The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-21
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The lily white STATE repubNsa. conveu-
ton was called to order yes,eFlay morn-
ing ct 1920 o'clock at the Auditorium By
Chairman l.. p. Goodcli oil Fort worth
of the state executive committee.
Colonel j. =. Newcorh Of san Antonio.
secretary of the executive COMMITTEES, read
tho call for tho convention o. foiows;
In accordance of order and at the in
stance of tho action u tho rcpusiican
State executive conmillte "a. Woo.
Texas. on the i9th OF February. J. 80, upvn
a call issued by the stat" chairman, a
republican state convention Viii BE- l"id
In the city OF iiouaton. ! "Na'' Ga NJ pilltN.
April 20 1886 at O'clock a. IN, tor tHe
,5tirpose OF electing four dei's "a rs-at-la ~
and four alternates TO "a" .,"iional re-
publican convention to na hr,l al -,
Louis Mo-, June 10. 1875. at y "a dock
noon for the purpose OF nominating 4
candidate for president hnd We" pi q
dent OF the United States 70 De flp'pf'ei
AZ rho next National election. and tor tle
Transaction OF such other business az
may properly be brought before snp con
,rbs basis OF representation shall be $50
felerates-at-largc for each county ani
one delegate for every ~ Noi"~ or rae
ton over i25 cast for benialp'n Harrison
The district and county choirnen are
Instructed to sail concniions under such
restrictiuns as they and their local com
mittecs may determine are necessary 10
protect the integrity OF the primaries aad
conventions to securc representative
All county conventions shall be hold a.
least ten days prior to the date OF the
State convention.
counties and voters without regard tc
past political affilation who ludor1c the
republican policy, nre cordially Invited 10
S snry p IN ise !h' as s Of ES the republican
Chairman Goodcll then Introduced May
or Baldwin Rice. who made a fellcl'on
epeech of welcome. lie said 70 VIA
source of qualification to him 10 fa' a'i.
upon to address n convention coupo.r co.
such representative mon. AZ tltet hr We
can badge, as he had boom nVrtvr'9 II
democracy but they were all lahotins ~
what they conceived to po tnr ep,ni y,
X wouia 10 better for the STATE for tn
parties to be more evenly divided, an'
from this standpoint ne % anu ,n" m mar
n,cr,. stronger II would compel the domi
nant party TO enact better laws and clos
party contests genrraa,y ,a mnie no 10 s tnt
~ ,Y,shes, there were 5000 delegates 4
The Saii. so ms 10 put the democratic par
y on Its metal, a TO th rss sha '"'' NOR
4 Mayor Rice's address was well receive
and warmly apploudad;t oa,,o. then 70
Mr.. ". II; Atws,n, re OF OF Welcome a
MI Chairman, Ladies s ,1"In, G'r hnmsl
and Fellow-repuplictt.s, so,t,r ,,ho h,
obeisanos TO the worthy inhyor WIZ ~
20 soy y,Io Wsicoms the earnest wish the! III
republican party Nigh, gTo s%,a i, led is ,sa
until It's numerical strength el"a ~, s ~"
Sim that f' his wish hut expresses the Pa
triotic hope Of every aslesa ,,e,, 20 :, TN TN
snteiiieenoe OF Texas people we hay
uaihnred the respectable business rcput
ilcans into this Grand organiHauon an
reIy upon the good Judgment OF voiHi
"a, Who desire to better themselves ana me-
" country. We ciairn the Eray-hn,ren r'
publican, the young repubiicai. w. .iran