The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-31
THE DEMOCRATS AROUSED
Enthusiastic Endorsement of Baldwin
Rice Last Night.
THE MEETING IN THE FIRST WARD.
Splendid Speeches By Several Gentiemen
Who Were Warmly Applauded-The
Fiuh Ward Meeting.

There was splendid democratic meet
ing of representative citizens of the First
ward at the corner of Dart and Hickory
streets last night A number OF excellent
speeches We're made. and it was evident
from the enthusiastic applause that the
FIRST ward viii roll up d good majority
for the straight democratic ticket headed
by Captain Baldwin Rice.
Herb $ Light Guard band was on hand
and discourscd some excellent music dur
INK the evening
o'clock by Peter Chalmers. member OF the
city democratic executive committee, and
he introduced the speakers to the audi
cncc.
George Byrno was tho first speaker and
he pr"paccd mis- remarks by saying that
ia The world of politics the good men
hngned themselves with one or the other
OF the Two great political parties ana that
the nondescTtpts, or nonentities were gen
orally the boiters.
Inc speaker then paid his respects to
the plan II campaign wagcd by the Bra
smear people, alleging that none OF these
alleged outrnseS appeared In an affidavit
over the signature Of man of character
and intelligence. They had imposed upon
u few Ignorant negroes, who hardly knew
the meaning OF the affidavit they We're
called upon to sign Besides. many of
those alleged TO have made those affida-
Wits when approached, had repudated
them and denounced them as false.
MT Byrne spoke of the necessity OF
= party organization and urged the support
| of the entire ticket. Ills speech was well
we'd and he was frequently interrupt
ed with applause.
Captain baldwin Rice responded to loud
| calls and made a splendid talk. He was
manly and bold In what he said and made
| "a splendid impression.
| He very happily said that dirty politics
| could not build a city and that what the
people OF Houston wanted was to advance
! interest OF tho city and build up It's l,idus-
| tries Houston needed streets and he was
In favor OF better streets, II the charter
did not permit of street improvements.
| then he was in favor of changing THE
| charter. If elected. he proposed TO submit
| 70 the people proposition to issue bonds
| for street improvements. and then tho
| taxpayers could decide the matter for
| themselves
In referring to the aftidavits alleging
| cruelty In the count! convict camp. no
| said he had served az county commission
| er for i've years and no one had ever
| complained to him Of cruelty, and he had
never heard 1t suggested until this cam
palen ile said he had In his pocket the
evidence upon. which he could send three
men to tho psnitentiary, but he was moi
latter them, They were poor. ignorant
colored men who had been made the tools
OF u white man. 1t was a white man. .
| man Of hts own color, whom he was Of.
tor This white man, who was conceived
In infamy aud matured In crime was tbs
real guilty one, and not the poor deludec
| co0"ed men
| 'Antalh ilccS Npeceh MADE n ilne I'm
preston. and 1t WIS evident that his audi
ence were strongly In sympathy with him
Justin G. White then made an eNcellcn
talk, and he was followed by John S
Stewart. -. a. O'Rfien. Captain Jack Ken
ncdv. Mayor Browne, Alderman Me
Afghan, pr Robert Mciglroy, Roher
Adair and J. NJ lleiser, who were lstene,
J 10 attentively and loudly a5plauded.
There viii he n meeting tonight in Thu
J interest Of the democratic ticket at Fisch
cr's store. corner OF Chnrtrcs ana Congress
} streets. and a number Of prominent speak
crs WIN be on hand.