The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
FREE SILVER. DEMOCRATS.
They Favor the Idea of Holding Only
One Convention.
ARE PATRIOTS WHO WANT NO OFFICE
chairman Blake Fsvors the Recollection
OF the Present Democratic state
Administratiou.

ling little city reside Hon. ]. w. Blake
ana Austin NJ. Kennedy, chairman and
secretary respectively Of the State demo-
cratic bimetallic executive committee, or
ganized In the city of Fort Worth In
August 1896. The personnel OF the COM
mittee is as follows: j. NJ. Tclbert, A. p.
Conley, Il. L. Ross. J. L. Wilson. w. T.
Beverly. Bryan T. Barry, Robert N. Stat
ford. Ned Morris. Byron Drew. Thomas
| ). Smith, o. l.. Strlbling, A. G.. Board, s.
A McMeans, l.. T. Dasheil, James Me-
| Donald. w. I'll. Ledbetter. Norton Moses
A. T. Thomas. j. l.. Camp, Juan S. Hart.
! t. II. Strong, Winburn Pearco, o. T.
Maxwell S. P. Hogg, J. w. Swayne and
$. G. Tankersley. These gentlemen rep
resent the thirty-one senatorial districts
OF the State, and among their number are
many of the best-known democrats In the
State, beginning with Speaker Thomas s.
Smith. Mr.. McMeans is also a member
Of the State democratic committee, over
which Colonel ]. G. Dudley presides. At
| headquarters the secretary and n steno-
grapher send out free silver literature
daily, and conduct an extensive corrc-
spondence.
The special commissioner Of The Post
found Chairman Blake In his bank. The
young champion of the white metal is
not n National banker, as has been
charged. He is the moving spirit of q
private bank. The gentleman was very
busy with his correspondence ard the spe-
cial commissioner began operations after
the compliments of the season had been
exchanged.
"As silver democrat and the spokes-
man of the bimetallic committee, do you
favor one or two conventions, Mr.. Blake"
zone convention, by all means. The
democratic State committee very wisely
decided to submit the financial issue to
general primary election, at the Dallas
meeting. y resolution pledging the sub
mission of the issue to the democratic
voters Of the state was adopted at that
meeting and in keeping with the eternal
fitness of things when the committee meets
in Austin the general primary election will
be ordered. 1t is the only fair solution
O! the question and no man possesses the
hardihood To say that the people are not
| capable of self-governme and that 1T is
not their alienable right to settle this ana
all other economic problems at their pri-
| mary meetings. Then why should two
| conventions be held? Why should the
| democratic voters be put to the expense
| of holding two conventions when one snail
| suffice. The silver men OF Texas want
nothing new--they ask that silver be re-
| stored to its old place In the monetary
| system, made redemption money and
| placed on the same footing with gold.
| This Is the case in II nutshell. After the
| primary election. then send delegates 10
| the Chicago convention TO voice the
an, I'm hal L.
ments in the constr, elton of platform
| and the selection of candidates for pres
| ident and vide president. Then We can
| say to the voters of Texas. This Is the
first chance that has been given us TO OBJ
| tain an honest expression of the party.
| View our work. The silver democrats
| care nothing for the spois of office. They
are working for principle, ana great
one is at stake. When the state conven-
ton meets, send the delegates to the Ma
| tional convention, adopt the platform and
renomlnate Governor Culberson and the
other incumhents of State Offices This
Will eliminate from the contest all side
issues, and why not? Governor Culberson
and other State officers are entitled to
another term. This is not disputed. one
convention, composed of delegates fresh
from the ranks of the people, can trans
act all the business and then go home.
Speaking for the silver democrats OF Texas
who are fighting for principle, and to
preserve the supremacy OF the grand
party of jefferson and Jackson. ! urge .
general primary election for the solution
Of the financial wrange within the ranks
of the party and one Stale convention to
carry out the instructions of the sover-
eign voters as expressed in their primary
| r:Cetirgs. The silver democrats want the
majority to govern-the people ia rule. II
they receive setback at the primaries
h., will taxa ttair 1if tnn "a q thgv
have done In the past. The people can not
be blinded AN not be deceived. They ask
fer a gen eral primary election and one
convention. The rank ard file. the bull
| wark of the party, the men who have
| fought and viii continue TO fight IT'S bat
| ties, make these demands"
do you anticipate an early meeting OF
| your committee"
| LAS to that | can not speak positively
| Not at present, however. ] shall visit
| Austin oil February 8, and the Indications
| ere that very many democrats OF Texas
| will find time to visit Austin during the
| deliberations of Colonel Dudley and his
! fellow democrats OF the state commit
! tee"
rs there n great demand for literature
| touching upon the financial problem?'
From every quarter; we can not supply
| the demand. Letters asking for literature
and speakers come by every mail. rhe
|
| sas. submitting forty six reasons why the
| government should grant the free and I'M
| limited coinage of silver at a ratio of iG to
| /. a vary powerful and logical address. is
| In great demand. Texas members of con-
gress have furnish I'd the committee with
| a large number of copies CT Terry's appeal
| for silver. II costs money &c conduct a
| campaign of education, and l have ex-
| pended $500 of my own funds in defrayins
| the expense thus far. The senatorial
chairmen and the friends OF silver through
cut the State should remember this and
| send in their pro rata Of the 'nnds. 1
am satisfied that there Will be an out
pouring OF democrats at the general pri-
mary election and a victory for the friends
Of the money of the constitution
where are the gold standard democrats
| the most nunierousp"
1.-THE Tenth and Eleventh congressional
| districts represented by Miles Crowley
and W. II. Grain. These districts are the
strongholds of the gold standard advo-
Gates. In all other congro ssional districts
the silver democrats are in the majority.
1'here is a fair sprnklng OF gold stand
ard advocates IN Hon. JOS. ID. Sayers' dis
|