The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-20

L0e WelCOme e&teuueu.
When nominations for chairman
were called for the convention
reared up and demanded that Mr..
Ashby serve. Lamb, of Montague,
who nominated him, put the motion
and declared him elected.
G. II. Jenkins, Of Brown, was
chosen temporary secretary.
On motion Of Harry Tracy a
committee Of one member from each
congressional district was appointed
to serve on credentials and perma-
nent organization.
The following were chosen:
First district, K p Asbury, of
Harris; second district, T Spiller,
of Shelby; third district, r H G
Butler, of Smith; fourth district,
S c Harper, Of Hopkins; fifth dis
trict, f V Evans, of Montague;
sixth district, Harry Tracy, of DIAL
las; seventh district, j X p Hanna,
of Robertson; eighth district, w
w Moore, of Erath; ninth district,
M NJ Williams, of Williamson; ;
tenth district, John n Mooney, of
Gonzales; eleventh district, l.
Chashire, of Goliad; twelfth dis
trict, r M Burrier, of Gillespie ;
thirteenth district, w Brandenburg,
Of Jack.
On motion William Lambdin, of
Waco, added to the committee.
The committee withdrew to con-
slider its reports, and while it was
out Rutagago johnson was intro
duced to the stand for a speech.
Mr.. johnson went into the history
Of legislation, telling of the name
in which the lands Of the state had
been granted to the railways. The
fight against the land grants was led
by T. l.. Nugent, Marion NJ artin
and himself, while Stayton and
Reagan were the leaders in favor of
the grants. In the constitutional
convention he (Johnson) was for
the railways, while
Reagan opposed such regulation.
He declared further that Reagan
voted against the homestead laws,
and that he stood ready to prove
it.
He then paid his respects to
Charley Culberson, whom he had
heard speak the other day. Culber.
son had said that the Populist party
was made up Of soreheads and Office
seekers Now, if it was sin to
want office, there was no family in
this state that would have as much
to answer for as the Culberson
family. He paid his respects in
very free.handed way to thu Culber-
son family and the offices they hold
and have held.
Passing to the silver question, he
said every man with spoonful of
brains knows that the Democratic
party would never remonetizs sill
YER. The Democrats had been say.
ing that they would restore silver,
and they had labored for twenty one
years. until they could raise Demo
,rats to vote the ticket,
20 that house, senate and
president would all be
Democratic. Now they are Demo
rats, have been Democratic for
more than year, nothing has been
lone, nothing is going to be done.
He made strong appeal to the
oopulists to keep up the work, and |
specially lmplored them to do
What they can for the emancipation
# woman, declaring that clvilizat on
lever advanced beyond the white
He said woman bore the
,reatest burdens of poverty and
distress and ,hey were the ones
yho most needed government
where all could have an equal
nance in the race of life.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. John.
on's speech the chair announced
he following committee to prepare
in memory of Thomas
aines. lately deceased
Lamb, Dumas, Baird and Davis.
Cyclone Davis was loudly called
or, and when he came to the front
is appearance was greeted with en-.
husiastic applause.