The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN
TWO Conventions Held and Two Sets
of Delegates Elected

BRENNAN, Texas August 29.-The first
move of the Hawley forces to down Hon.
b. H. R. Green as State chairman was
made today by the Washington county re-
publlcans by their Endorsement in county
convention of Hon. Paul Fricke of Bren-
ham for State chairman. BRENNAN is The
home of the Dryers, OF whom there are
two-known to their friends as Bill" ana
Ton" otherwise Hon. W. E. Dwye,,
postmaster of BRENNAN. and Hon. Thomas
II. Dryer, census supervisor for the
twelfth district These gentlemen are
and have been for Hawley first, last and
all the time, 1t may therefore be undel =
stood thai the Endorsement of Mr.. Fric6e
yer Mr.. Green is their work. In county
affairs they have been all powerful. Nj.
piicAe Is wIaeiy known IN republican
circles. He was at one time United States
marshal for this district.
The convention which met here this af-
ternool divided over the election OF a
permanent chairman. John C. Cain Of
Brennan and r. S. Goodson OF Chappell
Hill were the candidates; the vote sto d
10 for Cain to % for Goodson. Chappell
Hill withdrew, Louis Pennington aad
Lott Whiting we're made secretaries of the
meeting. ThirtysiX delegates wsre ect-
ed to the State convention. which meets at
San Antonio on September Is.
resolution was adopted demanding
unity in the party, deploring the split N
the party, and calling on all good repub-
licans to work for harmony in the party.
The following resolutions were adopted;
That we indorse the wise and pa riotlc
administration Of our grand and mob e
president, William Mckinley, and that We
congratulate him upon the general pros
perity of the country at large, and note
with pleasure the enormous balance az
trade in our favor, amounting TO over
$500 900 for the past year.
Resolved, further That we also in3orse
Hon. r. D. Hawley, congressman from
the Tenth district, and ask that all repub-
licans Of said district do all in their power
TO secure his reelection to congress In
case he Is again a candidate
Resolutions were also adopted instruct
Ing the delegates from this county 10
vote for W. e. Dwyer for senatorial chair
man of the Nineteenth district and also
the delegates We're instructed to vote for
Paul Fricke for State chairman
Resolved by the executive committee
in convention assembled, that the dele
gates elected TO the Ssate convention n
San Antonio be elected also to all other
conventions, judicial senatorial. hotorial
and congressional, and that the delegates
are hereby instructed TO vote as a unit on
all questions In the above conventions,
and that no proxies be allowed at any o.
the obove conventions.
Convention No 2, representing the
Green forces, met at Willlam5on's hall
and elected eighteen delegates and
eighteen alternates to the State conven-
ton. Resolutions were adopted Indoors n 9
Chairman Green and the action of the
state executive committee. II. d. VIM
was Endorsed for senatorial chairman In
opposition to the Endorsement OF Hon W.
E. Dryer made by the convention as
sembled at another place.
]. T Harris received the following tele-
gram this afternoon
Williamson county instructed for
Green and Endorsed State executive
committee in their action at San An
tonic in removing boilers. No split.
]. G. Hornbergsr.