The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-07
THE TEXAS DELEGATION.
bland will Get the Vote, Thouoh
hugl Opposed 1t.
lTAI'K AND HARDY ISSUE ADDRESS.
Advise That tho silver Men lie Left to
Ih-ir Fac by Withdrawal
OF Gnidbue..

IS ~, II u chao.ic condition of things cN.
sting. and no man IS safe In betting his
Pile ON any announced candidate Several
csncuscs have given bland new strength
hut several offices have hedgod In a way
TO make BANDS nomination problcniat.c-
al. Tho democracy of the country does
no, yet know where Il Is at"
The Texas Delegation held Il caucus this
'norhinS AT 10 O'Clock. and, although 1t
was hard matter FOR a newspaper man
to insert too,hplck into the door. here
are the facts:
Governor Culberson was elected char.
man of III" delcsation. which cairies with
" the privilege of Announcing the vote
Of the delegation as a unit. Albert S.
Rurcson was elected secretary. John NJ
Duncan was placed ON the committee on
permanent Organization and rules. John
IL. Reagan on tho committee on platform
and resolutions; j. w. Blake on the COM
mttcc ON credentials. John Lovelcy OF
Galveston WAS made vice president of the
convection from Texas. Ex-Governor logs
was named. but he ". thdrew in favor Of
Love.oy.
when Bailey was Illuminated as the man
to second tho nomination of the man
whom Texas intended to support is' presl-
GcNt, ne ne CDhlt not consistently
svcond any man but Bland.
The instructions OF the rcAas delegation
were then brought to the front. These IN
| sIruc,ions Mere 10 the effect that the
Texas del ga,ion should vote for Biapn
Il he were found to hc the mos, availablc
/ card!date
Ex-Governor Hogg and Mr. Gatewood
from the Twelfth Texas district insisted
~,
availahlity of Bland that would change
the attitude of the Texas delegation If
eAplo ted
| Reagan and l.ovejcy both main,al'iet'
that II those charges We're allowed fun
away they would make Bland votes
Ii was decided aztec u hot discussion
that Rland was the most available mat.
and he chairman OF the delegation was
II structed 10 east the vote of Texas for |
Bland and Joe Barley was selected 20 zee |
ond Blaid's nomination.
John J.. Sheppard OF Camp county was |
selected as the member from Texas on the |
committee to notify the president al and
vice presidential nominees Senator Gull |
ton was appointed committee of one so |
confer with the executive committee Of |
the Bimetallic league B.l Shaw WAS
seated as PROXY Tor r. u Srn'er' ana eA-
'hairnian quincy or me 'eNas h'a'c zen
'ra' committee was elected NATIONAL com
mittccman from Texas.
The motion to recosh'1e proxies oFo"s'''
up IL manner Hha' mas p'eh po'n'''"k 'o'
texas "e'csa'''h' Nn',her inc i""' eN
ira DELEGATES at "'Fe wou'a 9 ee"'"'
or not wa 4 row"''"l N'N"'i"us our
ron ara mich "ne'sin'sS wa eShi''l"i
The go'da.i hnot was cu' oS 'h' en-
trance Of Tiaa 'ioit' Nhtloi'a' ''''"''''e'
man, VINO nan ops' re "'''' '''''' me- I
tre o. mat eoi"''"'t'" ~ 'eio'' '''''
II hah thefe he'h hfe'd'u 20 e'" "''
make room tor nli ce'esa''s ''o'" ''"'f'
th1t hah ele''eh more nan "e "S""
quota There was some ''h"'e'h"lion'
however whsa ne a''''' ', r ''' 'a,
would nof be distributor 10 icN'' "'p
gates hhtl inc >'''''' WIN" '"' ~"
el'm'n' llofu ''Na' wa "''" '''e '"'
decided non alN" s'''' ,''"" N
really nor necessary 'o' III" "'-'h w."
20 haNr any r'I'eS''''t''
fore enc Nauohai comm ''u o'' ''''""'
OIL ms contest as ne was r'''i''''," NV
conld H'il lie m TWO MINUTES '""
ever as 'He s'nhd money .o''.'''e'ii' a"
enpnHnd counsel NJ "o"'' S"ss'A' 'n''
IN, regular h'iesat'on sel''' Governor
cnlherspn to represent H. II was noNt'
at once mat '"ote he"s'u, 'ph'l '''"-
can Ex-Governor ''psh' - =" '"N' '"'
J'h" iip"ers NC "u"o" as NUTS " N'o'
ernoF Cnih'f7nn'
MT sheppMh "n"hshr mo contest IN
sitnil'nnt and mat 'ulhcrsoh h'ehed no
assistance 'n kho'klns tne coiIt"d INTO
nh" proverirni cooked hat.
'"isc k'As'h 'il''th WIN N.m He