The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-24
DIFFERENCES HEALED.
THE SPLIT IN THE LOCAL REpuBLI
CAN PARTY
II Bridged over by the Retirement
Of Richard Allen as Chairman.
scott Committee Meeting.

In response to the call OF Emmett j
Scott. chairman of the Harris county re-
publican executive committee. the commit
tee yesterday met at the office of Or. w
II. Scott, 1l12k Preston avenue. for the
purpose Of naming date for the holdtni
of republican primaries and the county
convention to elect delegates to the repub
lican State convention to be held at FOR
Worth August 16. roll call Of tho com
mittee membership developed that thirty
one wards and precincts were represented
as follows First. Second. Third, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth wards. and the iollowln9
precincts: Chaneyville, Newman, West
Houston. Bray's Bayou, Yates store, llar-
risburg, Clinton. East Houston, Spring
Branch, Drummer, Crosby. Morse's Neck
South Houston, Cedar Bayou, Houston
Heights, Genoa, White Oak. Green's Bayou
North Houston Pierce Junction, Lynch'
burg, Bear Creek. Crosby and Pasadena
This committee is the largest ever gath
cred and reports made were to the effect
that republican organization IN the pre-
cncts are now better organized than ever
before.
motion was offered by Or. W. II. liar-
Iison that the republican primaries be- iiN,d
for Wednesday night, July IL. This was
carried.
W. N. Spencer of the First ward offered
Saturday. July It, as the date :or the rnun-
~ convention. and this was also carritd.
1t was decided TINT no proxies bN accept
ed in the temporary organization OF th'
county convention unless the person holl'
ing such a proxy Is abona fide resident OF
the ward or precinct.
The basis of representation "'ll be one
vote for each precinct organization Rnt
one vote for every fifty votes and MAJOR
traction thereof cast for Mckinley electors
At the last presidential election.
The meeting was entirely harmonious.
Each member OF the committee present put
himself on record ns supporting the lcpub-
lican organization OF which Emnlcrt j,
Scott is chairman, recognized by Slote
Chairman Green and the senatorial cnal-
man. H. C. Ferguson
1t is now thought that there viii be the
completest union of ali republican fac
tions and general participation In inc rri-
marles TO be held July 10.
John a. Matthews served is secretary
pro tom in the absence of A. Richards, who
Is employed In Collector Webster Flana-
CANS office at Austin
m ,ho Bcnuhiic,,s of It,r,i, r,,ot,
The unfortunntp dIrferrurre Ia, har,
avI.,oa L., t1,,o, ~, $50,
nast two yeors baye bcrn sonrro ~ ,,,"h
regret ana nnnoyn,cn ,n Ill og rs ,,,, ''.n
ioierostnd In ,,art,, .,,l. ~. ~ "' y
II, ,,o,, ,ia,,ants t '1,, nav a'
49, '',r,m 'ie.,o,,,1 oi "oaN"eSs 20 iaF Az
baa, r. - a,S9a. ~ ,ouV''u 'u' !"
stan, 5esiro and I'VE has ",r" ny 'on
n',hitoa,', 49, "uI - as WI u1 o,her re
r., $50, ,aaV 'aDV.ru lr''n,ulS 10 prluR
az. aoVu' h"'"'ony Wuelo dScora now pre-
s,s, enal' hot 70 mo me history OF these
uinelehVes' III, cohaltloh IN which IN
p pa now " oegauSe thereof ana the
,. ieaaihg thereto are all too welt
nuown 10 tho repunlleanS of this county
TO neeu recouniing here.
IN orner that an may know Just what
enoits nave hoen lately put forth 10 bring
apont harmonious relations between the
oontenoins party factions ami the results
aoeoinplished IN that direction, l deem
y proper to make the following state
inent'
as soon as ! learned that Emmett ].
scout who disputes with me the tile to
me onice Of county chairman, intended 10
return to Houston for the ntrnos. a,
calling a meeting Of the ropubli an county
sNccuuYe committee, I communicated with
MN by letter through q u.utual friend my
desire to harmOnigo in fhc nnrt,a \, -, .