Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Democrat. Meet In wass 20 Ss@is.s.
state OnieerA.


new auditorium. The attendance prom.
ises TO be very large. the greatest In fact
for many years. The interest Is extra 4
ordinarywhen IL is considered that Gov.
Sayers and his associates have no oppo- /
sition. and there Ia but ittls more than
passing interest in the making Of .
platform. The Kansas City platform
will b. rcafiirmed. and the administra.
ton Of Gov. Sayers will receive the
usual perfunctory plAudits.
Every hotel in the city is crowded with
Democrats, here To attend the conven-
ton. At Austin there was noticeable
absence of the leaders, the warehouses; Of
the party. All the leaders who have
figured prominently in the politics Of
Texas since 1890 are here. The late
trains were loaded TO tho guards, espe.
cially those from north aud west Texas
points.
kilograms are pouring in from all
points announcing the coming Of parti-
sans Of the state administration. Hon.
Joseph w Bailey is here. and repro.
sentatives Of the anti.Bailey cause viii
come. Mr. Bailey has headquarters at
the state house. Mr. James $. Hogg IL
Il near neighboe. Mr.. Bailey has been
in conference with his heutenants and
followers.
The Young mayor Of San Antonio,
Hon. Marshall Hicks, Is very anxious tu
preside over the convention rs It's TEN.
porary chairman. He has strong fol.
lowing. Hon Cecil Smith Of Grayson
county was announced "a an active can
didate for temporary chairman, repre-.
seuting the Bailey wing OF the party.
Mr.. Smith said:
"My name will be presented by my
friends, and my interests arc in their
hands n thestate committee decides
against me, / have been told that my
friends expect 10 appeal from the Gonon
Of the committee 10 the convention
Hon Jot Gunter from Graysou agreed
that the programme outlined above was
official, aud Mr.. Gunter stands very
close 20 the statesman from Cooke
Mr. James b. Wells Of Brownsville Il
here. lie is "a candidate for the stat,
chmrmauship % succeed Hon. Charlie.
X Bell of Fort Worth Chairman Bell
has had enough. lie is anxious to retir,
on laurels already won. There ar,
spurts Of opposition here and there {,
/. Judge Wells candidacy, but his friend.
say there will be no organized opposi
ton to his aspirations. and the gentle
man from Brownsville will land an easy
, winner rs the successor Of the gentle
man from Fort Worth. The Wells meI
4 Are workers, aud they are hustling 4
A.. keep down all opposition to their chief
! tain in order that his name shall Y
through without opposition.
/ Chairman Bell will call this committe
9 n order at 10 o'clock this morning a
! the Business Mems club. w A. AdAi
G Of Huntsville, has been appointed
!. a member Of the committee. y,ce i. II
4 Powell. deceased Powell died las
!. week and Adair will be here 20 sit wit
D the committee at is first meeting.
9 In all probability Hon. X. +, Primo
u Of Corsicana will be made the pcrml
!. nent chairman Of the convention. II
appears 20 be- UNDERSTANDABLE TO a
i. factions. II Mayor Hicks wins out a
temporary chairman his friends feel a
sured that he will be made the PERM
nent chairman Of the convention, 1
y least this is the gossip heard in the lol
y bies aud carridors.
The Dallas county delegation held
= caucus this morning before the meetiu
fthe state convention. Attorney Gel
" earl Crane will submit his cause 10 h
fellow delegates. II the decision Is 4
, yorable he will make his fight He ma
BE- member Of the committee on res
" lutions, but prefers 20 address the col
u, yention. setting forth his views fr
"a from extraneous issues and with q
personalities Of Bailey and Hogg elm
a mated from the fight.
Dr The Curtis men are here in humble
al aud are making terrific fight for d
n. railroad conductor from Temple
10 against the veteran, l.. J. Stoiey. IL
understood here that Hon. Thomas
" Campbell Of Palestine will nomina
80 Curtis, that Hon. Dudley G.. Wooten
VI Dallas will second the nomination.