The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-17
TICKET Is COMPLETED
Texas hmoeTalic Convention HaS
ludei II. LlbpTS.
LAST SESSION SHORT


nights session the FIRST order Of bust
ness was the nomination Of a eandi.
/ date for lieutenant governor
/ In an eloquent speech. interpreted
with witty remarks and prals. for hts
opponent, Judge Davidson. Hon r.
Hin Withdrew as a candidate for lien.
tenant governor
/ Hon W. y Williams Of Tarrant IN
Withdrawing as a candidate for rail-.
/ road commissioner. thanked those who
mad stood by him He asked that Hon
J.. J. Storey be nominated for tho on
suing term Of six years.
Hon. C. f. Gilbert. in Withdrawing
as candidate for land commissioner
thanked. his friends and asked that
| Hon. j. J. Terrell be unanimously re.
/ nominated
Attorney General Davidson, Comm
/ trollef stephens and Chief Justics
Gaines were declared nominated
For treasurer Hon. Sam Sparks Of
! Bell was nominated
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tenant governor Mr. Davidson express.
ed his thanks for the honor confer
| red
| Hon. Sam Sparks made a few re-.
marks expressing his thanks. and took
occasion to say that his grandfather
and father were Democrats, He re-
lated an anecdote that created great
| merriment No kinfolks. Mr.. Sparks
he IN, .
ment
Attorney General Davidson said no
| mistake Va, made In nominating Hon.
A. b. Davidson for lieutenant governor.
and testified to his ability. The attor-
ney general dwelt on his career the
past two years, and bore tribute to the
efficiency of his assistants. He prom
| ised to vigorously push antitrust suits,
Railroad Commissioner Storey said
he had just grounds to be proud Of the
honors conferred on him by ex-Govern-
or Hogg or Culberson, as well as the
people. Judge Storey said he would
never again be candidate for public
| office.
Land Commissioner Terrell thanked
the convention for thrice honoring him
with the office he holds.
Associate Justice Henderson of the
court OF criminal appeals rendered his
thanks for being nominated
Chairman of the state executive
committee was next in order.
Hon. Marshall Hicks of Bexar coun
ty placed in nomination Hon. George
A. Garden of Dallas. Mr.. Garden was
| unanimously elected The new chair
man expressed his thanks.
The thirty-one senatorial districts Sc
lected the following gentlemen as ex-
) ecutive committeeman:
s. |. Robinson of Morris county.
2. Charles Duncan of Titus county.
3. D. H. Cabeen of Fannin county.
4. Slar Hare, Jr of Grayson county.
#! 5. Harry Carpenter of Hunt county.
4 6. George A. Robertson of Dallas
county.
T. James NJ. Edwards of Tyler, Smith
county.
s. e. H. Carter of Center, shelby
county.
| q J. c. Adams of Kaufman.
| 10. c. NJ Smithdeal of Hillsboro.
II. e. A. Wallace Of Rockdale, Mi
1 lam county
~ T. H. Royder of Welborn, Brazos
county.
49, w. ]. Townsend, Jr., of Lufkin,
! Angelina county,
a. Charles Minis Of Nacogdoches.
10. w. f. Pope of jacksonville Mad
ison county.
16 William Masterson of Houston
/ Harris county.
II f. +. Harris of Galveston.
Is. C. f. Lane Of La Grange, Fay
| cite county
10 Dr. J. NJ Johnson of Giddings.
/ Lee county.
90 Dan 5 Chesser OF Georgetown.
| Williamson county.
2l w. A Palmer Of San Marcos,
Hays county.
% J. W Flournoy OF Beeville. Bee
county
90 Thomas W. Dodd Of Laredo
% r. G.. Davis Of San Anton %.
%. John G.. Griucr of pcl Rio. Val
. Verde county
20 Thomas Bell of Brady NcCul
/ lough county
81. r. a. Underwood OF Holland BEL
county
Is W p. Sebastian of stephens
county
90 Sterlrs Buster ~ Cmld.ess
3J q r. MoraHud uf Furf Worth
Ttruut county
3D. " IS Jameson o. Vou'asa,
county
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