The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-07
80 Present Programme of HostiIes Who
! % TO Be on the Warpath at Waco.
rropM WILL BE A SHORT BUT POINTED ONE.
Mine Of Its Principal Features and the Probable
w Il What Will Be Said on the Subject OF Tax
~ ar;slation No Fight to Be Made on Wells.

August eft appears now
,ss been change in the pro-
u 7, !, the hostiles who are due Il
.s,ortuuity offers. to raise Cain IN the
W. s,,,e convention which meets
| wednesday. They are not as orig
,.,,,asa 10 make a fight on Jim
~ state chairman. I. n Jones
-. ooe OF the gentlemen depended
J. tackle the man from Browns
| ms. With Characteristic good sense
4 10 Mace himself In front OF the
SATAN 10 be run over, and Joe Taylor,
a,hsr s,yorite. refuses to ENTER in
scramble for the place, which
- course. that he has no desire
sse a hand in a losing game
substitute for the proposed attack
I we'll. peculiar war upon Attorney
~, Smith ana Secretary of state
h has been arranged for. The former
/, ,raaited with an ambition to be-
governor in 1902 and the latter with
,ra 10 succeed to the attorney general
i ihe same TIME, both OF them--ao
s,ory Is 10 read depending upon
Ire Clark to bick them up. Clark II
kslng told, has written number OF
ev to friends throughout the State
kng them TO attend the convention,
purpose attributed to him in this be-
| TO help defeat any resolution con-
nIng Smith and Hardy for their Off
acts in the Waters Pierce oil matter,
pisnge Of which might deprive them
Isny chance Of success in the cam
IA 81 1902 In the pursuit Of the Offices
are supposed to want. In thus I'M
3sntaby connecting Clark with these
jltmen It is hoped to arouse certain
| BIT preiuiices and political animospies,
I predomlrance Of which will. it is ex-
bed, prove fatal to the alleged aspira-
5 Of the gentlemen referred to. But
rather late in the day to attempt
work scheme Of this kind and the
bees are that confuiion will overtake
orig rai5rs
far no one seems to have paid any
nton to the platform to be adopted
Fhe convention. Interest in this ques-'
has been diverted by the Waters
ice oil Incident. the exploitation OF
eh has become matter OF political
AMI dsath with these who are agltat-
II Nevertheless. the platform Is Ct
aier Importance than this new issue
sed for personal purposes only, and
construction VIII necessarily demand
ast tAsught of the convention. AC
wiring the Idea is to make 1t shor:
% the point, eschewing flights into
realm Of the intangible for the edihca-
O The galleries, and taking care not
Aiflnge upon the domain of the legis-
3lre or embarrassing that body VITA
peerless demands, to satisfy when
ID nscesstate the enactment or com
alss measures, the like of which the
a'ss are already too much buTdened.
''u' Tie only notable feature TO dis
Fuha the platform will be a declaration
h7rr OF a constitutional amendment
la'ng Tor the levy of tax of .oi of /
Na' Tor the support of the State UNI
~ ana the Agricultural and Mechan-
sONege ana the following on the SUBJ
Of taxatim:
Aeeognizing the existence of gross
Suahlies IN our present tax sys-
" iavor such legislation as will
1s taxation without increasing
pufuens and also secure the COM
w rendition for taxation of all
ss.W OF whatsoever description ex-
such as may be exempted by the
lsH.ation' and the prompt ana c.r-
payment OF all taxes imp osed
svl-lo the end that every indi-
W. ana every interest NAV he
rpelea to contribute in lust prcp5r-
y, % the support of the govern
0'per particulars the platform VIII
''se Tue administration of Governor
~ Commend the Texas delegatior
'asiess TOR what it kas done to secure
'-'pioVement of the Texas marlboro
4"'"ays' demand the passage of an
Ase fass act: declare for the speedy
Au'tioa Of the Nicaragua canal aud
= tue submission of constitutional
'1eat providing for elk year terms
''''l trustees and members Of the
u directors Of the higher educo-
institutions as well as of the State
4Asnary establishments.
oelesates to the convention a.,
s'V"ly' only few BENG at
'0is morning. Seyerll delsga-
~ wired that they viii arrive to-
d. ,o,,a large number are booked 70
n, ~norrow morning.
|nl,s,os. storey son Of the railroad
nses :. Is here and has everything
No. : tne' Hotel Royal for his head
VIE The rl,ri -.