The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Brownsville, Texas.
August 3rd.. 1896.

1
the various counties comprising said
district met in convention at the
courthouse IN Brownsville today.
The convention was called 10 order
by the chairman, who announced that
the entire district with the excep-
ton of Nueces and San Patricio
counties were duly reuresented.-
VIM. N. Linton and II. NJ. Field were
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman and Linton was elected
receiving 16 votes to 8 for Field
F.J. Crum was elected secretary
and committees on credentials and
platform were duly appointed and
their reports were adopted by prac-
ticaliy the same vote except in the
case of the platform committee,
which was unanimously adopted .
The platform was as follows:
lst. We announce our unswerv-
ing adherence to the principles of
the Republican party as enunciated
in the platform adopted at our st.
Louis national convention and well
come the nomination of Mckinley
and Hobart as spontaneous outburst
of the will of the people discouraged
and we'll nigh disheartened by four
wears of democratic misrule and in
competency, the opportunity afford
ed us to again place our grand ma
ton upon its former place of pros
perity and greatness by the election
Of these of our standard is
hailed with joy.-Wlth that grand
genius who has made Ohio great as
our president we may again hope for
return of prosperity.
End. We denounce the action Of
any and all per ons who may at
tempt to deprive our fellow citizens
of Mexican birth or parentage OF
their right to vote, to sit upon jur-
les OIL any other right These people
live in our midst. We have togeth-
er with them fought our battles fer
good government, and as citizens
and lovers of freedom they are the
equals of the people Of any nation
ality.-And we hereby instruct our
senator to strive in ell possible ways
to defeat the democracy in its man.
ifest effort and intention to restrict
the right of suffrage as shown by
the large vote given in the last le-
gislature by democratic members in
favo; of such legislation.
3rd. We favor free schools, but
we deny the right Of the govern
ment to interfere in the religious
education of children, believing
that parents should control such
matters.
4th. We demand a fair ballot and
an honest count especially in this
our border land. And finally we
ask such legislation by our next le-
gislature as will relieve those inter-
ested in our fisheries from the bur-
densome system of taxation and in
reference and espionage
I The committee on permanent org
anization reported in favor of VIM.
". Linton for chairman and F. J.
Crum for secretary. A substitute
presented by Mr.. Maris was laid up
on the table and the report adopted
in roll call by vote of Is to s. Juan
Hinojosa of Starr county and e. C.
Pierce of Webb were placed in no.
mination for senator, and the ballot
resulted in the nomination of Mr..
Hinojosa.
VIM. n. Linton was reelected
chairman of the executive commit
tee for said district and ex-officio
member of the state republican exc
cutive committee, and Augustin lie
la Pena of Starr county was elected
as secI etary. Quite number of STIR
ring speeches were made both in
English and Spanish by Judge Rent.
fro, Col. Linton, Don d. G. Torres