Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-15
DEMOCRACY OF TEXAS
Meets at City of Dallas to Name
Nominees For Offices.
ATTENDANCE GREAT.
Judge Coekrell of Dallas County Is
Chosen rs Temporary Presiding
Chairman aud ". T.. Hobby
Of Harris Secretary.

Dallas, Aug. 1l-At the fair grounds
auditorium. having a seating capacity
OF 5000, and with no vacant seats, the
Democratic state convention was
called to order at noon to-day.
Il was the largest concourse OF
people ever assembled at a political
convention in Texas that faced Hon.
Frank Andrews. chairman Of the ex.
ecutiye committee OF the state Democ'
racy, when he raped for order. RI.
Rev. A. c. Garrett. Episcopal bishop
OF the diocese Of Dallas. was intro
duced. The prelate invoked the bless
ings OF heaven upon the convention.
Mayor Smith. on behalf OF the city.
bade the delegates and visitors a hear
~ welcome 20 the. city.
Judge Clarence Martin OF Freder-
icksburg. IN happy language. responded
10 the welcoming address.
Temporary organization was effect
ed by the election OF Hon. J. +. Cock
reli OF Dallas county as chairman; w.
p. Hobby OF Harris. secretary: Rob
ert Barker OF Bexar and Mark Logan
OF Hamilton. assistant secret-ries.
Pat O'Keefe OF Dallas. sergeant Al
arms. with five assistants.
Judge Cockreli was escorted TO the
chair by Judge Maxey OF Grayson
county. Hon. T. II. Ball Of Harris and
Hon. Hsmpson Gary OF Smith.
Mrs. Murdoch addressed the con
yentiou In behalf OF the old women's
home 20 be erected by the Daughters
OF the Confederacy.
The entrance OF Senator Bailey was
the signal for great cheering. For
thirty minutes the senator addressed
the gathering. his remarks being lib
orally punctuated with applause. HE
said the Democratic nominee for pres
ident has already been selected by the
/ great mass Of the people-"the great
leader who led US twice 10 defeat. but
never 90 dishonor-and who is certain
Of success two years hence" The sen
aior touched upon both national and
state issues and laid particular stress
upon the Democratic party always and
/ All the time proclaiming the great
principles upon which It's foundations
/ are laid
senator's reference 90 Hon. W J.
I BRYAN produced the widest enihus
iasm. delegates and visitors waving
/ hats and handkerchiefs.
/ After adoption OF motion Tempora
~ Chairman Cookrell announced the
committees on credentials, permanent
organization and order OF business
platform and resolutions.
Credentials C0mmittee-FirSt dds
trict. r.. o. Lomis: Second district, G
NJ Chambers: Third district. T. j
Record: Fourth district. ]. l.. Jones'
/ Fifth district. + B Adams: Sixth dis
trlct. w. T. henry: Seventh district
W. b. wynne; Eighth district, Jasper
Collins. Ninth district. " 5. Flagg
Tenth district. n. C. Morrow; Twelfth
district. W. p. Ray. Thirteenth dis
trict. l. A. Daniels: Fourteenth district
y. ]. Bell: Fifteenth district. ]. ID
Flewellyn: Sixteenth district. !. X
I Farmer; Seventeenth district. j. Il
Barker: Eighteenth district, John X
Kubena: Twentieth district, Daytot
Moses: Twenty-first district. ]. l. Sto
rev: Twenty.second district. San
Lackey: Twenty.third district, Jno G
WIllacy: Twenty-fourth district, w. l.
Barker; Twenty-fifth district, J. X
Harper: Twenty.seventh district. J. X
Arnold: Twenty.eighth district. ". c
Hoard; Twenty.ninth district, w d
Fisher: Thirtieth district. H. l.. Nose
ly: Thirty-first district. J. n. Rayzor.
Committee on Organization-Firs
district. n. A. Shaw; Second district
L. b. Roach: Third district. Rub
S~ells: Fourth district. Rice Maxey
Fifth district. T. r. Wilcox: Sixth dis
trict. f. ID. Force: Seventh district. {
l.. Gregory: Eighth district. Jane
Turner: Ninth district. Jink Evans
Tenth district. Emil Fain; Twelft
district. II. B. Davis: Thirteenth dis
trict. II. o. Henley: Fourteenth dis
trict. W. f. Bledsoe; Fifteenth dis
trict. W. ID. Edwards: Sixteenth dis
trict. ]. ID. Harvey; Seventeenth dis
trlct, W. n. Holland; Eighteenth dis
trict, W. A. Trenchmann: Nineteent
district. S. r. Meeks; Twentieth dis
; trict, u. s. Chresher; Twenty-first dii
trict. s. " Pfeuffer: Twenty-secon
district, r. l.. Daniel; Twenty-thiT
district. A. vedaurri: Twenty.fourt
district. ]. F. Onion: Twenty-fifth dii
trlct. c. z. Hudspeth; Twenty-sixt
district. James Flax; Twenty-seyent
district. ]. n. Falls: Twenty-eight
district, W. p. Chapman: Twenty-nint
district. II. +. Dever: Thirtieth d.
trict. Jno. ]. Hlner; Thirty-first di
trict, J. W. Patterson
Adjournment was then taken INT