El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-18

showing dH lnCTedSS VI
approximately $50 per cent, a showing
never equalled by any political party
in any state in the union at any time In
the history of the union.
2nd. Texas cast more republican
votes than any state south of the Mason
& Dixon line, except Kentucky.
3rd. Texas cast more republican
votes than any state west of the Miss
river, Lexcept Missouri, Iowa and
MINI.
4th. Texas least more republican
votes than II out of the % states which
went for Maj. Mckinley and cast their
electoral votes for him.
This position is asked not in the
interest of any one man alone, but Is
asked to foster the growth Of republi-
canism in Texas, which has made such
an enormous advance in the last four
years. The cotton, lumber. sugar
and cattle industries demand prOtec-
ton.
The people see that in the republican
party. lies the only hope of progress in
the south, and more particularly in
Texas and that the proper recognition
of the state and fostering of her indus
tries will safely place Texas in the
repu blican column.
The people not only of Texas, but of
the south agreethat to the south is due
southern states unite with Texas in her
request to be given representative in
the cabinet.
Never since the day of Garfield has
there been southern representative
in a republican cabinet, and not only
Texas, but the south. now ask that a
man really of a southern state be made
a member of Ma. Mckinley's official
family.
The republicans of Texas believing
that to the south is due recognition,
more than they have received in recent
years held convention in Dallas on
the 10 of November At this meeting
there were Representatives from all
portions of the state, which was the
largest republican gathering ever
held in Texas, except state convention
and composed of the best citizens of
Texas. Resolutions were adopted re
questing that cabinet position be
given to the south, and particularly
to Texas, as reward for past and as an
incentive for future work. 1t was de-
cided at this meeting to ask the CO.
operation of the south to assist Texas
in her endeavOr to secure cabinet re-
cognition. AS result OF this meeting
approximately two thirds of the de-
legates and alternates and members of
the state committee in the states cover
ing the territory from Maryland TO
Utah have written Mai. Mckinley
asking that the south be recognized
and that they, as individuals, endorsed
the man Texas had nominated.
Texas, at the meeting held in Dallas
in November had by unanimous vote
decided to memorabilia the president,
asking that he appoint as a member of
his official family, the man who had
found Texas, upon his election as
state chairman absolutely unOrganized.
so far as republican politics were con-
cerned. Upon his induction into Office
of state chairman of the man whom
Texas wishes to honor, he found not
more than forty counties, out of a total
OF two hundred and sixty four. had
even so much of an organization as
county chairman, not a single line of
writing, nor the name of a single man
was turned over to him. When the
recent campaign begun, there was
furnished to the campaign committee a
complete list of the county chairmen,
precinct chairmen and ward chairmen
for every county and town in Texas:
twelve thousand republicans covering
the entire state of Texas. This was
the work of one man, accomplished
wholly by his own efforts without one
of financial assistance from any man
in the state and carried out entirely at
the sacrifice of his own time, business
and money, and the republicans of
Texas feel that to this man alone is
due the credit for the result obtained
in Texas in the recent election, viz:
the largely increased vote as shown
was due solely to the efforts of the man,
j ohm Grant, of Sherman, national com
mitteeman for Texas.
The committee presented to Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley a memorial
asking that he appoint John Grant a
member of his cabinet, and as an en-
dorsement, a petition bearing lob, 300
was presented to the pres
ident-elect.
The personnel of the party: Henry
B. Kane, Palestine; Geo. Il. Green,
Dallas; B. Zadek, Corsicana: J. r
Niece. Mexia: c. K. Brenneman. San
Antonio; @. B. Bryant, Whitewright;
G. NJ. Ferguson, Paris; N. S. Sherman,
Greenville: NJ. G. McGlennon, FL Paso:
]. A. Hurley, Sulphur Springs; DR.. F.
NJ. Pitts, Jr., Hubbard City; A. j.
Allen, Hubbard City; H. P. Branham,
Seymour: G. B. Dorchester, Sherman;
G. A Lyon, Sherman: Sam Lapowski,
Abilene: Richard Allen, Houston: G.
II. Moores, Texarkana; R. NJ. Grubbs,
Atoka, l. T; b. o. James, Hllsboro;
John L. Ward, Fort Worth; o. H.
German, Weatherford; A. c. Coor,
Jetferson: E. E. Radford, Paris; Jeff L.
Finley, Denison; w. H. Love, McKin-
ney; N. Leavitt, Arson: w. j. WATSON,
Dublin: Sam Flanagan, Longview:
james L. Flore, Pittsburg; g. A.
Serviss, Abilene; 2. j. Pierce, Paris:
H. G. Goree, Atlanta; ]. 0. Luby, San
Diego: NJ. o. Sharp, Van Alstyne: j.
B. Fowler, Waco: r. A. Caldwell,
Leesburg.