The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16
|YHE PLATFORM FRAMED.
|O,,rrsut Has Been Passed on by
he Committee and Is Ready.
|r,,s.s CITY PLATFORM IS ENDORSED.
|. Amber Of Specific Demands Made
W. ~. Congressman and State
officials Given Credit.

4, IN the rooms Of the Aziola club and
/ .t,sd nv electing X. A. John chairman,
~ co,trell secretary and A. G.. Smoot
NJ n Hornaday assistant secretaries.
4 snecial subcommittee to draft plat
.rr and submit It to the full committee
onpointed. the members named being
| y,,,ovs. Chairman Thomas II. Ball;
80. r lester ]. b. Dbl ell, Il. NJ. John
Y Davidson, II. C. Glddngs. L.
1, l,mnhell. ]. w. Blake and I. Il. Love.
4 nation limiting to five minutes the dis
rssion on each resolution offered was pass
n .fter which the senatorial districts were
aned by number and the committeeman
.nresepting the various districts submitted
h. resolutions In their hands.
Tho first resolution thus taken up was
~ nrenared by Travis Henderson, chair
an Of the Investigating committee APP
.,,nted Mt the special session of the legis-
aturc last summer. 1t asked that the leg
is,nre he required TO devise n method by
kh,cb the amount of money said to be owed
= The state to the university aud common
~ school permanent funds may he fully
Is,ermlned. and also providing for the pay
on, Of this money. TINS resolution and
|ll those when foil""eu 1t were fcleIrtu 70
H. subcommittee.
kicbmond and bearing OH the matter Of the
Ioc,ion NJ United states senators by a Iii
II vote Of the people was offered
" Blake submitted the following.
"WhereaS' rue oltE pi 4n6n 49, ~, w
be Sh day OF o'PtgliDel, l'.',' w 49," ~
Hives were lost and property of the value
many millions of dollars was destroyed
Nd ~ ,-.,4,
whereas, since tnAt stoIut 'ne oniteu
bates government Iot HuPtpN MS ~ ,ipp
= b. and pfotectluS tu' u"' "ul W IalH 70
n has proYlu'u tol ~ .Niuiiui'"io VI
per four nl:lohS ol loI ~ " .,ti..;,,,.
X"WhereiS rue D"tI,l % . ",
be dty Of galveston e'H pl,'u ,ii, ~ ~, ~
Expense the services "l lht'e V,nu''l,l eiiSl
X ers who have dcNlsVG P,ahN ."' IL r ,,',,
|Mrton Of tine por' anu fl,! VI WIN t,, ~.
3om oyerhoWs Nill nodlu ~ I, ~
pea wall NJ an eSltnatru cuS' va 80 +" w."
~ tAe hllnE anu 'i'. ~ 80 lnn 0ao HON
III further eStMhteu cost on H-''''.s'N' "ui,i
"a being Necessary Tor S"li 'lu'y. tlol' "''',,
IA "WhereaS, IDc peopic "l ,,"'N'N.o,' --.'ii
III asseS aud coh'luohN' anu III hinun;L
fparalleled-have r'SpohutI L" ""r
I'D for suhscriL'loh oF H"lu Srn ~, ~, w.
III taelr own eH"tlS We '"In, ut ,i,. 81" ,.,
FL Is assured. il"tNllhSta"Ul tH'h = AT
II Uses from SAID storm, ana, .,,,,.
III Whereas, For 'alh nlilh2 nHG elofh,iiE
- recommended ny NaIh noai" ~ tHIil'''.tS
& Is necessary tlat the PeoPlP 81 ~ -, lNcN'9i
4 loud have aid from the state OF IeAaS IN
hitting them to us" Tor Such purposes
Il State taxes from Galveston county Tor
ieen years; and
whereas. Tho granting of this ala by
n State Of Texas Would he without Il
= liar cost to the taxpayers Of the state,
,Sids Of Galveston county and will build
f,t hu a
! In the chief seapolt NJ this state. through
ptr5 n lerre portiou of tho commerce of
Eyas SOCKS the higb seas. and will add to
isyahic values and greatly ANA directly
nest tbe ogriruIturaL, commercial. manu-
trr,n SpS minin% anil stock raising inter
& ~ Tcv,s. thcrrf5ro no IT
p0sol ,nS TIM IL l., IA sense os this
rTe,tior tbdf II +. rho duty If thu state
rsyss n aid The peoplo Of Galveston In
n sTorts npd worl, to protsrt TINT port
ei! ron U'',i >, ',i' ~ n,ss the
utv W. L'N"9 ~, i ',,I,' ,h ,,,onio If thc
fIHA Nv, ~ IN , ,'u f, tbo fItinr ana
IL. 81 uul s's , ~ f,, va thn sane
auos ~, ~ , tnH' san I ,.vcs ' Of tho oonntv
gov an me STATE thNes oil 'nr ,''u i,a,
+ 5aNe,ton tor hlic'n Hv3Ls' 1911 ,,,d,,,iatcd
ton thereof rs Is otnciNlse aPPi"P'''''u
inc constitution
motion that the suhcommi pc III,
& aslel 70 emholT ms lcSoiin''ULu ~ ~, rne
"A
eCtion. X NJ. Johnston said he was IN
Y Nm Of the proposition. hut pointed out
= me resolution was q lengthy one uHd
u was the general desire to have toe
ioFm rs short as possible lie sns
Mutton be used in the platform. some
+ rsslon ensucd. hut finally the who q
IT, nntiee adopted the resolution ana IN
+ Wy ~ me supcominltee to incorporate
pluton p nroo, nn,nui ne pfeaiup'e' 'he
Lcve presented two proposed
commission and nd the t''g other gNG Wearing n
mali RaI SI uniform primaries
or ns" ;h Dt request; offered resolution
taxation "ls ecdpomIcallv cnrrnct and
'ly Just and that it is In fnl accord
""uf rnemocratic theory of self govern
uorl Inns resolution was prepared by
James TSs'H 4 HGbba nr,. association,
bnlzatlon wss na nir' representlhg tnao
me committee on the subject, lie
al ~ we matter had been fully dis
wss W. ms ms association, hut that interest
any means gv Souiinea 70 that Organization
taken legIsIatir1nl or nnii and Mlnnesot1
81 y,'' Gslyo q business men in Houston,
Ha yviaseston ard Dallas had indorsed
NJ c only FIVE minutes at his dis
the details OF the subiect NM eo "a
merely in general terIns' out referred
Ball also Introduced resolution
l IL Tor the Passage Of a law maE Gno Ut if
&c of ali co iv in5w't9 a, OFFICER T. take
=, u u'seaSes In the
{nti SnUanston referred to the Irricat,on
lon nV ., which was offered 70 me c com
nat ier asked ask that, in connection with
rsps9 IT. Ho9 Tti. business orgs 1zen
delegates to '' the Ssat cnn, addressed to