The New York herald., 1873-09-07
THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Richard Coke, OF Waco, Nominated for
Governor Amid Great Enthusiasm-
Points Of the Platf0rm-A Govern nae mt
for the Whole People Promised-1exas
Not i'm Favor or Reputation - The
Action OF Back Pay Congressmen

for the Whole People Pr0mised-Texas
Not i'm Favor OF Reputation - The
Action OF Back Pay Congressmen
Deprecated.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 6, 1873.
On the fifth ballot yesterday, in the Democratic
Convention lor candidate for Governor Richard
Coke, OF Waco, received 659 votes, more than two
thirds OF the entire vote, and was declared the
nominee OF the Convention. When the vote was
announced Colonel Hubbard, the only opponent Of
Coke in the last ballot, moved that the nomina tion
be declared unanimous. The motion passed unani-
m0usly amidst the throwing up OF hats and the
widest excitement. Judge Coke was called to the
stand, and in a short speech thanked the Conven.
tion for the homer conferred upon him. Colonel
Charles Stewart, OF Houston, moved that Colonel
X. b. Hubbard be declared the unanimous choice
Oi the Convention for Lieutenant Governor Colo.
mel John Henry Brown In a short speech with.
drew his name as candidate, and seconded the
unanimous nomination OF Hubbard. He was fol.
lowed by the other aspirants-Coonel FinIay, w.
II. King and l.. J. Gore. colonel Hubbard was
then declared the unanimous choice of the Con
vention. stephen Ii. Darden, Of Lockport was
unanimously declared the choice OF the Convention
"r 'onip"oAer. INN p, .ron
The following are the leading points OF the plat
form adopted by the Convention AFTER the usual
,pfeliminarbs the Convention congratulate the
people on Lhe repeal OF many odlous and oppres.
sive acts passed by the republican Legislature,
aIuonR otuers the militia law, police bill enabling
act registration and election acts the act re- atin9
10 pubic schools, whereby public officers were
allowed 70 speculate in school books, school fur
nlture, &C., and furnish high salaries to useless
number OF officers. They proclaim that when
the democratic party comes into power they viii
administer the government IN the interest and for
the bepeht OF the whole people, and not of a Marty.
and however much they have been provoked to
hostile and retahatory me asures bv the outraoes
committed on them by the Republican Iegislatrrs
and State government 1t will be part OF their great
mission TO rise superior to their mat resentment
ne m
that every citizen OF whatever politics religion
nationality or color shall feel he Is really protected
IN his lie, liberty and property; that the demo-
cratic party afhrms the past opinions and
policy IL has ever pursued; That it is
maintain an efficient system OF common schools
and to insure the means OF securing q common
every adopted citizen may enter INTO The spirit
of perfect freedom and action In matters OF con-
science The democracy OF Texas declare it to be
their firm conviction that legal interference with
the merely social habits OF any class OF citizens, OF
native or foreign BIRTH is contrary to sound policy
to genuine democracy and to the enlightened spirit
OF the age. They iavor The calling of
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
by the next Legislature. The democracy OF Texas
rial resources OF the Sta te and avorfng the best
terests OF the people by encouraging the cOnstruc
courage the investment Of capital in such enter.
prises they will 1avor the granting OF liberal
charters TO companies able 70 build such railroads
sections OF the vacant lands, under proper restric
tons, and with such provisions OF law as will pro-
fect the people against oppression and nnreason-
able action until each section OF the state has its
equal proportion OF roads, They are
OPPOSED TO GRANTING MONEY SUBSIDIES
by the State to secure the building OF railroads as
unequal In the distribution OF burdens and benefits
znd unjust In principle. The Convention denounce
20 raise and slanderous the imputafon sought TO
be attached 10 the State OF Texas by her eneruics
Nat she c0ntempatee the reputation OF any other
!st Snd legal nabihtles that the situation ana SUI
Jrinys OF our rontiersmeD and their IanIiles are
aeplorabbc and demand Cur sincere sympathy, and |
hat tIt most earnest exertioJs OF the democratic
VsTH niii te psed 70 sernie theJ speedy anu ade-