The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17

& vention for the purpose OF selecting dele
gntes to the various other conventions In
which Harris county is allowed representa-
tion. and day primaries for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for county and pre-
cinct officers.
Tho primaries to elect delegates to the
county convention are to be held on May
z, to be followed by the convention on May
10.
Tho day primaries to nominate county
officers Is fixed for July Z.
The convention also adopted the liberal
test. that eli white democrats be permit
ted to vote at primaries. simply upon
pleaging himself to abide result of same,
The Harris county democratic executive
committee met at IL o'clock yesterday
morning in tho city council chamber, with
the following members present:
First ward, L. Sonnen Second ward,
Spencer Hutchins; Third ward, b. r.. La
than and p. s. Banner, Fourth ward
7. J.. Baker; Fifth ward Sampson Lyles
and w. j. Kayanaugh, Sixth ward, J. Vi
Heiser: White Oak, August Wlange. Hi
lendahl. a. Hillendahi: Fast Houston, ".
9. Teal; Morse School House. G. c. Morse
Harrisburg. G.. II. Milby; Pierce junction.
2. II. Taylor, Cedar Bayou, X. Hossins
Seabrook, Ed Palms. Crosby. John John
son; Huffman S. Il. Singleton; Spring, j.
+ G.. Sellers; Eckerts. j. W. Hobson; Bear
+ Creek, William Schultz, Cypress Top.
Henry Hart; Chaneyville, i. S. Noland
Newman, G.. s. Newman, South Houston
N. A. Grant North Houston. S. Il. Sykes
West Houston, John Ritter; Pasadena. u
X. Brown; Deep Water. Il. M. Gunn
Genoa II. NJ. Gary; Almeda, j. a. IIar-
ris, Westcott, X. o. Blackwell; Drummer
J. L. Dickson; Houston Heights, w. e.
Love.
Chairman Hutchins in calling tho com
mittee together announced that he had
called the committee TO consider the va
rious matters that would come before
them in the way OF calling the different
conventions or primaries and fixing the
dates for the various events
Mr. Hutchins then called Mr.. Heiser
to the chair and upon the floor no said
he had some suggestions 10 make. He said
he had talked With number of the mem
bcrs OF the committee. candidates and 9th
ers and rs result OF this conference on
his part and to get something before the
committee he submitted the following res
olutions:
a BE it resolved by the democratic cx-
ecutiye committee of Harris county.
Texas, That the chairman OF this commit
teo be, and is, hereby instructed TO call
primary meetings or conventions OF the
democratic voters OF Harris county, to be
held in each OF the voting precincts OF
said county on Saturday. May I. 1898, for
the purpose of elcctng delegates 10 a
county convention 10 be held in the City
of Houston on Tuesday, May 10. 1925, for
tho purpose OF eiecting delegates TO the
following State and district conventions.
tn EHrut Etut ian t.,
held in tho city of Galveston on tho -----
day OF August, 1898; second, State judicial
convention for the purpose Of nominating
candidate for associate Justice of the SUI
preIne court. to be held In the city of Gal
weston on the ------ day OF August, 1898;
third, TO the judicial convention for the
First supreme judicial district to nominate
candidate for associate Justice of the
court of civil appeals for the First distract
fourth, to the congressional convention for
the First congressional district: fifth to
the judicial district convention for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for
district attorney for Galveston and Har-
ris countless
Be IL resolved by the democratic ex-
ccutiye committee of Harris county, Texas,
That the chairman OF this committee br,
and is hereby instructed 10 call primary
elections to be held In all the voting pre-
clncts Of Harris county, on June I, 1898,
for the purpose OF nominating candidates
for the various county Offices Of said
county, to-wt; District Judge of The Fiji
ty-nfth judicial district, two representa-
tives 10 the Twenty sixth legislature:
county Judge. district clerk. sheriff. tax coll
lector, county attorney. county clerk, coun-
~ superintendent of public schools and
county surveyor. Said primary elections
thall also nominate candidates for the
various commissioners and Justice pre-
cinct Offices. to-wit One county commits
sioner for each of the four commissioners
precincts in said county two justices OF
the peace and one constable for Justice
precinct No. !. and one Justice of the peace
.rd ~ constable for each ~ tho remain
ing Justice precincts In said county and
nycnibers OF the democratic executive conf
unittee. Such primary elections TO be con-
Quoted in accordanoe with such regula-
tiens - thls committee may prescribe.
Mr.. Dickson amended that the primaries
TO select county officers be fixed for the
first Tuesday In August.
Mr.. Charles Mildly said the resolution
contained too much subject matter 10 BIZ
voted upon In It's entirety He thought
that the chairman or the member from each
precinct knew hest the best aud most an
rrnpriatc time for holding tho msetings IN
their respective precincts and should 10
allowed that privilege.
Mr.. Sampson Lyle REGARDED June as toa
early to hold the county primaries 1t gave
the opposition too much time to get In their
work He thought August or even Septen-
3 her would bo the better time for tho coun-
~ rrimsrles, He had no objection to the
convention counties being called In May.
MI. w. q. Love believed IN maintaining
q strict party discipline. He Thought hi
i eeresfi tire at,cuit Fix ths dale for holding
she rs1masles thrcneho,,s the coanty. ~
Y did not agree With Mr.. MILKY that each
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