The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-23
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
Committee Appointed to layite 1t to
Houston.
THEY WILL HAVE TO GO TO AUSTIN.
The Grain Rate Discussed ard Pointed
Resolutions on the subject Adcp;ed.
Other business.


President J. NJ. Cotton In the chair and r.
y. Gray. acting secretary IN the absence
OF Secretary Dexter. who IS unavoiiaoly
detained in Fort Worth, for a few days,
on account OF business
Among those present besides the officers
named were Vice President Seaerook w.
Syinor. Judge Norman Il. kitirell, GEN
erai Richard Cocke. Mr.. Henry IL. Dick
son. Mr.. u. u. Bryan. Mr.. RoeNrt L I.
Wilson. Colone! William Hunter, Colonel
w b. S!osscn. Or. f. 5. He!s:g-
Upon the meeting being called 20 order,
Judge Norman klltrell spoke Of the I'M
portance Of some action being taken by
Houston looking to the securing OF one or
more OF the state conventions soon 20 he
held and moved that the chair be instruct
ed to appoin; a committee from the league
to 30 10 Austin. where the democratic
state central committee meets on Feorn-
airy s. instructed and empowered TO lay
before that body the advantages when
Houston has TO offer for the holding OF
convention. and to invite the next demo-
cratic state convention to be held In TINS
city.
General Cooke amended the motion TO
mako the committee twenty strong, TO
he composed Of representatives citizens
not members Of the league. as well.
The motion as amended was adopted
and the president appointed the Following
named from the league, requesting Vice
President Sydnor to appoint the remain
Ing number: Judge Norman G. hittrell,
chairman, Captain +. \. Reichardt, Cen
eral hlchaEn SoShe' So'.iet .'.5 ~,
sEaneF, MAJOR 'ohh + A'VNS''' "''A
X NJ. Johnston 80.
ar. r. T. = " iis0n suek.sss "a 10, 49,,
co-oy rate with the committee and that
a. many "a conla r. pe sSN'' ~ D'
ne S"s-,s.'' pl' 49,. ,r,re-,,.
Ju@se No. ~ sat' 'i, , -. ia ~.
WIG iVI'H - - - 800. -a,,
''lt - - ~. - tt,,,sI,nis An,
Az , -, q, the stntc, bo,n
I'm ~ .,,s,i'- ,.iNg,s ssoliid De
.,,,t.,sa al Austin
-, ~ -, 80 ,s,,,,estet TO
M. 80 -, - tro Auditorium.
80. - -f,.s,.,a..es ,,-.irh houston mad
- 90. ,',,t,sL ,b,. ~,r,c In tho Houston
~ .1..sthar vim clt Of the Audi
go ,,t.h NJ. Tr,.an consented to
~ ~ - ,,. - rro,.i,lcd
40 - ~ ,,a 1lri,,J,,oc above appoint-
o5 vas .rnuo,y.r,l 4, look after all de-
~ - ans, and ali provisions
1870 in he nrtmlscs.
NJ " ~ Slossnu addressed the league
,,,.,r ,ha s1hIect of railroad rates. citing
/ Zen, cnanres In rates. as made by the
.,rbisnn Topeka ana santa Fe railroad
3 hold IA 10.
go. 49, - January % In his hands.
III eold ,hat me rate ua contained there
( a., ON flciir. mral and grain for export
! grorn ,oluts In the Northwest confirmed
| hv the Advance I'm rates what had been
! .prrehended would be tho case.
( Mr slosson then offered the following
! r.e,l, .ion when upon reading on motion
/ ~ nudge Kittrcu, were unanimously
/ ,dorted.
/ whereas Al the last meeting OF the
/ Hotstou Iuslness League we announced
! hv raso.iitlou tho dancer then thre itcned
I tL,t IN. grain rate tc the coast ports was
/ nkely 10 be rnisel so as to stop shipments
+ ,,o,,, tho N,r,hwcst 10 the gulf; and
( Whereas The ST. Louis ana Chicago
/ chambers OF commerce and business mems
! Iosg,,os have denounced the North and
/ SUM railroads doing business in those
! ,t.fes for giving Galvs sion ard New or
( leare mis- rate which has stimulate bus
/ ,ness In this direction, and demanded
/ H., mis- rnr,,atition to OTHER markets at
! n Ia,,vor rate shall cease mentioning Gal
weston ana New Orleans IS the bene-
! ,,i.ria... and
! v.berr,s itv n,;blic schedule printed on
Nt1rd.,. ~ mis- wcok January 20. the IA %
i,, III, ,,e,,, restored 10 p TO 81 cents on
! Corp from Missouri and Kansas and ii
( r,.rr,s,I,-,,,,,,rt- ,dvanc. on other grains as
/ ,h.r., tened therefore he II
Resnlycd That this business league con
| ,.r,,,,Istes our North and South Texas
! reiiro,ds A, Tho manly stand taken ia
giy,re. no ra.os during the last thirty
! dsys ,nducinn sbinmcr,ts OF more than
| TX fco h,,shcls Of corn daily to Texas
| ror,.
,,csc,v.a Tha, we urge the managers
| - .,,',.a. t,ro.Ja soa,,,, ,rtereetod 90
no. Al, are in tho deye,onment of this
| 81, o. 1T, =, So t.,,,r', h,, ~ r,,n
r,ade slono IN Inc interest Of Eastern
80 49,, E,s,..,-, c,,ias 10 Tho dctr,mert
| >, ,,1.''.' -
| VI =, ,, -. .,t, ,,,,,., 49,,
-. s,r,,,,'ia 80, ,ro,',,,-,.,i
10 nv ,,,, ~ -, 800
W" ,,'.i, Va a.
| - '-'.- , 49, -, ~, wy s,.
Cit''A al" Pu' 80 VI az ~ ~.
| oE''1ins 70 "s' 'Ne'S n.''u,IO' pors'p.c ~"
W "n'''y, no''D" WIN Wy So. 80, ,, vs.
"eHt 10 ueiifI'l anu ectNc Wnat ivs''i-
ih''ely pe,otlsS 70 US ny retsoh oi our ioca-
,lon ana Snort,r maui, lalr per cont OF me
trade OF the western states which has
Tor century mace me rust ilch ana
arrogant itW1nilnE everything.