The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-12
NEGRO VOTES ACCEPTED.
Washington County Committee Dis
eussed The Matter al Length.
DEMOCRATIC TEST WAS SUBSCRIBED TO
And in the Past the Party Had Been
Given Support by the People
Complained OF.

Brenhem. Texas. June 1.-THE demo
cratic executive committee met at the
district cour room Wednesday afternoon.
M,ssrs, Mathis and Henderson filed I
protest against the Chappell Hin vote. aud /
Mr.. Mathis asked for the poll list that |
be might show that negroes were allowed |
TO vote.
MIR. Scarcy replied that 1t was not the
business of the executive committee to
near a contest but TO foot up the Vote
ana declare who is elected. He eontohued
tuat Inc committees power was limited;
Nj W. 4. Henderson claimed that the
executive committee old have power to sc
into an Investigation. lie claimed that
there was AN agreement not TO Leg Eesr2ys
Vote, and that the friends of Mr.. uood'
/ lett lived up TO this agreement.
Mr.. Searcy asked the committee 10 let
! the audience retire and let the committee
decide whether the negro votes in Chappeu
! seemed to be the question at issue.
Mr. Mathis insisted on going into the
vote aud ascertaining the number OF votes
| cast.
Air Scarcy offered to coucede that
enough negro votes were cast in Chappeh
llll to change the result, and chairman
Crockett stated that they all took the
1t was then agreed that the committee
should decide for themselves whether Tue
tnapp,ll hill negro votes should be count,
ed or not and the large audience retifeu
10 give them chance.
4 he executive committee in executive SOS
sion discussed the question, ana listened
( to statements from AIR. Crockett IN reter
ouce 10 the negro vote In Chappell Hill
- commended that they could not contro
tue negroes when they offered 10 take the
test.
Nj L. L. Harris made talk in which
he Couuseicd moderation and n careful con
sidcration OF the facts.
I Nj Ihornhill made Il talk TO the com
= mittcc in which he urged throwing GU
. the negro vote.
Mr. Henry Werchau favored dropping tn
y negro vote and believed 1t would spit IN
. party II they were allowed 10 vote III IN
Mt. ". d. Crockett said he regrette
! tnnt this question had come up, put tna
n mis- action had met the approval OF III
y people and that his understanding tnh
e negro votes were to he admitted hut wer
: not to be encouraged.
Z Il was moved by Nj, Thornhill tha
:. nasmuch as 1t had been admitted IN.
= there were enough negro votes polled
: Chappen hin to change the result. th'
= the request of petitioners to investign'
u the poll list he refused. The motion pr
On the question OF whether the commit
tee should 60 behind the returns and g
, GUIDE amy votes, there was general al
~ Mr. Thornhiil wanted every negro vo
az thrown ont.
40 Mir. Dover recalled the time when meg
"A votes were needed he needed them az
20, vented them, and Chappell Htl gave hi
-, big majority and he could not 60 ba
~ on those democratic votes.
% Mr. L. +. Harris moved that the 9
IL ocutive committee canvass the returns n
III declare tho nominees MS the vote show
cs McSsrs BroeschC DeYcr. Crockett q
MIR liarrs voted for the motion and Mr.. W
chan against It; Messrs. Thornhill and 90
/. nor not voting,
a. The executive committee declared I.
" | Lowe the nominee Tor the legislature on
vote Of g63 to Goodlet's 912.
The primaries were defeated by SIN
,,s majority.
MS Commissioner Broesche was renomina'
zee over krans from precinct No. T.