The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-25
stead Of four and tina, ai,erna,cs be dis

nnslng opposed to innovation. After brief
! thc, Rudd substitute and a call OF the
'Sii, the Gully one had during the convcn.
uon, was demanded Tho .Rudd substitute
the Shaw, motion prevailed
The following other delegates at large
We're then put N nomination and elected
Y quick succession by ac,lama,ion: John
Al Duncan of Smith, nominated by NJ. NJ
Ni ns,sS b. " BLAKE sm,, e t!ss,ns nom
Tuiberson, nominated by Ceril Smith:
iI, ir J9hn v; keagan, terminated by
Senator. Horace Oh .;on. nominated by
Moh;a Moore; j. S. liogg. nominated BY
W.. Y. Ramsay.
The names II the following iis,r,c, dele
gates and altctnatcs selected by the sew
eral dts,rct delegations were then sent
! district, l.. 7. pashicll, o. Y. Holt: alter
a, irn,,. T; NJ camrbell; NJ X, Gear; al.
Third distric,. II. Is. Marsh. Hen +.
Looncy; alternatcs. r. r. Robertson, $. L.
Wyyms.Son; Fifth dis!rica G. i; Rande.!l.
MHarsicot, =. Biount; sixth district y.
r h aIns k'm Ra,, sou ss GSn,ss d,s-
,,ofiield; alternates. G. NJ. Graham, !. NJ.
kt,S Saney eighth District, ]. n: Richards,
7. l.. snodsrass. Ninth district, 1er
ntoo,,rer, \. s. nurlcson; Tenth W, S.
Baref,eld; 7. A., Hall, Eleventh. J. g.
Dbhrell, Z. A. Plcasams altsrnatcs. w.
q q M rslSeS, J. Nch9lscn; Twer,h
ieenth, Fred coekrcl J, a. Tcmfreton:
aran s A. II g., GraS W., nrn H., Morris ,,
been concluded when John l.. Sheppard
advanced to. the front Of the platform aud
began reading the following
w Whereas, fiuunCinl nupSt ion tim
paramount Issue !: lhe present campaign
aud free coinage of silver at the ratio
he nnbta siemo'ras Gh i'i ait'at'' he
West and South, therefore be 4.
Resolved. Ky tho democracy OF Texas In
state conyeniion assembled that we he
licvo the Hon. Richard II. BLAND of Mis-
souri, is the logical candidate for the
dcmocri.ic nom nation for the rresiden;
of the United States aud the delceatiol
to the Maternal convention from this
state is hereby instructed to vote for
him
Sheppard had hardly begun when
large ptrrai, of Bland was brought upon
the platform and salntcd with volley
Loud cries for l.anl,am were heard aud
We gentleman from Parker came to the
| front and spoke in support Of the Shcr,,
lIrd resolution and In Culosy OF Bland
whose name WAS a platform in itself he
said.
opposed instructions. Ne had nothing. 20
say against Bland hu, id not ,hnl, II
wtsc t, instruct for any man
John Nj. Duncan announced tlint he
yielded 10 no man in admiration of Riani
ana would vote for hin, IL II should he
voice of the National democracy ;lir.
he lie nominated. lie was opposed - t,v-
ing me hands of the National delegates
hut would like to see them instructed TO
vote for Jim Il gig for president,
w NJ. Imhoden said ;haa ilogg WAS
noarsc. albeit eloaucutly. in support d
Hland ins,ructio,ns
Dpp n tn,
sGprnrt Bani with all his heart bu,
So Il that the an";'inn At Issue ";'s bigger
lhtn any man and that IT would b. y ms
iHke 10 instruct for anNhoiy. lie was
mol opposed To Rland but was fnl of
anNle'y for ne success OF M Parry.
w. A. felder of iiill offered the fol
luton;
hereas 'he e9nyentlnn mas chosen
,irnen m Whon lle ,henocta1E 81 i"Nas
has the nNinist eenilh"noe nm
w hereas me "a!eeal.S rom ,iis S,nf
Gan rehder b"'ter service ior ne parry
icti ur,rainmeiea )" nav tn'N nal
utnor'iilht no" ~ 'hSt .in,,' 49, a'Yei
lui' an" i't. uoiiefe'icS WIN "'ic' ''""-
Hasolwnd rhst tina convention n, no,
,1sa rs u'ies''eS '' '"es'''"' VI
j. Jake Hodges broke OUT when the above
ip'n it, la ,i ue, n Is w s,,mi
me very sight of him In rho act of al
,Iressi,E the ,sonvantinn calie.d conil,sion
nd 10 tad "a toll ~ t,s,t
,hat Me- Va tnsirmfted 10 vste fcr nian,i
am Bhies hv INC liuterriti-d icfI,o,racv
Of Lamar comfy and that he wanted 10
larry oilt h < instriiriilns.
/ w Rlake dee Jared himself Tor Island
INSTRUCTIONS and wanted no cpwmrdly
evasion of the issue
Dudley followed Blake aud talked tn Tho
same strain as had tn. man from Lime
Monc.
w A. Brar'lntio. who had secured rec
ignition iron tho speaker. undertook to
rad from. a piece 81. paper he held IN his
lond WHOM dudley ent through, hut was
drowned b. cries for Bailey, who canr- To
pran,le,te's rescue and appealed To the
convention to hear him
Quictude having returned. Mr Bran
le,te read and offered tho following sub
slftute for tho Sheppard motion ana the
Fields substitute:
Resolved by the democracy ~ Texas In
convention assembled, That The great
commonor Richard +. Rlani, Is the choire
OF the democrats of Texas for president
ri the I'm ted States. and &c. IN ihe ludg-
dol, +,