The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
JUDGE HARDY ISSUES A LETTER
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF
TEXAS.
SEND YOUR DELEGATES TO AUSTIN.
He Wants Every County Well Repre-
scented at the State Sound Money
Convention to Choose Delegates to
the Chicago Convention.



To the Democrats of Texas:
On the DIST of April conference of
Democrats of Texas requested me to call
a meeting representative of all Democrats
in Texas who repudiated DudleySm to
assemble at Austin on June % there to
nominate state Democratic electors and
send delegates to the national Democratic
convention at Chicago. This | have
done. have devoted four weeks time
all that | had at my cOmmand-since then
to canvass of Texas, defending Demo
cratic principles, our Democratic admin
istraton. and cndeavoring to open the
eyes of Democrats to the inlquity of the
Dudley schemes and plans. Some few
others have co-Operated in this work. and
many counties have rcorganized the
Democracy and are in good trim. The
9th of June primaries have passed. and
it is apparent that Dudleyism stinks in
the nostrils of the Democracy of Texas.
Now, let us be men. The time is short.
but let me again remind you of my call
in accordance with the direction of the
conference named. Let no plea for false
harmony delude us. Let me urge all
Democrats who love the party for its
principles, and especially all sound money
Democrats, to act in selecting delegates
and securing representation in our Dem
ocratic convention. The Dudley conven-
ton has no element of Democracy in it,
save that it was called by what was the
state Democratic committee. The ma
jority of that committee have violated
every Democratic usage. Without the
right. power or authority, they have abro-
gated precinct and county conventions;
they have deprived the people of an OPP
pOrtunity or power to express their views
NJ sentiments upon any state issue; they
have refused to call state convention
to be elected after the national conven-
ton in accordance with Democratic
usage; and they have declared the result
of primary to be held under their tortuous
methods was TO be their final and abso-
lutte guide on national issues, regardless
of the declaration of the national conven-
ton. The only issue they have been
pleased to submit to the people was in
its form so fraudulently shaped as alb
solutely to forbid any possible ascertain
ment under such submission of the
views of the Democracy thereon. In lieu
Of primary county conventions they have
set up system of county returning
boards unknown to Democracy, and hate
full TO all Democrats. And by these
means they have sought to betray the
party, and have in fact, too, nearly dis
rupted il.
In counties where we have Il Democrat
ic organization let them send regularly
constituted delegates. Where we have
not such organization. let individual
Democrats take upon themselves to call
county mass meetings and name dele
gates, a duty which they owe to their
party and to their country, and let them
attend the state convention at Austin.
Let every man be Il true man. and at
Austin we will nominate such electors as
will represent the Democracy of Texas.
md will send delegates to Chicago. who,
armed with proper credentials, and with
full and clear indictment against Dud-
Ieyism for its treason to the party, will
find admittance into the national cOnven-
ton. ,RUFUS HARDY, Chairman.