The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-08

| convention was recognized "a the only
legal republican State convention held in
Texas this year. and the electors chosen
By such convention must nscesS1rily stlek'
Considerable interest Is being manifest
cd IN the congressional situation IN this
Tcnth district from .rcp1bHcai stand
point. X. u. Hawhy Is being urgen to
become n candidate nv both the republic
ans aud Hardyiies, but It Is said that he
may not be able to get the nomination
owing 10 opposition In the western end
OF tho district. Quincy has said that he
will run II Havley doesn't. but Il Is also
n question, whether he can get the nomi-
nation.
Tho convention was sight TO behold
today. Wearied and worn and surfe,ted
with cloqucnce the mous.ache element
booked MS II ready 20 lay down Its baud
and break for cover. while the ber.hlsk-
erod contlngen, wore a beatiflc smile and
sat in its seats as II prepared TO stay
q week longer u necessary As a whole.
Gro viewer. the accredited representatives Of
reform showed signs o. feeling that they
were getting the worst OF n. Their collars
were nabby and their shirts were moist.
Their heads ache,i and their tongues were
parched. They had been persplring and
listening TO speeches for three days and
there was nothing done. Somebody was
delaying the game on them aud making
spor. OF their feelings aud enthusiasm.
They hated TO believe g. but they We're
bong worked to the queens tastc by one
of the sleckest crowds Of wire workers
mat ever got LIS grip on any party aud
they felt sad. The tendency 10 view every
thing woth suspicion and alarm" was
strong and II WAS with considerable dlf-
fculty tina. order WAS at times main
tanned.
Henchmen OF the bosses circulated among
the delegates ANA kent them In suhject.on
and suppressed every threatened outbreak
OF Independence. This had It's effect LIZ
tie by little enthusiasm became apA.nyI
aud apathy became despair
The delegates grew tirct Of speeches
and forgot TO applaud every time some
body yelled from the platform that the
democratic party was too dead 10 skin. 4
r.'huFabie state OF affairs prevailed.
Bryan under the plea Of remaining TN
the middle ~ the road" the convention
found isclf almost imperr-p;iby dr.ling
towards Mckinley inpolied IN thai dire.
Itself In the grasp of cabal Of manipu-
lltors, such as neither of tne old yiug
ridden parties" over yielded to.
Dozens Of speakers told how 1--WE" pro-
posed 70 &c; rid - rlne rule and clay
the Goiah Of nu.ccracy. VT not one ~
the boys who LISTENED 70 them felt at
ease. There WIS something depressing
them There was hollow souuI about
what was ttrown NJ them from the sage
Was running rhe convention who
was not OF the sweltering crowd OF pa
irlo's VINO sai below. When I LETT them
inulFh' they were irving 10 ptck fhree
names for railroad comm ssiouers out ~
,hlr-y-fpnr candidates. They were lis.cu-
cning 10 nominating speeches "a they had
been dong All day md getting more aud
NOR" sired and silll tncy knew NOT where
they We're a. More than a hundred NJ
them had gone home during tho evening
md those who remained looked as n they
fclt sorry that they had not followed suit
~ entIally when f. begins 20 dawn unafi
chem that 'h"y have during the time that
they sat here Worrying and planning Fowl
the safety Of their country heen traded IN
Tx goods and chaiisls to the agents OF
plniocracy for the b@ncht Of foxy crowd
~ Siate rf;ice seekers. they VIII fccl sorry
that they ever cansc 10 this convention.