El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
Some Radical Resolutions
Adopted
DELEGATES APPOINTED
The Good And Faithful Men of the
Party Who Will Stand For the
County At Coming Convention.

The democratic county conventio
reassem bled yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock pursuant to agreement at ad
journment There was larger crowt
on hand than in the morning and mos
of the seats were filled.
Mr.. Dean requested the delegates tt
sit by wards and precincts to avoid
confusion whenever the fun might be
gin.
Tomas Garcia was appointed inter
prefer but the most important part Of
the proceedings, viz: the resolutions re.
ported and passed, were never trans.
lated at all and the Mexican brethren
we're left to find out what they voted
for Is best they might.
Judge T. A. Falvey, chairman of tn
com mittee on permanent organization
and order of business, submitted a re-
port which was adopted. 1t recon-
mended that the temporary Oreaniza-
ton be made permanent and the ap-
pOintment of a committee to recon-
mend to the convention persons to be
sent ss delegates to each of the con-
ventions, viz: the state convention at
Austin to nominate delegates to the
national convention at Kansas City,
the Waco convention to nominate
state officers. to the two judicial con-
ventious, the senatorial, congressional
SDO legislative conventions.
The committee on credentials and
basis of representation reported in
favor OF seating all the delegates and
there were no contests.
Judge Walthall, chairman of the
committee on resolutions submitted
the following report:
RADICAL RESOLUTIONS
To the Hon. John M Dean, temporary
chairman of the democratic county
convention of Ell Paso county:
We. your committee on platform and
resolutions, beg leave to report the fol-
lowing:
First. We earnestly reassert and re-
affirm the doctrines of the democratic
plstform adopted at Chicago in 1896
and of the democratic platform adopt
ed by the convention at Galveston,
Texas, in 1898.
Second. We gratefully acknowledge
the services of Hon. w j. Bryau, the
matchless champion of the masses, aud
recognize in him the leader of the
democratic party In its effort to
a olish trusts; in it's opposition to
and that character OF ex-
pansion W hich would make subjects of
people without their consent.
Third. We oppose trusts in all their
forms and demand OF our represen ta-
tives in the state legislature and in
congress to pass such laws as in their
Judgment will effectually stamp them
out and we especially commend the
18th Texas Legislature for It's efforts in
that direction.
Seventh, We endorse the candidacy
Of the Hon. Joseph W. Bailey for
United State senator, and we hereby
instruct our senator and representa-
lives in the Legislature TO vote for him
fret, last and all the time.
Eighth. We favor the election of
United States senators by a direct vote
Of the people.
Ninth. We favor the construction
Of the Nicaragua canal by this
government, and on such terms as will
guarant tee its absolute ownership and
control by the United States.
Tenth. We affirm our faith in the
Monroe doctrine, and oppose the pol
cy of the Mckinley Administered ion in
,he Philippine Islands.
Eleventh.-We denounce the Porto
Rico tariff as unconstitutional and as
tothe spirit of American insti
utiors.
Twelfth.-We denounce government
~ Injunction and militariem as vicious
n tendency. and calculated to Cypress,
;oerce and abridge the rights of the
people.
Thirteenth.-W denounce the con-
mutation of the war tax as useless
burden upon the people, and favor 40
income tax as one of the just and eauit-
bile methods of raising revenue 20 sup
'ort the government
Fourteenth.-We further ommend |
he twenty-sixth legislature of Texas
or refusing to enact into law at the |
pecial session thereof the so-called tax |
i'll.
A. M. WALTHALL.
Chairman.