The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
Ilc0 CONVENTION.
4, Features Of the Great Democratic
Gathering.
|, WHO TOOK AN ACTIVE rAR'.
| I'm Smith Undoubtedly ADDED treaty
10 His Reputation.
| Inn BEING MENTIONED FOX GOVtRNuR
...ort Of Judge Re"san's FRO
b . s.sy Re.lsnation as Railroad
Commissioner

X<f.nu
| |'.. IL the warm and brilliant DEBATES
4 sharacterired the sessions OF 'no
y '.,cratlc convention. which con-
=. ,,bors here yesterday, was not
's'arsIp,, though great. Many a note
~, !, matters foreign to the issues
I'm The big guns fought and mora
,,rs attention was paid to num-
| 4 gentlemen who played parts IN 'he
IN uithout taking hand in me
|,s.s between the celebrities to con-
n deliberations
|aoD. MARSHALL Hicks Of san Antonio
va given the temporary chairman
nns ot these. The language lii
4 10 returned thanks for the honor
,,.red upon him was particularly
,.,Dg 10 the delegates. who received II
MARKED signs of appreciation. MS
,.,,css 10 the industrial development
(. state caught their fancy and they
rot slow to show him that they
ssised the wisdom of his remarks and
B,,cated bis display of good Judgment
A,,,s,ng this subject to the front.
A..onsntly Mr.. Hicks manner CT
,sur the gayel excited their ndmira-
md justified the congratulations be-
sei upon him.
Han. R. E. Prince OF Corsicana, the
m,nent chairman of the convention,
smother gentleman who came awny
u the good will and esteem of its mem
as we'll as OF the many spectators
attended It's sessions each day. His
sNIon was not at all times pleasant,
not once did he talter in the discharge
Bis plain duty under the circumstances.
i,k and Just in all Of his rulings he
played complete knowledge of par
nentary practice and disclosed the
Es.sslon Of every characteristic enter
into the makeup Of the ideal presid-
officer. thus demonstrating ais f.aess
he epeasership Of the Twenty-sevenj n
stature to which he aspires.
tal Smith, chairman OF the commit
90 platform and resolutions, must
rs felt that he was surely among
Fnds, for applause was his portion
Esnsver he was in evidence and the
rrsst Of greetings were accorded MN
every occRsion.
1lisutenant Governor Jester. the
~ ipostle Of Industrial development,
gwen Just cause to feel satisfied with
Asa icr, no matter what the direction
'alch be turned. there was some one
speak good word for the cause in
yea 10 has enlisted and let him know
we keeneat interest has been awsk-
u the material advancement OF the
A0ng the lines he so perslstently
Pests.
Vace Jim Wells found out Just how
WY ne Is For years he has labored
''lAs ana hardened to the party s
~ii' never wearying OF coming TO
.'''l' IN time OF need and always
= Tue pest he had in his shop at Its
A ana, more than this. he has
u's''ated to lay aside his own an.
'~l' whenever they ran counter To
dis friends. In pursuit of an Mn :
discrimination to insure success Ia
'A0'facy OF Texas. But unselfish az
s'''''0n to his party has been he has
paed for any reward at its hands
q an occasion ever been taken ~
a'a 'esl that his services were an.
Inns time. though, they took
sna made him State chairman Nv
Oa ana accompanied his election
DEMONSTRATION that must have mad
:. so'd and oulckenod the beating,
y loyal heart
NnpSell was quiet nart,c,r.n, :,
y, uSs OF the convention and
uns attention received a lin,
N !. asreof The speech he ode.
, mn. psclnS Curtis in nomipatio,
] sa commissioner was a snlend,,
,, ~ although made in a losing ca,,,,
u ' ~ with all OF the favor it de-.
b s.ns '' - us place among the ora.
record, 'nis gathering
|. .osv. S.ae'sl Smith made the hi
(,t.o,. sur His clear, forceful an,
n. ~ speech In defense of his cours,
| ma ',.',sfs-piercs matter did # ~,
| a ~ a. irsducer. and far exceeded e, n
| ,sl, s,s A' OF his friends. So eff
| ss. y he snswer the former an M
| !. ~ s. subject that not even nogs
! 70 ,Dlr rather roughly, under
a,I,S '' Y TO wha, was done sv =,
j ~ a. ~ Passage OF the resoiut iu
X, snI, !. executive committee to mar
i aus,,, ' ,.a primary elections IS a. an
p ~ . ,o' sa' expression Of prefer aa
Il \. aa, aaid.'s' for State off,o.,
y SAT- Jay and date throrvh,u
~ Eia 0h and met with the la.s
s.,s,,' Platform relating to the Il, t ~
.ss ssai' have liked to hs ,sss ssn =,
y s,s, ,,, was tackled at tSs r mao J
q as .l'.. Who complain Of #, ss ,sG aom
ri, .s,'. them for the e r enc sUm :
i ts,l.,s,,.ssssa and what they wants
sit,ss Won Won IN favor of a readiust
/. . : a. legislature 70 .n ssa.
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