The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-10

called for Hon. r.. w. Hall OF Vernon,
VINO made such hit at the state con-
vention of two years ago aa n humorous
speaker
He made his way to the platform and
SAID the chairman requested that here
oe no speechmaking until the oredentlal
committee had made its report and he
would respect that request.
chairman Hicks announced that the
credential committee was ready to re-
port; mat there would be a, maioriiy ard
minority report and that Kit had been
agreed that each side should have thirty
minutes IN which to present the case. Tha
majority report was read by Hon. A. r.
brlgzance OF Grimes county, 1t was
signed by twenty-five members OF the
committee and recommended that proxies
De recognized from counties that are not
otherwise represented. The minority re-
port was presented by Hon. W. A. Shaw
or Dallas. 1t Was signed by four mem
oers OF the committee and was Gs fol-
lows.
We, minority OF your committee on
credentials. beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report. dissenting from q part OF a
majority of this committee: In lieu OF
that part of the majority report relat-
Ing to proxies we recommend that no
1 proxies OF any kind be allowed, except
4 10 bona fde residents of counties that
have no accredited delegate or delegates
Hon. r. w. Hall addressed the con-
yention In behalf OF the majority report.
he urged that the time honored custom OF
allowing proxies be not changed as II
proxies are cut off one fifth of the coun-
ties of the State are cut off from repre-
sentation. His speech was interspersed
with some humorous hits and illustra-
lions.
Mr.. Shaw advocated the adoption OF the
minority report. He said the expenses
paid by candidates to get these proxies
are more than It would cost the delegates
to get here. He said the report had
been circulated that the minority report
recommendation was in the interest OF
Curtis. He denied this and said that two
Storey men signed the minority report
He charged that the recognition of prox-
les had been curse to the democracy
OF Texas for twenty five years.
r. u. Yantis OF Van Zandt county fol-
lowed Mr.. Shaw In support Of the min
GRITTY report.
Mr. Hall had the closing OF the debate
but IL was some timo before he could be
heard owing to the uproar and cries o.
question" Even then his voice did moi
reach but few feet beyond the plat
form.
AT the close OF his speech, Chairman
Hicks asked how the convention desired
to vote upon the question. delegate
moved that the vote be taken by ballo
and the motion carried. The call OF tn,
roll was about TO proceed when w. NJ
lmboden of Anderson raised the point o
order that the counties interested in prox
les could not vote on the question Tn,
chair expressed the opinion that the poin
was well taken. but upon reflection re
versed his position on the question an,
decided that on vote in temporary or
EaniZation each county was entitled to it
accredited vote.
Judge John H. Reagan moved to lay TN
minority report on the table A wolfe,
J OF noes was fred at the chair, and con
fusion reigned for several minutes. Whei
quiet was restored the chair stated tn
question and the majority and mnorit
: reports were read. The Storey men IA
vored the majority report and won de
cided victory in admitting the prox
/ counties.
7 AS the roll call proceeded the votes q
: Borden and Blanco, which voted aye, wer
challenged. but as the parties casting tn
= votes presented their credentials the
were counted The vote OF Bowie count,
: which was against the tabling OF III
minority report, was also challenged TIL
other counties whose votes were cha
lenged were Calhoun. Carson, Castr
e Childress. Cochran. Coke, Collingswortl
T., Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dallam
d Dawson. Dimmitt, Donley, Ector, DIVA
!. Edwards, Fisher. Floyd. Foard, Game
Gray Hale, Hail. Hansford, Haskell
. Hemphill, Motley. Hutchison, 1rion, Je
. Davis. Kent. King, Shelby. all voting aye
' The vote Of Crockett county, which vote
no. was also challenged.
When Galveston county was rcacht
! Miles Crowley demanded an indivfnu
Q poll OF the delegation of that count
Chairman Hicks said that they would hay
, to settle the trouble among themselra
!. Crowley protested. but the vote was cas-
. sixteen votes for and four against 'tbl;n
OF the minority report. Harris count
: cast twentv-one votes aye: this coun
I. was instructed for Curtis and this vot
! was surprise 10 many, Deaf Smith IN
Chambers counties we're not rs7resna.1.
= The vote was so overwhelmingly in t1vo
. Of tabling the minority report that IL - q
8, announced carried before the tota's wei
= footed up. The vote stood 759 fo- tabliD
: to 267 against tahling
The convention then adjourned until
= o'clock.