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

| Eleventh dlstrict--Declared vacant.
| Twelfth district. X. Neece Of Mexia.
Thirteenth dlstrict--C. w. Burkitt Of
| Palestine.
Fourteenth distr,ct--J H. Dr,nkiey Of
Beaumont. represented by proxy BY y. w.
| Ferr Of Beaumont.
Fifteenth djstrict--J w. Parish, APP
pointed by State chairman to I'LL vacancy,
subject to The approval Of the State ex-
| ecutive committee. Is not approved, and
| this district is declared vacant.
Sixteenth dis,r!ct-H. G. Furguson OF
Richmond, represented by proxy, e. H. X.
Green.
Seventeenth district d. w. Wilson Of
Galveston.
Eighteenth district. G. shocmake Of
LAGRANGE. represented by proxy, George
L. scibreicht.
Nineteenth district-W. e. Dwyer OF
Brenham, represented by proxy, y. M.
Barton Of Terrell
Twentieth district--Dr. e. P. Wilmot OF
Austin.
Twenty first district---A. l.. Maynard OF
Lockhart represented by proxy. w. B.
Brush.
Twenty second district--G. r. Townsend
OF Victoria.
Twenty third district--w. NJ. Linton OF
Isabel, represented by proxy. Judge N B.
Moore of Fort Worth.
Twenty-fourth dstrict-R II Terrell OF
San Antonio, represented by proxy. G. w.
Ogden Of San Antonio.
Twenty fifth dtstrlct--Jamee Mitchell OF
Ozona.
Twenty sixth district--G. c. McAndrew
Of Santa Anna, represented by proxy, n. H.
r. Green.
Twenty seventh dlstrict--Harry Harris
of Ca!esvile
Twenty eighth district--L. E. williams
Of Santo represented by proxy, W. NJ
O'Leary of Dallas
Twenty ninth district-O. T. Bacon of
Wichita Falls.
Thirtieth district-W. G. Forbes OF
Thirty-irst district-Thomas Mcconnell
OF Sunset
The committee on resolutions brought in
long string of sentences of the stcreo-
typed kind. prasng Green, Hawley and
Mckinley, denouncing the civil service,
etc. The report was unanimously adopted.
A committee from the Union Veteran
league fled In at this moment. They had
string Of resolutions OF the same kind.
They Endorsed Green and made an indirect
fling at Grant.
Bill Mcdonald was fought so hard that
he resigned, as indicated above.
All other business transacted by tho
Green element was of a routine nature and
Of no particular nature.
THE GRANT MEETING.
The routing of the Grant men from the
Green camp was rather dramatic. Webster
Wilson said it reminded him of the bolt
of Senator Teller from the republican ma
tional convention at st. Louis last year
George w. Burl:itt shouted after Cecil
Lyon, Go but you will be sorry for it."
But lyon and Furguson showed no regret |
They went at once to work. They claimed |
10 have sixteen OF the old committee and |
two proxies.
They elected Cecil Lyon chairman OF the
meeting aid recognized r. l.. Smith OF
Colorado county. who contested wth Eas-
ton Of San Antonio for the serretaryship |
OF the committee, as the regularly elected |
secretary. The following. offered by w. J. |
WATSON OF Dublin, who held proxy, was
unanimously adopted and sent TO Chair
man Green, State OF Texas, county OF
Dallas:
10 Hon. Il. Fl. r. Green, Chairman OF the
Republican Executive Committee of Texas:
You are hereby notified to be and appear
before the republican executive committee
at It's session on this October IL, 1897 at 5 |
o clock p. M. in the writing room of the
Oriental hotel, in the city OF Dallas, Texas.
TO answer certain charges OF impeachment,
as follows, to-wit: That, without precedent
or authority, you have attempted to remove
from their official positions members or the
State executive committee namely: George
". Johnson, Ninth senatorial district; John
Y. Cain, Nineteenth senatorial district; G.
W. smith, Twenty first senatorial district;
A, NJ. Morrison, Tenth district; w. +. Car
Ter, Fourteenth senatorial district; C.
emanuel Thirteenth senatorial district
mat SAID attempted removals by you are
contrary and ia nppSsitiop to the laws andJ
rules OF the said State executive committee
and said attempted removals ON your part
are In opposition to party precedent and
10 the rules and regulations controlling orr
National republican organization prece-
dents. You are hereby summoned TO an
pear before the committee as aforesaid and
snow cause why you should not be i'm.
peached and removed from your position as
CHAIRMAN OF the State republican executive
OF Texas
This was signed Ferguson and wasson
committee on citations.
Green merely laughed when this was
sno"h hiin' rive o'clock came, but no
~tSSH' htH w aSSOH olered the following. /,
whereas, E. II. K. Green, having been
regularly elected by the republican party
n convention assembled at Fort Worth.
ieNas. on september s, 1896 thereby max
Ing MIN the legal head of the republican ar.
saniation Of the State Of Texas; and n
therefore, being his duty to protect, main .
Iain ana promote the welfare of the repub-
lean organization of the State In Its detan
ana entirely as created by the people; aud
whereas, Having almost constantly since
ms election shown the disposition NJ and
by his acts OF wholesale removal NJ nart,, !
officers during the late campaign as well
IS since said removals consisting of chair /
men OF the congressional executive com ]
nittee. members of State executive corn. {
nautee and county chairmen of the various ]
iounues that were regularly elected by the [
,eople; and ~ 'ne /
whereas, The said r., H. r. Green having /
'vlhcee the desire to tear down rather l
nan Duild up to destroy, rather than Gre
ne TO weaken, rather than strengthen ths [
'rgahization, and consequently the party {
'ho by such acts stamping himself nj onca S
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