The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-10
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION
rb;. and Local Option Are to Be
 Vote1 on In Primaries.
MEETS AT SAN ANTONIO.
n.nocratic State Executive Committee c In Session at Dallas Also Prepares ,h. Ticket Containing Names of the Candidates.


 nalas June 10.-Democratic state avecutive committee met at Dallas Monday. Without opposition San An ,onio was chosen as the city to hold the state convention and Aug. Il the date
 The committee ordered that the following propositions be submitted to the voters in the primary election on July 25
 "For the submission by the Thirty. first legislature of this state of a con- stitutonal amendment to the people for their adoption or rejection pro- bibiting within the state of Texas the manufacture, sale, gift, exchange and intrastate shipment of spirituous, yinous and malt liquors and medicated bitters capable of producing intoxica- tion. except for medicinal and sacra- mental purposes.
 Against the foregoing"
 For the system of local option and proper legislative enactments for the perfection of the laws so as to pre-. vent the barter or sale of intoxicating beverages in local option districts" Against the foregoing" To submit the question of statewide prohibition the vote resulted: For, 20; against, 6.
 To submit the local option petition: For, 15 against, II.
 Mr. Edwards resolution for the sub mission of the saloon or no saloon" idea was defeated. The vote was 6 for and 19 against.
 Following was the state ticket agreed upon:
 For Presidential Electors: Hardy O'Neal. Cass County (State at large).
 Jed C. Adams, Kaufman County State at large)
 First District-N. P. Doak of Red River County.
 Second District-W. w. Dies, liar din County.
 Third District-W. w. Moore, Rusk County.
 Fourth District-R S. Fulton, Grayson County.
 Fifth District-Thomas D. Isbell. Rockwall County.
 Sixth District-J. w. Woods, Rob- ertson County.
 Seventh District-Joseph Adams, Houston County.
 Eighth District-E. A. Berry, Madi- son County.
 Ninth District-G. l.. Haidusek Fayette County.
 Tenth Dicfr{ct-I Dauutroo Williamson County.
 Eleventh District-S. P. York. Coryell County.
 Twelfth District-W. H. Hawkins, Erath County.
 Thirteenth District-A. B. Edwards, Clay County. Fourteenth District-L. L. Shield, Coleman County.
 Fifteenth District-Edgar von Boeckmann. Sr., Guadalupe County. Sixteenth District-J. c. Son, Palo Pinto County
 For Governor: Thomas M. Campbell, Anderson County
 R. R. Williams, Hopkins County.
 For Lieutenant Governor: Nh' U. bSW Ut SOuuty. c, W. Geers, Denton County.
 For Attorney General: R. V. Davidson, Galveston County. R. NJ. Wynne, Tarrant County.
 For Comptroller: Bob Barker, BeXar County. J. R. Blades, Henderson County. G. F. Parker, Erath County. J, w. Stephens, Travis County. Charles B. White, Fannin County. For Commissioner of the General Land
 Office: J. T. Robison, Morris County. Thomas P. Stone, McLennan Coun- ty.
 For State Treasurer. Sam Sparks, Bell County.
 For Railroad Commissioner: o. B. Colquitt, Kaufman County. Theodore P. Thomas, Harris Coun- ty. For State Superintendent of Public h.
 struction: J. NJ. Alderdice, Ellis County. K. B. Cousins, Limestone County. For Commissioner of Agriculture. R. T. Milner, Rusk County. TOT Judge of the Court of Criminal Ap- peals Gull term, one to be voted
 for): w. l.. Davidson, Williamson County. D. $. Lattimore Tarrant County. TOT Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals (unexpired term, one to
 be voted for): W. F. Ramsey, Johnson County. TOT Associate Justice of the Supreme
 Court: F. A. Williams, Houston County. No provision was made for defray- Ing expenses of the two propositions 10 be submitted.