San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-23
The State Convention.

with ono exception all tho old State
officers, as follows;
For governor, L. s, Ross lieu
tenant governor, L. ID, Wheeler; at
tornoy- general, j. s. Hoggi comp
troller, John ID. McCalli treasurer,
Frank II, Lubbock; land commission
or, II. NJ. Hail. superintendent public
instruction, o II. Cooper supreme
court, John w, Stayton, chief justices
r. II. Gaines, j. l.. Henry, associate
Justices; court OF appeals--John T.
White, Samuel Wilson, James IL.
Hurt.
The Chairman OF the Committee
on Platform and Resolution, through
tho Secrotaty, reported tho follow
ing platform;
/. The Democracy OF Texas, in
assembled, reaflirms its
devotion TO Democratic principles
Us taught by tho fathers aud from
time to time declared by the party
in its organized capacity.
2. We heartily indorse and accept
the principles announced in the plat
form adopted by the National Dem
ocratic Convention held in st. Louis
in June last, and by the Democratic
State Convention held at Fort Worth,
May %, 1888.
8. We express our qualification
at the nomination of Grover Clevc-
land and Allen q. Thurman for Pres
ident and Vice President Of the Unit
cd States, recognizing in them the
emphatic embodiment OF all the es-
sential and vital principles OF Democ.
racy and the inviting hope OF relief
from high taxation and vicious class
and We pledge to them
the united support of the Democracy
OF Texas.
a. We congratulate the country
upon the good results from Demo
cratic supremacy in the executive
and in the lower branch OF the leg
islative department of the National
Government. and trust to the virtue
and good Judgment of the people to
give the Democracy complete control
of the entire Government, in order
that it may be fully restored to its
pristine purity.
s. We declare the Democracy OF
Texas to be in full and hearty sympa'
thy with the efforts OF the Democrat
ic Representatives in Congress to
lower tariff taxation on the nee
essaries of life and reduce the
surplus in the treasury, and it is with
pride that we commend the Texas
delegationIsfor their earnest and
successful work in securing the pas
sage of the Mills bill in the interest
of the tax burdened masses.
6. We earnestly commend the
present State Administration rs being
wise, economic and Just in the inter
est of the people, and rs furnishing
to our sister States q bright example
of the good results of Democratic
government.
7. We favor the enactment Of
prudent and efficient mining and irri
CATION laws, to develop the agricul
tural and mineral resources OF oul
State.
s. We favor the enactment OF suct
laws as shall restrict the frelgh
charges of railway and express com
panles, so that they may only yield
fair interest on the money actual.
invested in them, and at the same
time to prevent discrimination II
charges against any points within
the State. +. s. SrocKDALE,
Chairman.
w. w. SEARcY, Secretary.
Your committee further report ant
recommend the passage OF the fol
lowing resolutions, which have beer
referred to them:
Resolved, That the next Legisla
ture shall pass laws defining trusts
pools and other illegal combination
in restraint of trade, and imposing
severe penalties in regard thereto.
Resolved, That the Democrac.
of Texas, in convention assembled
realizing the Importance of deel
water port or ports on our coast
heartily indorse the resolutions re
Gently adopted at the Fort Worth
Deep Water Convention, and W.
hereby pledge the Democracy to thu
principles herein enumerated.
+. S. STocKDALE, Chairman.
A minority report was presented
by General Felix Robertson favorlns
u constitutional convention. A mo
ton was made to table the same
The vote was taken by counties, car
rying the motion to table by n vote
of 456 to 33S. The majority report
was then adopted.
THE old soldiers reunion at San
Autonlo was more successful than
had boon anticipated, and Il very in
teresting occasion. The veterans
spent most of the week in camp nj
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