The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-04-16
ANOTHER MASS MEETING.
At Court House Saturday, April
18th. Committee Reports
Resolutions.
OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN.

appointment announced at the
meeting held on Saturday before.
About one hundred citizens were
present, slight increase over the
number present at the previous
meeting.
The committee appointed at
the preceding meeting TO pre-
pare resolutions expressive Of the
sentiments Of those present on
the school land question, after
some preliminary remarks by diff
ferent ones present, presented
their report as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, we your commit
tee beg leave TO submit for your
consideration the following:
We the Democratic voters of
Tom Green county, Texas, in
mass meeting assembled, feeling
that the demands Of an earnest,
progressive and honorable people,
who are seeking homes on public
lands in West Texas, should not
longer be ignored; and viewing
with alarm the avraice of many of
the wealthy stockmen, who by
their own fraud and the perjury
of their hirelings are rapidly get
ting permanent control of the
most desirable portions of the
State lands, which should be re-
served for homes for the actual
settler, thus defeating the plain
intent and policy of the law of
this State. Be it resolved.
1st That we favor the enact
ment at the earliest possible time,
of law putting all of the state
free school and asylum lands on
the market for actual settlers in
quantities not to exceed 4 sections
or $3.50 acres to one purchaser,
and that all such lands shall be
subject to sale without regard to
any lease thereof. Be it resolved
End That we favor the enact
ment of law 80 plain and ex.
plicit in its provisions as to pur-
chase and settlement that pur-
chasers may secure their homes
without complication and endless
litigation. Be it resolved.
Bird That we favor provision
in the law relating to the sale of
public lands upon which the les
sees have erected permanent and
valuable improvements, providing
for reasonable compensation to
the lessee for same, which will be
equitable to both the lessee and
purchaser, BE it resolved
4th That we favor stringent
laws relating to false swearing
and atfidavits in the purchase of
public lands to the end that sales
shall be made to actual bona tide
settlers only, and those who seek
to procure the lands by fraud
collision and false swearing may
be punished. Be it resolved
9Th That we will not support,
but will actually oppose the nom
nation and election of any candi-
date for any district state office
who does not openly endorse and
favor the above resolutions, and
who will not pledge himself OPEN
ly TO endeavor to secure the pas
sage of law embodying the
principles herein expressed.
Respectfully submitted.
M NJ. WOODWARD
W. A. THREADGILL
M. l.. SHELTON
G. w. STEVENS
Committee
The report was considered by
sections duly discussed and the
preamble and each resolution
adopted with no dissenting vote.
After disposing of the report II
resolution was made and carried
that the meeting proceed to go
into permanent organization for
campaign purposes. This was
done by electing the temporary
officers, viz: DR.. o. B. Love,
chairman; and P, f. Truly, sec
Rotary; j. T. Cain, vice-chairman,
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