The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-06
THE UNIT RULE
FOR DELEGATES
Ellis Countys Vote viii Not Be
Split in the State
Convention.
BAILEY MEN IN CONTROL
Supporters Of the Junior Senator Or.
ganize County Convention with
out Show Of Opposition.
Resolutions Adopted.

lNtSOluuOilS Huopttu.
The democratic executive commit
tee convened in the district court
room at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
to hear the report of the committee
appointed to tabulate the returns
from the primary election of May 2.
The committee canvas of the re-
turns showed the following totals
for the first opposing names for del
egates at large to the Denver con-
vention: Bailey 1892, Johnson 25S9,
Bailey's majority 743. The report OF
the committee was adopted.
The report of the committee on
credentials was adopted. This COM
mittee recommended that the basis
of representation in the county con-
vention should be one delegate for
every 25 votes, or fraction thereof,
cast in each precinct primary elec-
ton for governor in 1906. In the con
test of delegates from the Rocket
precinct the committee recommended
that the following delegates be seat
ed: J. w. Prude, Field Patterson,
Walter Timmins, S. H. Jolly and j.
H. Wooden. The contest from East
Waxahachie was decided in favor of
the Bailey delegates and the COM
mittee recommended the seating of
the following: P. H. Rowell, E. j.
Anderson, George Crump, S. H. Mo-
ses and R. B. Ransom. The commit
tee found no report of precinct con-
vention submitted by the chairman
of South Waxahachie precinct, anC
recommended that the following
delegates, elected by the duly or
ganized convention, be seated in the
convention: R. ]. Moore, San
Jenkins, Frank Spalding, Y. c. Ed
mondson, j. W. Martin, J. E. Riddle
Fred Noteworthy, R. S. Satterfield
w D. Westmoreland, Fred Meredith
r. T. Parchman, Geo. P. Mizell, N
G. Wise, Sr., and B. F. Carpenter.
Vacancies on the executive com
mittee were reported as existing IL
the India, Palmer and Mountain
Peak precincts. These places were
filled as follows: India. Dr.. j. r
McCown; Palmer, E. T. Richie
Mountain Peak, John Forbes.
The committee then adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman
which will be some time the latte,
part of June or the first of July tt
arrange for the Judy primary elec
ton.
committee called the county conven
ton to order and asked for the elec
ton of a temporary chairman
! DR.. J. G. Loggins of Ennis wa
chosen as the temporary chairmal
and w. A. Ownby was elected tenn
porary secretary.
| DR.. W. F. West and G.. c. Wilson
were appointed as committee to es
cort DR.. Loggins to the chair. He &C
cepted the place with a few appro
pirate remarks.
j. Lea Cannon moved that tn
report of the executive committe
on credentials be adopted by the con
vention. The motion prevailed.
A committee to select delegates t.
the state convention, which convene
at Fort Worth on May 26, was ap
pointed as follows:
Jerry Beauchamp, VIII Bentley
J, S. Herring, Alex Moseley, B.
Forester, Sr., R. l.. Feds, Arthu
Chapman.
The following were named as
committee on permanent organiZa
ton: w. D. Ryburn, DR.. w. F. Yves
and j. B. George.
| The committee recommended tha
VIM Tidwell be made permanen
chairman and that the temporar,
secretary be elected permanent sec
retary The report was adopted.
S. F. Newman and Alex Mosele.
were named as committee to escor
Mr. Tidwell to the chair.
While the committees were pre-
| pairing their reports short addresse
were made by w. H. Fears, E. ]
Anderson, AMI Carothers, Y. D
Kemble, w. G. Beaver and John H
Sharp.
committee on platform and resolu
tions, which was adopted:
To the Hon, VIM. Tidwell, chairman
| of the democratic convention o
| Ellis county, Texas:
We, the democrats of Ellis count
assembled, adopt the following plat
form:
/ /. We reaffirm our faith in tn
democratic principles as taught b,
Jefferson and Jackson.
| 2. We recognize w. j. Bryan a
the true exponent of democrati
principles and the defender OF tn
peoples rights, and instruct our del
1egates to vote as unit for the elec
ton of delegates to the Denver con
vention the nominees OF Saturday
primary election and such othe
delegates as are In accord with tn
principles enunciated by the recen
Fort Worth convention and who fav