The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
THE GRANT BOOM.
Monster Petition 10 lie Presented to
Prcsidcnt-EIcct Mckinley.

/ Iost Burcau,
st. George Hotel.
Dallas, Texas. January 13.-At s O'Clock
tomorrow morning the Grant boomers will
leave Dallas for the home of tho next
president. For nearly two months they
have made the Oriental hotel In this city
look like political headquarters. Cecil A.
| Lyon and John Wilkes Booth Smith, two
OF Grants closest friends. have managed
the boomlet for their chief. The Green
people have sneerod at II and for week
past have said it was still taking Christ.
mas. but the boom is still on. Next Sat
urday afternoon the Canton major Will
listen TO Henry D. Kane OF Palestine
reverently pronounce the name of Grant as
he pleads with him to take the sage OF
Crayson into his political household. The
presidcnt-to-b be Will understand the full
meaning OF that old Texas adage. when
you want anything 90 after It," and will
come to realize something OF the energy
OF his pArty men In this State when there
are Offices ahead. The movement is an
innovation In politics. II is unique. The
petition Itself is a monster and the men
who COMPOSE the committee are repre-
they hail.
The delegation which will wait on Nc
Kinley in the interest OF John Grant for
cabinet position will assemble at the
Honenden hotel Cleveland. Ohio. at 10
o'clock Saturday morning and VIII from
there proceed to Canton where they Will
be received by the president elect, at
which time the memorial prepared by the
Dallas committee viii be presented and the
plea for Texas be made by Mr., Henry d.
Kane OF Palestine. the spokesman OF the
party.
The petition which has been circulated
throughout Texas will be presented at the
same time. This petition IS one OF the
largest over gotten up In the United States
and In the largest ever gotten UP In Texas
II contains. TO be exact. lQ2 400 signatures
Several members OF the delegation will
take their departure over other lines for
Cleveland. which Is named as the assem-
hing point Of the delegation. Thirty-two
Of them. however Will 20 in a body from
Dallas special sleeping cars having been
placed al their disposal by the Texas and
cation VIII leave at % Thursday morn
nr via the Texas and Pacific railway.
The following we're asked by Or.
Grants friends TO carry the petition to
Canton. bat many OF them were forced to
decline on account Of other business;
a. NJ. Morrison. Ennis Robert Arm
,troAe. Waxahachic; W. +. Davis, Fort ]
Worth: J r. w. Clark Corsloana; II. Z. !
kiusloe Corsicana; G. n. Roman, Dallas. /
Monroe Spikes. Dallas. J. =. Smith. FL |
'aso: g. C. Pierce, Laredo: W. II. Pope, /
G. a. Dickson. Clehurne: W. !
B. Warrington. Merriyale; George John
on Sherman; r. l.. Smith. Austin: =.
3 Hunt Graham. 7. \. Pope. Cameron;
!. W. Butler. Tyler; J. S. Wilmer. Dallas;
frank Rutherford. Dallas; J W. Ray Dali
as. i. a. Caldwell. Leosburr. q. w. |
Johnson. Corsicana; II n. Hancock. Aus
In; j G Lowden. Abilene.
Those who will leave tomorrow for the |
and Of the Buckeyes are given below:
George II. Green, Dallas; b. Zadelt. 1
'oracaaa; J, II. Neoce, Ncxia; c. X
srenneman. San Antonio: c. b. Bryant,
L. s. sherman. Greenyille: |
4. c. McGlcnnon. I'll Paso; J A. Hurley.
hubbard City a. j. Allen Hubbard city;
/ p. Branham. Seymour: c. Il. Dor
hester. sherman; Cecil A. Lyon. Sher-
aan s. LapowEki. Abilene. G. II Moores.
'exarkana; X NJ. Grubhs. Atoka. /. T.;
=. NJ. Ferguson. Paris. b O. James. His
ORC: John l.. Ward Fort Worth II. H.
ZANE. Palestine; II. G. Goree. Atlanta. O.
German. Weathcrord; T.. + Radfora.
'aris. Jef l.. Finley. Denison. W, II.
owe Mckinney; y. Leayitt. Arson. W.
Mason. Dublin Richard Allen, Hous-
on J l.. Fore. Phtsburg. Sam Flanna-
an iongyiew; G.. a. scrviss. Abilene;
b. ]. Pierce. Paris; J, O. Luby, San pie
o: NJ o. Sharp Van Alstyne; J. u. Fow-
ar. Waco, A G. Coor, jefferson.
-Four of these are col0red men.
Chief Clerk Bowman OF the passenger
apartment Of the Texas and Pacific. r.
!. BiNhy. travelling passenger agent of
he Pennsylvania and A. A. Judges divi-
lon superintendent for the Pullman com
any, Will accompany the party and see
nat things go we'll