The independent., 1900-01-27
flTE REPUBLICAN,
L..ot;ve Committee Meets
Fl Names the Time and
pl,,e for Holding the
IrgIIGaH sTaTE CONVENTION
. cooveDtion VIII Meet in the
t;t7 Of Waco, March 6, 1900,
!, Elect Delegates at Large.

fitr Of Waco, March 6, 1900,
n Elect Delegates at Large
.,.rd,y Tanuray Doth was a
F,.~. From.5.: GIs diy in the annals of Re
;,,n State politics, and the ho-
|Por,r ',.., in the city of Waco was
'E,.trc Iy, in which the members of
State Republican Executive
,o,;trec met. acted and adjourn
!, ,',, nnr,uancc to the call issued by
|, chairman E. II. r. Green. 1t
a., rreat meeting; the solons and
=, ,[,inue haYing gathered from
|, and from far to rcligiously con-
L ~ their party'> ukasc. Only
Senatorial districts were not
|,e,ented. either in person or by
\, Two sessions were held.
y the forenoon and another in
,rening The afternoon session
.,rictly executive, and was con-
|,oou, for reason of its spectacular
|Tc,l scenes. Nothing was done
Enc the morning session outside
[p6ointing committee on Gre
[.ials to pass on the merits and
merits of the several contests.
l. evening session took up its pro-
|mme at l:30, and it was contin-
without intcrmissiOn, until the
|nmittee adjourned sine die, Ow-
to the cliqucs and rings in the
Ete committee, a non-partisan Gre
|olias committee was deemed adj
|lbIc, and was so appointed. Ex-
|Dtng the case Of H. g. Goree of
(anta, Texas. member from the
|rN Senatorial district. the report
the committee on credentials was
|mimously adopted. Goree's case
IS the bone of contention, and con-
suenly it precipitated wordy
|rfac. Many charges of official
morality and boodling had been
d with Chairman Green against
re. and these, were mostly in the
i 'm of affdavits and dispositions
+ om to by persons who charged
ree with selling his official in
Dement and supporting the dem
ratic party at different times when
was county and senatorial dis
1t chairman. A motion to adopt
committees report in toto caused
Pn Il. I Ferguson Of Harris
anN 70 challenge the action Of
Ecommlttee on credentials. This
nmIttec had recommended Go
expulsion from the State Exec
Committee, but as the accused
lmed that he had not been offici-
notified of the charges pending
anst him, Mr.. IL. &. Ferguson
0tended that to fire Goree with
allowing HIM the opportunity to
cure evidence and witnesses in his
tense would be gross wrong,
only to Gorcc but to the district
represented as well" Ferguson
20 Sald that the desire to put a
lI'e man IN Gorce's place had a
" 90 with the getting rid of Go
and he was opposed to such an
uaScouS proceeding. He was of
opinion that the head of the
o@'ltec and his gang were op-
ped to Goree because he was col
It's appropriate to remark
=, , mere that the two Fergusons
In'ee white men, Lyons, Bovn-
ana Webster Flanagan, are the
VINO saved Goree's neck. Had
|..1, no' oeen for their intervention he
a,g ng nave been a "goner.' There
f., o'ner coIored men on the COM
'or' ''' out Judging from their ac-
. a Saturday they are there to
,r ~ seats only and to vote ave or
81, "Ten 1T their white bosses tell
oro,I'. ,n. lo'ey never propose or argue
Am,; p's'"on' but on the contrary
. ,i''o F.5 wa, as dumb as an oyster. Even
n : wilson has learned how not to
A. ana Dr.. Townsend. don't
F. h ""oFa " about him. All he does
IT.. \, cJIoss,legged + and look pret
Drsr, ' Goctor IS the prince of wall
ythnc n rises or says
iag so..,G =. NJ. Ferguson made a
d + Ifptech fs5 in defending Goree,
Er Al Jaa {, ITS effect, "Gooseneck
pt tbe hun mt | openly oppose Goree,
lb tbs e n latter forced "Gooseneck"
lsions ' ulsGussion us by his many al
eck" .r.I and lntimations. Goose
w Gora Ap'aned how he failed to
bairnan' G,S la 81. Louis in 1895 when
lion of'' Of N,t;sn NStsen aspired to the po-
ioree w,0,, national committeeman" "
gsatV v'STsd ERE him only $50, conse conse.
Gooserns.oGsesd Sen me deal was declared off
Be cbsrssSsk brssk "a asked Goree whether hl:
b sppgges,alIie ges alleging that he1 Goreel
|ores spported 5pe,, democrats Were true
"oMered Hr-u ~