The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-25
THE PROCEEDINGS.

1hE IKUl EEDlNuS.
Austin, Texas June a4.--Thc delegates
syre late IN arriving this morning, and
|fpugh T. was 40 o'clock when Chairman
Robcrtson raped fer order there were
many straeslers after The Savel fell.
Thst the delegates had had a surf,H Of
cratpry, and that sh,y wanted the pending
question, the platform. cxpediously
disposed of, Was made manifold when
Captain Field moved that all speeches he
nrlied to five mnuces.
The motion. however, was not ncres-
nry, as Jake Hodges who had the floor,
Yielded for compromise proposition. Tho
difference being on the wording OF The
financial plank.
Judge Reagan then came forward II
aid two objections had been made to
the financial plank. The first was that
free coinage was demanded, the cxrlicH
dGlaratton Independently OF any other
ration being omitted.
Judge Reaean said while he did not
think this at an necessary. still ne had
10 0bjerspn to IL, and ne rerJriod NJ
secScn amended in conformity With this
dsste.
ino ouict ol'l'N on Ndss, ne Sali, TO lNe
decoration coldtmnine ii. Secrs airy Of
~ treasury for refusing TO pay out
elitr IN exchange fer SILVER "irliflc2tvs.
Wide this dec ir'ation. Judg' Reagan
~. was not literally true, i, was piac-
tcaly 10, and 10 ;utisiy he shes Of
tonie the committee had agreed to amend
ne declaration 81 as TO condemn the sec-
WARY Tor failing u avail DlmSelt cf his
sRh TO pay IN sliver. This change, Judge
Reagan said, did not change TN sense or
of he fi,Np md n
moved IS adoption.
Jake Hodges hen rose to read the
plank as amended, after which .x-Gov-
trnor Hos atose to speak.
speecl-mak'ng even shoush ii came from
ne graat eN Governor, and Ton several
MAlies he was prevented 'ro5l proceed
" oy cries OF question
when he Vas allowed 10 speak {; vernon
hoeg repr0ven them for their i,r.rs. say
~ tnel won Il nave picnry OF tme 10 go
nome after The convention had ahipurne !!
!.isn alter waiting for IA laugh MAT
aane come he continued:
~ are commissioned here today WITH
great work, aud nope we VIII DO it up
AN atn. me cNpl"nation rs 10 the intention
~ 'he ameuin,ut to the plank offered by
ae SHHmitt"t, 50 FAR as am concerned.
An enaFiy satisfactory. 'Aprlansel
r ~ uue an apology, perhaps. to this con-
MY. .sI."h Tor dsiaining you last night Last
-sht IN the Wording of that resolution H.
ssvefy much muddl.sd in my mind, and
ao,. Was more muddled in the minds of
having anything m,lddled in The nlatform.
II now covers svsrv,hinn ins,r,ri In my
mind, believe wn Suaht 10 have :.
s s;Ha. cut resolution declaring for god and
s s~,s. as morey independently Of the ac-
Now am no o,Ihhn.r ,rhnea rontle-
men have exnisinod TO Won .,bar ~,
mean, and the eNpjanution Is satisfac-
soy. If it is the viii of the convention
will assume my nn,,, of aynoininp 10
the people '' p"'' u
u believe fh,, u,h.r ,,,o ,,o,,,,r. cor cold
ma silver thnr, g No mee IN rctcrrin,s TO
paper money AT All I,,ne, money i a
ID nro,niei ". N'ihoul inler'>t. y noi't
" ~ payahle IN ,no NM ~ an, n, ,tn,s
va fatist Than these cihor ,a,,nu,. i,ut
believe in eovel.nr n tbinr without nav.
n , half . dozen Unnecessary sentences
Substitute With liz s,nsi. VIII ,.n Iit 4
you 90 so. thera mia;,, n., :, ,,i.,,,, ,,.,,,..
soa charge that We mca,, f,ttstn- maj
=, they might tako n -, ~, i,,,,,d IN
y In fiat nolscy, and no, in sold and ni-
W am w,l,;,,g' - ~ ny ~, I'll, H. ,.,ni
sa preach harninnv" M,'io,,so
Judge Reagan fniio,,, IL ox,,rss.od
sp.es of tho pank 'e .It nro, oI JuJee
!he free ana 'ni,,,,t ~ "Nn,nnat o. 10,
Htependeftlv N ~ ~, uo,''se "i SaNo'
s",a'bn, and il mais,s ~ N" ,,, s,i,.or a,d
.as nper resting IN n, ,ho n,onnv az ,he
HMnmens. Thon III II non ,ae ,9n'y a.
"a alone un5p d a ,na ,reaI Wc n, lay n,n
Iron that IN rort,nn,s ~, y, ,nr r,ndc
Iat any or all kin,,s ~ ,,nro" sh,,i ho :,
seal tender for NM. ~ al, ,,''' ,,,,Ie.a,d'
any contract,I,, W. e, ~, w.,
m.o rar,sy MONEY IT ~ 1l'a ,., ~ ,ho 'S o,,,
~ leave ii in tbo , you ,,S' ,h 'n an,,ni.
sd If II the ,n' country S,o on soid s'a hc