The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-06

caution against undue publicity, the
members of the committee were per-
United to come and 90 without beng
besieged on all sides by petition hends,
as we're the electors when they met
some weeks back.
Some of the papers thought the
committee intended to regulate or
attempt to regulate the Legislature In
the matter of urging the consideration
Of certain measures in advance OF
others, and also to pour oil upon the
troubled political waters. But the
committee minded its own business
very beautifully, and the members of
the Legislature and the state admins.
tration would not have knowo Of the
meeting hut for the papers
The action of the committee was
surprise to no one but those who
wanted to be surprised. [, did its
duty maniully and without dissent.
ton, then ad ourned and went on its
way rejoicing leaving the Gu Clarks
who had vainly imagined they had
somebody bulldozed, to howl on as
they have been bowling ever since
the cyclone struck them on Novem
Der s. The first resolution, which
speaks for self, was intro 1uo ed by
Linn, of Wharton, and seconded by
Strong, of Dallas, and was adopted by
a unanimous vote
Whereas, The interest and integ-
rity Of the democratic party of Texas
d, mands that the utmost harmony
81 tall prevail throughout the party or
gsnization, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the duty Of
each senatorial chairman to ascertain
at once the attitude of each county
chairman in his district, towards the
organized democracy of the state,
and to promptly replace with known
democrats such chairmen as fail or
refuse to declare their loyalty and
fealty to the democratic organization,
of which this committee is the head,
or who fail or refuse to purge their
respe olive county committees of all
members who do not recognize the
au 'hority of the regular party ma
chinery, and
Resolved further, That in event
any senatorial chairman, from absence,
sickness or other cause, shall fail to
make such removal or change, the
chairman of the state committee shall
have power TO act.
The resolutions with reference TO
federal patronage were adopted by
practically unanimous vote as report
ed back by sub committee composed
of Linn, Craddock, Moore and Chair.
man Baker. The resolutions were as
follows
Whereas, The Hon James S. Hogg
and the Hon. George Clark submittt d
their names to the democratic pri-
marios OF this state pledgiug them
selves, in good faith, to abide the
result of the democratic state conven-
ton which was convened in the city
of Houston, August IL, 1892; and
Whereas, The Hon. George Clark
and hi; followers, as ,ertsining that the
Hon. James 5 Hogg had pledged to
him, in the democratic primaries,
more than two, thirds of the uncontest.
ed votes of the Houston convention,
did, in tagraa At violation of their solemn
p edge precipltste an indefensible
and uupro voked bolt by small mi.
nority OF that convention; and
Whereas, Iris contingent repre-
senting less than one fifth of the vote
of the convention, proceeded to
separate place of meeting and organ.
lied by putting in the field full state
ticket headed by Hon. George Clark
for governor against the regular nomi-
nees Of the organized democracy of
Texas; and
Whereas, The Hon. George Clark
WAS subsequently endorsed by the
republican state convention which
met in Fort Worth, the object being
TO defeat the nominees of the demo
cratic party and disrupt its organlza.
tlon, add,
Whereas. Alter being defeated at
the polls the executive committee
and other followers of the Hon. Geo.
Clark, met in the city of Waco and
determined upon perpetuation of
their organization and continuance
of their fight upon the regular dem.
ooracy of the state, by raising the