The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-20
THAT MONSTER CONSPIRACY.
Houston Post Bureau.
Sun Building. 1917 r street.


In store for SOMEBODY. The goldbugs ar
working tooth and nail to control the or
ganlzation and the democrats are as full
determined that they shall not. AS sal
last week, "Buck" Hinrichsen was climi
mated from the race for craftsmanship b.
being defeated for membership on the com
mittee by his delegation. Some of tn,
members wanted to establish precedcn
aud make him chairman any way. 1t coult
be done very well, as the congressional
committee has neither written constitution
nor bylaws 1t is law unto itself ant
can choose an outsider II II so desires. Hin
richson. however, vetoed the suggestion
and said 1t would create strife In his state
and endanger the election OF democratic
| congressman there and he preferred har-
niony and the success OF his party to the
men now suggested as the probable chair
man are Congressman Osborne OF wyoming
Senator Money of Mississippi Senator
Faulkner, the present chairman, and Sibley
OF Pennsylvania. Sibley is not In congress
and Money was left of the list OF nine
senators chosen by the senate democratic
conference committee for members of the
campaign committee. The democrats are
mad at this action and attribute the whole
thing to Senator James X. Jones Of the
National democratic executive committee.
They say that Jones refused to call a
conference of democratic senator's for the
purpose OF naming members of this COM
mittee, hut took snap judgment and named
them all on his own motion. and they de-
clare he did II at the suggestion OF Dick
Croker, for h put four rank goldbugs
hp - lie INV fp11 cd 10 f.,
his action and also to remove the gold
bug alleged democrats or they will depose
him as National chairman.
Mr. Jones action is significant when It
is known that he has been elected mem
her of Dick Crokers democratic club OF
New York and that, w. j. Bryan was de-
MED admission into that club. Mr.. Jones
viii have to revise his work or | can see
his finish right now. IL is a safe bet that
Senator Faulkner will not succeed himself.
Enough Is known OF his work i'll the last
campaign to suggest references TO Judas
Iscarat and Benedict Arnold and the demo-
Gratis VIII wash their hands of his ilk.
Whether Jones revses his list or not, Sen
ator Moneys friends will make a fight for
him and Try to put him in as chairman
and establish the precedent of making an
outside chairman of the committee. While
he would BIZ acceptable to Bailey and
all other speakership aspirants and would
be one of the best men who could be put in
that position, I think now that Osborne OF
Wyoming has the inside track. as he. also.
is seutral in the speakership fight and is
very wealthy and would contribute lid
orally to the campaign fund. That is going
10 cut quite a figure in his interest for
the republicans are already at work get
ting together their ammunition for the
battle next fall and the democrats will need
every dollar they can scrape together.
There is no doubt on earth that the orSani
cation OF This committee is going TO create
a stir and that the New York gold bug
element is going to try TO control 1t. Colo
mel Richard Croker. the proprietor OF the
new democratic club. as well as of Tam |
many, is an Alexander signing for new
worlds to conquer. Obtaining control of
the new and great metropolis has only |
whs ID his appetite for more. AS Rud-
yard kipling would say, "Oh. he amt no
limpin' procrastitute." His ambition now
IS to be the unquestioned dictator OF the |
democratic party in city, State and Nation. |
He has watched the meteoric career of
Mark Hanna as boss of the entire re-
publican party and he is green with envy
He wants to 70 Mark one better and be
whale altogether boss of proportions
never dreamed OF before. He now has New
FORK City under his thumb and only lacks
ffty-tw votes of strength sufficient to
capture the next democratic State con
'ention and these he expects to get in
buhalo and few other big cities. He
probably would have got them, too. il
David Bennett Hill had not suddenly risen
n his pathway, While Croker ran away
o Europe to escape the storm of 90, Hill
hawled into his cyclone cellar at Wolfert s
teost and neither has anything to bras
II in the way OF democratic loyalty; but
Ill sees 1t Is the only way for him to
set BACK on earth again and he Is going
low 10 champion silver and fight the
Jfoker Brice, Whitney goldbug combine.
lroAer may beat him and capture the
'tate as he has the city OF New York and
ne GOES he VIII then go after vastly
'isser. game. In tact. he Is already after
!. as ms attempt to grab the Organization
j tue democratic congressional campaign
ohmlttee VIII attest. AS have already
written The Post, the gold element has I
'espaired OF ever capturing the country
gam through the republican party and I
Wv icaNhinS out AFTER the democratic
'atty, The conspiracy is planned and the {
not well advanced already. The forma- !
ION OF that democratic club in New York,
u which Chairman James X Jones is a {
MEMBER ana OF which w. j. Bryan is not
because they didn't want him. was the first :
tep IN the conspiracy. prominent New I
ork soidbug, alleged democrat and mem 4
er OF this club, said yesterday: I
THE plan of the Democratic club IA so {
harmonize all the elements OF the dem ]
cratic party that at the next NationatJ
lection the candidates Of the party shall ,
e elected II the democrats OF the CITY. I
tate and Nation demand to know up n I
wat platform we purpose bringing sill |
einoerats together my answer is the \
resent platform OF the party. MS framed \
the latest National convention, until n I
ew platform is enunelaied. A political b
arly can have but one platform al a time. /
~ the Democratic club shall be success Il
III In its efforts at harmony we purrosa
etween now and the meeting OF the next
'ational convention within the club !
ampaign OF education, We hope, by this |
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