The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
GREEN CONTROLS COMMITTED
FIRED OUT THE MEN WHO BoLTED
THE CONVENTION AT WACO.
VIII Name New Men and VIII Have
Absolute Control of the organiza-
ton of State Convention.

San Antonio, Texas, August THE most
caloric session of the state republican
executive committee in many years in
Texas was held behind closed doors In
the city council chamber here this utter
noon. The members of the committee who
had bolted the Green convention at Waco
last March were informed that they had
reyolted against the legitimate party or
eanization and were thereupon incon-
tinentaly bounced out OF the committee.
The committeeman upon whom this pun
ishment was inflicted were C. NJ, Fersu-
son. c. A. Lyon j. W. Wolfskill, c. c.
Flanagan. C. A. Boynt0n, II. c. Ferguson
and G. r. Townsend. The vote on the
ousting of these men as well as other
matters bearing directly upon the su-
premacy Of the Green faction in the State
showed that Mr.. Green was supported by
10 out OF 81 members of the committee.
Chairman Green will announce the seven
new members of the committee tomorrow
which Will make the committee an absG-
lutely Green committee and will make the
State chairman the undisputed power in
the party in this State, at least until the
coming State convention. the temporary
organization of which will be at his alb
solute command.
/ Chairman E. H. R. Green called the re-
publican executive committee OF the State
TO order Wednesday MO .ning at 1913
O'Clock. Both the chairman md the COM
mittee were at the city hall at - o'clock
sharp, but MIR. Green took some time 10
shake hands with friends or to allow
friends TO shake his hand. When Mr..
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hushed and every one in the council cham
ber--and 1t was nearly filed with COM
mitteemen and spectators-gaye strict at
tention. The secretary read the official
call for the meeting Of the committee Its
main object was to name a place and time
for holding a republican State convention
and to transact such other business as
might properly come before it.
The roll call was the next procedure
Those present answered to their names as
follows: Chairman, z. II. r. Green: c.
M Ferguson of the Third district. Paris;
William Mcdonald OF the Ninth district,
Terrell Harry Beck OF the Tenth district
Hillsboro; G. A. Boynton of the Eleventh
district, Waco; c. A. Frazier OF the Four
teenth district, Buna; II. c. Ferguson of
the Sixteenth district, Houston: w. u.
Dyer OF the Nineteenth district, Brenham
b. P. Wllmot OF the Twentieth district
Austin; A. l., Maynard OF the Twenty-frst
district, Lockhart: p. H. Terrell of the
ITwenty-fourth district. San Antonio. John
lB. Schmd Of the Thirty-hrst district,
Denton. Absent but represented by proxy
were Committeeman Hurley of the Sec
ond district, Lyon of the Fourth
Smith OF the Fifth Bluitt OF the Sixth
IWolfkill Of the Seventh, C. A. Flanagan
Of the Eighth. Meyer OF the Twelfth,
Burkitt OF the Thirteenth, White Of the
Fifteenth. Wilson OF the Seventeenth,
Stapleton OF the Eighteenth. Townsend OF
the Twenty-second, burst OF the Twenty
third, Tweedy of the Twenty fifth, Nc
Cain OF the Twenty sixth Harris Of the
Twenty-seventh, McManus OF the Twenty.
eighth. Bacon Of the Twenty ninth, Haw-
ley OF the 1'hirtieth
AS soon as roll call was completed a
motion was made and carried that the
committee go into executive session. I'm
mediately upon the announcement OF the
vote on this question Chairman Green ap-
pointed Henry Beck OF Hillsboro as SER
geant- alarms and the visitors, spectators
and newspaper men retired.
Immediately thereafter the fun began
Chairman Green's report was read as a
starter. 1t was permeated with enough
ginger tohasco sauce and other invigorat-
Ing ingredients to keep the committee
from suffering with ennui. The report de-
cfared against proxies, against universal
ldelegates;" urges taking from the temper
airy Chairman the power 10 appoint all
committees. thus removing the cause for
bitter contest over the temporary Of
ganization Of convention. Il damns as
revolutionists those who bolt; urges Sc
we're disciplining OF such reyolters in gen
eral and such members Of the State COM
mittee in particular who bolted the Waco
! convention in March. to-wit II urged
} their removal from the committee There
} Is also an address TO the voters OF Texas
! urging loyalty to the republican party.
After the reading of Chairman Green
} blistering report, Committeeman Harry
J Beck OF Hiilsboro offered the following
motion:
That the recommendations in the adj
dress 30 the committee by the chair