The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-26
IN REPLY TO GRANT.
GREEN'S SECRETARY RusaHs INTO
THE BREACH.
Defends HIS Chief. who II In wash
inston Looking After Pie-Mater
O'Leary IL scatAins.

i Dallas, Texas, September 2s.--Republic-
an National Committeeman John Grant
letter to Texas republicans, In which no
criticises State Chairman u. H. r. Green.
Is the principal theme Of conversation
among Dallas republicans Chairman Green
- In washington and Is not expected home
Tor week. but his political secretary.
MAJOR w. NJ. OLeary, one Of the best
known republicans in the State. replying 70
DR.. Grant, said tonight:
AS private secretary Of the State chair
uo ~n ! would be rather daring assump-
,lon OF authority for me to undert AXE ia
speak Tor him in matter as grave as the
,nahiiesto OF the National committeeman
| l can say, however, that Mr.. Green's only
| interest In politics is good government.
ana mat he deeply regrets the existence OF
inulgestible conditions which mike il pos
sioie Tor State organization to be thrown
INTO commissions. He has neither d.
rectly, nor through the agency Of fayorInc
corporations, been letting of political
q! hamite In the columns OF the democratic
press OF Texas. He feels that his mission
Is TO light democrats, not republicans, and
ne mas SNAPPED his course accordingly, In
this night he is encouraged by the gain.
under his management in The last cam
"a
what has been considered the best iItelli-
senre and most progressive through OF the
democratic party He only regrets that the
squabble within the ranks of his own rarty
which he has labored to prevent, is carry
lng disgust to the minds OF thousands who
cast their first republican vote last Mo-
Vember II Is a disgusting sight, is that OF
office seekers emerging as from A cave at
the pugie note OF some chiefta,n who is
bound on scalping expedition against his
own tribe.
The statement that number Of NOM
bers of the State executive committee who
Were elected by the people, have been de-
cared deposed, has no foundation in fact
Neither is there any truth In the assertion
that congressional chairmen have been re-
leved. or that county chairmen have been
peheaded by wholesale. Only eight out of a
total OF over 240 county chairmen have been
deoapitated, two of them at the request
OF senatorial chairmen, three for selling
their official Endorsements. two for selling
out to the democracy in the late election
and one for cause that do not remem-
ber This does not include the few in Dali
las county. Considering that Mr.. Green
FOUND his party organization in chaotic
conuitlon. and In very many counties the
embodiment OF antagonsm over the of.
1ices, with juntas demanding the removal
OF county chairmen, who had refused to in
'e iheiil IOr Office. tDe charge that he
Is modern Goliath, with a deadly scimi-
tar, may answer to distract the party. but
Is not justified by the facts. No man re-
gres more than does Mr.. Green the exist
ence In his party Of usurping autocrats.
who periodically issue bombastic edicts'
that are calculated to call forth Mace
DOMAIN bowls from the office seekers. To
avert disruption and discord In the ranks
OF his party he has persietently avoided
rushing into print or engaging in Quixotic
antics that are calculated to deliver our
strength to the enemy
HIS living is not In politics; his aim IA
to make his party positively preferable by
clean methods. There are perhaps five or
elk contests In the State executive commit
tee. but so far as know. no member OF
THAT body has been declared deposed The
contests will be tried by the committee.
which Is the judge OF the qualifications
OF It's members. How the statement could
have gone forth that the State chairman
has been engaged in a wholesale slaughter
OF congressional. senatorial and county
cnairmen Is mystery Parties have ad-
vised such slaughter, but he has refused
to engage In 1t, proving that his mission
was to bring to the republican party peace,
not a sword"