The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
FIFTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at the
Pythisn Hall.
CAPTAIN BALDWIN RlCE'S SPEECH
He show Cp the Absurdity o. the Boiler
furehtse-1he Market Hall
Meeting.

There ~as roussns big temocrati,
I. rrycetinr last a;xn; sn :isc Fifth ward a; IN
/ IsyihiAn Hail. The meeting Was compose
I al representative mon. tire booze and si.isw
OF the ward. and i; was evident from ghs
enthusiasts recep;,en given Captain Baid
/ win Rice and seie osaier ie-Iicrta canti.
BATES that the s..lh ward Is solid 10.
st-s4sh; democracy. as it has always beer
heretofore.
I The meeting was presided over BY E. r
| Parker member Of the city democratic
executive committee. The speaking was
| :-2...si=..-z,ea ss' Sampson Lyies, who rttadS
an excellent TALK Tor organized democracy.
! he arra{snea the methods OF she campaign
as pursued hs the Brashear faction and
compared il 20 the clean method of con.
tcc;ans the campaign as pursued by the
democrats.
Captain BALDWIN Rice responded to loua
cA!is. ar9 his Plain. straightforward bust
neSSlih@ talk captured the crowd and
when 10 had ceased the air fairly resound-
60 1iin ia" enthusiastic Scouts OF demo
captain Rscs Commenced his address b.,
"a; ing ,hat these WHO live IN Il city oN Z
d. ~ 20 Themselves TO take part In its gov
e|nnaets' IN 'h1s campaign. tie speaker
sai1, there Aat hsAg less discussion ct
these questions which are Of interest to
a. 'E1 i'Asrr ia2% Ia any campaign he had
go Witnessed II u %! no Interest to the
.e"g!H "fT @i.s'iot, oite canc tstT holds CT
Mss cpp1.eaf
THIS IS a god ci;y, the speaker sald. but
4 Is grown ana il Is ou: duty 10 see
OH 81 employment N THIS city than there
nave been before for twelve years The
question ~ Mat shall hc done 70 give
tiisin ~or1 I'ie speaker said he in
isNor " a~ptt improvements The city
NJ, "a i,~' progress az retrograae. The
ID rf.afs4 .
site eG-nioy fucns go 70 Dor.
Aae sJ.aker referred 10 the work OF tho
ats--'tt administration. amt sali more
H7' scnaoinn+ses had teca hNlli during
2s1-o- agoN..H Administered zion shaA ever
lflpfe 4he r!fy = growing So fast and
as "e-eai ~ vac carpet bag debt - great
.Hai ii rs Impossible for The city t. az the
~ sS+;t street improvements without is
S.ttifE zones II elected. Captain Pee said
faf 'ns0r. iie MIS- in favor of sSsAing
noras. spd ne proposed x 7lerted 10 sub
+. t-o iro1~stion "a the People. It was
Y CRY tstr tiH equitable way 20 aproi-
sos De burden o. p5!tii, improvements.
4nr reAi generation snnu.a be mnde 70
sJasa heir pfoperuoH % the cost of paw
meats.
cap'asn R.ce SAID the entire ticko, was
oNe iaai ne pe nie c"lia well anori u
s9p'"Ef u VIII npt rctsr ~ me slauhfr-
oaS remarks inar hav- teen male anol;
A;e W iNis ealGpiGeu sid ATTAIN kter,
'tcF afa not wAsinE a campaign of abuse
Nei ~ - Houston paper no charge has
'-e"n made ,hai an uuc.e q. mino. . man
- years q ase, sad purchased ,asller
from i,.r Huntsville psaitenuary, fa man
AGES 9i7 own nfsniie AID manage mine.
iif ponds MS own u1uey OR lo!l.Ts and
prHs them whersY-st saits aim. lie Aes
newer consulted M. as 20 wkere he shall
buy h.s boilers and consequently ain not
,r ire least responsible for thls acf Win
say however. teai I Va :he arsi man 20
record As having appeared b FORE TIM rcni-
iratiasy committee al AHsiln and aiYa-