The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-02
THE REPUBLICAN ROW
HOT FIGHT is ON ron cUyEy,s
MANTLE.
IL Is Intended to Put Out Full
state Ticket-Red Hot Speeches
Mt Waco.

waco Texas. June lit Is understood
here that Chairman L. H. r. Green's polit-
icel secretaryship has been given by the
chairman to II. c. Adler of Terrell and that
Mr.. Adler will take charge of the repub-
licar headquarters at Dallas Immediately.
TITS is the place vacated by Mr. OLeary
when he took the Dallas postoffice. Ad-
ier's appointment 1t is said, received the
unanimous approval informally of the mem
bers Of the State committee, but it was not
mentioned in the meeting.
| The republican executive committee meet
Ing here yesterday was a stormy one. as
| usual, and presented the characteristic fea-
tLrts of the black and tan convention. The
riot act read by the coored contingent to
the WHITE brethren was in the nature of a
noinb, ana as the arrangement of the DOM
lnating class proceeded some of then
WINGED; but Chairman Green's countenan,e
was as placid ee the bosom of a fairy lake
Inc speeches OF the colored advocates Of
the cause represented by the petitioners
We're red hot. emitting more fire than the
petition Itself The slogan with them was
The spirit CT Quincy still lives" and the
speakers We're applaudej by their colored
brethren at every mention OF the name Of
| 1900 A'eN iNoASi' i ~ IpSIOLti Ieel EGeUIy
TIE loss of Curey. They felt as though
tne.r interests were safe While lie had them
III his keeping. He had lei than TO We
tory many times and had only suffered one
defeat. That was at the hands Of DR.. Graz
two years ago, and they fully believed that
hac Quincy lived he would have won back
the republican leadership of Texas two
years hence. When he died all hope from
this source vanished and the negroes o.
Texas. without a leader and nisnaced more
than ever by the strengthening influence OF
the white man, were seized with despera- |
ton that found expression yesterday in the
petition presented to the committee, which |
although couohed in naughty language and
burdened with meaningless phrases, con-
ieins threat fraught with deadly menace |
TO the republican party. Between the lines |
Of that petition may be read the declared |
purpose OF the negroes of Texas that II |
they are not given a share in the honors |
and emoluments Of party victory common 4
surate with their numerical strength, they |
will rise Ell masse and drive the white man
from official position In the party. What
the petition lacked in making plain such q
purpose was written IN box car letters IN
the speeches OF the negroes and the pleud-
its Of their brethren in black.
Eill Mcdonald TOLD his white friends that
If the demands Of the negro were no
granted the day would come when they
the white leaders, would be breaking their
necks to get into the democratic party.
While this fight is going on conducted
By number nj prominent negroes, there
is goir s on among them quiet contest for
the leadership of the negroes of Texas.
There are several aspirants to the place
hi Id SC long by Wrigh. Quincy Only two
OF these rivals. however. have succeecel
in drawing to themselves a distinct fol-
Loving Rilt McDOunlI NJ |
and Henry C. Ferguson of Houston have
each n following and the indications gre
U rat they will tiy their strength fer the
quincy succession at the Fort Worth con-
stntion.
Mcdonald seemed TO have the Lang fol-
loving here, but whether he can hold that
position before all the representative me-
sroe' Of Texas remains to be seen
The principal contest at Fort Worth will
De over the State craftsmanship. Mcdonald
lss announced for Green. and while Fer
,uson has not announced his intentions, IL
5 believed that he will lead the opposition
'mong the negroes TO Chairman Green In
his way the line oi battle between the Two
olcred aspirants Will probably be drawn
md fought to finish
THE republican party will put out a
ieket this year in Texas"
This Was the utteTance of all the leading n
members OF the party. both white and COL !,
red, here YESTERDAY. Hon. Webster Flan-
gan so declared ID speech before the n
cmmittee. and the time for the convention i
as fixed earlier than usual because, MS
ill Mcdonald expressed It. "there will BE- c
issruntled democrats by the ecure alter Il
ne democrats name their candidate for o
orernor, and We want TO get in the fight II
) early after the democratic convention a
; pc slblc 20 as to harnionizg that elenicrt
M enlist III m .or our man"
Tie republican convention will, therefore. N
'cst Just two weeks after the democratic
meets. which will be week or
II days after the latter adjourus.
Wfo the republicans will nominate Is not
uown, even by themselves. bu, II the ssn-
inent OF those present here yesterday pre- "
ills generally and docs not change before ~
ugust. he must be dyedin-the-w wool re- m
iblcan b,
In dispatch from here Monday night IL ~
rs stated that Wilbur r. Crawford had