The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-22
WOULD STEAL The STATE.
Republicans Mil Import Mexicans to
Vote on the Border.
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE
10 All Hanna WIN lnvsst IN TeHss. sua
That Ia to Be spent on Election
Day-rhe Fuston Deal.

Dallas. Texas. October II. - Especial Cor.
rcspondenccl We will win this election
II We have to steal It,"
That was the utterance OF one OF the
chief moguls OF the republican campaign In
this State. He was talking about the Rio
Grando vote and the possibilities Of impor-
taiion OF voters from the Mexican side.
The remark was made in strictly pusi-
ness conference. 1t was agreed by the
republican managers that the Southern
frontier is fertile field for the oxpendi-
ture of some OF the last consignment OF
ducats to be received from Mark Hanna.
Plans have been laid to count big vote
there for Mckinley and kearby and against
Kleberg. Chairman Blake will do well to
keep an eve on that situation.
-.
The next remittance from Hanna is ex-
pectcd TO be, In exact figures, 10000.
That is great deal less than was asked
for but II WAS all Hanna would agree 10
send. in view of the apparent break -up OF
the fusion campaign. lie Directs that the
entire amount shall be used on election
dav and that Noonan and Hawley shall
have assistance In their congressional
races.
For three weeks tho suspicion has been
growing at republican headquarters that
the populiSt managers have been playing
/ mem for political suckers, II has come
to the knowledge OF the republican man
ayers that populist orators IN close touch
with the populist management have been
| slNlns IT out oonfidontally that they are
Tor Bryan. hut that they are forced to
conceal that fact In order 20 catch repub-
iican votes Boss Huston has been great
" eNhsperatcp by these stories ana once
or twice there was a strong possibility that
demand would be made upon the popu-
lists Tor an omen proclamation OF the fusion
under penalty of reputation OF the con-
tract by the republicans unless this should
he done. At the late conference between
republican populist and gold standard man
ayers. Huston Insisted that fusion Of The
three elements npon one electoral ticket
should be announced. In order that all
opponents Of Bryan would know how to
vote to the best advantage The populists
present represented that this would drive
| wo-thirds OF their party TO the demo-
cratic ticket. and were IN earnest In this
| position that Huston was overruled 1t
was dovcloped at this conference that sew
cral popuist candidates FOR electors. who
had been counted for Mckinley were wa
vering on account Of the storm raised by
| the publicity given to the fusion scheme
| by Tho Post The upshot of the matter
representatives In the caucus it was de-
| cigcd to try to throw the nopulist vote 10
the Mckinley electors AS an incident ~
this plan. orders viii be given by ropub-
lican headquarters To the republican cleo
ton managers At every polling place in
the State to swan votes for Kearby for
voter for Mckinley and similar instruc-
lions viii be sent out from populist head
quarters. In n great many districts the
republican candidates for electors will APP
pear on populist tickets under a pop
ulist heading. in order to deceive the un-
| wary voter.
The populst managers we're told in plain
| English that no tricks would be tolerated.
and that at the first sgn OF treachcry an
their part to Mckinley the order would
he given to scratch Kearhy. They prom
| Used vociferously Ia do all In their power
10 throw the popullst vote to the repub-
| iican candidate for president, and declared
that he would get rs per cent Of It,
This Ia the final understanding among
| the fusion plotters. The gold standard
democrats in the conference readily agreed
to throw Palmer and Buckner overheard.
! and the effort Of the combine. backed by
Hapna's cash. will he to unite all OF this
| opposition vote on the republican electoral
ticket promulgated by Chairman Green's
| committee.
Captain NJ n. Lloyd. president OF The
First National hank Of Fort Worth, is an
old line democrat who viii vote for Nc
Kinley lie is for gold standard ard
strongly opposed to Bryan Ne X act
| partisan OF the present state odm'l,s.ra-
| ton. hut he is supporting cuinerson for re-
| election for reasons admirably expressed
| In The Posts open letter TO Ch1ifi1an
! Green. As representative Of business IN
terosts. Captain Lloyd is unwilling 10 try
the experiment OF populist central at
| Austin
Three commercial travellers we're discus
sing the political situation on the Fort
| Wsrth train last night One - them stated
that he had Just concluded n ton- through
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri; that In large
towns sentiment among business men was
about evenly divided between Bryan ana
Mckinley and that In towns II less than
10 600 population Bryan had II yer cent
of them The speaker did not aVov iis own
preference.
Rev. J. Morgan Wells, pastor of the First
BAPTIST church at Fort W,th has Just
| returned from two months vacation
spent in Minnesota. He Is close observer
! OF AFFAIRS and expresses the oe'ief that
! Bryan has the best chance IN that state.
/ COOPER'S CANVASS.
| Nacogdoches. Texas. October aO.-Hon. S.
| r. Cooper Is masking canvass OF this
county. He spoke at Linnnat yesterday,
| Melrosc and Martinsville today and Is duo
| nj Chiseno tomorrow. He confidently cx-
| poets TO carry this county. f. ID. Huston.