam. l.. Hahn, of
San Antonio, presided, and James
p. Newcomb was elected perma-
nent secretary.
The roll call showed the follow
ing present:
First district, Ed. Davis, Jeffer-
son; Fifth district, John Gillis,
Mineola; Eleventh district, George
A. O'Brien, Waco; Twelfth district,
S. M. Jones, Kosse; Fourteenth
district, A. b. Morton, Dallas !;
Sixteenth district, c. B. Peck,
Houston; Twentieth district, T..
l.. Wren, Austin; Twenty-third
district, Il. B. Johnson, San An
tonic; Twenty-fifth district, G. w.
Standard, Kinney county; Twenty
seventh district, w. II. Harvey.
A number of proxies were forward
ed to the meeting from other
members Of the committee but did
not reach in time for session.
At the hour set for the meeting,
2:3O p. m, q quorum being found
present, the first order of business
presented was the selection Of the
time and place for the state con-
vention. By resolution, adopted,
Houston was selected for the meet
ing, to be held Monday, April Goth.
By resolution, the call Is made
for the purpose OF selecting a full
delegation to attend the republican
national convention at st. Louis
June 16, fill all vacancies, in dis
tricts not represented, and trans
act such other business as may be
properly presented to the conven-
ton. The question of nominating
a state ticket was discussed, and
left open to be decided at the meet
ing at Houston.
A resolution was adopted invit-
ing the republican league clubs of
the state to attend the conven-
ton.
The basis OF representation was
fixed at two delegates-at-large for
each county and one for every $50
votes cast for Harrison in 1892 and
one for every 125 votes over that
number.
A resolution was adopted in
connection with the basis of rep.
resentation, inviting the colored
republicans, Gas well as good sound
money democrats, if they desired,)
to join with the republicans at the
Houston meeting. A number of
colored republicans have already
expressed their Willingness to join
with the white republicans in try
ing TO decently organize the party
in the state, saying that they
themselves are tired of being man
ipulated by few colored bosses
and white pie hunters. While the
resolution was not mandatory, it,
was agreed and understood among
the members of the committee
that in counties where there were
a number Of colored (negro) voters,
they should be entitled to at least
one delegate, or more from each
county, the basis of representation
to be decided by the local county
committee.
The State Chairman Goodall and
Secretary Newcomb were request
ed to at once notify the various
county and district chairmen to
organize the party throughout the
state,and select delegates to the st.
Louis and state conventions.
The meeting of the committee
was business-like aud harmonious,
and there is no row or split re.
ported among the Reform Republic
can party of Texas, except at Fort
Worth; 1t being only OF local ma
tu %, and the state committee de-
cided will not be permitted to be
entangled in tho state convention.
The members of the committee
express confidence in their recog-
milton by the st. Louis convention
and declare that that convention
will admit the Reform republicans
as the regular party organization
of Texas. A full delegation will
60 to st. Louis and will be pre-.
pared to submit arguments and
claims which must secure their
recognition.
The citizens of Waco were at