The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-09

received a plurality Of the votes cast
be declared the nominees as regards
county and precinct off oes and that
the delegates to the various conven-
tions consider that they are instruct
ad to vote for those candidates for
state, district and congressional off.
ces that received plurality of the
votes cast
Mr.. John F. Flint addressed the
convention on this motion lie
said the race for constable was very
close between Crowier and Leonard,
and that the latter gentleman and
his friends had requested him to ask
the convention to investigate the
late primary as they believed
fraud had been perpetrated.
The chairman ruled that he would
entertain no claims for contest un.
less specific charges were made.
Mr.. Flint said MIR. Leonard was
prepared 10 make specific charges
81 have mere, sir, a list of men
whom the Leonard people claim
voted both at Daughtery'y Dairy
and in the Fourth ward of Waco
Mr.. f II K'ngsbnry retorted that
if they voted III the Fourth ward of
Waco they were registered, as none
others were allowed TO vote at that
box except registered voters
The chairman ruled tina. the ex.
ecutive committee report of the re-
suit of the primary should first be
heard. Chairman Jas. A. Harrison
made the report, the result of Witch
has already been publ shep in THE
News.
Col. John G Winter offered the
following substitute for the previous
motion.
Resolved, That the returns and
report Of the executive committee
as to ballots cast and counted be
ratified and confirmed as final d s.
position of the questions involved
and as determining the choice of
the county and the several pre-
cincts therein for the several candi
dates.
Mr. nj. l.. Beard, of Bruceville,
a ked the convention to recount the
Moody vote as regards justice of
the peace, alleging illegal voting
by residents Bell and Coryell coun-
ties
Mr. McClain, of Moody, retorted !
that the illegal voting was done al
Bruceville and not at Moody; that
negro women were allowed to vote
at Bruceville.
Mr. r. II. King-bary addressed
the convention at length in favor
of an investigation of the charges
saying that the Democrats of Nc
Lehman county could not afford to
allow such charges TO be N ade and
to quietly pass them by. II there
had been illegal voting it should be
traced to it's source and if the re.
sult was in any way effected,
The choice of the legal voters
should be given the nomina-
lion. He made an earnest
appeal to the Democrats to do
Justice. He WAS a candidate be-
fore the primary, but throwing out
votes would not affect him in the
east as he was defeated, and he did
Tot make this plea in his own be.
half nor in behalf of any candidate,
out if illegal primaries were TO be
aughed at when the proof of the
LEGALITY was presented to the con-
'ention it would do the party harm
nd provide the enemies of the party
With a weapon with which to fight
he nominees.
Colonel Winter said they all
wanted primaries, they had it, and
t is in order to take the medicine.
George Davis believed the party
ad conducted very 'pretty" pri- {
lary on Saturday last, in fact as i
ice a one as he had ever seen
The question was called for on ,
he Winter substitute and it was
dopted The Leonard people gave {
Office of an appeal to the state :
executive committee, t
The report of the committee ap.
ointe1 to select delegates to the
arious conventions was read and c