Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-03
POLITICS IN THE STATES
Representative Bailey Opposing Expansion
Views in Texas Democratic Convention.
Democrats Block Progress of Nc
Among Indiana Republicans.

The democratic state convention at CAL
weston. Tex. yesterday. after appointing
committees on order OF business creden-
tails and platform, adjourned until today
There is no contest, except for the posi-
tions OF treasurer, land commissioner and
judge Of the court of appeals The nomi-
nees for the other offices will be:
Governor, Joseph ID. sayers; lieutenant
governor, J. NJ. Browning: attorney gem
eral, Thomas S. Smith; controller, r. W.
Finley; railroad commissioner. Allison
Mayfield; superintendent of public instruc-
ton ]. S. Kendall; associate justice Of tho
supreme court. Thomas J. Brown.
Congressman Bailey and Congressman
Henry are working hard to keep the con-
vention from announcing in favor OF hold
ing the conquered territory. A majority
OF the delegates favor expansion.
Nebraska Fusiontsts
Nebraska's fusion forces failed to make q
record for themselves for industry in their
three state conventions held yesterday at
Lincoln, Neb. Beginning shortly after
clock In the afternoon. an evening recess
found them hardly well begun, a perma-
nent organization and appointment of the.
customary committees being the sum total
OF the work accomplished up TO last nights
session
About 10 o'clock last night the report OF
the conference committee on the division Of
the Offices among the three parties was re
ceived. 1t recommended that the populists.
be allowed to name the head Of the ticket
(governor). and that such other state off,
GERS had served acceptably be renomi-
mated. There was opposition but the re-
port was adopted in turn by each conven-
ton.
The first ballot brought out seventeen
candidates for governor, w A. Poynter Of
Boone, populst, leading in strength in the
populfst convention. Judge Neville OF North
Platte, populist. with free silver repub-
hcans. while the democrats disregarding
the agreement OF the conferees. cast their
solid vote for Attorney General Smyth, a
democrat
The second and third ballots were uu-
eVentful, but the fourth saw the pOpulists
give Poynter a majority, and he was de-
clared the nominee OF the convention
About the same time the free silver repub-
licans yeered from Neville to Poynter Civ
ing him fiattering vote but declining to.
make him the unanimous choice
The democrats on the fourth ballot again
cast a solid vote for Smyth. AS il requires
a majority of all three conventions TO nom
mate, democrats are able to block progress
indefinitely
The contest in many Of the counties in
Alabama turned on local matters the office
of probate judge being the prize fought for
This officer is elected for six years. Re
turns received at Montgomery late last
night Indicated the democrats have car
ried thlrty-three counties and the popullsts
twelve. In four counties carried by the
democrats populist probate judges were.
elected. There is no question except as to
the size of the majority for the democratic
candidate for governor. Several Of the re-
naming nineteen counties are close and
the official vote will decide. The legisla-
ture will be Overwhelmingly democratic in
both branches.