The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
|iIESON NOMINATED
| i, r,m Ia Congress from The
NIalh District
|,s,,,l lsrs WE'RE FULLY ENDORSED
,,sor.es the Efforts 10
i'rr I. prnsos River Made
- Savigsbie.

-.,.s August sl.--Ihe conVeh
'ui ~ With congressional district
Y u i order at 10 O'clock TINS
ll''i !, ne court house by j. T.
~ purleson county In the ap-
~ ss,I-man Jefl Johnson, who Is
Nv Mr.. c. D. Giddings oil
IN, county was elected temporary
aaA ,..n,ree Of Williamson county
-, temporary secretary
VIM Mas the chair, Mr.. Giddinss
,,,.y democratic speech and
~ an oyallon' 80
n, II. Brooks Of Travis made ,. "a mo
4. NJ three committees-piatforih'
,II,s and permanent organization nas
' me from each county. the
.,.y,,lsd. and the convention took
4. !. oraet to give the committees
d Rpsrt. ,,,.os wore named.
I'm md resolutions Travis eoun-
q cloud; Lee county, Or NJ; a.
" ms c unity, .. B. Donaldson;
49, .a,,nIy N. L. WOmack; VIII
y s,sa,y Dan Chessher; BIstrop
+ staples; Burnet county, X
.'.s.op. washington county J, T.
&. Caldwell county. w. H.
.,.,,hls and permanent orsanlza-
s,,yT county, Victor Br.oks' Leo
lam N. Tate; Burnet county.
!. Noses; williamson county, j.. f,
Y. Washington county Ben s. Rog,
s,rIssop county, NJ. l.. Womack;
N county, Thad A. thompson Hays
N. Adams; Bastrop county, Ia
n, me recess Hon. r. A. Johns OF
,nsp addressed the gathering, as
n Gregory ard others.
|a,or sydney Staples was called on
.asseS but declined on account OF
4, "a make speech later on" The
t,isd his attention to the fact that
,n,bllrans had put out Il candidate
Il Bisrop district against Staples.
i vas 4 good tine to get in some
ts The remark brought out con-
tlsls laughter.
,hIn Feig Kyle of Hays county also
Ssi the convention,
!, c,mmlttees reported recommend
|es temporary organization be made
,rsnt that 7. W. Gregory be chair
lor ,Ae next two years. Committee
.s next two yeirs is as follow: j. b.
tlnin, Washington county, w. L.
Ilss, Basrop county; 5. NJ, Nixon.
Tsl county, W. T. Jackman. Hays
b, N. l. Womack, BurlesJn county,
Tate, Lee county; Dayton Moses.
bit county; v l.. Brooks, Travis
kiY ". W Mems, Wilkinson county
Nnmlttee on platf reported as
IL:
We The democrats of the Ninth con-
EIanil district OF Texas. In convention
1Aei, hereby roaffirm and renew oul
fisee 70 the constitutional doctrines
'ililticns Of the democratic party
Assh and exemplfied by a long line
'1%faiis statesmen and patriots ana
1Niisd In the magnificent deciaru
Y principles made BY the Nationa,
'eiile convention at Kansas City.
We lntorse the State democratic
I'm s'upted at Waco, and -mmeni
resent State administration us wise.
pa and efficient.
We heartily ipdorse the course In
sa 81 Hon. Albert $. Burleson ana
~ aim to the people as an ener-
ma;cltnlious and able representa-.
w bag, Ia one session OF congress
aSa himself upon his fellow IN en-.
MINER rarely equaled
,MScsniing TINT the navigation or
.,lo' river will be Of vast importance
m,ple not only by the opening up
W eoay OF rich lands u cultivation
.iuN by reason of the effect on
nes We most cordially indorse
ns o. MI, Burleson toward secur.
,,.ssnnental aid, and hereby tender
WI, ..n q this convention to Hon. G.
9n Thomas H. BILL and r l.
" snNlr Cooperation with him Ia
= appropriation for the survey
a aud bespeak their continued
'hs enterprise
Dan $, chessher, Chairman.
MpH was adopted.
r.., being In order. T. w. Gres
4, , s,'as, was recognized and mad. a
l, I, keen Keen. Placing the name OF A. $.
~ ~ a,0fe the convention
IN. .Aacs OF Bastrop county sor.
srson county ' ~ T. Neims
|s.lo,., y seeonding the nominntl5n
Fs y, ssle then closed and Mr.,
ks-,,sms ny unanimously nominated
,.,..,s,.n BY Eiitor c1ln NJ ne R 'sso
as,l,.ss VINO introduced him
4 t n read his adress a, acson,
Il ~ ss s,n,Sention, and what he had
L IA ~ received. He scored ,hs
HI Il. y ,olt " Mckinley was re
EVER Mo- sas's wouldS flourish more