Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-04
Bailey Anti-ImperiaHsm Resolution
Will De Reported Adversely.
Bailey win Make a Fight
NO FRICTION YET
IN THE CONVENTION.
The Reports Of the Committees on
Credentials and Permanent Organ.
izailon Adopted without Any
Change Whatever.

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state convention went into permanent
organization az 10 o'clock this morning.
adopting the reports ~ the credentials
and permanent organization committees
without change
The platform committee not ready %
report, and after considerable miscel.
laneous speech making, adjourned 70 3
pm.
The committee on platform will r..
port adversely 20 Baiicy's anii.imperial.
ism resolution and b. will make min.
ority report and defend IL with an elab.
crate speech. Discussion is likely 20 b.
lengthy.
Galveston, Aug. Alt was consider.
ably after % o'clock when the convent.
ION had been called 20 order. several ~.
foris having boen made 90 get the nj.
icrnatos 20 herd in their own corral and
vacaie that which had been set aside for
the delegates
Chairman Blakepoundci for order and
then introduced Rev. W d Bnddeld,
pastor Of ST. Johns Methodist church,
who invoked divine blessings
/ Chairman Blake then introduced
County Judge Morgan NJ Mann Of
Galveston county, % make the address Of
welcome, which was responded to by Il
u. Hall oi Vernon
Chairman Blake then addressed the
convention a. some length.
40 the conclusion of his address III,
chairman bad Secretary Kennedy rcad
the report of the executive committee
recommending the following temporary
officers Of the convention; Chairman
Hon. james B. Wells o., Cameron coun
. "; secretary, Hon. A. 7. Briggance Of
/ Grimes county assistant secretaries
| G. W Chiidrcss Of Tarnnt county IL,
BlanchotIe Of jefferson county, Ton
Napier of Wood county and James Hay
Qulr.cs u Mclonnan county.
Hon. James X. J.. Gillespie of liar
rison county moved thc adoption Of th
report, and the motion prevailed with
ont dissent
Chairman Blake appointed as com
mittoc 90 escort Mr. Wells TO the plat
form She Hon r. ". Stafford, Judg
Eugene Williams aud Congressman )
W T. Ianham.
Mr. Wells made brioi, but onthus
astic speech accepting the chair, and r,
coivcd much nppluse.
|, Mr. Fields Of Hil county moved thr
the committo on credentials, ON pormai
ent organization and on platform |
appointed, said committees to consist
one member from each senatorial a
= trict Unanimously adopted.
Congressman r. l. Henry Of McIci
nan county offered the following rcsol
tion and It was sent to the platform
be read;
Resolved, that the present war wi
Spain was declared for securing Il
r freedom and Independence of the Cub,
patriots, and we hereby indorse d
j. congress Of the United smtos Tor int,
ycning in behalf OF those struggling pc
people. We assert that the Unit
States dad uotomhark In this war for {
purpose OF conquest and territorial ,
pansion, and We oppose Il being wag
for any such purpose. We declare IL
be the policy Of the Democratic par
and Of this government 20 oppose co
nial possessions by the United Stat
and at variance with tho theory OF /
pcrial aggrandizomont
"Our government is based upon I
doctrine OF republic composed OF =,
orcign states, extending rights Of n
rosontation and taxation to all citize
We are utterly opposed to this COVE
l ment acquiring territorial possessions
/ the eastern hemisphere and bccoml
involved IN European controversies
Y that part OF the world"