The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06
l.lIISC TO FORT WORTH.
.....I,t,on as to What the Repub-
lie,o Convention Will Do.
: n TO FUSE OR NOT TO FUSE.
a.. Ouestion to Re Decided, and
~ oil, Tome About IF John
Grant Has His Way.

80 convention is a matter of
~ ,.,,-os, and 1t may be said great
pportance' u.,o, ,,o rorvh,,oors
'.rh,ed at Fort Worth they attracted
M, Nc much attention as will be TO-
~, ,non them next week when they
J, ,or,ther again in the same city un-
=, ,.versed conditions. Quincy was the
~. IN iSse and the question at issue then
~ whether he would deliver his party
u, 10 George Clark in an endeavor to
~, that gentleman turn Texas loose"
y.x Grant Is the boss and the question
!. .Ae,ber he can hold the warning re
.,M,.,n factions down long enough tc
.,,hls him TO welcome TO the black and
:. ,oa the remnant of the Clark brother
~ az well as the dissolving legions
.,ub once hardened to the call of Judge
y9ent
Many remarkable changes have taken
,,r since the convention of 1892. Texas
"A, been turned loose, but not after tho
u.,o mans ia hion. IT has been released
am the clutches of The political cur
LIZ and 'majahs'' who rallied to his
~,port under the impression that the
~ Of political resurrection had arrived
N them a gracelcss corporation of po-
ursl adyenturers has laid its hand upon
M r,,dder OF the craft once guided by
Yuffnt and changed its coursa until IL
N become a stranger 10 the placid wa
~ OF scientific and philosophical poll
n Salcd by that good old visionary.
lsaey has lost his grip and his party has
usuned new attitude. II has decided
; quit bushwhackins in the interest of
i,nocraiic boilers ana populistic ad-
natures. 1t has come out In the open
rd Undertaken to swallow those who
d The past have depended upon its sup
mi In multitudlnous independent" at
vnps at destroying the democratic
Wy-
The enemies of democracy must come
pto the republican rack and chew repuh-
ian fodder this trip If they expect re
Eblcan help. The part. which they have
nected to despise while counting its as
sance no longer has any use for them
rss they dor It's livery and wear Its
kind
OF course the honest money curnels, the
rpuls!lc machine workers and their good
tsnis, the physical culturists, do not
box q It that way-that is. they arv not
vt ready to acknowledge that they have
trendcred TO the republicans.
But John Grant has the situation sized
= right.
II his ambition to brighten the com
FeSicn Of his party in Texas, and for two
Ean his l1fors have been to that end
ngures that II once he can get dis
p1h!ed white democrats and speculative
vpalstlc kicketS to vote the republican
GSet ne can keep them in the republican
rMy' ''nce republican always a re
Emlcah II his argument. and he IS will
10 ~ 70 ANY length to prove its eff
~. WIN Lin, to vote for Mckinley Is
y !rue test OF republiranism .his veqr.
~ M VIII cvncede anything to get votes
~ s. XIV canton major lie viii pledge the
s sSso.an vote To anything or anybody
49,, uisUlct or county matters in cx-
~ S.age ior the placing of the names OF
Epuhnoan presidential electors on the
49, he Knows well enough that the
s ssN money curnels are already republic
49, az nsart; that the physical culturists
VA pick up for any shreWd uolltical
.ssalpuiator. and that the populiqis are
s..ea community II he can get their
,-s'ss,p % TACK their State ticket onto the
'p'oican National ticket.
i,. -
eui"hses that IL this time he
n,"ns these people into line for Me
s-s,N TWO Years hence there viii II
-Nt nut straight democracy and
Am repuhlcansim left in Texas. ana
men VIII he tina enough for his
~ 70 think OF State. district and coun-
k mssn, and no make an attempt
rp'nre the State government.
k-,,, "Fant already has an understand
ma . .ne leading spirits OF the different
|. f~oh ~ h,e.ated rs houn.l.4i'ing within
burner AZ d, uIhs nr': thste cnn he NO
~ ncv ~ 1cuot. u all depends on him.
| IL s',cc., Tor tho finishing touches. Tc
| th pons nen IN charming the Hardyitss
nj. ana !, otncr opponents of democ-
sAarm M. IT only remains for him to
hhs ma nan own crowd into acaulcsclng
snance Of harmony ~ ~, ~, y, .se, ~
| Ne srabhn e horde Of prospective Federal
tach ais IN his train ~, A ~
fputoan ., Shrnais, the much talked of
" consg,m ,'wop,uliSt-HardyIte Alliance viii
f,,ay o.'nern papers which claim that
hvlh,,.S be courted as McKInlov
sutss nave heen most artic,Io,lIv
psn,. IN the interest of oor,, adm s,,rn,yd
aih IN ,ha o'a'e Who have an abiding
Early ,"e power Of the press.
suble,r me game several Toxas 70.
h., NSeS came tc the conclusion
h. n,s was going to he something
h b,r9,s campaign if Mckinley succeeded
ienina ,nss tne republican presidential
An,eKes ana they - cteded TO declare
Et IN tSs 'or he Canton major. Knocked
Wy wer, '.dte rspupnCun conXrntlon.
sayantion oets'e the national republican
~ rndar "a secured recognition. AS il
sushei win ne control OF Mark Hanna.
.sance, M men success in this latter
w On bo'. came back 10 TcKas 10 fig
tgeicssn" now o get a slice Of Iba ING re-
= genera npaisr fund which. according
my kneu, ,pVit, Is availah's this wear.
sseud he ri Vel enough that no "d1ugl"
sse.hal ren,,hiftsu vl dead cards by the ma
YEA 50 ,ho,rhn snews of war dstrih-
Fs,of bein. 'trtcd In TO make j. show
snty withs nnio 10 carry lsMa. for A,e-
Texas an ploper "encoirara ment p" m.
ssavention snnon 20 the ropuilst national
" State nmaN,n into the r hands. enu
We, Whit populist convention did like
vvt.r asslS, we Ha;dyites k ndly came to
ft.biliies q, Glowing reports II n
Ssnsoctatic o oi a fusion of all Texas anti
.s h,syriH nnagers ana conclusive nroof
ssqun, of ,Il that with the proper
on undertst!ta, ing and d scret,on n com
Vvh be ,-sandinr 20 vote for Mckinley
"a 10 f,., boost the scheme along
be nur'ner impress tho custodians Of
VIII IT,. republican camraien fund
kasrs eiut'es that certain Northern
ksponase used through their Texas ccr-
d. 10 play upon tho credul,,v If