The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15

y, ,bs streets, which announced tho
s,r us purpose was In the interest
/, ..mocratic organization and to indorse
|. .rtIon OF the city democratic eXecu-
I s.mnjttee.
a. meeting was called 10 oruer ny MT
!, coyle, who said that Mr.. Josenh
/ vs.er member Of the democratic
L..n,ive committee, would act az tenn
W. obalrmar.
y. usver introduced Judge w. +. Ham
W. III, was the first speaker Of the
- Judge Hamhlon made spirited.
VA address,. which was received with
ss,.,,stlo applause. lie said he had
.-..sJ during this campaign TO remain
I,s0ra and when the day OF election
y, around to 60 out and vote for the
-. M the party. but he had been
III mon TO express his views on the
.elnr condition Of political affairs, and
Aonrht II the duty of every citizen to
!. .onrsel when sought. He had heard
.r,b yituneration Of public mon that he
.onaered whether this city was emit
N the progress she had made, or
MAR IN her rapld growth she had called
~ midst the worst element of society.
,reaker had supposed that the demo-
n, executive committee was competent
.,-torm the duties. which had been
r,..5 mon them and to act fairly TO-
a ,he peoplc. but TO his great surprise
!, was n new programme insisted upon
I'M time ago
hi,ons had been circulated and one
h ptesentod to him. but he refused 10
IN He saw a great many good names
,,ssrs b,t he didn't think the signers
-,..IateJ nor did he believe that one
- vino etrrod considered himself
IA IA carry out its bohests. In pre-
NM democratic organization. demo-
\, Ssares must he carried out. 1t is the
u us,',.D' a., ,,,,;i ~ nro re,novod nv.
tnocra,lc convention.
NJ snpaker said ho had rend the action
,rrcnt nubllc meeting and the speeches
,sptlsmon who had either forgotten
,-.lvss had inst escapcd from n luna
,u,lnr or else lust off spree. To
tta, the democratic executive commit
n carving out democratic usage was
r,r In an arbitrary manner was sim
rpsanse.
+. had looked over the list OF gentle
r. and four Of them had enjoyed the
could bestow unon them. and not one
nsm had ever been nominated by day
rary and some of them would take n
Laaton from any kind of primary
I'm Kind Of convnntion That th,s
hes was an outrage OIL the people.
r was also an intimatIon. said the
kE.r, that there ha:l been corruption in
tly Administration. The sneaker sub
ni that for twcntv-five years thera
70. been mn alderman ar n mayor
hi by the least faint of corruptinn.
Y u ,kirts were lust as clean as were
h a the gentlemen who smoke that
~
NJ these men no interest I'm the mat
mere IS purpc Sc nehind 1t all Th'y
aNai in crcula-s. In tho Good GOV
lr.rt League and In tho nuInit thet
= t,y was corr,nt and the peonle ms
rnAy This was rrand nconio the
Fsr said ana If ,bav viii stirk together
I rrIll rate thts a rr,.,, civ hut II
,Tow these ,,,-n a. croato d,scor5
nil be no progress.
Al va allow these mon on the eXecu-
elNrsonal interest in tho AFFAIR?
seaker then referred 10 mo primary
Mrs as the source from which tho
nnra OF he peopl, may lie made
n and given expression, If there is
HI, or power to hold these primary
nj every man differs as TO the pro-
va official acts. Thov win crit,cIse
rs Of public offlciols INT thev ourht
ss where to ston, =
Z sseaker epnealed IN evorv domo,ra
Fili by the action Of the executive
siiss He rldiculod the idea that the
YIN a, recent public meeting didn't
these gentlemen viii see the hand.
sson the wall ond wben ,hsir recnn,
a,cs will be hurled hack NJ them
aa get up and abuse their fellow.