The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
|IaE REPUBLICAN LEACUERS
Tte Executive Committee Held a
Session Ia Houston Yesterday.
DELEGATES TO GO TO OMAHA IN JULY
Major Charles n. Peck Delivers the
Address Of welcome and Presi-
| dent Hahn Responds.

't3Ale0k1e OF HepuDflcan CLUBS OF IeAdb nei.
Is session yesterday afternoon in the Ellis
ltblub rooms, the meeting having been call.
lid hv President Hain of San Antonio and
npon the invitation Of tho Central Re9ub-
Il liuAn Club Of Houston and the COMMITTEES
sslpf arrangements OF the st. Patrick's day
+ and deep water celebration.
fa President Hahn presided. and in tn,
Y Absence Of the secretary. S. B. Strong OF
y Houston was appointed secretary pro tenn
\ MINOR Chas B. Peck welcomed the COM
4 nittee to Houston as tho guests OF the
4, Central Republican club. In the following
i aloquent and we'll chosen remarks:
I Mr.. Presidcnt In behalf OF the Cen
Il raj Republican Club OF Houston II affords
il ne great pleasure TO bid you welcome to
4 ,ur city. That you elected to call your
j executive meeting al Houston we accept
(, Is a. compliment to our club and an cvi-
ience Of your wisdom in giving your com
nlttee an opportunity 10 visit the metrop-
Z. Ais oil Texas. We all appreciate the value
rpf the republican leagues TO the party In
I; his State. and we are not unmlndful OF the
4 act that much of the phenomenal success
4 made in our last campaign was due Ia
his organization and that the man who
Hiolds the dcstinies OF this Nation al home
\ md TO whose care wo may safely leave
= no complications with other Nations, was
H nade president Of the United States by
Y he republican league clubs OF our country
IL Is happy reelection with me tlat
rhile We may be parLisans locally. when
I've come to act, we are republican always,
i nd that here in Texas. the new home OF
4 actions. whether we follow the White
Y, lose OF York or the Red Rose OF Lancaster
3s-Grant anu Green whether we be Lily
Whites or Black and rans. VIC accept the
Sfesuifs of the conventions ana are al
ways Republicans. We trust your meet
ss1g VIII be profitable to our party. and
lat YOU will find your stay among us
ssleasant. and that YOU viii continue TO
iAli upon the Central Republican Club of
sfouston for future favors, political and
/ social- Il again bid you welcone"
President Hahn then addressed the com
ilittee and assembled friends as follows:
m Gentlemen oil the Executive Committee:
sEs Is ~ith pleasurabe satisfaction that 1
Ill you together on this occasion ind ex-
y ress my qualification at the fact that so
s'any of our executive committue responded
81 The call. Our meeting Is important aud
/; q are called together for the purpose OF
isslecting our. representative men TO rep-
sent our organization at The National
hiuvention which meets at Oulaha Neb
lily l3. II and To- One Of the most powcr-
1hl political organizations Of the United
ssAtts IL the National League of Repubii-
an Clubs. which numbe. among its nam-
sersliip the leading republicans OF Nation
reputation.
Y The National Republican league rs a
Jpoial political body. 1t is neither intended
1 permitted to serve the interests of In
'%viduals or factions. Its prc-eminent aid
n educational. BY the constant and lar
I onious effort of many thousands OF local
frbs II proposes In every community
SSstrousnout the land to teach the principles
u the republican party. aud to enforce
ION every citizen who believes in those
(. incipes the duty nf becoming In their
i hatf an active politician. Tie league
s4ieses IN the reign OF The plain people |
Y believes that republican principles and |
9Rictes are drawn from the views of tho |
AIN people a test oath IL not requisite
4 JOIN the republican party; We invite all
{lle American voters To orr cause i"
\ The National League was organized In
~, It's first president was Hon j =.
i oster OF New York. the other gentlemen
mo have held this important office are
n sheru John 5. Clarkson of Iowa Hon
\ nm III Thurston OF Nebraska, Hon. VIM.
n Tracy Of Illinois. Hon. d. ID. Wood
anse OF Ohio aud the other Incumbent.
Si1I. Y. j. crawford OF Kentucky, The
,@tional officers for Texas are. j. 10.
sRiE OF vernon, vice president; w. II.
we'll OF Dallas, executive committeeman.
1.-The TeSas League was organized In
sa>uston, In 1883, with officers and terms
follows; 1sSS-So-9o. State president.
hdge Walker secretary. G, j. Mepber-
m. issl-a2. State president, j. p. New
mn; secretary s. L. Hahn 1893, state
Z Ss,nent. ~. A. Robinson, secretary, 4.
IA cooper; lS94-95, State president ID A
binson; secretary, w. ii Atwell. 1896
sssaS. State president S. l.. Ham snc.
sSary, ". s. Heller; assistant sorretary
Biliow
ssrbe other State officers for the nar,oa
/ slss6-s!- 9S arei Vice presidents, w. \.
sfrton, X. d. Baer, II S. Brockoubrow.
Syaniaer, -. A. Robinson; treasurer. Will
syden. ~
ss:xecutive committeeman First district
Ky q MacGregor; Second district, Geo. ,
;aii Third district. NJ. b. l.. Green
5urth district. Ed Davis; Fifth dis,r,r, =
d b. Schmitz; Sixth district, James N
fSere; Seventh district, S. NJ 'Ionaa.
.Hhth district. w. r. Cor. Ninth ais. ,
'.Ss. !. W Burke: Tenth district. j. q.
.'ermack; Eleventh district, NJ. Byer.
Melfth district Il. n Johnson, Tbir,
nth district. j. A. Smith.
III he iisl y menloers % the executive
@amittee was read. when the following
'ponueu In person or by proxy: ,
|s'rst distrirt--H r. MacGregor. Hous-
S9scVuu uistrirt--tieo Call, Orange.
X ourth dlstrict--Ed Davis, Jefferson. l
distrtct--J. NJ steere. Dallas. by
n: g W. Mccormick. Dallas.
|&ifth district, b schmitz. Denton.
kikhth dlstrict--W. p. G0ff, Fort Worm
proxy. J. NJ. Claiborne. " !
S4lnth distrlct--J w, Burke. Austin ~, !
y,Je r. Newcomb. ~
|8onth dtstrlct--J q. Scherinack. In
|&nke. By proxy, A L. Doucette. ;.
Eleventh distrlct--M. Dyer, Marion. \
|E0ni0 ga :,
E71trteenth district---J. A. Smith. IN
p, ~ proxy, J. e, Lntx.
[(ae prestdent announced that the next \
.ness In order was tho selection m :,
1ates TO the next National convention :
dtscusAicn y to the best method n !,
Fling such Delegates Ia view az The y
tHet few districts were not repre- 4
r. ip this meeting 81 the Committed :
~ finally decided that the dcleeates
41t. hnnd 20 the secretary list al such
~ A. they desire to 20 to the Ma =.
conyeution ~ Omaha. and that "
l{tee ~ three Be appointed By the q
enk " nominate six delegates and .,
l1e{nafives for the State at large ~
We president have power 10 Hi ~ ~
4on ~ 70 delegates at large X,