The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12
Five Hundred Republicans Have Al
(. ready Asse smiled.
DON'T KNOW WHAT MEETING IS FOR.
Each Side Claims the other IL Up to
something and . Wide Split 10
= Certainty.

tee, brass band connected with a Main
street shooting gallery early this evening
began playing "Therell Ne a Hot Time In
the Old Town Tonight" Both the air and
tne chorus are particularly appropriate.
ever storm indications lowered over
town 1t lbs Dallas just at this time.
Although everything is in readiness for
the nesting. the same uncertainty as
!" the programme to be carried out and
tne result thereof Is still apparent All
the Texas republican leaders, with a few
] notable exceptions, are present and al,
profess ignorance Of the object Of to-
morrow's row. Green men say the meet
ing Is to perfect the State Organization.
Grant men say It was called for the
purpose Of chopping of heads. Bill Nc.
donald the negro leader. who Is said to
De the cause Of the meeting, admits about
what the Grant men claim. There Is no
doubt but that Green has been uraed
to postpone the contest and make a farce
OF the whole thing. Some Of his ad-
visers fear the result OF the struggle
they have been forced into.
Just as predicted in The Post weeks
ago, II Green forces a wholesale deeap,ta-
tion OF heads and makes up a false tenn
porary roll, which it seems he will he
forced to do. IL he wishes to MANIPULATE
the committee, the Grant element Will
openly revolt.
This committees two State chairmtn
and two National committeeman will fol-
low. State Committeeman G. w. Eaeon
Of Tyler, who says facetiously that he
holds the balance OF power on the COM
mittee. but is regarded as Grant sup
tonight list of State committeeman who
Dr. Grant claims have been marked for
slaughter They are thirteen in all, as
follows: First district. W. e. Singleton;
Second district, r. A. CALDWELL; Fourth
district, Cecil A. Lyon. Fifth district, N.
S. Sherman; Sixth district, d. NJ. Mason;
Ninth district, G. w. Johnson; Tenth
district. A. NJ. Morrison; Twelfth district
]. II. Niece; Thirteenth district. G. E.
Manuel; Fourteenth district. w. F. Car
ter; Nineteenth district. j. G.. Cain
Twenty first district, G. w. Smith, TWEEN
ty-fifth district, James Mitchell. Every
one OF these is Grant man. The Sher-
man statesman has given 1t out that he
will not stand single application Of the
guillotine.
The only possible way row can be
averted is to do nothing and adjourn the
comittee.
Green will not say what he will do. He
will not give out the temporary roll. He
is mute as an oyster and almost as help
less. Nearly every member Of the COM
mittee has already arrived. Those who
will not be here will send proxies to Grant
or Green. Webster Wilson OF Galveston.
"A Green member, slipped Through the
quarantine and showed UP early this morn
ing The only real prominent faces that
will be missed tomorrow are those Of Webb
Flanagan. who is in Washington, and
Wright Quincy, trying to regain his health
at Boerne.
Major Charles B. Peck is the only Green
man from Houston; the Grant delegation
from the home of The Post is composed
OF Richard Allen, d. M. Rochon, Albert
Allen, J. B. Barnes, N. F. Work, c. N.
Love, H. r. Williams, R. w. Scott and
Elliott Tracy.
Bill Mcdonald it appears, will not re-
main on the State committee. Major
O'Leary and Harry Harris are making a
fight on him. Harris is very bitter to-
wards the man who exercises such an in !
fluence over the State chairman.
There is even a row over the secretary |
ship. Easton Of San Antonio and Smith |
of Austin each claim to be secretary Of |
the committee. Easton is Green man.
Smith is a follower OF Grant 1t has not |
been decided yet who will call the roll
or who will be permitted to answer the
roll when it is called.
Congressman Hawley. who found things
in Texas too warm to remain In the State.
wired from Washington today. hoping con-
servatism would characterize tcmorrow's !
proceedings.
Dallas, Texas October 12.--At midnight
Green reluctantly let out his temporary
roll for tomorrow The ak has fallen on
seven good Grant men to begin with.
They are:
Ninth district-G. W. Johnson. re-
placed by Bill Mcdonald.
Tenth--A. M. Morrison. replaced by g.
@. Marshall.
Thirteenth, g. Emanuel. replaced by G.
W. Burkitt-
Fourteenth w. F. Carter, replaced by w.
II. Brinkley
Nineteenth--J. c. Cain, replaced by W.
e. Dwyer.
Twenty-hrst--G. W. Smith. replaced BY
A. l.. Maynard.
Twenty eighth. G. Lowden. re-
placed by l.. B. Williams.
With these changes, Green has work.
ing majority. Grant men say all their
friends were elected. and they will not
stand such outrages. Green has also rec