The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
Texas REPUBLICANS Split
OpED TWO DECIDEDLY HOS
TILE CAMPS.
THE GREEN and GRANT FACTIONS
It's the Old PrO-Election Fight,
which Promises to BE Fought to
Finish-Grant Faction
Termed Insurgents.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 12.-(Special.) -Tho.
expected happened today, and the Texas
republican party is divided into two hna-
tile camps. The Grant committeemen..
led by Cecil A. Lyons and G. NJ Fer
guson, bolted early in the engagement,
alleging the unwarranted removal OF
seven Grant partisans by Chairman
Green. The insurgents not only walked
out of the committee room, but they de-
fled State Chairman Green and elected
Hon. John Grant "a his stead. The
Green forces claim twenty-five of the
regular committeeman remained loyal to.
their chief and that only nine got away
The Grant managers asserted that six
teen live with them today and will stay
with them. In addition they claimed,
the proxies of AIessrs. Loudon and Nc
Andrews, who are out of the state
With the two proxies we had eight
committeeman in our meeting" said
Cecil A. Lyons to a Statesman reporter,
and the eight will not end until 1900
when the national committee and the nas
tonal convention of the republican party
will render Il verdict. 1t will not, hs
an adverse verdict, for we have right on,
our side"
Hon. G. w. Ogden of San Antonio,
Judge w. ii. Makemson of Georgetown.
/ Austin. ex-Chairman n. b. Moore Of
Fort Worth, Capt. Thomas Mcconnell
of Sunset and other old-time re-
publicans made the fight Tor
Chairman Green. If tnl, prediction of
the leaders are verified henceforth there :
will be two republican parties in Texas. r
and war to the knife will be waged from
this time on. Chairman Green and uie
regulars say that no olive branch will b. =
extended to the insurgents as Judge
Makemson characterized them. On the
other hand National Committeeman
Grant and his lieutenants say that Hon
Il. III. II. Green has been shorn of all po-
litical power, stripped of his yellow pea +
cock feathers, and Is no longer u com
handing officer. And Chairman Green
when Informed of these things tonight.
merely showed his teeth and said:
81 am the chairman and the committee
will continue at the old stand. We ha6
magnificent meeting today, with twenty
four of the thirty-one members participat-
our business and adjourned; that's all.T
DR.. Grant had the following to say ccr,-~'
corning his appointment:
1.-The republicans of Texas, acting frOHs
standpoint of defense of the repubIican
organization Of this state as created by
the people and inspired by them, seemed
to feel it incumbent upon them to remove
II. III. II. Green. Eighteen of the regular
ly elected members of the state republican
executive committee voted for hia
removal, and my appointment wEss
made without my solicitations
believing that this body was the highest
tribunal i'm the state, and knowing tirnt
they had the power to remove as well rs
appoint, | did not think it consistent To
decline, and consequently accepted NOT
withstanding the fact that I greatly dc.
plore anything like lack of harmony "
am going to defend the interest OF the"
republican party in Texas ms I see t. I
shall attempt to do the best can. shall
me. and hope they will do So