The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-21

Iundssputsd title 70 he ppsitscns for that
length d time and. even II tho chairman
had Tia right to nv who were members
rights that il would IS too late now. Bu1
be never had tha right,
In an interview In st, Louis In the GLOBE
Democrat In the issue Of the 10th Mr..
Green h quoted - saying regarding the
needing ct Dallas that small faction.
headed by Grant, bolted." He further says:
Those insurgents went through the farce
Of organizing State comSnittee."
The statement that headed any iActioa
where near tho Oriental hotel then nor
for fve hours afterwards The people will.
by the term 'ineurgents" understand how
he regards the officers they elected who
pcek to preserve the dignity and laws q
the party, ~ we'll a 10 keep y intact. He
may regard eighteen a. small faction OF
thirty-one, but It s two more than ma
1ority OF the whole committee and ma
jortty can DO anything the whole can do.
Hence In spirit and strength the whole
committee were "boiters' and 'insur-
ger,ts," because forsooth he could not arhi-
trarily dictate, destroy aud tear down tho
organization.
Again, Mr.. Green says in the samc inter-
Wow that "a committee on credentials was
appointed to pa1 upon four contested
cases" l don't see how or when motion
was passed creating such committee, for
no motion was voted upon by those
eighteen memboir. hence It must have
been passed without quorum being prcs-
ent and Ia therefore illegal and without
force. Newspaper accounts credit them
with having also. with that minority.
passed resolutions indorslng President Me-
kinley and the administration.
Turning back In the newspaper flcs to
a date corresponding to tho Austin con-
vention and the district conventions Of
1885, held at that time to select delegates
to the National convention, one ID struck
dumb with amazement to ece the self
same crowd who were then trying to keep
MIR. Mckinley from becoming president
now indorsing him. About the only notable
absentee was N. W. Quincy. Tho question
arises were they sincere? To satisfy your
self. look at the regular members whose
heads the chairman tried to cut OH. And
TO further satisfy yourself, see the COM
plexion OF those he tried to appoint In
their stead. and II that does not convince
you. look at your county chairman Mr..
Green declared removed and see where he
stood in tho late tight. and then notice who
he filled the vacancy with.
II still not satisfied turn your eyes to
| those with whom he counsels and with
whom his name is always connected po-
litically. Analy0e the notorious advisory
boards created by him and see II you can
find any Mckinley men on them.
If still not satisfied. go to Washington
and Gee who is stationed there from Texas
| claiming to be the authorized represent
alive OF &c. II. II. Green; and, last but not
least, see who no recommends for promi-
| nenIt offices.
In the light OF all this volume Of testi-
mony those resolutions sound to me like
the echo from the very birthplace Of de-
ception. But you can't catch the people
| with any such chan.
Now to recur to the original subject. the
committee meeting. The eighteen mem
bers constituting the insurgents" con-
strued the situation that the people In their
sovereign capacity had elected them tc
a postion on the supreme tribunal OF the
State party, charged with the duties OF pro-
tecting IL at any cost. The testimony was
so plain that the intention was to tear
down the organization that they Were
forced either to do what they did or siinE
| off to their respective homce and people
confessed towards and incapable OF fill-
ing the positions to which they had beer
elected. MI these eighteen members wanted
to do was TO recognize the committee al
it had been elected and as At had been ac'
cepted for year. They further wanted t.
admit and allow 10 acL r. l.. Smith. ths
| man who was elected secretary by the Stat,
convention at Fort Worth. He was elect
ed at tho same time and place and by thu
same delegates Mr. Green was elected by
| Furthermore, they wanted to. and did, rec
ognize the entire list Of county chairmel
elected by the people. whether friend o
foe They sought no discrimination, an,
there was none In their recognition OF thu
organization Tho entire list, regardle6
OF who they were with or for, was recog
nized OFFICIALLY. The only test In each 10
calhy was: ''Who did the people clect?'
And In every case such officer was recog
nized.
And ,, a. u,tiI no aaou that xyhife he.
fore that meeting there was confusion ant
doubt, there Is none now. Every officer In
the party has been officially and formally
recognized and recorded.
There seems to be by some an idea en-
tertained that there is q split in the
party, and that there are two State com
mittees This is not so. The execu-
| tive committee has tho right to remove II,
chairman. 1t did so. observing every form
prescribed either by usage or law. II ther
elected his successor. and that successor
is now chairman OF the State republican
executive committee. Therefore the State
organization is complete and perfect from
the lowest to the highest officer. There
Ii no further danger or removals OF ans
form Of disquiet From this time on every
officer can fulfill the functions OF bis office
and there will be no one else interfering
with his rights. In conclusion desire Il
say that the executive committee elected
| me as State chairman to fiji the unex-
PRED term caused by the removal Of II. II
r. Green. 1t placed the gayel In my hand
to WELD until my successor Ii elected In
1898. shall use II with every regard fol
the advancement and welfare of the re-
publican party OF the State and Nation. II
wac not my desire to incur the additional
labcrs incident to the position. l sincerely
regretted the conditions which made 1t nec-
essary to make the change. The knife
| though cruel Is sometimes humane: fol-
while 1t extirpates mcnber, 1t thereby
saves the life OF the being. and no 1t Is In
this case. The whole party was endangered
by the deadly germ OF disease and by tbs
removal OF the affected part. safety and
health was insured. II certainly can not
| be construed that desired the position
for though was urged by the delegates Il
the State convention at Fort Worth Il
!, stand for reelection, refused, and nomi'
!, mated Mr.. Green and asked the people t
= elect him. which they did and ! SHOULD
| Iika IN have po-onerated with him IN built