The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-13
Green Is State Chairman, and So Is
DR.. Grant.
MEETING MAS VERY LIVELY,
Green Was Declared to BE n Traitor
ny One Faction and Endorsed
by the other.

cnairmen, each claiming to be regular, VIII
now pose before the people. Chairman
Green Will in future have the memory Oh
having been voted traitor to his party
by the republican State COMMITTEES elected
last year, He will have another memory
of having been deposcd by these same
committeeman, and of seeing his bitterest
enemy. Or. John Grant. declared his sue
cessor.
| But neither Grant nor Green has cause
to rejoice. The political future of each
seems cherries as the frozen waters OF
the Arctic.
| full month ago The Post predicted
what would happen at Dallas today. Dis
cord and rebellion were said TO be newt
able. Green's political secretary and the
| Dallas News declared that false and mis-
leading" reports were being sent cut OF
| this city. Every prophecy Of The Post has
been verified Tomorrow's sun will rise
upon the republican party Of Texss to
| find it the worst split organization In the
history of American polltits. I Without
aim, without hope, .regre4klng the past,
fearing the future, each member bellig-
erent atom of an inharmonious whole
The meeting of Green's State commit
tee today marks an epoch in Texas re-
publicanism. The dislntegraItion that be-
gan directly after the last election found
n elimination in today's proceedings. The
knife was driven home in the bosoms of
beth Grant and Green. There'll be no more
republican party in Texas until one or the
other is rendered completely helpless. The
fault OF today's work. judged from a
democratic standpoint, lies with Green He
beheaded seven State committeeman, all
OF whom are Grant supporters, in order to
haze working majority on the commit
tee.
AS stated in today's Post, DR.. Grant did
not propose to stand single decaritatio
AS soon as he learned the temporary roll
that had been prepared, a bolt at the
proper time was ordered, and Cecil Lyon
aud Charley Ferguson we,e only too glad
to carry it out. This is a simple explana-
ton of the riot.
The committee met in the r. p. A. room
at the Oriental hotel at noon. Cyclone.
Smith OF DeKalb acted as sergeant at
arms, and let In each as his name was
called. -
The row began as soon as the commit
toe was seated. Lyon aud Ferguson said
they did not recognize Easton as secrc-
tary. Charley Ogden end Webster VIII
son tried to choke them off with points OF
order. They finished their statements and
began to demand OF Green that he sub
stitute the rol! Of the committee elected
last year for the temporary roll the chair
man had prepared.
Green paid no attention to the request.
Judge n b. Moore OF Fort Worth said
something about having the sergeant-at-
arms make Lyon keep order.
Start anything like that II you dare"
said Lyon. shaking his fist at Moore and
his voice ouivering with emotion. A mo-
ment later he called to his forces to come
with him and eight followed him outside
the room. They were joined on the outside
by the Grant men, who had been kept off
the roll. and all repaired at ance to an
other room to held meeting of their own.
THE GREEN MEETING.
Things We're very quieu In the Green
camp after the Grant forces departed Com
mittees on credentials and resolutions we're
appointed and after . few minutes ad-
tcurnment till O'Clock was taken. The
report of the credentials committee was |
adopted as follows:
Hon t. n. r. Green. Chairman Republican !
state Executive Committee. Dallas.
Texas.
Dallas, Texas October l2.--Dear Sir:
we. your committee on credentials, beg |
'N"'N W iePVbt, diteT que QCIiberatton, that !
We ilnd and act upon favorably and recon- |
mend to you the following named gentle
men as chairmen OF the various senatorial |
districts in the State OF Texas:
First district-We. tie committee on ere
aehtiais, beg leave to report that after a
careful and deliberate consideration of the
papers, evidence and facts before us with
reference to the contest In the First SEN
atorial district, no senatorial chairman has
been properly and legally elected In said
iist'ict. and We therefore recommend that
his @ecutiye committee declare a vacancy
n said district
Second distrct-R. A. Caldwell Of Lees.
burg. -
Third district-c. NJ. Furguson OF Paris.
nan.
Iilie
Sixth dsstrict--D NJ. Mason Of Dallaa.
ryler
Eishth distrist-c. 9, Flanagan Of Hen,
Ninth distslst-Rubs r. Fwsdusn a.
~ eeHe' William Ncpenel6 resigned. |