New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-19
THE ENTHUSIASTIC TEXANS.
A HUMOROUS SCENE IN THEIR STATE
CONTEMPORARY. LOVES SLIP.

Philadelphia, June IS (speciaD.-Texas has
contributed nearly all the fun to the Conven-
ton up to date The Texans as a rule are tall
men, with good lungs and deeply rooted con-
victions. When a crowd gathers around tall
wearing soft hat 1t is safe to bet that
Texas politics is tap. Gene Marshall. Of
Dallas, is one of the short men in the delega-
ton. What he lacks in height he makes up
in BREADTH and probably he is the best story
teller in the lot. He is authority for this one
about the State Convention held at Waco last
month to elect delegates large. There was
fierce rivalry between the followers of z. H. r.
Green. chairman of the State Committee, and
Mr.. Green's opponents. Parson Watts, a colored
Baptist minister felt called upon to give Hetty
Green's son a hard roasting" This was
Watts's speech as recorded at the time:
"Mistah Cha'rman-Mist Charman-Is ap-
posed T. dis man Greens Mist Chairman I
objec' t dis man Green's ways. What does he
do, Mist Cha'rman-what does he do? He
trabbels all aroun Texas in his kyar, Mist
Cha'rman-in his private kyar-Mist Chairman
his pay kyar. He rides up an down de coun-
try, Mist Cha rman. bauchifyin' de cullud peo-
Pile sah-bauchifying' 'em, sab. He comes down
/ my town, Mist Chairman, an wOt does he
do-wot does he do? Mist Chairman he sens
out fer all de pO' nggahs Z come t his kyar-
his pay kyar. Dey all been used Mist Char
busted headed whiskey. Dey all been brought
up busted-headed whiskey, Mist Chairman.
an day don't know muffin else. Now, wot does
Mrs. Hetty Green's do Mist chairman
wot does he do? He brings all desc year mig
gah t his kyar-his pay kyar Mist Chairman
an he done brung out desc year long bottles of
-wot you call im-white seaIskin champagne
sah Mist Chairman. An wot does dis year
white sealskn champagne do { dem po' mig
gahs, Mist Cha'rman-what does it do? II
just done Spite de bowels o dem niggahs Mist
Chairman an it just been done spilin an
Dustin de bowels o dem nggahs ebber since
Mist Chairman, an OATS why I'm posed t dis
| man Greens"
In telling the story yesterday Mr.. Marshall
said: "Parson Watts hereafter will have an
audience whenever he wants to be heard"
Another feature of the same convention"
continued Mr. Marshall was the music by the
military band engaged at Mr.. Green's expense
The band was corker, and could play any
thing from Yankee Doodle to Gounod Well
it was just when the convention was dead
locked, and things were looking ugly Dele
gates were glazing at each other half a dozen
men were clamoring for recognition at once
and trouble was thick enough to cut with
spade.
Suddenly some one happened to think of the
band which struck up a martial air Right in
the middle Of the piece is a discharge Of fire
arms. Just as the musicians used their
guns there was a stampede by the delegates
White men and colored men dropped off their
seats, climbed under benches and made for
the doors. Two coon delegates fell out of the
windows on brick pile and I guess they're
running yet, for they didn't answer to roll call
later. It's all bluff. gentlemen yelled the
bandmaster, and then, slowly, but fearfully, the
delegates began crawling out from cover For
ten minutes 1t looked like q regular old fash
Toned hog killing match"
Bill" Love, another delegate from Texas. will
be careful next time to remember what he's
going to say before he makes a speech before
the Committee on Contested Seats Love is an
old soldier, was wounded in the face in battle
and has fine ranch in Texas. He was in the
middle of his burst Of eloquence:
4 was an old soldier" said bill" "and was
wounded in fighting my country's battles. but
did not ask for pension ard never will II
-er-I-do you want TO know where was
wounded? was wounded in the jaw
Just a flesh wound?" suggested an anti
Green man. and then every one laughed