The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21
COLORED TEXAS REPUBLICANS
GETTING ALL THE POLITICAL PIE
10 WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED,
So Says William VI. McDop,Id. . wen
Known Coiored Rcpublican-Mc-
Ntniey and Reed for President.

! "m' NJ Mcdonald of Terrell Familiarity
known as Goose Neck Bill" came up yes
| 'eruay morning from Rockpcrt and spent
'ne oay In the city with his friends. He
oiaiins that his several days stay in Rock
port was simply OF recreative nature
ana had no political significance whatever.
When questioned concerning the corre-
spondence between c. N. Love and him
sen' which appeared in The Post of the
lo'h instant, he said: "He knew nothing
OIL II and hadn't seen the paper containing
IT. When told the substance of the an
s"er made by Love to his letter. he mani
rested some surprise that Love had pub
ilsned private letter sent him.
don't know of any other letter sent
him." said Mcdonald. except private
letter. 1t may be that while sending out
circular letters to members of the State
executive committee to get an express on
from them relative to the recommending
OF populists for the supervisorship thai
the stenographer unintentionaly sent him
ohe, as MS name appears on the list as
secretary OF the committee. How IL
managed to be there. however, | am un-
able to say. have never written Love a
setter asking his advice or seeking infor-
nation respecting the supervisorship."
lie continued: THE negro republicans
OF Texas have no kick due them whatever.
Ihey have been well cared for as far as
political Jobs are concerned. There are
=. NJ Ferguson. Webster Wilson, Mack
Rodgers, Henry Clay Gray and Jackson.
an nave lucrative positions. II. C. Fergu-
son and myself are the only colored re-
tn 1t Oh
truth of the matter is that the negro lead
ers, so-called are the cause of others not
pelng provided for and the fight now being
made against Messrs. Green. Hawley and
Grant for not getting more places for
negroes is an unrighteous one Each of /
them had. his negro friends and stood by
them unto the last, bur the negroes could |
NOT get together; they would conrede |
nothing, and being obstinate, as they were
t he white man steps in and gets the fat
places. So these men are not to be blamed /
Tor certain negroes not getting Federal
pie.
Marshal John Grant says have lost
my force in the party as leader, when
ne accepted the position to tote a pistol,
then he blighted his future possibilities as
a party leader"
viii Mr.. Green be in the race for State
chairman or National committeeman"
WE'LL that is a case of crossing the
bridge before you get to it, was his reply
Mack Rodgers OF La Grange is being
much talked of for National committee
man. He is mighty good man and has
strong following
what recognition will be given the
populists in the supervisorship?"
You can say that Green and his negro
10 not favor giving the populists anything.
dawley and his negro are In favor of
giving the populists two of the super
'isors.
When you give the populists these
faces you simply put them in a position
o control the convention and am UNI
lterably opposed to it, 9
What do you mean by the expression |
Green and his negro and Hawley and mis-
egro?" q
1T is simply another way of saying {
ireen and Mcdonald, Hawley and Fergu- t
on, and you may add Grant and Charley c
ferguson if you wish, as each white man
TODD by each one of these negroes when t
he negroes were seeking Federal posi- c
ions under President Mckinley a
II think" said Mcdonald that the re- I
omination of Mr.. Mckinley means dem
cratic victory and he will likely be re- 9
ominated If the party has expansion in
S platform. But if the party indorses !
nti-expansion Mr.. Reed will be the nom !,
lee and in my opinion will be elected /,
lckinley's blunders have been indeed a
umerous and of the grossest and most +
nature, and his election is not h
all probable should he get the nomina-
on?"
Goose Neck Biz left last night for
ablne Pass and will return to the city
erhaps on Wednesday. p