Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-09-18
IN HONOR OF MILLS.
Last Nights Democratic Mass
Meeting.

COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
A goodly number of citizens re-
sponded to the call for mass meet
ing at the court house last night.
Gen. Felix II. Robertson was called
to the chair and explained the object
of the meeting, which was to make
provision for holding the Congress
sional convention of the Ninth dis
trict in this city, and for the enter
tainment of the thousands of demo-
Gratis who will be here on :he first of
October, to do honor to the great
champion of tariff reform, Roger q.
Mills.
John NJ. Connor, representing the
Morning Day, was made secretary,
and Jno. II. Lunstord, of the EVEN
ING NEWS, assistant secretary.
Judge G. B. Gerald addressed the
meeting. He said that the defeat of
Mills would be National calamity,
to be heartily deplored. Mills had
the distinction of being the only man
who had ever gotten through bill
for tariff reduction and reform. Hurd
and Morrison, two great advo-
Gates of tariff reform, had been de-
feated through the fundamentally
Of protection gold, and Carlisle had
barely been returned by the skin of
his teeth. Every effort, he said, will
be made to defeat Mills, or at least
reduce his majority; and if money
can bring about this end, be assured
it will be poured out in this district
jority this time at least 10000, and for
the fair fame of old McLennan county
let us roll up 1000 majority for him
here. Prohibition is dead, said the
judge, and no man can say he votes
against Mills because he was an anti
probibitionist, without putting him
self outside of the Democratic party.
The Fort Worth convention had laid
prohibition away in heart-of-oak
coffin, and the Dallas convention had
buried it.
Further said Judge Gerald, we
need look for little or no assistance,
except from those who intend to vote
for Mills. We have got to arrange
among ourselves to take care of our
visitors. No man will help US unless
within him beats good old Demo-
cratic heart. The judge said he had
respect for Republican who avowed
as such, but he regarded as
scalawag, that man, who in opposi-
lion to the sentiment of 100000 free
men, set himself up as the oracle of
democracy. He would not solicit the
colored vote when a known Repub-
can was in the race, but when the
race was between a Democrat and
acknowledgements, as it is now, he
was ready to go on the stump and
seek such votes.
Judge Gerald spoke earnestly, and
said he was willing to help all he
could in time or money. He had just
sent his check for $50 to Chairman
Brice of the Democratic National
in New York, and would |
contribute his pro rata in this affair.
On motion of Capt. J. E. Elgin, a
consisting of G. b. Gerald,
John F. Herbert, John J. See, DR.. II.
l.. Parsons, Ed. B. Levy, r. H. Rog-
ers, j. f. Elgin, w. w. Evans, j.. b.
Baker and F. M. Makeig, was APP
pointed to name necessary committees
and formulate plan of acti on.
This committee reported as follows:
l. We recommend that grand bar
becue and basket dinner be held on
October lst.
2. That Mr.. Jas. b. Baker be an
pointed marshal with general powers.
8. That the chairman of each COM
mittee be empowered to add such
names to their committees as thew
may deem expedient.
4. That the following committees be
appointed:
committee or Arrangements-W
Evans, w: ii. Leasing, j. w. Baker,
J.. w. Sedberry, f. NJ. Makeig, G..B.
Gerald, Il. II. Rogers, T. A. Blair.
Committee on Finance-Jas. b. Ba-
ker, Travis Jones, j. J. See, j. V. !
Smith, F. II. Robertson, "A. Hinch- |
man, j. +. Marshall.
Committee on grounds, hall, plat
Iorms, seats and decorations-A. j,
Caruthers, Mike Guinan. VIM. Ed
munds, e. N. Alexander, J. II. Rainey
J. b. Chestnut.
Committee on advertising, CORES
pondence and railroad transportation