The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-16

Antonio, declaring for an eighth o,,r q san
XIV ana prohibiting the employment ot
children in factories. A'"l Vi
Another resolution declared sor =
Oh manual training In the MIMI -
schools of the state tSs
H. +. Curtis OF Temple offered :. roso,,,
n s,ph on oshalf of the striking maehinists
" idiestinei who "deplored and con.
uenned the action of the president Of tna
Agricultural and Mechanical college AZ,
sending students Of that institution to Pal.
es sne TO take the place Of the strikers,
some questions as to the correetness ~
the statement that such a thing had heen
uohe having been asked for, Mr. Curtis
80, ,1, from a Palestine paper an article con
aiming among Other things. what pur.
ported TO be copy of a letter written
ny II. II. Mhltlock, acting president or
lne college, stating hat he mad sent All
available material to The shops at paes.
Mr.. Curtis also offered resolution de-
caring for the enactment of a law pro.
hlDltlng the operation of what are known
as double-header trains.
a resolution favoring the collection and
dissemination by the commissioner of aCrl.
culture OF statistics with reference TO the
agricultural and live stock interests OF the
state was presented and 49, H. Dorsey
secretary OF The Texas Grain Dealers as.
ISOLATION. was given permission tn address
the committee on the subject lie SAID
mat ne was of the opinion that an ef-
hcient method of collecting and disseminnt.
ing such statistics would do much toward
developing the State along various lines
ana that 1t would help to settle I'M the
vacant land Texas raised so much cotton
grain, live stock, fruit and other things
mat the people of other parts OF the coun.
try refused to believe the statements re
garding the vnrlous crops. the setting at
an official seal OH statistics regarding these
crops would. he thought. do much toward
removing this skepticsm lie had cou.
ferre1 with Colonel lanhum regarding the
matter and the latter had expressed him
self aS being strongly In favor of the prop.
ositon.
X. Il. Lockett of Bowie offered a resolu.
ton recommending that the legtsla ure he
required to pass resolution calling con.
Stitntioual convention This was followed
by resolution favoring the establishment
OF textile school in copnecton with the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Other resolutions contained recommended
tions rs follows:
For law providing for the employment
of short term conyicts on county roads.
For uniform system and date of hold
lug primaries anu TO proiect thc ballot In
primaries from the corrupt use of money
For the passage Of laws to enable the In
terstate commerce commission to control
interstate traffic.
Chief of Police Winfrey of Dallas was
permitted 70 address the committee on the
question of an appropriation Cor the estab' /
lshmcnt OF school for the accommodation
OF youths who commit msdrmeanors which
the reform schools. He explained mat ine
object Of the sherihS and chlefS OF pohcr
Of the State was to have established
school at which youthful Offenders couid
he taught some us 81 trade and where
they would he free from the evil results
that might follow association with older
persons In rcformatories and penitentiarleS. /
4 resolution bearing on TINS subject was
afterward introduced
ON motion OF r NJ. Campbell tho chair
m9u and secretary of the commi Zee were !
nddrd +o the subcommittee The commit /
TO then adjourned To 10 D. III. and the
.,b,on,mittnc vent into executive session
tn thn ,,rrno.o ~ beginning the prepara- /
ti.n of The platform.
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'"i'''., w. ,,i,ot Gov dipprr ]
mi tee rdl u'n'd M "V"'h pl "i""t'
and r2ns Scmbl d at 9;41. IAeFe pells /
IN, Co... tb,, ,vbn1. committee to do uu. (
" a., rt,f,,,,, was s,,b |
~ tn + port on I"e P'''i'''"
mi'ted to IT, 1t ana act hr'' at ~ V'''N'
bnt vented until the subcommittee was /
NIT COO. not ,,tu tnilnirht Ar
ready "llI'h ""s "'' u'''.' -
That tim il WIS announce d that Inc suo !
ronriitcc had finished its work and Chair /
-. - ,t,.i ,..,,,r, +tco to
hiuh joan cdi'u 'hc "H0'e 100 W
ord,r. ~
Rodney Of Waco moved 10 HuJoutH ~
a. IN. Wcducsd ~ 1ne motion WIS defeated
aud it was dccid d to bear the reading OF
III platform decided On by the subc7m- /
The leadiuc was done by Chairman Ball ,
nf m sunclnmi tee. who pr, scented the
niotforr, secticu by 5 elton. ii being under /
ttto(d that objections or suggestions We're
~ hn mofo a. the retding progressed.
mia iirlt mink brought INTO question WAS
,h,,t b"'tirF IN The matter OF FREE passes /
,n bi , n7.icin1lIv nrenarcd declared fof
ny IL u ",robif'+jhr the issuance Of passes (
law lt i,,nioS.o. Of Tho road issuing the
w. any Nu'
F"is' c,,rt, of Eort Worth SUGGESTED
VI. a Hi uVu'E VI n,oorIcd ne ~, 5ern,it
tha' IN pihnh ~ :" @ ttu'o 90 ,rorinii
lhG tA,' uHil5 W a. 'g,,SS,,oo tn 49, an
ril!roadS Iuu IN. II 9i 49, ~ p,,,,,,isoinn
GERS mtmpels ~ the ii'nu ,.itr -,
and IN II tmp'S.S dux 10 "myM '" az ~
b. given to M .teFs on t.S sV Sppl,,, 10 no
{. u. Law moved lnat we lI Ii. my w, "a
substituted tGr me irec pass pl"nH ii, ~
r, c MN nd th4t inc leglsIatu it InIti p os5
such MS as in ITS ludGmf u WI pleNtIm n,.
the vii OF the lssnan me-, ~ iIee pass,
railroad companies rms molioh p tcHallG e.
Tho platform agreed on up 10 -;"o Nv,
carcd the fdith OF the conNe1uoh IN ~ tne
principles of the party as SCI loItn ~ lug
Kansas city platform ana ucci1tSSu I ,ua'
the convention beleVed that WIN pt iu'
ocratic success IN lgf the dangers o, ,, i,r,'
pellaHsm' cthtiali"dt luI, unIn S 80 ,r,,
trusts, monopolles' mergers ana o,hef com s
hines hurtiul 10 tne peoptte anu h'n dn m