The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-22
ALL OF THE STATE OFFICERS IN
DORsED FOR RE-ELECTIoN.
DR.. Clark Withdrawing Burgess Car
ries the County for Congress-.
strong Resolutions Adopted.

AZ z.lo ID. III. an uLne report OF the COM |
mittee ca permanent organization. ere
dentials, etc, reported as follows.
To the Hon. w. S. Robson, Temporary
Chairman Of the Democratic County
Convention:
We, your committee on permanent or
ganzat>on, order OF business, basis OF
representation and credentials. be leave
to report as follows:
1st We recommend that the temporary
organization be made permanent. We |
at arms.
a-d, We also recommend that the or
der OF business be as follows
LIST. Reports OF different committees. |
End. Nominations for candidates to the |
legislature.
3rd. Election of a chairman OF the |
executive committee and of an executive
committee for the county.
Ord. We recommend that the basis OF
representation be one vote for every
ten or fraction thereof over five cast
for Governor Sayers at the last election,
and we find that the different voting
boxes in the county are entitled to the
number OF votes as follows: amounting
in all to 400
We find that the following delegates
are entitled to participate in this con-
vention as per credentials OF the voting
boxes hereto attached Credentials
were filed from all the voting boxes)
We also find that the following gontle-
men are entitled to act as proxies for
the following voting precincts:
j. F. VOTERS, Pecan.
]. B. Carter, Haw Creek.
George Hausler, Round Top.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ l.. McKinncn, Chairman.
The committee on resolutions were
unanimous in their report except as to
section IL, a part OF the committee
bringing in majority report amending
same so as to instruct the chairman OF the
executive committee TO call primary cleo
tions at the various voting boxes not
earlier than July / for the purpose of
nominating county officers. ]. r. wei
tiers, Esq, moved to indefinitely post
pone action on the minority report,
which was carried by vote OF 326 too %.
yse report as originally presented was
then adopted, same being as follows;
To Hon. w. S. Robson, Chairman Demo-
cratic Convention OF Fayette County:
Your committee on resolutions, con-
graduating the democracy of Fayette
county upon the splendid spirit OF har-
mony prevailing in every branch OF the
democratic organization, State, National
and local, beg leave to submit for your
consideration the following resolutions:
| l. We indorse the wise and economical
ADMINISTRATION of State affairs by Cover
nor Joseph D. Sayers and his able as
sociates, and instruct our delegates to
the State nominating convention to cast
the vote of Fayette county for their re-
nomination.
2. Recognizing in Hon. JEFF Storey and
R. W. Finley wise, faithful and capable
! administrators of their respective Of
fees. we instruct said delegates to vote
! for their denominations.
g. The delegates TO said nominating
convention are instructed to vote for the
nomination OF Judge John N. Hender-
son for judge OF the court OF criminal
appeals, and for Judges Williams and
Gaines as justices OF the supreme court,
and Judges Gill and Peasants for the
court Of civil appeals
4. While we regret the voluntary
retirement of Hon. A. B, Kerr from the
State senatorship, we recognize in Jud9e
! d. A. Paulus of Lavaca county worthy
successor and instruct our delegates to
the senatorial convention to cast the vote
of Fayette county for his nomination.
5. Recognizing in Hon. c. K. Lane and
Hon. Max Meitzen capable and efficient
servants OF the people. we indorse their
course as members OF the Twenty sixth
legislature and unanimously renominate
them as representatives of Fayette coun-
ty in the Twenty seventh legislature.
6. Reaffirming our allegiance to the
declaration of principles upon which the
!. last National battle was fought, we de-
: nounce the republican party as the crea
ture OF high tariffs, trusts. financial ant
commercial, official corruptions and I'M
perialsm and declare that while We re
: cognize the right OF this government Z
} acquire territory, such acquisition mus
) proceed upon the we'll established prime.
pies OF our constitution, and such terri
tory so acquired should be for the ulti
mate purpose OF creating States. and W
denounce colonial expansion as contrar
to the genius OF a republican govern
ment, involving the possibilities of mil
glary oligarchy and armed complication
with foreign governments. As the cham
: pon of these great principles we inaors
J the candidacy of w. j. Bryan for TN
democratic nomination for the presidency
8 I. We are in favor OF the immediat
construction OF the Nicaragua canal. con
structed and controlled by this govern
ment and we denounce the administratio
! OF President Mckinley for its Ill conceale
: hostility thereto.
s. EAyette county, requesting sPSSiA
8 faith and confidence in the ability an
: democracy OF DR.. l. e. Clark, hereby IN
:. dorses his candidacy for represeniauy
: IN congress from the Tenth congressiona
district and commends him TO the dem
ocracy as a leader worthy to redeem IN
district from republican domination an
y he delegates % the congressional conyen
a tion are instructed TO vote for MS nofnina
i ton. .,,
Q .. Recognizing in Hon. J. w. Bailey
II statesman worthy Of the best TRADITION
Is OF the democratic party, We instruct q
g representatives OF Fayeute county 70 ca
!, ,bsir votes FOR his election 10 the Unite
= states senate. and instruct our delegate
\ M the senatorial convention 70 vote u
= similar instructions to the nominee Il
the State senaborship.
2 10. The delegates TO the State Nation
? convention are instructed to cast the 70
Il o. Faye,re county for Hon Jonathan La
q OF Harris county as delegate az large al
> Hon. ]. F. VOTERS OF Fayette county