The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-05
The Committee Presided Over
by James |. Moore
Will Dissolve if the County Convention Will
Organize According to Demo
cratic lsageS.

cratic executive committee meJ tnle
morning in the city hall, Mr.. james
l. Moore presiding.
Mr.. s. l.. Jones was elected sec
rotary.
Mr.. Moore read the correspond
ence between himself and MIR. James
A. Harrison which has been pub
lished in these columns.
The chair stated that the object
of the meeting was to decide upon
what action to take in view of the
compromise effected by the two
state committees presided over by
Messrs. Baker ana Matlock respect.
lively. The chair stated that the
question at issue was whether this
committee should resign or dissolve
in favor of the Harrison committee,
or 90 ahead and transact the bust
ness devolving upon the Democratic
executive committee.
Mr.. M Keig thought if there was
an assurance that the next county
convention would be organized ac
cording to Democratic usages, he
would be in favor of dissolving this
committee. Mr.. 7 Thompson was in
favor of the dissolution Of the com.
mittee if they had the assurance of
representation satisfactory to all
parties.
The chair read proxies from
Messrs. Harrison, Allen, John G.
Walton and others, all of whom
reiterated the reasons stated in the
remarks of Messrs. Thompson and
McKeig, although they had had no
conference with other members of
the committee.
The chair stated that he was will
ing to publish letter to the Demo.
cratic voters of the county if there
was an assurance that the rule
adopted two years ago of electing a
chairman by viva voce vote in
stead of a vote by precincts does not
PicNall. no iattcl COuIne Was PIE
ferable. The former course virtu-
ally disfranchised the supporters OF
Hogg in the counts two years ago,
and resulted in two separate conven
tons
If Mr.. Harrison is willing to such
course, he was in favor of the dis
solution of this committee. He
would not believe that MIR. Harrison
could refuse to grant the assurance
asked for.
Mr.. Waddell, of the Harrison
committee, who was present said he
was willing TO such an agreement.
Adjourned until p. IN.
The committee met at the city
hall this afternoon at / O'Clock anc
several of the members stated tina
every member of the Harrison com
mitlee they had seen was heartily
in accord with the spirit of tn,
meeting and plan of organization O.
the county convention favored BY
the Moore committee. Among tn,
members Of the other committe,
who expressed themselves satisfied
with the terms of organization wa
Chairman Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison stated that every
ruling he should make upon calling
the county convention to order
would be strictly in accord will
Democratic usages. His commit
tee would do what they though,
was right.
MIR. Moore, chairman of the com
mittee, read letter IN the form Of
an address to the Democracy of tn,
county which he had formulated
during the day. The address state.
that the committee has agreed tc
dissolve itself, in favor of the Har
rison committee, leaving it with
them and entrusting to them the OBJ
servan,e of Democratic usages
rules and regulations upon the or
ganlzation of the Democratic county
convention.
A motion to adopt the letter pre-.
vailed and the committee stands
dissolved.