The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-15

ways been friendly towards him. and
Know also that had ] opposed the motion
IL would nave appeared that | was promted
by personal piqne on account Of NV defeat
the day before. The same day this was
done, however. ] stated in an Interview In
inc dallas News that the fight for uni.
convention. As to my candldacy tho
friends Of uniform primaries. without the
snghtest inti7nation from me. began the
use of my name for the chairn,anshin and
put me IN the attitude of a candidate Mr.
Wells had never announced his candidacy
or minated to me that he would be a
candidate.
AS 10 Mr.. Lanham's attitude know only
mat he has stated IN writing that he was
me friend of both of US aud would be alb.
99uiuIeiy non.committal think he told the
truth and that tboses who assume TO other.
ticc Josenh y t az ra}ppS
THE CROWD is GROWING.
Arrivals on late trains have sweled the
attendance considerably, at least $50 dele
gates having been added to those already
mere Among the newcomers are many or
ooekrell's supporters, notably t. NJ. Camp
bell the Houston, Cherokee and Ciuadalupa
county delegations including Senator
Dlbrell and X. E Curtis of Ben ana a
relay from Dallas. On the other hand,
,oefe are many accessions to the Wells
ranks notably from Hill and Denton com.
ties as well as from Robertson and other
hindle Texas counties and from counties
souih OF the Colorado. The new arrivals
nave braced up the Cockrell peonle and
they have assumed a confident air Mr..
wells and mis- friends see no reason for
Ieenne alarmed. however, and display no
lear of the result
State Superintendent of Public lnstruc
tton Lefevre arrived tonight and declared
himsef In the platform calling for a re
enactment RI She uniform text book law
which expires next year, and there is little
Doubt but what sLch plank will he sub
milted by the platform committee and
adopted by the convention
MEETING PLACES FOR COMMITTEES.
The local committees hnve arranged for
the meeting places Of the various commit
tees MS follows: The platform committee
will meet in the rooms Of the Aziola club.
in the Trust building. corner fremont and
Postofhcc streets The committee viii
have nice cool quarters and will he able 10
obtain a view Of the entire city from their
rooms. They can also see that the gulf
looks nearly as high as the building in the
distance.
The permanent organization committee
will meet at the Young Mems Christln
Association building on the corner of IRE
mont and Winnie.
The credentials committee will meet in
the Clayton building on Postoffice street
between Twenty and Twenty-third.
The executive committee will meet in
the parlors of the fremont hotel and viii
convene promptly at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning. All the places mentioned are
within easy reach of the fremont hotel.
The convention proper Will be held at
the auditorium near the beach. This can
be reached by street cars which pass 10y
the fremont hotel. The Western Union
Telegraph company has installed tele-
graph wire at the convention hall and will
also operate system OF messengers n by
means of the street cars.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
The first meeting OF the convention Will
be that of the executive committee, which
will be held at $50 clock tomorrow morn
ing in the parlors of the fremont hotel At
the meeting of this committee the exact
hour of convenlng the convention proper
will be decided 1t will most probably be
l. o'clock Tuesday.
| The members OF the executive committee
are as follows james Il. Wells, chairman;
jeff McLemore, secretary; A. [. Oliver
| Atlanta; Fl. L. Henderson, sulphur Springs;
Gainesville; " Y. Carver, Farmarsyile;
Joseph u Cockrel, Dallas; John $. Spinks,
Young. Kaufman: w. c, Morrow, Hlllsboro,;
| John H. Beckett Cameron; w. 7. Barthol-
omew Franklin; w. b. o'Qulnn, Lulkin;
June c. Harris Nacogdoches; W. l.. Dean,
Huntsville; John NJ. Moore, Richmond; II.
| NJ Knight, Galveston; c. t. lehman, Hal
letsvile: D. C., Giddings,, Jr;, Brenham ;
Dayton Moses. Burnet: 5. NJ Nixon, LulIng'
A. j. Bell, Karnes City; Amador SANCHEZ,
Laredo: Perry ]. Lewis san Antonio; John
n Garner Uvalde; Eugene Moore, stephen
Vile; A. Matthews, Gainesville; John L.
Stephenson Abilene; w IT. IT, AN Andre s~St
Worth; Sterling p. Strong, Montague.
Guy NJ. Bryan, chairman Of the arrange
men committee, states that at the meetlng
held at $50 tomorrow morning each com
| mltteeman will be given the delegate
badges for their respective districts ana
the chalrmen % the different committees
win he expected to call on their eHecuti ~. :
committeeman and obtain the badges Tor
the delegates In their respective counties
| MIR BRYAN SAYS there are plenty OF rooms
and delegates should call at the htaaqual,
tiers of the public comfort committee ~
the business league rooms, fremont hotel
building. x.t
: There will he caucus Of the Sf7hfsen IN
senatorial district at room 3l5 In the Ire
mont hotel at o'clock tomorrow morning
called by c. #. Lebann choirmah'
GALVESTON PLANK ASSURED.
From the expressions heard today 1t ap'
pears that Galveston will succeed In get
ting the plank inserted in the platform
regarding the appropriation OF the taxes OF
Galveston county for grade raising purposes
as desired. This was fairly assured befor'
the delegates arrived as many OF the coun
ties over the state have declared In faVoi
Of the measure. A visit here VIII Strength
en- the cause In the minds Of the delegates
! for the reason that It is easy to observe az
a glance the Importance Of raising the Is
land An interview published recently ron
ak Governor Hogg, in which he said tna'
the railroads were not in favor OF the iul
proyement Of Galveston harbor or othe'
coast ports, created a little eminent mere
TODAY. hut there did not appear to be many
who colpcided with the ex-governor IN III
view Of the matter. In face OF the rae
that the Southern Pacific railroad ma
spent over 81 100000 in Galveston in build
ing pier and Is continuing to spend NOR
and the further fact that the santa -
, has recently subscribed 5000" ior Se'
: ! fnf the purpOSe q