The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-28
q SAN ANToNlo's MAYOR.

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Telearaphic Statement and
Makes EXPLANATIONS.
4 Editor of The Post.
.,anio. Texas, February 2b,-My
!, Vas inst been called to a special
=, Antonio. which appeared In your
,be 10Th instant, stating that |
.ndidate Of the independent citi-
VET defeated Captain J. A. Nc
I rho regular democratic nominee,
~, Of san Antonio, by small
rhe refShnre was to the cleo
4, This city on Monday, February
nc special was signed by W. j..
40 manager of the democratic
Committee" / am confident. that
accepted and published this spe'
good faitn, and with no intention
y an injustice. and. therefore, re-
~, the following correction be pup
y. IN state, first. that ] am oein-
.sro always voted that ticket anu
80 have and never will oppose
nee,ratic nominee for office, much
as n candidate In opposition u
vn,ar nomince of our party. IN ullS
TN faction there was no democratic
4, the field, and In order that 4
4 horne out in this statement. y Us
Nv that | shall, somewhat III detail,
the condition. 81 aha nas aenuins Ny
',imn In the month of November,
nnmber of democrats in THIS ctty
Sod n call requesting all good ucll-
va attend mass meeting ~ mar
nj for the purpose of organizing tue
'smocracy, there being no organiza'
\ the city at that time, and Tire
NJ been for the last fifteen years;
ali was published on the I'D day OF
~her 1900, and the meeting called
y eSth day of November 1900. On
I'm day of November, 1900, Mr.. W. II:
san and few OF his friends issued
IN call to hold a meeting at conyen
Ihnll. on the 26th day of November;
10 organize the city democracy, ana
n democratic ticket in the held at
Ext city election. The signers of the
I'm not desiring to have two demo
organizations in the city, attended
Iserticiputed in the meeting called nv
anderson and his friends, anu ut nat
Snc Mr.. Anderson and his friends
Eipating elected II city democratic eN-
" committee, of which Augustus
4 was made chairman. a resolution
Introduced at this meeting instrlcting
ETsrutiye committee. 20 call primaries
A ont a city ticket. This was opposed
The floor of the house. fully debated,
|Eas referred to the executive commits
N such action as they saw lit.
meeting which had been called for
market hall, convened as per call ON
klh day of November, 1900, and res
I'M, was introduced and unanimously
M, stating that inasmuch as the party
been organized at the meeting called
m. Anderson. and as 1t was desirable
4 there should not he two executive
hlttees in the city. that this meeting
kse the executive committee selected
be Anderson meeting and this was
rrtly after this Mr.. Anderson, with n
Friends, decided that they would not
mice the Levy committee and or
led committee of their own, of which
ii. b. Minor was made chairman, and
i city democratic ticket. The fac
following MIR. Minor and Mr.. Ana.r-
was very small, and after IT had CT
4 q primary election to be held, iii,
{ case was submitted TO State Chair
James b. Wells. and he decided that
Anderson faction had no standing
ever, and was in opposition to the
lar democratic executive committee,
Ehleh Augustus Levy was chairman.
Wells used the following language:
The executive committee elected Mt
mass meeting convention hall. No.
er rs, 1900, was duly elected, and Is
democratic executive committee Tor
ity of San Antonio.
No other executive committee Is au-
led to act and call democratic pri-
S for the democracy of said city"
,pite of this ruling, the Anderson fac-
want through the form OF holding
cratic primaries to select city ticket.
there were over 5000 voters
tered for the city election, only 2l1
ms participated in these primaries,
nominated the ticket of which j. a.
'rmick was at the head.
city. democratic executive COMMITTEES,
hich was referred the resolution with
ence to holding convention TO make
nominations, unqualihedly believed
they had the power to act, but they
hat 1t would be to the best interests
2 party to submit the whole question
mass meeting of the democrats of the
This meeting was duly called ami
at Mission garden, January II, 1901.
q resolution was adopted declaring
party primaries and party nominal
for the then ensuing city election
not conducive to the best interests
e party at this time. There was but
dissenting vote. Between 600 and $40
Gratis participated in this meeting.
en- the question of preparing the Off
allot came before the city council, Mi.
!, as chairman of the regular commit
!. going on the ballot under the head
ticket The city council
med the protest, and the Mccormick
N then requested that they should
the official ballot without any name
ever, and this request was granted.
the day of the election, the official
, worn by the Mccormick faction was
y rihhnn h.a
y and labor and the name demo.
was not used by them in anywise on
day.
ticket ON which | was elected was
,rted by Hon. Frank IL. Bushick,
man of the Twenty-fourth senatorial
ct and member of the State demo,
executive committee; ex-senator
j. Lewis, chairman of the county
cratic executive committee, and A.
Z, chairman of the city democratic cx-
We committee. My majority over
lin Mccormick was over 1900; his en-
-ote being 1867. The race that made
entirely non-partlsan, and the issue
IS was not raised and cut no fignre
ever In the election.
m confident that the dispatch sent to
paper by Mr.. Anderson was for the
use of injuring me, politically. away
my home. and 1t was called to my
si"u ny one OF your readers IN EAST
leAas, who expressed surprise that |
d oppose demoGratic n6minee.
ave been a member of our comfy dem
lc committee here. member Of the
committee, and have been honored
le party by being selected temporary
man of one of our State democratic
'ntions, and | would not oppose any
cratic nominee in any manner.
Ding that you will give this space Ia
columns, / am YOURS very trillV
Marshall Hicks.
rton County to Have Good Roads.