The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-29
THE STATE CONVENTION
CHAIRMAN BAKER CALLS The DEMO
Gratis OF TEXAS
To Convene at Dallas on the Fourteenth Of
August-Basis Of Representation
and the Test Of Fealty
TO the Party.
special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman
WACO, March 27.-HOn. Waller s.
Baker, chairman of the Democratic
state committee, has issued the fol
lowing call:
WACO, Tex, March 81.
To the Democratic Party of Texas
By virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Democratic execu.
tive committee of the state of
Texas, | hereby call Democratic
state convention to be holden in the
city of Dallas, Dallas county, Tex, at
II o'clock a. M, Tuesday, the 18th
day of August, 1894, for the purpose Of
making nominations to fill the state
offices.
The basis of representation recon-.
mended in the said state convention
is, that each county have one
vote for each 300 votes
or a fraction of $50 votes
cast for the presidential Democratic
electors at the general election in 1892
in such county; provided, that each
organized county in the state shall
have at least one vote in said CONVEX
ton; but no organized county TO
which an unorganZied county or coun-
ties may be attached for judicial pur-
poses, shall have the right to cast the
vote of such unOrganlZed county or
counties. and each county entitled to-
representation il said convention
shall, by its primaries elect delegates
to said convention to cast its vote.
The test recommended for utilization
in the Democratic primaries and con
ventions TO be hOlden throughout the
state in 1894, 10 the vote for the presi-
dental Democratic electors at the
general election in 1892, and no person
who was then of age and did not so
vO unless prevented by sickness alb.
sence, or other good cause, and no
person who will not pledge him.
self to abide by the action
of the state Democratic convention
hereby called, shall be allowed to
participate in the Democratic pri-
maries. Such other tests in addition
to the foregoing may be resOrted to,
if essential, to protect the primaries
from adverse organization.
chairman may be filed by appoint
ment made by any member of the
state Democratic executive committee
in whose district said county may be
situated, or if there be full corps of
precinct chsirmen in the county of
such vacancy, they may meet
and elect a county chairman
to fill such vacancy and county chair
men by appointment will fill all
vacancies in precinct chairmen. All
county and precinct chairmen APP
pointed during the campaign in 1892
or since those elected by any organi.
cation are respectfully requested to
disband and yield to the county pre-.
cinCt chsirmen elected by the regular
organized conventions,
The state Democratic convention of
1892 adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, difference of opinion eX-
lists among Democrats in this state
relative to the policy of adopting the
two-thirds rule in the nomination of
state officers; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the state Dem
ocratic executive committee Is
hereby instructed to refer
this question t. the several
precints and county conventions for
their action for future state conven-
tions.u
Now, in obedience to the foregoing
resolution, each county will determine
for itself in its primaries and county
conventions Its choice in making state
nominations, and accordingly instruct
its delegates to the state convention.
1t is recommended that Demo-
cratic clubs be organized in
each voting precinct in Texas by en-
rolling the members and the election
of a president and secretary, and that
the names and addresses of such Off
GERS and number of membership of
such clubs be reported TO the under
signed at Waco, Texas.
(Signed) WALLER 5. BAKER.