The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-07
In The FIELD OF POLITICS.
Resolutions Calling for a Democratic
Mass Meeting Monday Night.
THEIR DEMANDS FULLY SET FORTH.
List of Those Present at tho Meeting
Which Brought Forth the
Resolutions.

"A few nights ago there was meeting
of the supporters of Judge Brashear's can
dtdacy for the nlayoralty, 10 take some &C
ton In regard to the might primary cleo
ton question, and n committee was APP
pointed TO draw up resolutions expressive
Of the sentiment OF the meeting. The com
mittce made its report yesterday and the
facts just related became known when
the resolutions were handed to the MEM
hers of the press for publication. The fol
lowing are the resolutions:
We, the undersigned democrats OF the
city of Houston do here make the follow
ing declarations and urge their consider
alton by the democratic masses OF Hous-
ton:
L That for twenty-five years demo-
cratic nomination in Houston has been
equivalent to an election.
2. That the interest OF the entire popula-
ton center upon such nomination.
8. That the democratic nomination
should be obtained only by fair and hon
orable methods, and by Offering every
convenience and accommodation to the
attainment OF fair results, thus insuring
an expression of choice in perfect accord
and harmony with the majority OF the
democrats of the city.
4. That of late years partisan manipu-
lators and ward heelers. under the name
and guise OF democracy" have with sell
fish purpose oonsplred together and per
iected scheme OF holding primary cleo
tons Ia the city, employing fraud. corfup-
ton and violence. by which the VIII OF the
majority OF the resident city democracy
has been defeated.
5. 10 so great an extent have their evll
practices been successfully carried on that
many hund, eds of our democratic citizens
have turned away dishearteuta, declaring
publicly thHt unless these peculiar meth
DDS are changed they Will cease 10 attend
our primary elections.
6. Tho organization of the city democ-
racy and oI the county democracy alike
are involved by similar conditions. so OBJ
jectlouable as TO menace q with demoraii-
zltion and f!nal REORGANIZATION The
democrats OF the county and OF the city
alike have bccn called together at differ
cnt periods 10 large gatherings al the
market house and tho iuteusyst iudlgna-
Ton expressed because OF indisputable
proofs OF the criminal nlnthU1s 10 which
these niunipulntors etc, have successfully
resoTted aud perprtu,ttrd their control Of
cur councils by their peculiar methods.
AiiidaVits have been made and remain uu-
challenged where Wcu IN large numbers
have been hired and imported Into our
primaries fom beyond the limits OF our
CITY and cur county precincts, cploniaed,
corralicd and ncrded Ike cattle and
lnarhcd IN column under cover of night
into the halls OF our primaries
T. We tMd that Two certain prominent
members % the city democratic executive
committee are candidates FOR official pref !
orinent. and We have coutendtl THAT iu
all rroproiy they should resign from said
committee.
S. This executive committee has by It's
Formal acton ANNOUNCED TO tho public I
that tie ola system of holding MALT rri- /
lmhsies shlu continue ana must prevail /
and have set ihe day Cf holding such night