San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-12
PREPARING TO FLOP.
CUNEY AND HIS SLAVES WATCHING
THE BAND WAGON.
Black and Tans Run the Republican Con-
ventions, and Will Vote for
Democrats.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April IN.
Wright Quincy, the colored boss Of
the regular republican party OF Tex
as, will leave for New York in a
few days to have a conference with
certain other republican president
makers, which may affect very
materially the outcome Of the st.
Louis convention. Quincy, who is
a warm friend Of j. s. Clarkson,
has all along been a supporter of
Allison, but being an aspirant for
the relationship at Galveston and
anxious to land with the winner
at st. Louis, the impetuosity of the
boom which promises to give Nc
Kinley the nomination has, it is
understood, indicated to the col
ored boss the necessity of making
new arrangements. 1t Is under
stood that he goes east for the
purpose of making a deal with the
Mckinley managers to deliver the
Allison-Reed delegates Of Texas to
the Ohio man.
Another reason why Quincy
might do this, is that his delega-
tion of Allison and Reed men will
meet at st. Louis by a contesting
delegation of McKinleyites who
bolted the state convention.
Should the Mckinley men organize
the st. Louis convention, as now
seems probable, and seat the con-
testing McKinleyites from Texas.
Quincy would thus be deposed from
the leadership of the Texas Repub-
licans. By joining the Mckinley
forces he would avoid this threat
ened danger.
This is but part Of Cuney's plan
however. He has received word
that 200 additional votes for Nc.
Kinley would secure control OF the
st. Louis convention and the nomi.
nation of the major on the first
ballot. Should Quincy come to a
satisfactory understanding with
the Mckinley managers it is I'M
derstood that on account of his
great prestige and influence with
his race he hopes to receive COM
mission to travel through the
Southern States with ample funds
to promote the candidacy of Nc.
Kinley. He will be accompanied
on the trip east >fsy, VII. Ellis,
the colored e6lonization agent, who
by marriage and po-
litical lieutenant Of Cuney's. Ellis,
who is an unusually shrewd repre-.
sentative Of his race, goes along to
do the negotiating, while Quincy
occupies the background.
While Quincy is cordially detest-
ed by most of the white element
In his party, even his enemies are
according him praise for the way
he stuck to his friend, E. H. Ter
rell Of San Antonio, ex-minister to
Belgium, whom Quincy elected as
delegate-at-large to st. Louis. Ter
rell was not strong before the con-
vention. Quincy was on both the
Mckinley and Allison.Reed preli.
minary states as delegate, and
his position with reference to Ter
rell was, therefore, assumed. Ter
rell believes that his friend Har-
rison, is likely to be nominated,
in which event he would fall into
another snap such as he found so
pleasant. This made it necessary
for Terrell to be one OF the dele
gates to st. Louis, but unless his
friend Quincy could make the fight
for him, his chances were less than
slim. To his credit it is said Quincy
refused to cut loose from his old
political ally and demanded that
Terrell be also made delegate.
In doing this Quincy risked his
political life and the fat appoint
ment that is expected to fall to
him should republican president
be elected.
Terrell was more than the con.
ventionl could concede to Quincy
without a struggle, and Quincy
won by sheer force Of energy and
generalship.
AS a result,a negro now, as before,
controls the republican party ana
republican federal patronage of
Texas, and who sits at the pie
counter will first say "By your
leave" to the colored brother from
Galveston.
The CALLED jade winces and the
lily whites will hold another
convention in Houston April
20, in which no negro will
participate, but there action cuts
little figure in republican affairs
as the black and tans, led by
Quincy and his darkies, constitute
by far the major portion OF the re.
publican party in Texas, whose
delegation to the st. Louis conven-
ton is now on the market, with
the right reserved to reject all bids
The democratic circus in Texas
is not yet open, but 1t promises to
present some novel and attractive
features, calculated to play hobt
with the political future OF several
young and ambitious politicians
The free silver men secured control