The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-24
DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS
The State Executive Committee Out
lines Party Policy
CONVENTION AT GALVESTON
~ WIN Br Held In That CITY an Aug.
2-The Policy aud the Right of
Gold Democrats to Iartici.
pate Ia Primaries.

Dallas. Feb. - The STATE Democrat
ic executive COMMITTEE held a session
here yesterday and outlined the policy
n the party n 10 the state convention,
the holding IT primaries and who are
entitled 10 vote In the latter
Chairman Blake called the convention
10 order. Tho roll call showed all mom'
bcrs present except two.
Hon J. II Brooks q. the Fourteenth
district and Hon james b Wells Of the
Twenty-third district failed to respond
when their ramcs wcrc called
Chairman Blake, aftur the roilcall,
read his recommendations 10 the COM
mittce, as follows:
BE u resolved by the state Democratic
executive committee ~ Texas.
]. That the chairman Of the state
Dumocratic executive committee Is here
by instructed 10 call state Democratic
convention. % be- held m the city 81
---. on Tuesday, tho second
dlv of August 1898. for the purpose u
nominating candidates for state offices
.. That the basis u representation in
said state convention shall h. one vote
for each 300 or fraction over $50 votes
cast for Governor Charlie. \ Culh'r,on
40 the state election IN 1896 provided,
that each county shall be- entitled 90 at
least one vote
g. That In view Of thu fact that the
admission u AN unlimited number NJ
delegates 20 the convention hall often
makes the convention au uuwiD.dy body
and utcrfcrcs with an orderly and fair
and prompt dispatch ~ business and i-
q positive hindmnce 20 oo.Unnfiyrwur
in convention, therefore thn state
chairman i. directed to have tHr ball -u
| arranged that dclcgat. scat. shall d.
provided Cor only the actual number 0i
votes 20 which oaru county BE- ruutl,I
and that only such number shall bo ad
mitted 10 the space provided for dele
gates.
g. Each county Is hereby requested
not to elect more than one delegate AND
one alternate. for zach vote it may %" On
titled "a on the basis herein fixed
| q. Believing that primary election
/ HN. B. y !.
0d FOR obtaining the chuin. oft fH. Usl
lu.. Cor candidates and delegate. 900.
| that uniformity IN holding W.mlrr B
s,utal iu securing th. mu3 u,pr
sion. wo, therefore, request OBJ. h.mu
cratic executive committee. ut tHr -ry
orll counties to ABORT fhl, method tl
determining the choice fur their couH
ties FOR United States senator, state, DIS
trirt and county officer. aud delegate
a. the county conventions We urna
nizr that In few counties wh,r Their
l. NO thorough organization this mDthu
may BE- impracticabic, yet we request
compliance with this resolution whri
! ever II Is possible 20 do 3d.
~ We hereby designate saturday
July ., as the date for holding priHar
elections throughout the state and in,i'
that each county shall adopt said dat,
} 7. All primary elections shall be- hcl
In strict conformity with the state cle
! ton laws ~ FAR rs practicable, and Nh
+ Democratic precinct chairman Is hcrl
q constituted presiding officer for his 20
ing box.
s. All primary elections hall be- bel
, under the direction ~ the Democrat
executive committee OF each county a.
q copt NJ herein otherwise provided.
:. .. Tho following pledge shall b. no
essary to admit one 10 vote IN Dcmocm
nj ic primaries or conventions, IN additIC
to being a qualified voter under u
state law: tal am Democrat, and q
y ccpt the platform adopted by tho II
10 tional Democratic convention ~ Chic
u go in 1896 A. the only author alive de-
laration Of Democratic principles uni
changed hv subsequent national ro