The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30

PARTY by getting IN, as active workers,
large element .aat Is amply able 10 .ahe
| care oI itself, but upon the contrary, PEE
| Ter 10 Keep the Parry Just large t1ougn to
mold PRIMARIES ana conven )ns, but not SO
! small bu. tnat the FEDERAL ofncas WI 10
| round.
When our convention met, more than
| twtnty-four hours after the other che Mas
eai ne 20 meet, they We're. we're sun wransnns
porary organ.zaton, Quincy u Ferguson,
win che vnances largely III favor OF s't-
tiins the matter by thelr usual inetnous,
wiAch. however, were happily avertod by
reason OF the strong reform" sen'lmen.
that admittedly prevailed IN the conven-
ton.
Having thus done everything within our
power to bring about harmony ind no ac-
Ton having been taken by The black and
tan leaders, there were but two things leit
Tor us 10 do-absolutc surrender. when
would have been a practical admission
lhat what we mad ever claimed and me
r.~sons for the existence of our crgan-
eaton were wrong. lns our people TN
phatlcaIy declined 10 do and were evi-
sary, IL would be amply given by The fact
that the back and tan leaders low claim
hat. there are 10000 10 l5D, 10 :cplblicans
IN Texas; when they are confronted by
.ae records when snow that by their
METHODS they have never Leon able to get
over '3.OOJ OF them, and mat was tweive
years ago since when time he vote has
steadily and rapidly declined until their
49, eilor!s. Two years ago ~nen they only
received 1900.
Declin NJ to surrender. We had but one
other course 10 pursue and that was TO
IuI out state ticket and continue our
hghl for better local conditions. Stll we
aid not abandon all hope Or effort for get
eng harmony under the leadership of the
NV NV. SAFE chairman, Mr.. Green, upon
whateVcD, and for thls purpose the TN
dersisned were appointed co.nmit'oe
with iull power TO suspend our ryan
eaton ana withdraw our ticket If heces-
sary With this end in view. We sub
ni.'ted to the "plenary committee OF tho
Green organization The following lroposi-
ara1e primaries and the division of repre-
sentat on ouiiined in the census ilan, and
provides for the settlement by agrce. ncnt
The division of representation b.. tween
he whites and blacks, when at present
th.s ques,.on has 10 be considered in every
appolntnent or every committee and fire.
quently decided unjustly to one side or
the other
Proposition, Fort Worth Texas, Sep
TENDER H. l&6.-'or The purpose, of having
u un. ed republican parry organization ana
party unity in Texas, and promoting the
success OF our National ticket this year.
IT is agreed by their respective comm T.
te,s' having pIenary powers in s.uen mat
seIN De Wcen the organization CT which
~. II. X. Green is State chairman Of It's
). ate executive committee and the organ.
eaton of which j. !. Fa rbanks S .,ta;e
chairman that the latter shall surrender
It's contention for the census basis, ltav-
NIX the DIVISION of representation between
the wAite and colorcd republicans 10 be
settled by mutual ayr aame'nt, N each
county where demanded ~ either SIDE,
ana 1 ms fans, 10 he determined 10y the
stale executive committee: thuS 6, ttllng
IN advance and withon: friction. what has
10 lac determined in every primary ana
convention.
Inc Fairbanks organlza :. on IS to be sus-
pended and any part OF It's state or cleo
oral ticket Withdrawn If 30 requested by
me Green organization.
part of the Fairbanks ORGANIZATION 1t Is
agreed thGt the executive committee OF
ihe Green organizatior is hereby Instruct
ed O carry out this agreement as to divl-
sion OF representation In future primaries
and conventions where demanded
ms propCsitoin was presented TO the
ri,nary committed, or tho Green organ "a
ton. Tho conference developed 10 dis
POSITION on their part TO commit the or
Of reform OF a d5i.nlte character, other
than lntimations OF personal dspC ton
IN the matter and a proposition 10 give
representation "a commi.tees otc, The
purpose Of reorganization ii. ls92 was not
io secure commi,te' position in the black
and tan organ zatlo 1t mad abandoned
nance Of Federal pc ron2gc.
Realizing tina. Ia tMe past. the .keleton
has been malns,incd Almost entirely by
reason OF the Rational patronage, We nave
appeal@i 10 on. National Trends 20 assist
US and have -lvariAhly be"a told thar
while bellevirC shat our cause was Just
OH =, T. was a local matter and must be soft
ted at homo. wh.ch sould he dou" y lett
% ourselves and ne.lher SIDE upheld by
the Natl nal organization as against the
other. hu. they continue % assist ttat
parry by issuing "boodle" circulars and
aiding and abettng the denocrlts II CON
gicss .0nal elections.
ization have 1t IN grossly and mal!cously
mistepresen ed we have been n.ck-
arols.ng the rejudires OF tie colored
people and crea,s.ug the impression mat
we desire to drive the negro cui Of the
10 H,Fnt Ia ~ 4
rights that h- may be cat!tled 10 by rea-
son of his allegiance to the party at ;he
We are now beng held up as in some un-
exp'a ned manner obstructing the success
~ our National ticket IN Texas this year
when. in fact. we are simply trying 20
rel such reforms adopted as viii make HE
rank and file Of tn white reprbl cans Of
Texas active and not merely passive sup
izat on tina. will ultimately bring success
n local and safe matters, az well as
US on the National question or the Ma
We have Al of the old and we'll cs:ah-
lishad republican, NEWSPAPERS in tho State
with us; also tho State league and we
also csperaily invite those democrats who
feel that their party has gone after false
Thercfoie, exercising the power vested
in this committee and believing, as We do.
and earnestly lesir ng the success Of Nc
Klnley and Hobart in both State and Ma
ton, we are Willing to make Sucn com |
promise on orr state electoral ticke. as
we believe viii best serve the interests |
Of our National candidates.
Our : ate ticket. named at Fort Worth, |
headed by Judge Henry Cline of Houston |
for governor. VIII remain N the Held, and
iii ''middle-of- he-road" republic ans who |
desire 10 see the party buht IN IN local
and Stat matters rs vel as National. |
Every vote cast for our State tictt is |
vote for heutcr party methods and CON |
domination of the manner of handling the |
orgariZatiOn under the old reg me.
i. j. Fairbanks. Danisnn,
John Il. Schmitz, DOnton,
Whit Dryden, Fort Worth.
IL. y. MacGregor, Houston.
J. p Newcomb San Antonio,
Committee