The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-14
TICKET OF THE POPULISTS
Anxiety Was To Keep Off II and
Not 10 Get on II.
MAY BE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
Effort Is to Be Made to Gain Votes from
the Labor Unions--Son1e Of the
Closing Incidents.

Fort Worth, Texas, August 15.-Follow-
Ing is the ticket which has been put out
by The allied peoples party Of Texas:
GOVERNOR. NJ. Mallett of Johnson.
Lieutenant Goyernor-J. II. L. Bonner Of
Smith.
Attorney General-T. j. McMinn Of Bexar
Treasurer Buck Barry Of Bosque
Comptroller j. Nj. Perdue of Upshur
Land Commissioner--M c. Granhury OF
Austin.
Superintendent of Instructon--Prof Col
Ter OF Callahan
Railroad Commissioner-E P. Alsbury Of
Harris,
Chairman State COMMUNICATION Park
of Dallas.
At the windup Of the populist convention
last night there was determined effort on
the nart Of National Chairman Parker to
have Endorsed resolution against the
adoption Of the poll tax amendment to be
voted an at the November election.
Ashhy Of Tarrant was In favor OF II and
declared that had such an amendment to
the constitution been IN force when Jerome
krarhy and himself headed the ticket for
! governor aud lieutenant governor they
/ would have been elected
/ Il know II TO ne a IhCt tndl ueHl men
and fictitious characters we're voted in
! harris county during that election, shid
| Ashby. Roscoe Coublin, James q. Blaine,
! George Washington, Andrew jackson and a
| score of others ! might name were al.
/ legged 10 have marched to the polls and
voted the democratic ucket
The resolution was adopted after the ex-
| pcTenCes Of the laws WORKING IN uther
When j. 6. Miller was nominated he
arose and said: II am up asdinst It, but
If had $1,000. would want nothing, bet
ter than to get after sam Lanham. I am
not ike sam Lanham; do not think am
qualified 10 be governor of Texas
you could not hand Il to me on plat
ter" said A. NJ Colwlck Of Hunt county
when he was mentioned for comptroller
several others were mentioned for the
place. but all declined until j. NJ. Perdut
Melvin Wade, colorcd. who has been one
Of the populist members In DALLAS county
for several years, was the only negro wear
ing red ribbon badge. In the Dallas con
yention which nominated Nugent for gov
cruor Wade was with those who opposed
the nomination Of Henry y. Mccullough o
Bastrop for governor. Mccullough wa
presented as a southerner with a war rec
u told the convention" said Wade yes
terdny, that II the populists wanted tn
negro vote they had better not talk To-
much about war records.
This was one Of the most remarkabl
populist conventions ever held In Texas, Il
| more ways than one. II required only on
dcy To transact the business. formulate
platform, nominate ticket and 10 home
iTarrant county had only two delegates i
! the convention and not half the districts 4
the State were represented. The creates
interest centced In the platform commit
tee room, where the suggestion by Chair
man Parker as 10 many resolutions an
platform planks were SGT down on heavily
lie was inclined to want to Introduce
majority II the laws into Texas that ar
] in vogue I'm New Zealand
o I'VE are not In New Zealand sal
Stump Ashby. "and we of the Lone Sta
state are capable Of knowing what we wan
! here better than any man who lives IN keI
a me convention adopted with WHO'D
. every resolution expressing sympathy IL
= organized labor, and u Is the general oplI
4 lon of those here that the new party wi
j concentrate 10 little strength from this ell
!, ment In the State. dust how the othf
q Side will view the consideration shown r.
u mains to he seem but II Is certain ths
] the populists want to Join hands with III
Z orgsnIzed unions and make the light Il
:. getber and they so expressed themselvs
q n the platform which was adopted t0nigh
There are those IN this convention WI
a beleve that with the united union lsbS
3 strength this organization can be made
:. most formidable one; at any rate. they al
a willing TO give It trial and see what thel
There is some talk Of nominating co
q gregsIonal candidates IN some of the di
y trIcts. II WAS said this afternoon " WI
i probable a nomination would be made
" this district but no movement has bee
!, made as yet looking to this end.