The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-27
Az OPEN LETTER

s.ms Reference to Chairman
..ser,. Removal Methods.
HR. Greea, Chairman Rcpub-
y, site Committee, Terrell, Texas.
.s.yster Texas, August My Dear
~ from the press dispatches that
IA the political disorganizers you
s.l,r led By to your political doom.
!, asrsd" me- and OILERS, from the
!. republican committee, for treason
:scyalty to the party
~ wrote me few days before the
srtuno meeting requesting me to
/, you my proxy which indicates
h that time Il had not occurred to
tAt was q traitor TO the party, and
9,Iratun. What prompted your sud
:hsnse Of oplniony Why not come
md ssy that you fired me because
could aot use mt.
lss 10 say 10 you, my dear sir, that
i bot politician, never held an Of
b my life, or sought Que, but / have
!, al earnest republican, supporting
rssules and candidates OF that party
De past thirty years.
Tis elected to the position ! now
as member Of the State commit
b. the republicans of the Seventh
:iariil district Of this State, without
1g asked for the place, or even inti-
hi that wanted or would accept 1t,
10 tie republicans of the district,
voters, rank and file, | feel that | am
snslbe for my political actions. and
lsy that the State committee has any
Eswiiy. as the San Antonio aggreg' :
assumed. The State committee hes
tsitcrity TO question my Individual ac-
y b.. the senatorial committee has
lrlhorlty, and so FAR as ] know, or
sN, IA committee Is not complaining
ny u my political acts.
sspc;lng the State committee had such
Ekh!y as Il assumed, I claim that Its
sx we're revolutionary and without
|nai Or justification, for the reason
he National republican convention,
akthe unquesticned supreme politi-
slihdfity OF the Nation, by its actions
Nlsg the delegates from Texas. clear
fNssei that Il did not renoqnlze the
Dossh convention as The legal one.
lie next place, you have no pro7f
iclet with or took part in either
y Waco conventions.
70 surprised that you did not declare
'nte7 Of National committeeman
n then and there. And, indeed, you
Y not have made yourselves rldicu-
flcu had declared Hon. Mark Han
Mce vacant. While you were IN
.ustlns" business, you should have
M cul everybody who will not permit
~ your Immediate leader, TO make
~ Il hin.
sss all the political wrangling tbs
.slfans o. Texas have had for the
nA yeam, ] have been your stead
ln'l, believing all the while that
.lsaaons we're good and we'll mean
i. = .aa' YOU were striving for the
" q republican principles.
" often defynded Won against at
n'ae BY other republicans and who
au you have been at all times
|. aug controlled by a few reckless
sro crave and court notoriety,
' w, q the cost TO the best inter
sM republican party
n
~ ! nave reached the conclusion
k g.Me not leader of the party hut
M NY lea ey a few that have nothjnp
49,. = wake and care nothing foT
ls ans y and Preservation of the re.
~ mr,y or Organization.
a,l., ~ ave gone down in most woe.
k,l. IL. wa one Of your idols and you,
III ' NJ. At the bar of the supreme
s,s,a aaasaorlty Of this country and
u,t Wv seem 70 be satisfied or real.
VI "a "a ', sre being made a cats nav
M, "a q. laolized friends (?D who are are
h usSaiong into political per.
'aacrs,y A, a, go ahead with you,
h M ', melhcS. and submit your
b n 8, assons to the republicans o.
tsaEe !, Where you are "at" wher
'a'''e is cleared away. Yours
IN ss,.. J. w, Wo''trI
sHsh congressional District