The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-17
LETTER FROM MIR. PERRYMA,
with Regard to the Holt From the
Senatorial Convention.

To the Editor OF The Post
Houston. Texas. July IS. l900.--From
your addendum TO SIR. Loves article in
tiis mornings Pest one would infer that
you attempt 10 Justify the entire acton
Of ne chairman OF the late senatorial con-
yeniion convened at Richmond. Ii 10
true. as yoD say. that proxies are never
allowed in temporary organization; but
as | understand the proceedings OF tae
temporary Organization related by a MEM
Der OF the convention. the act OF the chair
m IL excluding proxies was the only cor
rect ruling marie. Fne usual practice and
one that l have never known TO be de-
parted from bsfore, is for the temporary
chairman 10 appoint a committee on
credentials and basis Of representation
and unlll their report is acted
on the chairman does not UNDER
lake to assume the power or au-
thority 10 determine who are delegates or
what the basis OF representation shall be
out N this instance the chairman, even
before the convention was temporarily or
esniztd, undertook. over the protests OF
the Harris county deleg ties, to determine
Tor himself who the accredited members
were and the vote that each county was
entitled to in the convention This being
true, Nj Love and the other delegates
from Hsrris county had a right 10 pro-
test in any manner they saw ft which
ihey did by leaving the convention. and
thelr action Is not subject for criticism
by democrats Bince they obligate them
selves to support the nominee nf the con
yention Such arbitrary and unwarrantel
assumption OF power by the chairman Of
TINS convention is greatly 20 be deprecated
by all true democrats. II causes dissen
sion In the ranks Of the party and tends
70 disrupt party organization. which is
essential to success with all political par
ties. Sam R Perrvms1
Tho Post does Justify the entire ac-
ton" OF the chairman. and SO viii every
democrat in Texas who is conyersant with
the rules and practice Of the party In
conventions. The chairman was right. as
Mr.. Perrymsn admits. in ruling that
proxies could not participate in tenpor-
airy organization: he was right in naming
! the basis OF representation because in
doing so he simply followed the order Of
the State executive committee which. Mr.
Perrymln must know is the law for every
convention unless specifically changed By
a"he particular convention. proceeding
rarely II ever resorted to. In fact the
Harris county delegation was elected I'M
der this law OF the state committee. and
the members knew before they went to
Richmond that Harris county was en-
| titled TO just twenty-ons votes. So far
as the chairman determining who we're
delegates Is concerned. he simply ruled
that none save regularly elected and ac-
credited delegates could participate IN
Temporary organization. and his ruling
was correct If there we're other DELI
gates present from Austin county besides
the one recognized by the chairman. all
that was necessary was for them to make
| themselves known The chairman fol-
lowed the law OF the party all the way
through, and it was his duty. by virtue Of
his position. TO decide these questions as
they came up. The truth is, the Harris
county delegation acted indiscreetly and
left the convention without cause, and II
any dlssension in the ranks Of the party
results from this incident they alone are
TO blame.