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The Grange Movement in Texas, 1873-1900
a substantial anti-administration faction.36 W. A. Shaw, editor of
Texas Farmer, and a stockholder in the Texas Co-operative Asso-
ciation, criticized J. S. Rogers, business manager of the associa-
tion, severely for his credit policy and caused the Order much
embarrassment.37 Shaw offended many prominent Patrons by
attacking the Alliance and by discussing political issues in the
Farmer.38 Rose estranged Shaw when he failed to comply with the
editor's request to be placed on a committee of the State Grange
to lobby at the Legislature.39 In the fall of 1887 Rose was elected
president of the Texas State Grange Fair, Real Estate, and Immi-
gration Association, an organization which he had sponsored in
the Grange. This added duty with his position as Master of the
State Grange, secretary of the Texas Co-operative Association,
president of the Texas Mutual Fire Insurance Association (also
a Grange organization), member of the Board of Directors of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and Master of the Salado
Grange, brought protests from nearly all the remaining leaders
in the Order, who did not believe that he could perform all his
duties properly.40 Further discord developed between Rose and
J. C. Isbell, superintendent of the Grange fair and a director of
the Texas Co-operative Association."4 Before 1890 the leadership
of the Grange had developed into two well-defined factions, Rose
and Rogers in one, and Shaw, W. H. Harris, Kellar, and Kennedy
in the other. When the State Grange met at McGregor in 1891
the plans were well laid for a change in the mastership, but there
was no concert of opinion among the rebel groups as to whom they
should select.42 Finally, John B. Long of Rusk, Worthy Overseer
and United States Congressman, was promoted to the master's
36Rose to W. A. Shaw, June 15, 1887, Rose Letter Book.
37W. A. Shaw to Rose, January 21, 1889, Shaw to Buchanan, November 4,
1889, and Rogers to Rose, December 29, 1890, Rose Papers.
38One such person was W. P. Hancock of Belton, later a state senator,
who was strongly in favor of the Alliance.
39Rose to Shaw, November 11, 1890. Rose Letter Book; Shaw to Buchanan,
August 28, 1890, and W. H. Harris to Buchanan, May 12, 1891, Rose Papers.
4oShaw to Buchanan, November 4, 1889, Rose Papers.
41The sourceof misunderstanding here involved permitting horse races at
the exhibition, the sale of booths to whisky dealers, and the question of
borrowing money to operate the organization, all of which Rose opposed.
42Kellar to Buchanan, April 1, 1890, May 12, 1891. and August 25, 1891,
Harris to Buchanan, May 12, 1891, and June 24, 1891, Rose Papers.305
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