The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
. 'rrsrr or DEMOCRACY.


s~.e cf the Members Of
e1see Committee.
100 February is.--(staff Corr
a. Antonio Express .)--chair-
!. IDEA. that only demccrats who
\. the Chicago platform and
-,.elyes to stand by the nomi-
a. mrty, should be allowed TO
q democratic primaries, cre-
.,rnrise among the democratic
y when they read the Dallas
thIs mornings Express contain-
sose noted Information. Those
Mr.. Blake personally know
and has ever been a staunch
4 free silver, and on more than
Ion he has expressed publicly
I that those democrats who will
u the Chicago platform as the
md who will pledge loyalty to
,ses of the party, should be en-
participation in the primaries.
.sIly. so 1t is claimed, opens the
Is any one who will make the
kdicated above, regardless of how
In 1896.
n the position taken by Char
j IL is quite proper to call at
Inc views Of certain of the State
men on the test to be required.
IN OF January last, the Atis;fn
dent Of the Express addressed the
note to the different members
IA democratic executive commit
regard the question as not i'm
please favor me with your views
TO be required for participation
ming democratic primaries"
above the replies of only sixteen
emen have been received and they
follows.
nmittal--H. p. Brelsford of East |
81. Rudd Of Waskom, B.. f. Sher-
eferson, Ben II. Denton Of Paris,
Spurlin of Hamilton, John IL.
II Garland, r.. NJ. Johnston OF |
md A. A. Thomas of San Mar
ing eight in all. Two Of those put
lie non committal list, first wrote
y favored letting in only those
n the ticket, State and National,
but afterwards they wired Il re-
II their views be not made public
bns personal to themselves.
|who do not object to their views
kde public and who are for keep
Nj but those who voted for B:yan
)erson in 1896 are w. A. WILLIAM S
|ville, j. ID. Jameson of Victoria
b Loyejoy Of Galveston, three in
who favor opening the primaries
DO will pledge themselves to sup
|party's nominees. regardless o. all
POLITICAL affiliations, Gre y. T.
|Georgetown, H. e. Ellis Of Groes-
B. F. McNulty of San sDtoDtn,
|plemons of Amarillo and Arch
|of Brentwood, making five in all.
! will be seen that the members
[ommittee who committed them
bunting the two who afterward
% let their views be made public |
~ divided, five being for making
cr the National and State tickets
test TO get into the primaries ard
{ In favor of making the test a
10 support all nominees of The
lost of those who refused to COM
selves have expressed heir views
in private conversation,
lis conversation was not intended ,
cation the Express correspondent
speculate on how they will stand
. committee meets ON the 22d Ct
th. OF the views of the fifteen :
Of the committee who failed 10
he query of the Express corre,.
nothing definite is known.
NE to predict, however. that the
Of the committee will be very
Z when the test question comes
iscussion. The. views of certain
differ very materially, some being
Of making vote for Bryan and
] the test, some favoring making
Y Culberson only the test, others
letting into the primaries anybody
accept the Chicago platform and
to vote for the nominees. and
III being in favor of letting IN
who will promise to support the
of the party regardless Of the
PLATFORM and the way they voted
meantime some of the counties
waiting for the State conmittoe
ut are adopting their own plans
Ing primaries and will not he
by the action of the State conf
Among these counties is William-
even after the State committee
ertain county committees viii lay
cir own rules just as they have
ormer years. Many counties, how
adhere strictly to the ruios laid
The State committee. consequent
meeting will be ef much
&c to the democracy OF the State
action will be awaited with in