The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-15
Texas Democrats Anticipate an
Exciting Convention
TRADING IS IMPOSSIBLE
Four Candidates for Governor Are
Well Runched and Each Ballot In
Convention viii Require
Several Hours.

Dallas. Tex. August 14-With 100 dele
gates, the number being limited by law
and more than 1000 spectators what prom
ises TO be the most exciting state con-
ventlon ever held by the democracy Of
Texas since 1892. VIXEN the party split
and nominated James S. Hogg and
George Clark for governor, opened to-
day.
The first session was devoted to the
usual preminaries of effectng tempo-
rary organization. Judge Joseph e. Cock
rell of Dallas being named as temporary
chairman, and to some special speech-
making and was frictionless and harmo-
nious.
The first ballot for governor hardly
will be taken before tomorrow afternoon
and because of the division of strength
among the four candidates and the pc
culiar nominating system It Is expected
that each ballot will consume several
hours.
Vote Was Well Divided.
In the recent primary T. NJ Campbell,
formerly a prominent railroad man, re-
eelved % per cent of the votes cast for
governor; M. NJ Brooks judge of the
criminal court of appeals. "A per cent,
and former Congressman c. K. Bell p
per cent.
The popular plurality does not deter-
mine the result, however. The law al
lows each county a vote in the conven-
tion for each 300 votes cast in such county
for the party nominee for governor two
years ago, and declares that said con-
vention vote shall be prorated to the
candidates by counting in proportion to
the votes they received in the primaries
1t makes majority OF the convention
votes necessary to a nomination, and
provides that where majority does not
appear upon a ballot, the candidate hav-
ing the lowest number OF votes SHAH be
dropped, whereupon the delegates may
transfer the vote previously instructed for
such candidate to other candidates.
Although 1t is known the Brooks vote
will be emancfpated at the end of tho
first ballot. peculiar conditions make
trading almost impossible, and efforts at
combinations seem thus far to have
failed.
United States Senators cnlberson and
Bailey both supported Brooks
Senator Bailey Speaks.
Today, as has become customary at
state conventions. the delegates and spec
Senator Cuberson was not present, but
Senator Bailey responded. He received an
ovation and spoke during the remainder
of the session. He praised the man
whom he had supported for governor
but as upon former occasions declared
that as much could be said Of the other
candidates for that place. In that con-
nection he took notice of criticism that
have been heard within the past few
days of "sensa tioral bosslsm,' and de-
clared that 1t was not bossism for citi-
zen to announce his preference of a cam
didate but 1t was bosssm to try 20 pre-
vent others from registering their Will
The remainder OF his speech mostly con-
eerned the prospects for the national
triumph of democratic principles, which
he declared were excellent.
He said that II has already been de-
termined whom the nominee would be-
meaning Mr.. Bryan, which declaration
evoked applause. During his speech
Senator Bailey related the story of the
siege of lucknow and repeated the quo
tation, Hold out q little while longer
the Campbells are coming"
This the audience interpreted to mean
that he was confirming the report that
with the dropping Of his man. his vote
and influence would go to campbel.i
The cheering lasted for three minutes.