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

cratic State ticket, met yesterday after
noon. The following committeeman
were present:
Hon. N. w. Finley chairman.
j. Y. Gooch OF Anderson county.
James Mcdonald of Galveston
county.
B. G. Bryan of Washington county.
E. R. Sinks of Lee county.
Ben Ayres of Tarrant county
w. G. O'Bryan of McLennan
county.
Frank Andrews of Bell county.
Jos. w. Robertson of Williamson
county.
L. HI. Brown of Hays county.
r. w. Hudson of Frio county.
Edward Dwyer of Bexar county.
A. ]. Clendenen of Fannin county.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Finley.
Invitation from Gov. L. S. Ross that
committee hold it's session in GOV
ernor's reception room was accepted
with thanks.
Invitation of the Austin Board Of
Trade rendering the use of their hall
for the sessions of the committee was
read, and secretary instructed to
tender thanks with the explanation
that owing to having previously &C.
~cepted another room it would be i'm
possible to accept of same.
Invitations from "The Austin Club"
to visit their rooms and "make your
selves at home" accepted with thanks,
as was an invitation from the en-
ployees of the various State depart
ments to a dinner at 7 p. m. at
Billeisen's cafe.
Letters were read from absentees,
expressing regrets at inability to at
tend meeting and assuring the COM
mittee of increased majority for the
Democratic nominees at the November
election.
Chairman Finley then stated the
object of the meeting was to arrange
for the campaign and assign the can
,didates on the State ticket to make
speeches at least during October. He
said the Democratic party was de.
clared not only upon the railroad COM
mission question, which should be
fully discussed, but has also declared
upon the sub-treasury bill requiring
discussion before the people. The
party has also taken position against
the principle involved in government
ownership of railroads. A>considera-
BILE element of the party heretofore is
now hating upon this question. 1t
has been a question with the agricul.
tural element in the party, and since the
party has declared upon it there
is a proper occasion for its dis
cussion in order that the people might
be educated on the subject. The
farmers alliances in some of the
States hive endorsed these measures.
1t is an organization that takes in its
fold every shade of political sentiment,
Republican, Greenback, Union Labor
and Democratic. The alliance in
Texas has had the sub-treasury bill
under consideration and relegated it
to the sub-alllances. have no fears
when the question is thoroughly cam
vassed but that the Democratic ele-
ment in the alliances will be found
loyal to the Democratic plat
form. The question is asked in
the newspapers what we are
going to say about voting on the
commission amendment. My judy
mert is that this committee should
take some action with reference to
the form of the printed ticket. I pro-
pose to put the names of the nominees
upon the ticket, and as the conven-
ton also declared for the amendment,
in my judgment the affirmative form
of the question only should be put
upon the ticket. Mr.. Finley wanted,
he said, to at least put anti-commis-
sion Democrats to the trouble of
scratching the word for off and writ
ing the word against on their tickets,
as the party took no position on the
other proposed amendment to the
constitution he suggested words both
for and against the amendment be
printed on the ticket for that amend
il
ment.
Hon. John Young Gooch of Pales-
tine, offered the following:
Be it resolved by the executive
committee of the Democratic party of
Texas, That it is proper that there
should be a Democratic organization
in every county and in every district
of every kind in the State.
2. That in case there is or may be
anv political or judicial or other divis-
ion OF the State or district which has
no Democratic chairman, then we
recognize by immemorial usage and
long continued precedent that the
chairman of the executive committee
of the State has the power to appoint
a chairman and cause him to organize
such districts according to the usages
and customs of the Democratic party.
3. That in case any question shall
he presented to the chairman of the
State Democratic executive committee
for his decision by members of the or
panized Democracy of any county or
district or of the State. which shall be
presented to him through sources sat
isfaetory to the said chairman, and