The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-20
MANY DISSATISFIED
With The Course Which Is Being Pur :
sued by Leader Richardson.
HE WILL BE TOLD OF 1T
AT the Democratic Caucus Which Is
TO Be Held Friday.
EFFORT TO PREVENT ANY ACTION
On the Matter at Issue Is Being Made
In the Interest of Peace.
~. FrTING WILL BE A LIVELY ONE
D. Uaipo
If M OF allan VIII Bring Up
His Resao Inn, and Henry Intends
toS- Heard.
On the Matter at Issue Is Being Made
in the Interest of Peace.
rrTING WILL BE A LIVELY ONE



Washington, January 19.--It is not IN
likely that 4 struggle Of considerable mag
nitude viii occur at the democratic caucus
which Chairman hay has called for next
Friday night unless that element which is
in favor of smoothing matters over in the
interest of harmony succeeds in adjourning
the caucus Immediately after it is called
together, thus preventing action of any
kind. Representative Henry of Texas,
and two other members of the committee
Of twelve, which considered the resolutions
referred to it by the first caucus are pre-
pared TO present a minority report TO the
caucus on Friday night and while the
exact nature Of this report is not known,
It is safe TO assert that 1t will, among
other things, urge the adoption Of Mr..
Henry's substitute for the Mcclellan res.
olutions, which substitute has already been
published in The Post
The other nine members Of the commit
tee will, according TO present plans, pre-
sent a majority report unfavorable to the
Henry substitute, but there is reason to
believe that not all Of these nine men
will vote Ia o manner consistent with their
report In other words. it is possible that
they will favor the substitute in the caucus
although they saw fit to oppose 1t in the
committee meetings.
There is a great deal of dissatisfaction
among democratic members as a result Of
the course pursued by Minority Leader
Richardson in this and other matters and
1t is not likely that some rather straight
talk about Mr.. Richardson and his policies
will be INDUCED in Friday night mum
", = te T11n
Post correspondent talked tonight express.
ed themselves as being greatly displeased
by what they term Mr. Richardson's vacl-
lation and weakness and while none Of
them seemed willing TO take the lead in
such a move one or two Of them intinated
that they would be glad to do what they
could in the way of attempting TO get MIR.
Richardson TO pursue more positive and
aggressive course Failing in this, 1t Is
not unlikely that they wonld be willing
TO try to- demonstrate TO MIR. Richardson
and 10 the other democrats in the house
that the interests of the party would be
best subserved by the placing Of the lead.
ership in some other hands.
All members of the committee having
been sworn to secrecy, 1t is difficult 10
forecast the result of the caucus with
any degree of accuracy. IT is safe to as
sumo, however, That some interesting devel-
opments will become in evidence il the
caucus is not adjourned Immediately after
being called to order Mcclellan and the
other members Of the New York delegation
will insist on the adoption OF the Mcclellan
resolution and they will have consider
able amount of support On the other
hand, Henry will, az has already been
stated, urge favorable action on his substl-
tute. There is no doubt that he will be
backed up by the Texas delegation as well
as by many other participants in the
caucus.
Representative Burleson will urge fav.
orable action on both Of his resolutions,
Two democratic representatives, told The
Post correspondent tonight that they were
so disguised with the course pursued by
Mr. Richardson that they would not even
attend the caucus.