The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-06

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G. b. Lewis and the latter by NJ B
, Templeton The majority report
| recommended that the roll of dele
gates as prepared by the chairman
! and secretary OF the executive com
! mittee be adopted This report ex-
! cluded the Palmer and Wyatt dele
! gates from a voice In the convention
! because Of some irregularities in
| their precinct conventions
The minority report of Judge Tenn
| pleton was protest against the
! legality of the appointment of the
} committee on delegates prior to
! report from the committee on Gre
| dentials e. r. Gibson raised the
point of order that the minority re-
port was not germaine to the ma
/, jority report for the reason that It
made no reference to any irregularity
In the seating of delegations Judge
| Templeton moved the adoption of his
report. but the point of order raised
by Mr.. Gibson was sustained by the
chair. The majority report was then
adopted,
The committee on delegates to the
state convention submitted a report
recommending the appointment of
the following as delegates:
O. A. Finley, o. b, Sims, B. F.
James. Earl Fain. c. X. Gibson. Tom
Yates, w. T. NJ. Dixon, c. A. Pippin,
Alex Moseley, c. B. Lewis, w B.
Ferguson and L. II. Peters.
John T. Gill made the report and
moved its adoption. A vote by pre-
cincts was called for This was over
ruled by the chair and a viva voce
vote taken, resulting in the adoption
of the report by big majority. Be
fore the result was announced the
request for a vote by precincts was
renewed and granted by the chair.
The call of the roll resulted as fol-
lows: For adoption of report, 60;
against adoption of report, At. The
report was declared adopted.
The complexion of the state dele
cation is as follows: Campbell s,
Bell ., Colquitt l and Brooks l. This
arrangement of the committee will
have no effect on the casting of the
pro rata of Ellis county's convention
vote for the candidates for governor,
but it means that Campbell will re-
ceive the emancipated votes of the
! other candidates in the event they
Q are dropped from the convention.
!, A number of resolutions instruct
r ing the delegation as to casting the
n emancipated vote were offered, bu
e all were voted down.
q Delegates to district convention
i: were named as follows:
!. Fifth supreme judicial-T. H. Col
y lier, John T. Gill, NJ. B. Templetor
S. B. Farrar, w. NJ Tidwell w F
. Hancock, Mark Smith, w. H. Fears
Wy II proup II paab1eS w
Cox and w E. Weatherford.
Fortieth judicial-G. c. Groce, T
II. Rowen, P. J. Hemphill, T. II
Collier, NJ. B Templeton, w. p. Han
cock, S. B. Farrar, John Sharp, G. Il
Pierson, r. B. Williams, e. P. Ander
son, Jr., and J. l.. Champion.
Fifth congressional. II. l.
Jackson. w. T. NJ. Dickson, T. B
Williams, c. A. Pippin. Will Sewell
Sid Farrar. NJ NJ. Fondren, r, G.
Mitchell, j. NJ Alderdice, w. NJ. It'd
well. B. B. Moody and John NJ
Weekley.
Chairmen for the various precincts
of the county were then elected.
The following resolutions were Of
fered and adopted
Resolved, that this convention en-
dorses w. J. Bryan as the nominee OF
the democratic party for president IL
1908.
- Resolved further by this conyen'
ton. that we are in favor OF the re
peal of the occupation tax law, as
now levied on useful occupations, be
ieving the same to be burden upoI
a large class of worthy citizens.
Resolved. that it is the sense o
this convention that the primary elec
L l.. a4fta.a AI a
q candidate for state or distric
| Office, who shall in a primary election
| receive the largest number of votes
| be declared the nominee for sucl
| state or district office, even thougl
| lthe number of votes received shoul,
| be less than a majority OF all lh
| ! votes cast iu such election.
| Resolved, that We are opposed u
| fb, issuance of free transportation
| by railway companies. except 10 ihei
J employees. INDECENT persons and 10
. th, relief of persons In immediat
need from accidents ON the lines o
} such railways. and our representa-
ItIyr- arc Su instructed.
The following which was onrrc
lHly G. r. Gibson was adopted
Whereas. the name ut Hon. J. NJ
NId.rtite of Ellis county Will hs pre-
..nt.d ,t the next legislature aS
candidate for speaker OF me h"n-'
and whereas. h, 1o,- for the 'hif
linn. and without opposition ID
.rr. ..urrsyufutiyp ut this count
l.r.r.for. h. be- resolved. that fBr ug'
'.t. Df Euis count, have -vut him 4
imam .maueutI, qualified for th
; iro.Ituu. uu honest Huj ,apth'" wH