The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-14
He QUIT THE POPuLSTS.
Colonel George L. Walton Disguised
With the Aggregation.
HON. JOHN lookout FOR CHAIRMAN
HARDY ties Hold Delegate Primaries In
Austin-Troubie In tho Popuiist
Campaign Committee.

Austin. Texas. August l3.-Coionei
George l.. Walton who represents the
Ninth congressional district on the STATE
populIst executive committee. and VINO Is
chairman OF the populist executive com
mgitee In this county has become dis
gusted with the way his party is be ng
prostituted by handful OF ambitious
bosses in his State ana nas decided 10
sever his connection herewith. colonel
Walton IS brother Of Major ". NJ.
Walton, popullst nominee for attorney
general; ran for county judge on the
populst tickle; last year. and has done
more than any other man towards
organizing the reform forces in this Sec
ton. His personal following is large ana
he has always been looked upon As con-
seientious and well meaning man. He CA
pla ms ~ present course in the following
Language:
TO the Populists Of Travis County. Texas:
Austin, Texas. August is.-Iou have
bororcd M Win your confidence ana sop-
potN 10 the iull meas ufr Of your ab@ity,
sEGd for which ! NOW tender you ny SIN
cere thanks, but under the changed con-
dition- Of political aHnfs. am -"inp~uea
70 sever H.y connection WIN lie parry
and tenGc! you ny res er4' ION as Your
county Cha ripan.
II j due 10 you and TO myself that
You severed your connection with boin
the dem cratic and republican pArii~s upon
principle and thai was because neither
OF them Would advocate the greet atse
thar you had 50 much ~ heart ana !or
the sane ason isft tlr .croeEat-c
party and fond ,hs rppill - flrty.
nov leave the rop,,isi l.aSty oud re.a.ien
myself WITH the democratic pa IS. for !
regard TIE action o! ihe pop.u-' leaders
1ad War4n. ~ No-f5n All Wa,so1. a. a
rnsicker, 10 iho.e Mo .yta .he St-l, "a 80
fer which We plead I record sv.iy vote
czst fo- B-yar and Wa san is 300 direct
srfaErH SIN 10 Nh prgan ar5 ln tn. in-
tercst ~ Mr.. NeK Ii-y ana Tho soil
STANDARD ana ! c.An not and 1 30 nc.
o. use h,s intlueres In max direction
II iht cause Tor which Se have plead 50
iong and So r4rnes.iy is % .ach value a.
me g5c.tlor : r4fh Is win ~. obey 10
fah-st 1. the u1s T. nous los ana throw
cur vg.-s ana -nguenc. ln opposition 20
r0-cv 49, aai na-y collar. ana follow
our co!ore with friends who agree Nl'u
Us or nriae'pl- r"-a7t,.s ~ .af,y -..ul-s
Many ;i54sarls " fte- -lle % f.plu..--
an have cast OF ine Yat-s caliar au1
have tnirt4 --~ great .,t. ...si1r ard
rSsN II h. ~. ~, ,.oT,.fl'sf. ar ,, eliIar
t,lslrs ,Hat t-ry ,'dus @, al! parties are
NJ hard Aud FOOT 20 rariy name
hor,- nod. -ne i-3pu. sis ar. grand man.
l-sts t-ste and manly. Raj .h@ nerve 10
rs-.e.ys-i 1880 anf -ili.i..y from ..N lia--
te-x. nTi- s4,.od iihe = "sfoneW sii' upon
Yr-.cirle- ans nos y Vi thrS shanion fher
trigcifses f1- ~. .,sy7n IN q man mink
fai / kutw ih.y esM not. The ropu-
lists have performed wonders trcy nave
forced both the Oh rar'ics 10 TAX. yqutre
and hunas- positions aud nov, shall We
abandon the fr,srf< VINO come "a the IN
terest OF our common enemy9
pounlists are for measures, moi. rlen and
the ono lttrrtuc question is AL 4 sue. wnich
riI. are We on sl.aU one iran or a
million, stand IN orr say ana guide VA
into the camp az tho enemy, | DO not
leie.-a that any cstlzrn should allow any
pArty or niafi or Get Of men 20 stand
between him ana MS duty 20 his country.
II Il should proyr true that the u,puNsts