The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11


Judge Spohn speaks very confidently of
beating Grain, whose majority two years
ago was reduced to 5000.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept 5.-The Repub-
lican State convention adjourned sine die
this afternoon. The Quincy party returned
home flushed with victory. Save the bare
nomination of Webb Flanagan for COVER
nor, they won everything, and they lost
this only by hairs breadth. Flanagan's
only opponent was g. w. Ogden of this
city, who received LAG votes less than the
successful candidate. The full ticket is as
follows:
For governor-Web Flanagan of Hen
derson.
Lieutenant gavernor-W. X. Makemson
of Williamson.
Attorney general. T. Hague of Ell
Paso.
Comprehensive Winthrop of Dewitt.
Land commissioner. X. Mcdaniel of
Childress
Treasurer. D. Schmitz of Denton.
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Linden of Bexar.
The only fight in the convention was
over the selection of chairman of the
State executive committee. Quincy wanted
to get DeGress out and DeGress was de-
termined to stay in. After short, sharp
and decisive battle Quincy put in Lock
Mcdaniel of Grimes county by very
close vote.
The following platform was adopted:
Sec. l. Resolved, That we, the Republic
cans of Texas in convention assembled, re-
affirm our adherence to the principles of
the Republican party as expressed through
its platform as adopted in the National
convention and through its policy in the
administration of our government.
Sec. 2. We endorse and renewbur assu-
rance of entire confidence in the admins
tration of President Harrison.
Sec. 3. We commend the Republican
party for its adherence to the policy OF
protection and heartily favor in that con-
nection the extension OF the foreign COM
merce of our country by reciprocating
treaties with American States. To this end
we favor the encouragement by subsidies
or otherwise of lines of ocean transporta-
ton with said American States.
Sec. 4. We endorse the financial policy oil
the governmental administered by the Re
publican power in its maintenance of the
National banks, in its management of the
currency and increased issue of silver
! money, and express our confidence in its
meeting every exigency of the public re-
quirement in maintaining volume of cur.
rency that will in every way comply witt
the wants of the country.
Sec. 3. That in government OF the peo
pie where the rights of the minority are as
sacred as the rights of the majority, as Re
pubhcans we emphasize our approval O.
the present relations of the different de
partments of the government and adhere tt
the principles and policy born with the
government itself of keeping separate oul
Federal judiciary as far from the immediate
! influence of elective methods as practicable
and maintaining the constitutional provision
of making the tenure of offic
for life and the recent assaults made by tn,
Democratic party on this, the chief bul
wark and security of justice to the who'll
people endangers our liberties and the en-
tire theory of the government.
| Sec. 6. The maintenance of free lnstitu
tons depends upon free and fair elections
honest returns thereof. No lover of hi
liberty should oppose the amendment o
any law tending to protect the safety of thu
ballot box. We therefore unhesitatingl,
favor the Australian ballot system and al
other proper measures that will render on
elections free and honest expression o
the will of the people of our free country.
Sec..7. The Republican party. is unalter
ably opposed to every species of class legis
| lation. 1t knows no class. 1t believes IL
manhood suffrage and the enjoyment by
the people of every right guaranteed by GU
National and State constitutions.
Sec. s. We recognize the right of thu
State to control corporations and regulate
transportation companies within thi
laws by the legislature and their enforce
ment through the courts as will proven
unjust discrimination or eXtortion on thu
part of public carriers against the people o
the State of Texas. We are opposed
to, as being contrary to the theory anC
genius OF our government, the clothing
with legislative and judicial powers of
railway commission, and oppose al
amendment to Art. 10, Sec. of the consti
| tuition
Sec. g. We favor the reservation of TN
public domain for actual settlers only, ant
broad comprehensive legislative polio.
that will invite immigration to the STATE
under an assurance of absolute peace ant
security.
| Sec. 10. We demand the maintenance o
| free public schools for the full limit guar
anteed by the State constitution and we de
nounce as palpable hypocricy the promise
of the Democratic party in regard to fire.
schools. We demand, therefore, that al
adequate appropriation by the Legislature
of a free school of six months or more an
nually. We further demand uniform
system of text books to be printed undo
the direction of the State printing boart
and furnished at cost.
Sec. IL. We commend to the people o
Texas the establishment and maintenance
of home for the disabled and invalid sol
dlers of the late war, with proper provision
for their maintenance at the expenses o
the State.