The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-01
APPEAL 10 REPUBLICANS.
ssiiss at Houston Convention is
the Only Hope
10 sFSCuE PARTY FROM DISGRACE,
rewesmb says Matters Have Renchcd the
Climax Of Indecency In the
Present Campaign.

Colonel J. p. Newcomb, secretary OF the
repubi can State executive committee, has
! ilszund the following circular urging at
tendance ct the State convention at IIous.
ton.
no Republicans:
ss,t Antonio, Texas, Mnrch ~. 1seG.--,rhe
recent Austin so-caiied state republican
convention. makes the republican State
convention. called to meet at Houston on
April 20 next. irnpcratively necessary III
order to rescue republicani,7in IN Twas
from complete collapse and humiliation.
The Austin convention was called in the
ilasne OF the republican party. and had II
\ t;y.su so conducted as to have fairly re-
Iieciad tho sentiment and aspirations of
tha IL .eiligcnt masses OF the purity In the
.s,nsu and at the same time main aiming
1he 81 entity and or,Ie~ that should mark "a
isHSt dellbersstive body of treo American
cit:s- MS, there might be less excuse for the
1soe ton call.
& Aifstin convention having iiabanded
at ST scenes of riot ma violence. the
sns' ical organization IL claimed TO rep
res Il s practically at an e1id.
y large number of worthy and patriotic
rneii who attended The Austin convention
afgd Witnessed IT'S disglacefpl proceedings
ana disastrous conclusion have returned
- lepr homes dirgusted ANA Inundated,
set'rs med never agala to engage ia Il
lihs Political fiyic.lS. To th.sr R,sntleH"n
w; nod out the olive branch OF ii-a..r ami
0tfsr the only reasonable and pitctical
.oiutsea FOR party dccency IN Texas To-
WI: IS republican ornAnizaiion founded
nfof reasonable reform anl sclf-rerpcct-
ing facenoy Of pnrty antion, which should
commend the ass!stincN Of every decent
1plNblican la tine state regardless OF past
5 si5tf'srcncea.
II, ~ We negd any reform in marty methods
have seen assured that thcre would he ro-
syfin in the old organization, ana that we
were doing wrong in ORIGINATING an oppoai.
uoiS 10 the dlsgra,'-ful hoss3sfu that has
Nptrn atet the Old orsraniZnt lon--hut
1hifsf have grown worse with taeh sse-
ceedlsg campaign for tho past ten wears
The present campaign.
All over the State We have been yrnspnt-
dstofaerly rneotings-sp-callol conventions
+ ---t.tsga'ae'cfil mods, mostly OF colored men
pulled and manipulated ly rival h1aso-,
NilDso very presence was an insult 10 IA
tcIligent communities; whllr Tho f.r,.g az
the state has rocked with chstrat, q; prtAsI-
dcistin5 boodilnG-ol tbis eliminating at
fha Austin convention IN the fnost dis
6rtps,lNl proceedings eyer Witnessed 10
oiir State At Inst the grcol Tor ran'7f
end r.sce and pelf has wrecked the mos
cortppt. the most nuscruIiuloua puliilcai
crgstiii Ion eyer known In th., Ststn
Thay have gone 20 piecqa ini Die decent
men o. The PARTY raii VOW asy"nlble and
OrEaf,t2a For IN" welfare or tho party. upon
basis OF fairness. honesty and patriot
Ism. I use the word patriotism bcca.sse
believe II 70 he the duty ~ every seif-re-
spepting republican In Texas tn resent ,Dr
treatment We ar" accorded ~ National
cony entlors. IA only thcre for looii.. Lot
thiy 30 tn beginning of n new aHG betfer
crit IN the annals Of or uuriv
II should b. the obioci Of the c3nvcnflqn
at Houston aliu the district conventions
10 send q DELEGATION 10 81 f.ouis com
posed Of onr most repre~,nattyc ari iu-
fluentiai cftiIens- men whn gre l-ilt.r, +