The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-22
after Finishing up all Their
Business.
tag,nt, Martin anda Full Ticket Noml'
mated ! Long Night SesSl9n

yesterday the platform committee
nod just announced its readiness to
,cport.
he report was read and adopted
Si'n ight amendment alter an al
most inextricab'e parliamentary tan.
gle 1t appears in its complete
crn IN another column.
Col c. Ii. Jenkins ffered the
following, which was ad )ited;
No cflice holder shall be a dele
gate to any state or county conven-
ZION.
Z. To nominate shall require on
ne first ballot three fourths # the
vote of the convention; I'd, two
5hrds. ard Sd, q majority.
3. The state platform con mit;ee
hall be elected by congression 81
conventions, and they shalt be
called together by the chairman of
IN state executive ocmmittee three
days before the meeting If the state
&c vention.
When nominations for governor
we're declared in order, j w Baird,
Of JoAas, nominated +. l. Nugent
gitaout making speech, and tried
80 shut off Others by moving to
Nominate By acclsmation. II
wouldn't work, however, aud a
dooi of se,ouding eloqnence was
5nTned loose.
Finally the chairman got the fl )or
and put the question, and the whole
convention rose to it's feet and gave
Z perfect roar of ayes.
Judge Nugent came forward and
made speech of considerable
length, returning th2nks for the
honor conferred. and promising re
ne we'd energy in working for the
principles of the party.
For lieutenant gov, rnor Marion
Martin was chosen by aoclamation,
and returned thanks in very brief
speach
IL. V. Bell, Of Cooke, and w. II.
Mockett, of Taylor, were placed in
nomination for attorney general. On
lhe first ballot Lockott received 527
votes and Bell 495.
The convention then adjourned
Tor supper.
NIGHT SKIS ION
Upon reassembling another vote
was taken for attorney general re-
suliipg in Bells receiving 594
Nockett 547t Iockett withdrew
aud Bell was chosen by reclamation.
For Treas u'er, Henry +. Mccall
lough was nominated by acclana
Sion
For commissioner Of the general
sud ilice there we're number Of
nominees, but tho race Immediately
narrowed down to W e Farmer
alA S. G. Granbury. After the
eui ballot Farmer withdre and
lrsnoury was nominated by aecla
ntiou
h. O. Meitzer, L. T. Alsbury and
N T. Moore we're voted on for
comptroller Meitzen got almost
ree-fourths Of lhe vote on .he first
alot, and was then uominated by
ceiamalion.
Addison Clark was IN de the nom.
ace Tor state superintendent Of pub
ie instruction, and Il l. DohoncY
Faa chosen for chief justice Of the
.he 1up-ene court. The choosing
# candidates for associate justices
vy-- lel. to the executive committee.
I'll, NJ Williams offered the fol.
ing:
Whereas, controversy having
a1sen between the Typographical
Jason and the Advance, q People's
party paper published in DALAI, and
hits controversy having bean called
ID lac attention of this convention;
therefore,
Resolved by the Peoples party OF
+ Xas convention assembled that
ha Advance is not the official organ
% me Peoples party of Texas and
shat We, as party, are not respon.
Fiele for the acts of the managers of
-he Advance or any other news.
Da0er
Aftor a sharp discussion the res
a'utioa was adopted.
The convention then adjourne /
80 $50 this morning.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION