The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-21
No Reports Yet Received
From the Committees.
Several Addresses Song On the Silver
Question Other Matters,

afternoon the credentials committee
reported, their report being adopted.
The committee on permanent
organization recommended IL. s
p. Ashby, FOR chirman and John
II Boyd, for secretary. Adopted
When the usual motion was IL ade
To appoint a committee On platform,
delegate offered substitute that
the Omaha and late state platforms
he adopted. This precipltated a
lengthy discussion, which resulted
in the appointment of committee
on platform as follows,
First district-R j SIedge of
Waller county.
Second district T spillman, Of
Shelby county.
Third districts d Hood, of
Hunt county.
Fourth districts Wright, of
Lamar county
Fifth district-R ' Bell, of
Cooke county.
Sixth district l. Harle, OF
~ ~ dlIO CUuulJs
Seventh district-G Is Harris, of
McLennan county
Eighth district-C Fl Jenkins, of
Brown county.
Ninth district b Satler, of
TT wis county,
Tenth distrlot-C X W alter, of
Gonzales county.
Eleventh ,s.rict-Ben Terrell, of
Guadalupe county.
Twelfth district-Dr w K Rob
binson, of Bexar county.
Thirteenth district-H l. Bentley,
of Taylor county.
James B Raynor, of Calvert, and
John Dryer, Of Galveston couaty,
were appointed committeeman at
large.
A motion was adopted that all
resolutions be referred without |
reading, and the convention then
adjourned until this morning at
O'Clock,
the Second Days Session
The brethren were up late last
night and in consequence We're dill
atory about arriving at the tent, so
that it was almost 9 O'Clock when
enough delegates appeared before
the chairman to warrant him in call.
inv the convention to order
Brother W. =, Martin, chaplain,
WAS not in sight, so the convention
arose and joined Chairman Ashby
in repeating the Lords Prayer.
D. NJ Rumpf, of E'ath county,
presented to the convention, in
fex we'll chosen words, framed
piece of work of the teacher of
penmanship ia the Alliance high
school at Linglevile, Erath county,
tina president Of the school, Prof.
Rsyz3r. On motion the drawing, {
which embodied number Of Pop. |
ulist notices, was placed in the t
keeping of the chairman. I
Miss Ethel Lawrence, q little girl
Of rarrant county, sang free sill. a
yer song, entitled Sixteen to One,' i
10 The old air "The Bonnie Blue t
Flag" 1t set the convention wild, q
and after rising vote of thanks, e
and one sold Confederate YELL" |
called for by an enthusiastic mem. T
Der, she was unanimously requested |
n repea. it, which she did Half ]
dollars, q larters, dimes and nickels r
came sho aer,ng on the stage, and
she retired with a good many dol. '
lara. c
Plumley, of Galveston, from
the committee on rules and order Of
b Business, reported as follows; V
To the Chairman and Delega tes of a
he Poop e's Party of Texas in r
Convention Assembled: c
Your committee on rules and t
order Of business bag leave to report t
IS follows: L
/. This convention shall convene !
At $50 a. m and adjourn - m,
meet again at p. m. and adjourn t
at will. /
, Reports of committees. C
8. Nominations of state officers. t
In making said nominations the
congressional districts shall be C
called in regular order, and each O
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