The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-02

when Coke would sunk is the nostriis
Of the people, that he wanted moth
ing OF Coke, that he had no Office III
his gift that he would have.
His assault on Coke, however, pro-
voked ne applause, and .tsmsd to
elicit no appreciation. Then 1--WE
suppose, In accordance with the pro
yramme,) Boy 4 was called, and talked
u great deal about figures, expense,
TO-. bat evidently showed that ne
nsd not well learned his lesson. He
was cantanksrous about iho platform
IN superlativs degree. Mr.. BOYD ls
a man OF undOubted good sense anu
patriotism, and il wonderful,
lucky man. For, not " ,thstandiu.
nis vehement Democracy, he was ap.
pointed Dislrlct Attorney OF that Ju-
diclal District Ivy Governor Davlr.
Being patriot and In strong Dem
ocratic community, he gave to-
strong evidence Vi nis lie, iinys, 30 tina,
| Davis chopped his mead otf-but h.
WAS not " be thus disposed OF, ior he
was in The election IN 1879 triumph
ant-slectea oy tue people, dlstanc-
ing bis opponent, Mi. Lowry, who
Is reputeu sound Oh he Democratic
question. After Boyd had irothed
aud loaned iOr hall an hour, louu
and continued calls were made iol
Lowry (Ler progr. mmc) and iGr Al
exander, (no. per pioyIamme,) ali,
dir. Alexauuer Insisted LnaL Luiv,.
Lowry be allowed 10 speak. Luwr!
followed suiI--dld not say much
Anything. AT the close ot his ~. !.
(per pregramme,) commute on rec.
olutions was moved, which the chaii
proceeded to appoint. After Q con-
siderable squirting, hunchlng, etc.,
the chair was asked to add Colonel
Lowry to the comnlttes-we infer
that probably Lowry was wanted !,
get up the resolutions, a business IL
which he must be an exper1, as th.
committee brough ht in . long string
IN short time. On The ap; ointmen'
Of the committee repeated calls wer,
made again ior Alexander.
He then took the stand and saic
substantially that it WAS neiLher hi'
wish nor purpose to have .arlici
paled in this meeting, because he lu'
Ierred hat II was called in the inter
est OF those VINO desired to censnre
else it would not have been called
and as he Gld not intend TO censur,
hem, be desired TO take no part, toi
whatever action might te taken b,
one hundred and fifty person,
present, it could not be said TO mani
test the voice Of the people of tn,
county, but he had yielded to the re-
peated call and would now say tha
ae had long since advocated Lne call
ing of Convention, before the Con
venlion of September, at that Cou
vention, and since the Assem- bling o
be Legislature. He had been unde
he impression that the demand WA,
,lmost universal in the Democrat,
party, but recently on inquiry o
men from various sections of tn,
community, he had been surprised
at the variety OF sentiment, an6
Judging from the sentiment OF no
Whom he had CHANGED meet, i
seemed that there wrre large mum,
Der who were not disposed to con
denim he Legislsl ure. (Hrre an in,
quiry was made whether those who's,
opinions he referred to, We're Demo
rrsiic.)
To which be replied: H sa opposed
: hey We're; if .be gen lemen wouid
furnish him ihe te-t he would deter,
mine. (Ilvre Mr.. Saunders arose and
SAID be would give the test, whici
w-s for man to do that which b,
promised). Mr.. Alexander said rha'
he mocratio press and speakers
u-ually held that one OF the tests wa.
TO support the nominee, a test winch
the gentl man, by his own admi sion
did not meet. (Prolongrd cheering
Whatever might be his opinions, ht
WAS not disposed to 'mpugu the mo-
tives OF those who differed with him
especially when they were able and
true men, to whom the destiny of the
people bad been intrusted and who
manifested disposition to encounter