The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-30
NUECEs COUNTY.

Corpus Christi, Texas. May o0.-The
democratic county convention of Nueces
county which met at Market hall in this
city yesterday afternoon, at ? o'clock, and
after appointing the various committees.
adjourned until s p, m, INST promptly at
the designated place and hour with H. r.
Sutherland in the chair and j. S. Hender-
son as temporary secretary. Permanent
organization was subsequently effected.
The committee appointed on credentials
was the first to report after convenlng
their report being unanimously adopted
as was also the committee on permanent
organization
The committee on platform and resolu-
tions submitted the following report, which
after considerable discussion was adopted
by sections:
To the Hon. H. r. Sutherland chairman
OF the democratic convention of Nueces
county.
Sir-We, your committee on platform
and resolutions. beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved. That We the democrats
OF Nueces county in convention assembled,
DO hereby pronounce our adherence TO the
Time IGNORED principles of the democratic
party as the same were promulgated by the
Nationa democratic convention assembled
in lhe city of Chicago in the year 1896
and do hereby pledge ourselves to uphold
ene doctrines OF the party as so proniul-
gated, and 10 support each and every can
didate placed in nomination by a regularly
constituted convention Of democrats
be 1t further resolved. that the following
be and are the choice of the democrats
OF Nueces county for the various positions
hereinafter mentioned. and that 1t shall he
the duty of each and every delegate TO the
st,t to-. ma
OF nominating said officers to use every
iair means within their power to secura
their nomination
for United States senator G. A. Culber-
son; congress, Eleventh district Rudolph
hlepers; governor, Joseph d. Savers; lieu
tenant governor. ]. n. Browning; attor-
ney general, Mann Trice comptroller. X.
W. FINLEY; treasurer, Randolph Lawrence;
commissioner general land office, NJ. e
Groos; railroad commissioner. Allison Nav.
held; superintendent public instruction, A
W. kinnard; Judge court criminal appeals
Don \. Bliss judge court civil appeals. H.
Gay peasants; representative Eighty
seventh representative district John VIII
lacy.
We further recommend that all delegates
or Nueces county appointed to represent
said county in the various conventions no
and they are hereby instructed to vote as
a unit
ihere was considerable discussion over
the selection of representative 10 the
iegislature as was also over the indorsc-
ment Of candidate for attorney general,
whien ultimately resulted as above
mentioned.
A. Voisht. delegate from the Alice pre.
cinct then submitted the following resolu-
lion, which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That cur representative and
senator IN the next legislature be in
siructed to vote to continue the pressn,
efficient Ranger force In the State, and
that they use their best endeayors to have
passed a sufficient appropriation for the
maintenance thereof
committee was then appointed to select
deierates to the various conventions. ons
delegate from each precinct on each Of ths
various committees The names OF The
DELEGATES were submitted to the convention
and unanimously approved.
The convention then adjourned sine die