Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-07
IsPoLITICAL,.s
Harmonious Action of the Texas
.R Democracy. ECE
The State Ticket Unanimously FILLED
Back-Pay Democrats Denounced.

AUSTIN, Sep. Con the fifth ballot yes
teroay in the Democratic convention fol
candidate for Governor, Richard Coke, OF
Waco, received 5s9 votes, more than two
thirds. When the vote was announced
Col. Hubbard, the only opponent of Coke
In the lass ballot, moved that the nomination
be declared unanimous. The motion passed
unanimously amidst The throwing up of
hats and the widest excitement. Judge
Coke in short speech thanked the conven-
ton for the honor.
Col. Charles Stewart, of Houston, moved
that Hon. r. B. Hubbard be declared the
unanimous choice of the convention for
Lieutenant Governor. Col. John Henry
Brown in short speech withdrew his name
as q candidate and seconded the unani-
nous nomination of Hubbard. He was
followed by other aspiraIts, Col. Finlay,
w. 81. King and L. j. Gore. Col. Hub
bard was then declared the unanimous
choice of the convention.
Stephen II. Darden, of Lockport, was
unanimously declared the choice of the
convention for Comptroller. The follow
ing nominations complete the State. ticket:
Msi. A. j. Dorm, of BoDhsr1, Treasurer,
j. j. Gross, OF New Braunfels, Commits
sioner of Land Office; o. N. Hollingsworth,
of Hays county, Superintendent of Educa-
ton. Hon. Jno. Ireland, of Seguin was
unanimously elected Chairman of the State
Executive Committee.
as4F The Platform.
The following are the leading points of
the platform: The Convention congratu-
lates the people of Texas on the repeal of
many odious and oppressive acts passed by
the Radical Legislature-among others the
military law, The police bill, and the act re-
lating to public schools, whereby public Off
GERS were allowed to speculate In school
books, school furniture, ETC., and furnished
high salaries to O useless number of officers.
They proclaim that however much they
may have been provoked to hostile and re-
taliating measures, the outrages committed
on them by the Radicals will be part of their
great mission to rises superior to their just
Tesentments, and administe. government in
such manner that citizens of whatever poll
tics, religion, nationality or color shall feel
ttey are really protected in their life, liber-
ty and properly; that the Democratic
party afirms the opinions and policy it has
ever pursued, that legal interference with
merely social hsbits of any class of citizens,
native or of foreign birth, is contrary to
sound policy, genuine Democracy, and to
the enlightened spirit of the age.
They favor the calling ofa Constitutional
Convention by the next Legislature. They
favor subsidies of vacant lands to railroads
under proper restrictions, but are opposed
to granting money subsidies by the State as
unequal in the distribution of burdens and
benefits, and unjust in principle.
This convention denounces as false and
slanderous the imputation sought to be at
tached to the State of Texas by her enemies
that she contemplated the reputation OF
any of her just and legal liabilities; that the
situation and suferings of our frontiersmen
and their families are deplorable and de-
mand our sincere sympathy and that the
most earnest exertions of the Democratic
party viii be used to secure their speedy
aud adequate protection in the future, be-
lieving this to be paramount 10 all other
duties.
Additional Resolution.
The following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted: .-.. .--
Resolved, that we deprecate the action of
the Democratic me nbers of Congress in
cooperating with the Republican majority
and President Grant in the passage of the
back pay bill.