The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-30
A PETITION
Chairman j. B. Wells Asked q
Name Democratic Candidates
for the Legislature.

The democrats OF Brownsville
have been for some weeks awaiting
the calling of convention of demo-
Gratis in this, the S5th., representa-
tive district for the purpose ofaon :
mating candidates for the iegisla-
ture, bnt for some reason or other
the convention has rot been called,
and now, it seems, 1t il too late to
hold one In view OF this state OF
affairs, it began to look as IL the
election OF representative must go
by default to tho republicans, who
have nominated candidates for state
representatives., and tho democrats
have determined to endsavor to pre-
VENT this IL possible. The means
adopted will be explained by the
petition published below, which
was circulated today for signatures.
Many other pames OF substantial cit.
isenG might have been obtained, but
lack Of time has prevented more sx-
tensive circulation OF this
PETITION.
Brownsville, Tex, Oct. 30th, 1895.
Hon. James B. Wells,
Chairman Democ cratic Executive
Committee Eighty fifth
Representative District.
Dear Sir The undersigned dem
ocrats Of sail district, respectfully re-
present that Whereas, you have MT
as yet called q democratic sonven-
ton of the 85th representative di.s
trict to nominate candidates for
election to represent the democracy
thereof in the next legislature of the
State Of Texas, and Whereas the
Republican party Of SAID district
have already nominated two MEM
bsrs Of their party to represent then
in said Legislature in the lower
house thereof, and unless some I'M
mediate action is taken to place the
names Of two democrats upon the
democratic ticket TO be voted for On
the third day of next November, by
the democratic electors OF said dis-
triet, the Republican electors will
send two of their party to the said
lower house Of the Legislature;
This being overwhelmingly a
democratic district we deem it
wrong TO permit the Republican
party to 20 this. We consider the
failure to place democratic names
upod the tickets to DO balloted for
said effciall positions, and thereby
surrender thet. important efices to
| ths Republican pRrty; would be Ar
anrarranted injury and insult to
the deRscrTcy, not only Of this dis
trict, bul the entire state
Where IS, there is now, no time
lslt between this and the Election
in which to call nominating cou-
veRti0n for said purpose; or even to
assemble tbs Executive COMMITTEES
of the districts wherefore we in the
name Of democracy ask you as said
Chairman to consider the name OF
A. e. Howell, an old, respected
tried true and well qualified
democrat for the position
of representative Of said dis
trict and order his name placed
upon the regular democratic ticket
aud further request YOU to name some
worthy democrat as his running mate
for the remaining position ot repre-
sentative; and We hereby pledge our
hearty support in slscting them to
offices al aforsssi /.
| Respectfully Submitted.
p Yturria danes NcCoS
J l. Putegnst II Bloombery
g b Cembe VI y FB Armstrong
II Z Woodhouse j + Cun1mifigs
FL Connie NJ ID Josiah Turner
HI A Maltby Jr J u Anderson
William Kelly q NJ Raphael
BENZ. Kowalski Jose Celays
Robt .palzell j s, Thornhain
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