The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-22

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osition amused the managers.
Colonel Brown submitted reso
lutions on the subject adopted b,
: his county convention.
Hon. S. B. Cooper, substitut,
, fayoring commission, the con
stitutionaI amendment, but The
support of the latter no test O
. democracy. These we're all con.
sidered together.
Judge Piner, Colonel Brown
and Mr.. Payne spoke against CON-
promises with the opposition.
Their opinion seemed to be that
if any anti voted against this plank
in the platform at the polls he was
reading himself out of the party,
just the same as if he voted
against the ticket. The response
bility was on him and not on the
party. There was a general ex-
precision of opinion and a large
majority was in favor of putting
straight jackets on the ants.
Colonel Corrigan from Wichita
made a strong plea for the erring
anti-commission men. He would
not hurt their feelings by offensive
terms in the platform.
Judge Sheppard presented a
Resolution as a substitute for all
on the railroad question, indorsing
the commission idea fully, and
simply recommending democrats
to vote for the commission amend
ment.
Colonel Miller of Rask spoke in
favor of a less radical plank than
Chilton's. He referred to the many
S%.-=s-ad AL t----eAd- democrats,
who opposethe amendment
Colonel Brown urged the draw
ing Of party lines tight. express
ing the opinion of the convention
in strong, clear and explicit terms,
let it hurt whom it may.
Colonel Blake spoke also for
clear, explicit declarations for the
commission and the amendment, |
but very strongly put the objec-
tons to the language that Chiltons
plank adopted.
Colonel Smith made very elo-
quent plea for the deluded anti
democrats.
Mr.. Fields spoke of his resolu-
ton as restricting the powers of
the commission to Legislative,
which was, he understood, Gener-
eral Hogg's position.
Finally a motion to adopt Chill
ion's as the sense of the conven-
bon was carried by Il to 10, the
negative vote including one out
aud out and nine pros disposed to
keep the ants in the party.
The clause relating to the sup
port Of the confederate home was
indorsed by a unanimous standing
vote.
Hon. R. S. Harrison's (of Nc
Lennan) resolution relating to
liberty Of citizens and
against sumptuary legislation,
in the usual terms found
in the democratic platforms, was
defeated on the plea that it would
offend democrats III local option
districts.
A resolution was adopted de-
handing the legislature to require
railroads to furnish coaches for
white and coIored passengers.
The sub committee to formulate
! PLATFORM from all that had been
adopted was appointed, consisting
Of Chiffon, Fly Cooper, Ramsey
and Watkins.
The chairman's appointments
give all shades of opinion a fair
show.
DR.. Yandell proposed indorsing {
lie Australian system of voting.
A substitute was offered combining
t to cities Of 10000 inhabitants
md upward. Discussion waxed {
warm, the opposition chiefly rely s
ng upon the point that such re- !
would be to admit {
hat elections in Texas were no s
air. Some contended they are {
lot in the cities, a member from |
Harris stating that 800 voters are !
lribed in one city every election. |
The member from Harrison beg {
sed the committees to let it alone. I
Fis county now had 20O0 negro I
aters and the got along amicably
the whites TAss<. vote the {
eople's county ticket and g
itted to vote the state and {