The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19
HE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN-
TION PROCEEDINGS.
THE PLATFoRM-THE NoMINA-
TONS MADE.
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GALVESTON, August 12.-When the Delegation
fled into the hall this morning they looked iIieu
Tie siage is telling on them, ana the khoMIegs
that they were long way from "0ut 81 Tue "oo,ls
depressed them Many Of them had been up Iap
the night before; many had slept on co.'s, man aJ
had horror of mosquitoes: their ewes NeIe Isu
their collars limp and they presented genei ai{
weobegone look. The brightness OF tne ~
dAys was gone There WAS plenty ol Jaw ieI'
but they needed roueing lhey GOT an.
amount of II later on lhe Iauies MeI
not so numerous at the morning. res7i"h
but their platform was pretty well nlled up IL
tbe evening the lubbies of course, were damned
The bitter fight that was expected on perhanen
officers. did not show up. The unanimous repor
had dampening ehect' .-, ,a.,a
The opening row was on desperate ana success
ful effort 10 unseat the Cooke county Farmers Al
lance and knights Of Labor delegates dark ian
tern people. Duncan's speech caused intense ANUS
ment and interest. On the free grass debate tht
bonOrs OF the day were borne of by Browning H'
was the pet of the Panhandle men and they cneeIet
him 20 the echo The row, which rendered al
things inaudible at the close ID oI
the morning session, was produced
by questions hurled at Maddox, of Austin, VINO nae
the floor regarding the amount o: land he nae
fenced in the Panhandle, and other emDhrrasslhl
inquiries were chucked at him until his friends anu
opponents were bullying the roof with their yeil'
In the committee on credentials last night Mr.
Munn's strong resolution against secret organlla
tions was defeated by only one vote. rms, now
ever was no index TO the temper OF the cOnyen-
ton as the result of vote during the day showed
Caucussind during the day was very quiet, Elk
cept some minor, but hopeful arrangements On
the iudgeship there was nothing done.
The convention met at 9l5 o'clock.
After the call of letters DR.. Frank
Rainey was heard in behalf of the John IL. Hood
camp He was not here for political purpose
He wanted 20 aid the unfortunate COntederates Oh
the state of Texas They should lay all war inner
ences aside. IL was noble thing 10 give disabled
Confederates aid in their old age. Some northern
men had contributed tothe home. lie bespoke The
contributions 10 the prize ticket scheme, which
would be honestly conducted.
The convention was called to order at 9:25 a. IN
The committee on credentials announced ready u
report, with majority and minority reports. mo
ton TO adopt the majority report without read
ing was not carried
Counties in which there were no contests were
read, and went In without difficulty
The bais of representation was recommended 10
be one vote for each 300 for Gov Ireland, and one
vote for each 1850 votes over.
The names of contestng delegations were read
for Collin, Cooke, Red River and Webb. The mi,
nOrity report dissented from the majority report
30 far as the Cooke county delegation was con
cerned. IL contained long statement OF existing
troubles In that county. II was listened TO with
especial attention, because 1t went To the very root
Of the question az TO whether the Farmers Alliance
or any faction of the democratic party shall hold
ycret political meetings The minority report favor
the admission of the Alliance delegation. II was
owed by T. NJ Smith, of Navarro, that the report
ut the majority Of the committee on credentials be
opted, except as 10 Cooke county, and that on
the Cooke county delegation the minority report be
substituted.
Mr. Garnett, of Houston, declared the exclusion
OF the Cooke county Alliance men would be bitter
injustice. He gave An account OF the contest
and claimed the testimony showed the Alliance
men were fairly elected They were all democrats
elected by democrats. Then holt occurred and
the chairman called another democratic convention
two weeks later. Now the men elected by the
latter convention come here az regular delegates
They were chosen because II was shown some OF
the first men were Alliance men and
Knights of Labor. This was so,
but the Alliance men were democrats
Must the regular appOintees be kicked ont!
ICheere.l IL was shown before the committee on
credentials that the first precinct meetings in Cooke
county were more largely attended; that the dele
gates 10 the county convention, selected by them,
were all democrats.
Owing To the bad acoustic properties OF the hall,
Garnett then took the speakers stand lie re.
sumed and was interrupted by call Of "timeN
'Gentlemen, said he, 81 propose TO get through
before stop" Applause He gave an explana'
ton of the way conventions were run In Cooke
county, and called attention to the fact that only
second primaries There was nothing
on which TO hang ,s ,. the -, majority ti,it,y
of Labor. While only four members OF the Gre
dental committee signed the minority report,
thirteen voted to seat the Alliance delegation.
Much confusion ensued half dozen men
were on the floor, and none of them could be
heard In response to a question rs 10 what test
Of democracy would be applied to members OF the
Cooke county convention, which nominated ALI
ance delegates Mr. Garnet replied that the pledge to
support the democracy was unanimously taken
The rejection of the Alliance delegates would
amount TO the perpetual ostracism OF Alliance men
and Knights OF Labor from the democratic party
IL would be an outrage
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Seth Shepherd submitted report of the
committee on permanent organization and order
of business The rules governing the last legisla-
ture were recommended to the conventions also
the two-thirds rule. MIR. X. NJ. Wynne
was recommended for permanent chairman, and
viii Lambert for secretary. Several assistant
officers were recommended. There were two
minority reports, one on the twothirds rule; that
IL should be adhered to for three ballots only.
Another, that simple majority of all the votes
cast should elect.
The question required on the motion to adopt the
majority report, and II was adopted A committee
was appointed to escort X. NJ Wynne TO the
chair Shepherd, spivey and Findlay were APP
pointed the committee.
Major Joseph Stewart, of Travis, moved that not
candidates be put in nomination until after the
adoption of the platform and resolutions. Noten
ertained
Chairman wynne returned thanks lie should
have been elected temporary chairman and Bonner
the permanent president lie was not here to
make speeches: he was here TO do his duty. He
asked obedience TO the gsyel, and promised to bring
They were democratic representatives. they should
remember the people who gave them power. Ii
they were quiet he promised to put no question
that every one didn't understand
The committee on platform and resolutions an
Rounced readiness TO report The platform was
then read.
THE PLATFORM
Following s the platform unanimously adopted
by the conventOn
GALVESTON, August II, 1886
To Hon. K NJ Wynne, president of the democratic
convention of Texas
The democratic party of Texas hereby declare
the following platform Of principles:
First-We, the democrats of Texas express our
hearty satisfaction with the administration ut our
distinguished president, Hon. Grover Cleveland,
and testify our confidence In his ability purity and
integrity
Second-We pledge ourselves that current pub
lie expenditures shall be confined within the cur
rent revenue.
Third-We recommend the submission TO the
popular vote of an appropriate amendments
10 the judiciary article of our constitution, so at
10 secure the efficient and prompt administration
of law
Fourth-We favor the best system Of education
for white and colored children, in separate com
mon schools, which may be provided by liberal,
education OF our children is matter
of state right and duty, and that the congress of
the United States has no right TO appropriate
money to its aid. We congratulate the people Of
Texas upon the successful establishment of our
state university, and we recommend the enactment
Of Legislation TO remove the same as far az posi-
BILE from ali political influences and that its prop
critics and revenue shall be strictly guarded, in
creased and fostered, far II can be done with
out taxation upon the people
Fifth-We believe that the true policy of the
state, with respect TO her public lands is to provide
a FpAanuaDln