The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-08
CAMERON DEMOCRACY.
In Convention Assembled Last
Night It Took Care
OF Party Matters.


pursuant TO the call of the county
Chairman, Hon. Jas. b. Wells. There
was large and enthusiastic attend
ance. The purpose of the meeting
was to select delegates TO the state,
congressional, legislative and judi
cial conventions, to select candidates
for the county offices, elect county
chairman for the next two years and
transact such other business as might
come before it. The meeting was
called to order by Hon. Jas. b. Wells
county chairman. Hon. Thos. Car
son was alected permanent chairman
and Louis Kowalski and E. Z. Forto
were elected permanent secretaries l..
A committee was appointed to re
port to the convention names of del
egates the various conventions and
also TO mentlon candidates for coun-
ly offices. The-following committe
was appointed James B. Wells, j.
NJ. Raphael, Z. A. Forsythe, VIM. J
Russell, NJ. Alonzo, Jose Garcia
Anorga, II. Reyes, Jose Manzano, jr.,
Juan Cara, and Jose Lopez.
The committee retired and while
its report was in preparation the
convention was addressed by Nleesrs.
Ferguson, Barbour, seabury, Forto,
Champion, Kleiber, and Torres.
The committee reported as follows,
for county officers:
Hon hos. Carson, for County Judge
Emilio c. Forto ;, Sheriff
James 4. Browne ;, Collector of
Taxes
Caledonia Cara :, County Tres
urer
Louis Kowalski ). District Clerk
Joseph Webb ;, County Clerk
Geo:ge Champion ;, Assessor of Tax.
Casimiro Tamayo :. Inspector of
Hides & Animals
Augastin Celaya ), County Attorney
Martin Hanson . Surveyor
L. H.. Goodrich :, Superintendent
of County schools
George w. Miller >, Justice of the
Peace OF Prec1
No. ,.
Felipe Cobb for Constable of
Prerint No. 2
5. w, Brooks for County Com
missioner Of Pre-
clint No. 2.
Hon. Jas. B. Wells was named for
county chairman for the ensuing two
years.
The following named gentlemen
were named to attend any and all of |
the different conventions and in
structed to vote as unit, the majority
Of the delegates present TO decide
how the votes shall be cast:
James B. Wells, VIM. Kelly, j M
NJ. b. Kingsbury, Jno. Klei-
Der, /. e. Schultz. EN-. House, of Aus
in, Manuel Alonzo, DR.. a. S. Wolff.
Ther report was unanimously adopt
ID.
Hon. John l. Kleiber offered the
GLOWING resolutions: =
Whereas, we as democrats, believe
hat the safety of our institutions
md the main tresure of true re-
publican form of government depend !
lpon the supremacy of the demo-
ratio party and the control by said ,
,arty of our national governmental
fairs and.
Whereas, it is an axiom of demo-
racy that the will of the majority 9
hould rule and be the party law, to ,
Which will all honest democrats 4,
hould bow, and whereas, while the =
ational democratic convention at =
,hicago, representing the united !;
nd organized democracy of the ma /;
ion, has adopted platform con- /
aiming two pIanks i. e. the one upon 4
he financial question of federal in
reference in local state affairs which :
tanks both in sentiment and en- ;,
ression are at variance with what :,
7e have always held, and still do !;
old. should be the policy Of our !
arty; yet we fully recognize that,
n he adoption of said platform and :
n the nomination of NpsSra Rrvan