San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-29
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Mr.. w. G. Robinson's Lugubrious Plea
for DIR. Grant.


tent, that the brief communication
penned by me and published in the
Evening Light of Nov. "a, suggesting
a method by which the unfortunate
differences among Texas Republicans
might be healed, would call forth such
a TRADE of partisan venom as was con-
tanned in a communication in the Sun
day Light, and signed w. G. Robinson.
In my communication, / distinctly
avowed that / was not a follower or
partisan of either Colonel Green or DR..
Grant. I now wish to accentuate that
avowal by the solemn declaration that
/ am not a politician in any sense of
the term, was never an aspirant for
office, and never expect to be. Hence,
what have said, or what / may say
now or in the future, can be accepted
as the utterances of a purely impartial
and disinterested spectator.
AS means of settling the differences
between the respective factions OF DR..
Grant and Colonel Green, suggested
that each. assuming them to be un-
selfish and patriotic Republicans, with
a desire only to bring about peace and
unity in the party, resign his claims
or pretended claims to the chairman
ship of the state executive committee,
preparatory to a reorganization Of the
committee and the selection of a man
like Hon. Dennis NJ. O'Connor as chair
man.
This manifestly reasonable and GER
tainly not extravagant proposal is re-
piled to by Mr.. w. G. Robinson. in a
columns space of virulent partisan
abuse of Colonel Green and praise of
DR.. Grant. AS to the merits of the
respective gentlemen, 1 have nothing
to say, beyond expressing the belief
that a comparison Of records, either as
citizens or as members of the Republic
can party, between DIR. Grant and Hon.
f. H. r Green, will not in any manner
rebound to the discredit of Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Robinson, after abiding to the
"abdication" of DIR. Grant as state
chairman, and to the withdrawal by
Mr. Green of his "pretensions" to that
office, says:
II take it as absolutely certain that
DR.. Grant will not lay down the trust
imposed upon him by the regular COM
mittee."
OF course he will not. Who ever
heard of DR.. John Grant laying down"
anything out of which he could turn
an honest(O penny, unless compelled
to? But, pray, what regular COM
mittee' imposed any trust upon DR..
Grant? Surely. not the regular state
executive committee, nor a majority Of
its members; for, had majority Of
the regular state executive committee
legally convened at Dallas on Oct. II,
In nha1ianna 30, he oft ha a ~
ly elected chairman, desired to depose
their regularly and legally elected
chairman and install DR.. Grant as
his regularly elected successor, it
would not have been necessary for
them to bolt the meeting, as a few
of them did, and set up a rump body
for and of themselves.
The truth is, DR.. Grant has not the
| pretense of a claim to the state chair
| manship. The whole rank and file
Of the Republican party in Texas de-
cline to acknowledge him. and the ma
tional executive committee utterly ig-
more and refuse to recognize his silly
and impertinent claim. In his selec-
tion as national committeeman he was
honored far beyond his deserts, and it
will be surprising indeed IL he is per-
mitted to retain that important trust
after Senator Hanna is reelected by
the Ohio legislature. There will be few
to shed tears should he be deposed.
l am not surprised that my PROPOSE
ton finds no favor with Mr.. Robinson.
expected it to meet with unqualified
opposition and disapproval from those
intolerant partisans who defy their
patron and damn. all dissentents. But
/ reiterate, that believe it is the only
practical method by which Republican
harmony can be secured in Texas.
Let both DR.. Grant and Colonel Green
resign their respective claims, let the
state executive committee be reorgan-
lied, with a man like Dennis NJ. oaCon-
nor as chairman and the stigma that
attaches to the name of Republican in
Texas will have no foundation, as now,
in truth or in fact. The name of Den
mis- o'Connor would prove sufficient
guarantee that the affairs OF the party
would be managed on an honorable,
impersonal and patriotic basis, and
that applicants for position, If deserv-
ing, would not be compelled to pay
cash bonus or grant percentage of
the salary or fees of the coveted po-
sition, in order to secure home endorse
ment. Further, it would prove po-
tent lever in drawing to the ranks of
Republicanism thousands OF men in
the state who have become dissatisfied
and disguised with Democratic mall
administration, and who have hereto
fore been deferred from acting with the
Republican party through just such
dissensions and scramble for office as
have disgraced it since DR.. John Grant
usurped the self-assumed leadership.
H.
San Antonio, Nov. 20, 1897.
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