Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-06
TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
Report of the State Executive Committee on
the Meeting at Lampasas-InstructiOn
Regarding Primaries.
Rooms OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC
a-------- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.


chairman, the following members of the
State Democratic executive committee
were present: Chairman n. w. Finley
of Smith county, J. E. Hill of Polk
county, RIP. Littlejohn of Harrison
county, Hiram Glass OF Franklin
county, TN. Jones of Smith county,
A. B. Watkins of Henderson county, j.
c. Wooters of Houston county, James
Mcdonald of Galveston county, n. F.
Miller of Gonzales county, ]. 7. Hag-
garty of Austin cnunty, T. G. Sayers Of
Bastrop county, T. S. Henderson of
Milan county, j L. Burgess of Navarro
county, NJ. Cartwright of Kaufman
county, J. G. billiard of Grayson
county, J. A. Templeton of Clay
county, T. S. Smith of Hill county, W.
Il. Leasing of MoLennan county, Dr..
G. F. Perry of Hamilton county, j. G.
Cook of Burnet county, F. Hampe of
! Comal county, E. d. Linn of Victoria
county, Ed Dryer of Bexar county, j
NJ. PressIer of Comanche county, J.
n. Doyle Of Hood county, n. P. Biz
mingham of Lamar county.
Chairman announced committee ready
for business, when, upon stating that
the Hon. J c. Beal, late member of
this committee from Navarro, had de-
parted this life, the following resolutions
offered by Mr.. Linn were unanimously
adopted by rising vote:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God
in His wisdom to remove from our midst
our fellow committeeman, the late Hon.
r. c. Beal, chairman of the Fifteenth
senatorial district; therefore be it re-
| solved by the Democratic executive COM
| mittee of the state of Texas in session as
sembled,
| /. That in the death of the Hon. R.
c. Beal, our committee has lost one of
| its ablest and most efficient members,
and the Democratic party of Texas ono
! OF its most brilliant opponents and faith
ful adherents.
| 2. In his death the legal fraternity has
| lost one of its profoundest and most in
| tiuentia advocates, the forum polished
and eloquent orator, and the community
in which he lived an influential and
! Christian gentleman.
3. That these resolutions be spread
! upon the minutes of this meeting, and
| copy of the same be forwarded to his
! bereaved wife at CorsIcana, Tex.
| The proxies of q. F. Ingraham of
| Nacogdoohes county, W. II. Rand of
! Cass county, Charles T. Reene of Harris
! county, +. G. Smith of Denton county
| and J. B Wells of Cameron county were
! presented, when committee by resolu-
| ton decided to exclude proxies.
The following resolution, after general
| discussion by members, in which MessTs.
| Pressler ofCOmanche, Sayers of Bastrop
| and Templeton OF Clay made earnest OPP
! position, was adopted by a vote of IA
| yeas and Il nays.
| Resolved, that in effecting the tenn
| porary organization of the next Demo-
| cratic state convention to be held in this
state each unorganized county thereof
be allowed at least one votes provided,
that each of such counties hold within
their respective limits Democratic con-
vention or mass meeting at which the
delegates of such county shall be duly
elected or appointed to such state con-
vention, and that such election or ap-
pointment be duly certified to the proper
authorities in accordance with the usages
of the party.
Upon motion of Mr.. Smith of Hill
county it was unanimously resolved that
the committee fully and heartily indOrses
and adopts as its expression the letter of
Chairman Finley. addressed to ''the ed |
lIOT Oh lu6 OUIslSdud OUS6rNcE OI rep |
ruary 5, 1890.
TYLER, TEX, Feb. 5, 1890. !
Editor Corscana Observer:
DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 1st, ask |
ing me to state the qualifications that |
should prevail in the admission of per- |
sons into the primary councils or actio9ss&
of the Democracy ). has been received eEDsf
considered, and in reply beg to say -
l. A man should be Democrat wbe1&
a
.. He should reside in the locality
where the primary is held, and possess
the general qualifications of voter.
3. Where it is thought necessary to
protect the party against its enemies get
ting into it's councils or participating in
its primary actions, the local executive
committee should provide the method,
beng careful to exclude no Democrat
who openly espouses the principles of the
party and is willing to support its actioafss
by voting for its nominees.
4. In the case of conventions it is
usual and proper to pledge the delegates /,
to the support of the action of that bodY5k
and the action of the party generally; Isf
the case of PRIMARY elections the party
voting thereat should be able to satisfy
the officers of election that he will be
qualified voter in that locality at the
in the principles of the Democratic party
and pledge himself to support the party
nominees. 80
The party has not, either in its Iia-
tional or state organization, announcedSk
any castlron or fixed rules to govern2S81
admission to primaries, but trusts to tie
loyalty and discretion of its members III
local organizations 20 protect its prima-
ries from intruders, and at the same
time to freely and gladly admit into her
ranks and councils all Democratic voters,
however recent their conversion.
l trust and expect that the Democracy
of Navarro county will be preserved in
its purity, energy and influence, and1f
that peace and harmony will prevail in 4
her ranks. Very respectfully, u,
N. WEBB FINLEY, ~
Chairman State Democratic ExecutfSS
Committee.
San Antonio was designated as the
place, and August II, 1890, as the time
for holding the next State Democratic
convention.
The following resolution offered by Mr..