The results of the 1888 U.S. presidential election are in! The Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, has defeated the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland." Why would this be welcomed news to Texas Republicans, especially their Black members?

A. Republicans regularly sent federal troops in the South to protect Black Americans.
B. Harrison, like most Republicans at the time, was a Southerner.
C. Republican presidents generally supported civil rights legislation at this time.
D. Harrison's election would be federal patronage jobs to Texas Republicans.