The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-10
kIST THE POLICE.
'eyas sherlffs Approve of the Plan
for a House Of Correction.
An ANTONIO NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
- Was Elected President and Kirk
Was Ao1in Chosen as the secre-
tary and Treasurer.

waco Texas, July e.--The sherins' con
R.n,ion adjourned this afternoon to meet
~, wear in San Antonio. The most i'm
Liant action OF the association was the
nnoIntment Of a committee to act With
4 = chiefs of police to get plank in the
,ote platform favorlng an industrial school
II hovs. Two committees were appointed,
a = IN 60 before the Galveston convention
4 a the other to go to the legislature and
4 work to that end
IThe sherlns convention met this MOI ming
tine President j. ". NauD III the cnai.,
En- Of the nrst things was photograph oI
he convention
a sfter the election of number of new
Il snbers. Miss kuntly Of Waco sang Il solo,
<nich was heartily applduded.
a committee Of nlurshalS and chiefs of
MIC appeared before the convention. City
,,ornev sanford OF waco WAS their spukes
- lie presented the matter ut Il cor.
<pcfion house Tor boys and asked that n
X,mmittee he appointed TO confer with the
xS,iefs of police at their annual neerlng at
4 ayeston to take M and consider the mat
shorIn Mcclure thought 1t was good
&rrestion and that a committee SHOULD he
&nnDinted A motion was made TO appoint
Il committee of four for thnt purpose. 1t
las Thought that two committees should
4 annolrted one to act with marshals and
H. other 10 20 before the legislature. After
Spme discussion. the motion was amended
HE chair appointed the following commit.
~: Ben L. Cabell, X. NJ Levy. G. "
a omack, A. Il. Anderson, Henry Thomas
N appear before the chiefs at GAVE 3ton.
4 sterling Clark, L. c. Num-, j. j. Sanders
\ Vi Ayant, NJ. b. Loving to appear before
b. legislature
IN with the clerks. said that there was n
%,Isapprehension relative to their auth ority
H. said that the clerks did not desire 10
Consolidate but only desired to have a com
4ittee Of three appointed to act with the IN
"a some matters OF mutual interest. He
thought that such committee should he
1ppolnted The matter was referred to
ID executive committee of the association.
4 This afternoon was given mostly to rou-
&ne matters.
4 There was q hot contest over the next
olace Of meeting Tyler and San Antonio
We're nominated but san Antonio was
fhosen.
Thele was no fight for offices, and Ster-
ung r. Clark Of TaTaut county was elect
ID president without opposition, rhe other
1fhceIs were; A. VI. Avant Of Atascosa
bounty, vice president. ana John II. Kirk
fcretary and treasurer The second Tues
Nav In July Of next year was liked a the
Nme for the next meeting
After adonting the usual resolution of
banks the convention adjourned.
THE COUNTY CLERKS.
Waco, Texas July 1.-The county clerks,
fho have been in session in this city for
tvo days adjourned this afternoon. This
aorning was spent in discussing routine
matters The finance ledger came in for
\ long discussion and the best method of
Keeping was discussed at length
This afternoon the committee reports
3ere made aud the convention went into
De election Of officers. The following were
&. X. White, vice president; j. b. poteet,
cameron. secretary, and d. Thompson,
Paris treasurer.
A pleasant feature of the occasion was
De presentation of silk umbrella to s. r.
Prong retiring president, Jonn w. Horns.
n making the presentation speech.
y San Antonio was selected as the next
IA a