The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-04
SPLIT IN TEXAS

Demoeraey-TtV ReportH of the Conn
mItIso on RssoiuIionS-BaiiFy Wants TO
Declare Against "cOI0niAl ExpanSioa."
BIay BE Defeated.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 5,-The
Democratic state convention met to-
day and accepted the report Of the Gre
dentiais committee and installed per-
manent officers. J. W. Blake, et Me1la,
was made permanent chairman. The
resolutions committee was not readv TO
report and an adjournment was taken
until $50 There win be two reports,
one fathered by Senator Chiffon, IN Ia
Vor Of che expansion, the other by Con-
gresham Bailey, against expansion and
the Nicaraguan caal. The report OF the
committee on platform relating to nq-
tIonal AFFAIRS Is as follows:
1-That We endorse In every partlcti
lar the platform adopted by the nation-
al Democratic convention ut Chicago in
1896.
1--WE denounce che Republican party
for the passage OF the Dlngley tarth.
S-The war must not obscure the mo-
neP question.
3-We denounce the revenue Dill pass
ed bY the Republican party for the
Imposed and the exemptions made.
5-ConEratulates the country on Its
American sailors and soldiers.
eve will support the President In
conducting the war.
I've favor the generous develop
ment OF the American navy.
S-We favor the construction and con-
troll OF the Nicaragua canal by the Unl-
ted States.
9-That we favor the carrying out OF
the letter and spirit OF the resolutions
under which we interviewed in Cuba and
we insist that the Cubans shall be per-
mltted to establish an lndepedent gov
erument OF their own; but IN the event
that the people OF that island shall
hereafter desire TO be annexed to this
country and the terms OF the anneXa-
tlon can be satisfactorily arranged De-
tween the two governments we VIII an.
mex Cuba as a part OF the territory OF
the United States.
10-We favor the acquisition OF Porto
Rico oad all It's Spanish possessions IN
the western hemisphere.
i1LThat we reafirm our faith in the
Monroe doctrine and oppose the annex
alton or contfnUed retention OF the Phll-
ipplne islands or any territory upon the
eastern hemisphere.
Clause u opposes auy increase IN tne
standing army and - declares for bry'
an in 1900.
AS a substitute for clauses and TO-
Congressman Bailey offered the follow
ing: we believe that a colonial policy
Is contrary to the theory Of this gov
ernmeDt; and we are opposed to the ac-
aulsltion OF any territory Inhabited bF
a people who are capable OF self-govern:
ment because we hold the right OF local
seif-government TO the basic principles
Of our republic.
We are opposed also, to the acqulA-
tIon OF any territory. the government
or control Of which viii necessitate an
increase in the standing army OF the
United States.
We reafIirm the declaration Of Thom-
as JEFFERSON that all governments de-
rive their iust powers from the consent
Of the governed; and we are opposed to
the establishment OF any government
anywhere by the United States without
the consent OF the people to be govern
Final action on Bailey's resolution has
not heen taken. The indications are
that Il will be defeated.
Governor Culberson and Ex-Governor
Hogg, oppose BaileH's resolutions.