The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
AUSTIN GETS POPULlSTS.
the State Convention NiIl Be Held
There July 81.
Two QUESTIONS FOR REFERENDUM.
Both OF Them REFER to tho wisdom
oi Holding National Conventions
ut Certain Dntcs.

waco. Texas. March 10.-1rhe populis
i state executive committee meeting lodn,
e was attended by seven committeeman aut
. three proxies. Harry Tracy was prox,
! Tor Il. o. Call OF Coyscana and was lead.
ing spirit In the committee. The meet
ing WIS held behind closed doors none bu,
= known populists being allowed to enter.
|, In the afternoon. while the place for
holding the convention was under oonsd-
Q Grafton, the session was open, but when
; the date Tor the convention was being dis
! cussed reporters were excluded, and ole
| committee delberated for two hours be-
. fore the date was fixed July 90 and July
~ were offered, and the latter WINS adopted.
! during this discussion the relative
strength of the democratic candidates for
governor was debated, the committee being
divided as TO which one is the strongest
inc Reform Press association held a SEES
sion this afternoon. aud voted for Chicago
us their choice for National meeting of the
association this year, and Secretary Dorm
blaser was instructed to get up an ex-
cursion for the 100 Reform Press editors in
Texas to attend the National meeting The
association Endorsed the executive commit
tee address adopted tonight.
| Waco, Texas. March 1o.--The populist
State executive committee met here today
in executive session with ten members
present. Austin was selected as the place
10 hold the State convention and lulv 81
is the date fixed.
The referendum primaries were ordered
April ~. AT these primaries the follow
ing propositions will be voted on:
!. Do YOU favor a National convention
being held pending the campaign in 1898
for the purpose of promoting the welfare
and declaring the future policy of tn
party?
:. Which OF the following dates Is YOUR
choice for a National convention TO nonii-
nate u peoples party ticket for 10 Sident.
july 4. lS9S. MAY 70, 1899 February %.
1901?
State primaries to indicate the choice of
the rarty for State Candidates are ordered
fer May II.
The committee appointed to prepare an
ADDRESS to the public presented the follow
Ing, which was adopted by a unanimous
vote and ordered published:
Recoenizing in its fullest sense that all
Just powers of government are inherent in
ana derived from the people, and that the |
peoples party stands alone the champion |
of this grand principle, State and National
TO place the government in the hands OF |
the people to whom IL rightfuily belongs, |
Therefore we recommend our National |
organization committees plan for putting |
the initiative and referendum into practi- |
cal operation by submitting for our con-
sheraton the questions of whether we
would hold National convention during |
the year, and whether nominations for
president and vice president should be
made at that date or at other dates named; |
Therefore, your State executive commit
tee would respectfully recommend that |
upon these questions of National import a |
vote be taken April t6 In each ward and
precinct in the several cities and towns OF
this State where such vote has not already
been taken, and report at once the result
OF such vote to Harry Tracy, Dallas, Texas
who is fully authorized to receive the same.
Whereas, there Is universal disapproyll
of the administration of State affairs under
the democratic machine ring rule in which
the majority OF our citizenship have in fact
no voice, therefore,
Resolved, That we cordially and earnest
Iy invite every patriotic citizen of Texas
to unite with Nc in initiating and perfect :
ing the foundation for a campaign which
win destroy forever the last vestige of ring
rule. That will insure u fair ballot and an
honest count;
spond with the price of labor and its pro-
iucts,
A reduction In the expenses of the State /
government;
Relief from the onerous burdens now i'm {
posed by the occupation tax; II
Reform in the judiciary of our State;
The construction of relief State railway
which will protect the shippers as well as
producers; q
Against any Issue of interest bearing !
bonds without sanction Of the popular
Vote (
Having implicit faith in the people. and !
believing that all governments derive their
ust powers from the consent OF the gov
,rned and that such consent can not he
,iyen by merely voting for rulers, over !,
whom there is no control except that OF de-
eat that the people should have the abb =
olute power OF Initiating any legislation r
leeded and ratifyinS or rejecting any law a
Enacted ana the right to recall any officer b
ound unworthy.
Believing that these questions are too o
important to be ignored by the great body c
II voters, we would respectfully submit n
hem for your earnest consideration at your s
tate primaries TO be held Saturday, May Il
1898. and II deemed advisable that they Il
% recommended for incorporation into our a
tate platform. q
In closing this address we desire to CON Il
ratulate our friends upon the bright pros u
cots for carrying Texas this year FOR the II
eforms advocated by our party, and call a
ttention to the following facts Of
In 1892 Judge Nugent, our candidate for n
overnor. polled, as returned by the secre- 7
lry OF state. l0S ,403 votes. 24.92 per cent Ia
Z The total vote. In 1894 he received 49, a
n votes. being 1915 per cent. or gain OF NJ
2ss vntes In 1896 Jerome e. Kearby b
oiled 2ss.so2 votes. being 4i22 per cent u
; gain of 1870 200 over our vote OF 1892
nd az o6l votes over 1894
Is there single eptpre az DISCOURAGE
ent In sueh nlaenificent record rs this? cf
aking rast elections as basis the vnie n,
,xt No-eYnber VIII 10 about 0nn We -
ave only 10 gain 30 00o votes over 1905 "a ~
,rry The STATE. II Is this f,ct. heretofore II
,orIncLnd IL. nfir- nfcl,a Tint calisnd such N.