The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-13

and that the position OF State chairman be
declared vacant.
Eighteen members Of the committee voted
for impeachment and amid wild applause
Cecil Lyon declared the Texas republicans
without a State chairman.
Half dozen moved that John Grant be
elected to succeed him. The motion was
carried by the same vote and a committee
sent TO bring DR.. Grant from his hotel. He
came few minutes later. looking pale but
calm. A thundero,s welcome was accorded
him by his followers. He accepted the
craftsmanship in short but pretty speech.
in which he expressed deep regret at the
necessity OF the actions his forces had just
taken. He asked the pleasure Of the COM
mittee, whereupon the following was offered
and adopted
Whereas. 1t appearing that the people
constituting the republican party In their
sovereign capacity In their respective SEN
atorial districts Of the State Of Texas, In
convention regularly called and assembled
for such purpose. In due form and in ac-
cordance with party usage, saw fit and did
elect the following persons as the chair
men of their respective senatorial execu-
tive committees of the republican, party OF
the State of Texas, said elections having
been held during the fall of 1896; and
Whereas, 1t being party usage and party
law Of the republican party OF Texas that
the chairmen of the respective senatorial
executive committees shall be and act as
the State executive committee OF the re-
publican party OF the State of Texas and
that they in their entirety shall be and
constitute the executive committee OF the
republican party Of Texas; and
MA NIT 1911
and being the highest tribunal in the party
in the State. shall pass on all contests Of
its own members as well as contests over
subordin.xs offices of the party; and
Whereas, The members thereof having
been elected during the fall OF 1896 to
serve two years and subsequent to their
election having in their respective districts
acted in the capacity of senatorial chair
men OF their districts during the fall cam
paign without objection or dissent on the
part Of the State chairman or any of the
subordinate committees or chairmen acting
and operating under the State chairman,
as well as being recognized by the county
chairiuen of the respective counties consti-
tuting the respective senatorial districts
as well as the people of said districts; now,
then, 1t Is
Resolved and agreed, That, after an in
vestigaton satisfactory to ourselves, we do
hereby officially declare the following, |
having either been regularly elected or
regularly appointed, to be members Of and |
in their entirety to constitute the State ex
ecut've committee of the republican party |
of tie State of Texas:
First district. w. Il. Singleton; Second |
district. r. A. Caldwell OF Laeeburg; Third |
DISTRICT C. II. Ferguson of Paris; Fourth |
district, c. A. Lyon of Sherman; Fifth dis |
trct, Fl. S. Sherman of Greenville; Sixth |
trict, D. M Mason Of Dallas; Seventh |
district, G. w. Eason of Tyler; Eighth dis
trict, C. c. Flanagan Of Henderson; Ninth |
district, George W. johnson of Corsicana;
Tenth district, A. NJ. Morrison OF Ennis |
Eleventh district, A. NJ. Robinson OF West;
Twelfth district, James r. Neece of Mexia;
Thirteenth district, c. F. Manuel of Jack
sonville Fourteenth district w. r. Carter
of Beaumont; Fifteenth district, ]. NJ Par
ish Of Huntsville; Sixteenth district. H. c.
Furguson of Richmond Seventeenth dis
trict d. w. Wilson of Galveston; Eight
zenith district, j. G. Schermack of La
Grange; Nineteenth district John G. Cain
OF Brenham; Twentieth district. e. p. Will
mot OF AUSTIN Twenty first district, G. W.
Smith Of Kingsbury; Twenty second dis
trict. G. r. Townsend of Victoria; Twenty
third district. w. N. Linton Of Isabella;
Twenty fourth district G.. G. Clifford of
San Antonio; Twenty fifth district James
Mitchell of Ozona; Twenty sixth district,
9. G. McAndrew OF Santa Anna; Twenty
seventh district Harry Harris of Gates
vile; Twenty-eighth district, j. G. Low
don of Abilene; Twenty-ninth district, Of
lis 7. Bacon of Wichita Falls: T'hirtieth
district. w. c.. Forbes Of Weatherford;
Ihirty-fi district, Thomas Mcconnell of
Sunset.
A complete list of county chairmen was
rext offered and approved. Hiram McGar
Of Austin was recognized as chairman OF
the Ninth congressional district instead Of
W. B. Brush.
The following resolution was offered and
passed with considerable apparent rejoic-
ing;
Resolved. That in our newly-elected
of the rapisblis aas.essele executive
Hon. John Grant, we have Sc
ured for the republican party Of Texas
ne ofrlcial services Of man who has here
'ofore sacrificed his time and means to
ne upbuilding of strong and vigorous
parity organization in Texas and who villa
n the future. wkh all the honesty and
outrage and intelligence for which he Ia
ioted, use his utmost endeavors to make
ne republican party of Texas an honor to
'ur National party, the pride OF Texas and
ear OF all political parties and isms. We ,
ave MIN heartfelt fealty and promise to
ustain and aid him In this patriotic work
we give TO the republicans Of Texas the
NsA "tio Hts Always STOOD close to their |
carts, the beloved leader, Hon. John Grant.
Fhen the Grant forces adjourned and the
ays work OF party destruction was done.
ffarry Harris of Gatesville, a thick and
MIN Grant man. said to The Post corre- {
pondent: Zone has to read The Post to
eep UP with the republican news. It told
ne truth about Green's and Hawley's ! ,
angie over me few weeks ago. | don't
now now you caught party secrets, but
on TOLD facts The Post is very popular
nth republicans in my county,
commenting on the secretaryship of the | ,
tate republican executive committee, c. N.
owe of Harris county says: AT the last ,
nate republican convention which met In !
ort Worth pending the vote on the posi-
ION OF secretary after the roll call of coun- {
res mad proceeded to certain extent. I
produced motion to the effect that the
ames first in nomination, to- wit, R. L.
mitn OF Colorado county and w. b. Eas- ,
"a or sexar county, be respectively elect ,
secretary and assistant secretary OF the I
late committee The motion which wo. | I