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

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TIE ooayen,sea tssae ffs frorrrss 10
dag. IKE connsttess we-e aa1e1 a-d SET
10 vo.k and AZ e, .2tl wil Re rca-y 20
rspoTt Nneu called On
Tee caarnsasaiF saSttes is sal, 80 d2uot,
vito ccta sides alag majority. IRe
Cocsreg people are rusgllng bard fcr votes
and e,ala INA, saey gain sikh every ~
rival
FANS WERE N EVIDENCE.
Instead q presenting the usual sea OF
upturncd faces the democratic state CON
vacation. waeu II was called ,o order by
Chairman Wells OF the executive committee
at 1910 today. rcsemhIel more tlau any
taiag else q display Of palm leaf fans. The
deg WAS swel;eziuzJy warm and the broezes
from the gulf which were tu evidence else
where IN the city were conspicuous FOR
their absence so far as was concerned the
big auditorium In which the convention IS
being hela consequently the palm leaf fan
vendors nd a thriving business, ani near
ly every delegate was waving ON Of the
Notwithstanding The fact that the number
cf delegates foo Attendance WAS not rs larg"
as wus expected. even after ~ hrfum" ap
parent that tho fnilrre 81 the railroads go
make low rates N,uld keep many away,
the srnts set aside for tho use of delegates
were practically an occupied and probably
not more thm half q hundred more rouid
have hcrn accommodated. The seats 81
lottcd TO tn" delegates were sttuntcd on IN"
level ground door 80 the auditorium. while
rising In tters rn two Side. of the bigbui}d-
ing were other seats which We're given over
to special"rs A}qons ,9rse spr.(a,'LS VIZ
relioVrd The monotony OF black coats and
''shirt sleeves" az thc delegates and far
uishcd nhout the only evidence # GOODNESS
and comfort In the building
Tho advance guard Of delegates com
rnerccd to- arrive NJ the auditorium as early
MS 10 o'clock hut most Of the faithful dii
nor GO out until later. prcfrrrnc 10 remain
with the crowds down town where, during
tho whole Of tho forenoon. district C1UCU~ns
and meetings of various Kinds We're held
mud tho wires were pulled this way ana
that Inv the friends NJ Mcssra. Wells and
Cockrcll the rival candidates for the cNccu.
ttvo committee cnnirmauahlu
some Of tho cnucusca held last uight cN.
tended into Tho ,nrly hours NJ the morning,
but those who participated were ON hand
br,,bt and norlr totlov and we're MS active
and alert ne n thcv had had tholr usual
res- instead NJ only few hours sleep
Texas democrats do not ordinarily 60 T,
eothcr,n. A. iu that respect, no exception
to the rule
r,ouFORT AND NDT FIEG ANCr.
.t .t...,,,t,, mo-. r,,.or r,ore In
,'p't''''",' -, van. ,,,,.1
e'idenD' .,'u Il'" ,' l,, ,,.,cr,,os nm
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pafehiF "lu A"' "'0h '' "''.' WY '"'
en-, .,,,,toi sosy,or Inst sum,oe,
.. . .,,,ort 40.
decided that the matter o' ''ir'"'' wac
paIa',Tuu, ~ a, ,.,s, e., r,,a,n thc,r coat
p'iS II" u'' NV. 49, 49, Ill. ~.
were at hoerty 70 remove 'ue" ro "t tnmn haI
of those present today wore coats. SOME o
Them went even further tlan that ANA rl'
themselves Of collars and ties. There .wer'
IN who dlsdplucd the use Of such efftt'
evidences OF civilization ms collars on'
cra,ots fnoIItlcnl collars being cXcCptCd. o
co,,Tscl and consequently they were no
s,oIn me Tni hycf bowSyer was detail.
49, pos.,,ir no most striking evidence OF tn,
s,r,niictfy When is always supposed to b,
aip nppnS,Ss,p T" nbaracterisic OF Simon pur
aem pT was furnished by the gave
Win whicn IN. mis- gayel wps nothinI
Yenuon 10 oauy ,t,r - n,Scr ~ scantiing
more nor less IMAM I"VSr Nth ~ ~ urd,
foot or so IN length with Wn,cn ,n ,ne tehin
chairman by pomn d,,nnsd mnrh rnisc Late
front of him, producea niuc .l, r"i' tyos nro
in the day a sure enouEn ~, ~ ~" "rrrr
duccd, but IT was sinhM "un rrconcnti
strong md the scantuhg MIs trnnnd
used 10 overcome INC nHt us ac,crntes
emanating from the onthuslastls "r teh,,
The scheme OF decoration IN M M, u'S I 1TU
torium was purely patriotic. Ine Pi WI
supporting the ROOF we at,or Sni" Stars am
stripes and a prcfnsion Of small nnss W yer,
ARRANGED NJ my thc cUp' A large Ang coverc
The Wall in the rear of the stage. Tner
was nothing elaborate about tn s,n uyIcl"
ions, 20 en- .n syid e
AS usual everybody seemed to be u
good humor; likewise everyp 10Y, sv nnrh
pc Wy Temnorary Cbnirman Pendcto
Is not as large as some OF the men.-J;
Hogg for lnstance-ana ~ WaS 10y SV 49,.
physical enort that ne maui s ~ n' hU Nh
tn the ulstanL porio n W. W ~ ~ no douhtsS