The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-28

primaries and requesting the executive |
committees of such counties as have not
already held or ordered primaries to
adopt it.
Mr. Henderson expressed willingness to
accept this substitute II The date pre-
yided for therein was, ~ .ndoned THIS
was done and the substitute became the
original motion,
GlDDiNGS OPPOSED
TO ANY RASH ACTION,
The question having thus been brought
sauarelv before the committee. Mr.. Gid
dings of Washington county argued that
Mr.. Bell proposed 10 treat with disrespcct
the convention 10 which the committee
owed Its life. There was no question in
his mind hut what the Waco convention
had acted within it's rights in ordering the
committee to Tx n uniform date for the
holding Of State primaries. He was sure,
however. that II had exceeded Its ]uris-
diction in asking the committee to prescribe
penalty for the nonobsewance Of such
date as the next convention would, beyond
question, he the sole Judge of the qua.in'
| cations OF those who sought seats therein;
| and nothing the committee could do would
: In the least abrdge its prerogatives in this
| particular. The committee was In duty
bound he thought. compelled IN obey the
| resolution In so far as fixing the date was
concerned. but II would be the duty OF the
next State convention 10 decide what
should he done with such delegations as
might be selected in contempt Of the com
mittees recommendations as 10 that date.
lie therefore opposed excepting from the
operation Of any order that might be made
with regard TO dates any county that had
held or ordered primaries without waiting
for the State committee to act. In con
clusion me moved mat the matter be re
ferred to a committee OF three but his mo.
ton was tabled by a vote Of 10 10 s.
Mr.. CockreH of Dallas offered q substi
tute for the Bell motion the adoption o.
which would have provided for the calllul
OF state primaries on June In accordance
with the terms Of the resolution adopte.
by the Waco convention.
Mr.. Armstrong Of Tarraut county op
posed the Cockrell substitute He was op
posed to uniform primaries any way an'
differed with Mr. Glddings as TO the jurs
Z dletion OF the State convention. He saw
no necessity for the cockreli substitute
or TO hx any date at all for that matte
} ualess it was Intended 10 deny Cooke an
Z other counties representation.
5 Mr.. Bell Of Karnes county said 1t wa
! his purpose TO carry out the recommend
tons of the Waco convention as far a
! possible without attempting to d.sfranchis
{ any OF the democratic voters OF Texas
proposed in effect by Mr.. Cockrell.
I Mr.. Cockren would discipline the eonl
) ties,
! Mr.. Cockrell OF Dallas said he simpi
proposed 10 respect the behests OF II
4 convention that had created this comm'
= tee II the convention or the commits
was without Jurisdiction to prescribe
pena,ty for disregarding the date Il mig
~ .aera cor!a bc IN dancer OF a!sfr2
chislng any county. What be objected
was 10 the committee undertaking TO que
tlon the authority Of IT'S parent. SO far
he was individually concerned, he Won
treat the counties about which so nv
y concern was expressed just as they n
treated the committee. The counties IA
had called midwlnter prirnaries were
titled 10 no more respect from the comm
S. tee. 10 Ills opinion, than they had sho'
the committee AZ the proper time,
The question ever came up, be would 81
sf mort proposition TO DENY such count
70 Is might disregard ths ssanAaittsss sSSs'