The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
GARRETT HOLDS THE FORT.
He Challenges the Right Of Chair.
man Dudley to Gust Him.
THE HON. D. c. GIDDlNGS' VERSION.
lie Declares That Garrett Returned to
Brenham Before Colonel Dudley
NAMED His Successor.
HON. D. c. GIDDlNGS' VERSION.

Hon. W. b, Garrett Of BRENNAN chal-
longes the right of Chairman James q.
Dudley OF the democratic state executive
committee to declare vacancy In tho
Nineteenth senatorial district and then
Ill tho vacancy on the State committee
by the appointment of Hon. NJ. II. Fielder
of Brennan. Garrett is n young lawyer
and a gold standard man. He was elected
"a member of the State executive COM
mIttee at Dallas at the last State con-
ven,ion.
Hen. d. C. Glddings. Jr.. OF Bren-
nam. is in the city. Mr.. Giddings
was n popular member OF the Twenty
fourth legislature, and is a son of ex-
Congressman d. c. Giddings. the author
OF the financial plank of the last plat
form of principles promulgated by the
democrats of Texas in convention assem-
bled.
representative OF The Post called upon
Mr.. Giddings at the Hutchins House
last evening and asked him II Hon. W. Il.
Garrett claimed the right to represent the
democrats of his district at the meeting
which viii take place In the city OF Aus
tin, Wednesday. February S.
Mr. Garrett Is u member OF the COM
mittee and, understand. win assert his
prerogative to participate In the delibera-
lions of the State democratic executive
committee. Why not? our district "a for
honest money and at Dallas Mr.. Garrett
was selected to represent us as u mem
| Der of the committee True he moved
out of the district and located In san An
tonic, but he moved back to BRENNAN,
Office. furniture and all, before Colonel
James G. Dudley declared that a vacancy
existed and prior to the appointment OF
Nh Fielder, who IN said to be a'free silver
man. We forwarded a protest to Colonel
Dudley and have pever received a word
from him in reply. There will be pro-
ties, against the action OF the chairman
when the committee convenes in Austin
We did not ask for the appointment OF
Mr. Fielder. In fact, we made no recon-
mendatlon, as we considered that II would
! be a waste of time
From all accounts the committee Is sill
yer by one or two majority. counting Mr..
Fielder. and the indications are that Col
OHtl VIII nave HlpIt 10 pass upOli
at Austin than a general primary election
call and the number of conventions neceS-
| sary to transact the business OF the DEM
orratic party OF Texas
Following is the personnel OF the com
mittee as furnished by the chairman; w.
W billiard OF Dekalb. j. l.. Young OF
Cooper. w. j. Hood of Savoy. h. i. Hin
of Gainesville. II. A. Finch OF Mckinney.
Henry r. Marsh OF Tyler. s. j, Hendricks
Of Henderson. J. VI. Harper Of Chatieid.
W. c. Wear OF Hillsboro. T. G. Oltorf
OF Marlin, l.. J.. McInnis OF Bryan, s. A.
! McMeans OF Palestine. j. s. Keaghy of
Jasper, George ID. Neal OF Nayasota, X.
NJ. Johnston OF Houston, j. Il. Linn of
Wharton, NJ Townsend OF Hallettsville, NJ.
IT.. Fielder of Brennan. a. $. Walker. Jr..
OF Austin. Joseph Faust OF New Braun
feIs T.. l.. Dunlop Of Victoria, J. o. Mich
olson OF Laredo, r. II. Burney OF Kerr
vile. c. l.. Laudgdale OF Llano, Arch
Grinnan OF Brownwood. w. G.. Kingsbury
OF Morgan, ]. II. Warren OF Albany, IL.
Il. Hum OF Wichita Falls. A. l.. Mossley
OF Weatherford. q. w. Barefoot OF No
coma and George a. Garden OF Daiias.