Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-07-04
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
Those Selected to Represent Texas Dom-
oorats Mt Knnsas City.

bthte convention came TO close az q
yesterday morning. The proceedings
were without marked incident and were
very harmonious.
The convention was called to order at
10 o'clock yesterday morning by Chair
man r. L. Henry, who announced that
the first thing in order was the report Of
tons.
Chairman R. T. Miner of the commit
tee on platform presented the majority
report, signed by all the members of the
committee except three.
Senator Robert Stafford read the nil
nority report, signed by himself and
Hon. f. p. Hnumell. Motions were
made for the adoption OF the respective
reports.
1t was agreed that each side should
have one hour i'll which to discuss the
reports.
There was a spirited debate on the
majority and minority reports of tho
committee on platform and revolutions.
Hon. j. W. Bailey made an eloquent
speech in behalf of the adoption of the.
majority report while Senator Stafford
and Hon T. $. Henderson made strong
arguments in support of the minority
report
II. T. Miner of Henderson finally
moved to table the minority report
Several Intellectual attempts were made
TO adjourn until after dinner.
The motion to table prevailed A roll
of the counties was taken aud the vote
was announced 707 to table and lG5
against.
Tho announcement was greeted with
much applause, and in the pandemoni-
um motion was made and carried by
viva voce vote, adopting the majority re.
port.
The report adopted is as follows
Resolved. That the delegates elected
the convention to the Democratic ma
tional convention at Kansas City, Mo-,
July 4. 1900. be instructed to vote as a
unit:
!. For the nomination Of William J
Bryan as our candidate for president of
the United States.
2, For the readoption of the platform
adopted by the Democratic national
convention at Chicago in 1896. with
amendments emphasizing our hostility
to all usts and combinations in re-
straint of trade, pledging our party to
uphold and defend the doctrine that all
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed oppos.
ing all efforts to establish and maintain
colonial possessions; renewing our alle.
glance to the Monroe doctrine; demand.
ing the speedy fulfllnent of our pledge
to Cuba, and demanding for the Phillip
pine Islands the same treatment as was
promised to the Cubans.
3. For declaration in favor Of con
stitutional amendment providing for the
election of United States senators by di.
rect vote of the qualified electors Of the
several states
4. For n resolution expressing the cor
dial sympathy of the United States
with the Transyaal republic in its heroic
struggle for self preservation
An adjournment was taken TO 3:sf
O'Clock
The order Of business upon reassem
bling was the called for the election o.
eight delegates-at-larg from the STATE
to the national convention as recon
mended by the committee on permanent
organization
Nominations were made and vote
taken but before the result was an
nounced the convention adjourned t.
Q p. III.
Upon reconvening at 0 p. m, resolu
ton was adopted iistructing for Hon
r. NJ. Johnston Of Houston for nation
al committeeman.
4 resolution was passed instructinl
the delegates to the national convention
TO urge the national Democracy to holt
its convention in 1901 in the Dallas au
ditoriutu
The yoto for delegates at large Shove,
the following elected;
Thomas H Ball of Galveston.
James Swayne of Fort Worth.
S B. Cooper of Beaumont.
! J. w Blake of Sherman.
ID W. Odoll of Cloburne
Z Jonathan Lane of La Grange
II, B. Perkins Of Dallas
! Winbourne Pierce Of Bolton
| Nominations for two electors Mt larg'
) wore made The voting consumed owe
} two hours, finally resulting in selecting
, N b. Norris OF Henderson aud II. W
Hall Of Vernon.
. After adopting suitable resolutions o
Thanks. the convention at yestesdA
morning Adiourncd sine die