The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08

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sent are of course aware that the ac
ceptance of these propositions by your
committee would not be binding upon
those Democrats who claim the va
lidity of your. committee in advance,
but is hoped and believed that the pro.
posed agreement, if consumated,
will be generally acquiesced in
and accepted by the masses of Demo-
Gratis of Texas, and will conduce to
the speedy settlement of all differen-
cies and the entire approval of the
party soliciting the early and favora
BILE consideration of these proposals at
the hands of yourself and committee.
With sentiments of high regard, am
your obedient servant,
Signed] A. L. MATLocK,
Chairman.
Ey-Congressman E. s. Anthony of
Milan county followed Colonel Craw =
ford, The speaker said he voted for
Hogg in 1899 hut that the resolutions
conta ned were the very essence of
Democracy. He eXtolled Cleveland
and the national administration and
declared that the man who refused to
support the administration was not a
Democrat. He saw nothing in the way
of harmony and declared there was
nothing Objectionable in the resolu-
tions. He is a candidate against Pen
dleton.
D. G. Giddings of BRENNAN closed
the speaking in plea for Democratic
unity and loyalty to the national ad-
ministration. All who refuse should
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party be purged of Populism.
The talk has been harmony the en-
tire day, and outward appearances
war The Matlock committee tackled
the harmony resolutions early in the
dav, and later referred the matter to a
committee of five, with Judge N. G.
Kittrell as chairman. Buck Walton,
A. L, Matlock and Jonathan Lane
were the lieutenants of Judge Clark,
and the lesser lights talked politics in
the corridors of the hotel while the
active spirits we're at work. Harry
Tracy, John Moore, Milton Park and
Colonel Jerome G. Kirby dropped in
during the day and chatted with the
boys. Mayor Bryan Il. Barry,
Colonel Dick Wynne. Hon.
John H. Cochran Bob Henry
and Mann Trice of the attorney gen.
erals Office, Barnett Gibbs, John H.
Traylor and few other Hogg men
were noticed in the corridors nearly
all day.
J. Roll Johnson of LegovIlle and
other Clark men from the rural pre-
cincts of Dallas county were in the
city. 1t was Just announced that the
committee would report its terms of
compromise to mass meeting of Clark
men at the Auditorium in the city hall
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A wrangle
arose in the committee room however,
A member wanted to indorse
The national administration. $50
far as it tracked the
national platform. Over this the
Clark committee wrangled for five
hours. At o'clock this afternoon the
sub committe of fivs reported to the
full committee the resolutions agreed
upon and also the form Ct letter to
be sent to Chairman Waller Baker.
The report was received by a unani-
nous vote to the committee and it was
announced that Judge George Clark
would speak and the resolutions be
presented for ratification at a mass
meeting in the city hall at o'clock
this afternoon. Below will be found
full report of the committee:
Whereas, serious division exists
among Democrats in Texas and it is
to the interest of the party and good
government that such division should
be adjusted, and the party be re-
united upon the basis of ffaternal
union involving no sacrifice of princi-
pile on the part of any Democrat. nor
the imposition of any terms calculated
to bring humiliation; therefore be it
resolved,
That we most heartily favor re-
union of the party, and while the COM
mittee does not assume to frame or
of concentrating to the patriotic pur-
pose of reunion, and submit as the
basis of adjustment in the settlement
OF all differences honorably:
First-ThaG all Democrats of Texas
indorse as a true expression of Demo
cratic faith the national platform
adopted at Chicago in 1892.
Second-That recognizing the exist
ence of individual differences of opin-
ion among Democrats upon many
questions we favor a RELOCATION of all
differences in federal issues to the wis
dom of the present Democratic con-
gress and president and favor like
RELOCATION of all differences in local and
state issues to the next Democrat state
convention.
Third-We indorse our present ma.
tional Democratic administration.
Fourth-We condemn the platform
and principles of the Republican and
Populists parties as essentially mimi
cal to Democracy and destructive of
good government.
Fifth We propose that all prima-
ries and conventions to be held in 1894
be composed and constituted on the
basis of the vote for the Cleveland
electors in 1892, and no person who
was then of age and did not so vote,
and no person who shall not pledge
himself to abide by the action of the
state convention SO assembled, shall
be allowed to participate in the pri-
maries. Be it further
Resolved, that Hon. A. L. Matlock,
chairman of this committee, be and is
hereby authorized to cummunicat
these resolutions to Hon. Waller
s. Baker, chairman of
the other Democratic commit
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