The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-21
DELEGATION TO URGE JOHN
GRANTS AVAILABILITY FOR
CABINET HONORS.
GAVE THEM A HEARING
And in Response to the Memorial Said
He Would Give the Case Careful
Considcration-Th Monster Pc
tition Presented

representative citizens Of Texas, including
flilway officials, bankers, merchants, law
yers, stockmen, mine owners and capital
ists. The delegation came to Canton t
pay their respects to the president-elec
and to formally present the name of Johl
Grant, national committeeman iron
Texas, for a cabinet position, the prefer
cnce being for postmaster general. Th
party occupied two special Pullman
coaches, and came from Cleveland, wher,
they paid their respects to Natona
Chairman Hanna. The party had beer
served dinner in their car en- route from
Cleveland, and Immediately on arriva
called on Maj. Mckinley, marching t.
the residence about p. IN. The delega
ton was headed by the president of tn,
United club of Ohio. President II. f.
Kane Of Palestine, Tex, and several
newspaper men. The party filed into the
library, where they were cordially re.
ceived by the president-elect.
The following compose the Texas dele
CATION that is here:
| Henry b. Kane, Palestine; vice prcsi-
dent and general claim agent Internation-
al and Great Northern railway, spokes-
man of the delegation, permanent chair
man last state convention and late dele
| gate st. Louis convention.
| Geo. ii. Green, Dallas: commission
broker
| Il. Xadek, Corscana; cotton factor.
j. II. Neecc, MeXia; banker, member
state executive committee.
G. X. Breneman. San Antonio; attorney
late alternate st. Louis convention.
G.. Il. Bryant, Whitewright; banker.
! &. NJ. Ferguson, Paris; librarian fed
cral court. member state executive COM
mittcc and delegate To- late st. ouis con-
ventiOn.
| n. S. Sherman. Greenville general
manager Lone Star Boiler and Engine
works.
NC. McGlennon,, FL Paso; commits
siOntr of public works.
j. A. Hurley. Sulphur Springs: attor.
DR., +. NJ. Pitts, Jr,, Hubbard City;
physician.
\. J. Allen. Hubbard City; banker
III. L. Brennan, Seymour; banker.
c. Il. Dorchester, Sherman; banker
G. A. Lyon, Sherman, umberman,
| member state executive committee and
Sam Iapowski, Abilene; merchant. late
| alternate st. Louis convention.
Richard Allen. Houston contractor
late alternate at large, ST. Louis con-
vcntion.
c. II. Moorcs, Tcxarkana; planter and
stockman.
Il, NJ. Grubbs, Atoka. !. r.; United
States commissioner.
T. q. James, TIillsboro grain dealer.
inhn I, INarb Hort Worth. nc ,t., nt
O. III. German, Weatherford; merchant,
county chairman Parker county.
A. G. Coor jefferson; teacher. county
chairman Marion county.
Il. Il. Radford, Paris; Dallas News.
jeff l.. Finley. Denison; conductor Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas railway.
w. ii. Love, Mckinney; planter, alter
and chairman Fifth congressional district.
n. Lcavitt, Arson; stockman, county
chairman Jones county.
w. j. WATSON, Dublin; attorney, mem
Der state executive committee and late
delegate st. Louis convention.
Sam Flanagan. Longview merchant.
Jas. l.. Fore, Pittsburg; merchant.
&. A. Serviss. Abilene: merchant.
L. J. Pierce, Paris; cotton factcr.
H. q. Gorec, Atlanta; teacher. member
state executive committee and late dele
gate to st. Louis convention.
J. o. Luby, San Diego; attorney.
NJ. q. Sharp, Van Alstyne; merchant.
J. Il. Fowler, Waco; contractor.
X. A. Caldwell. Leesburg; member state
executive committee.
THE TEXAS MEMORIAL.
After shaking hands with each of the
III. +. Kane, who, on behalf of his fellow
citizens, formally presented the greetings
of Texas A memorial recommending DR..
John Grant for cabinet position was
handed the major. 1t is a monster petit
ton. bound in eight volumes, and con-
tanning 103.3U names of republicans en-
dorsing Mr. Grant. The memorial is as
follows:
The republicans and citizens of all
parties of Texas join in present
ing their compliments and felicita
tons. and their evidences of good
will toward you, our newly-eleCted prcsi-
dent We, their representatives, duly
elected, are bearers of the congratula
tons of the people of Texas. and The as
surance of their allegiance and co-opera-
ton in making your administration
profitable and successful one to the whole
country and the entire people.
Texas, with her boundlcsS cypansr of
territory. her millions of voicclcss acres,
her pcoplcd leagues, her endless tires of
titled and tcnnanted farms. where groan-
ing cribs declare the gifts OF nature. her
spreading ranches upon whose bosom
feed, fattcn and romp the hcrdsmcn's
kline, her ruiFled face and frowring peaks
with silver lining and internal wealth of
ore and fuel, her forest fastrcss, that
shall shelter tceming millions, giving the
cottage to the many and the palace to the
few, her great sea of richest loan. whose
furrowed breast is clothed in autumn
with the pale fibre of Dixie. that shall
pass the gauntlet of hurryirg loom and
whirring spindle. employing the labor and
capital of the land and giving raimcnt to
the multtudeS of other continents, her
southern slopes, whose shores are kissed
by the wooing waves of the gulf stream
and upon whose breast is borne away on
ocean monsters the export products of tie
great southwest. these gifts uf nature and
of artifce. beyond the power of enumera-
ton, and the people as if one. stand mute
and motionleSS with eyes beaming with
hope turned toward the rising sun
of protection and prosperity. The
empire of Texas will break her
wine upon the deck of the new
ship of state and bid it a safe jour
ney and wish it bon voyage. She has rs
great an interest in national progress rs