El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-12
PLATFORM OMITs BAILEY PLANKS;
STEAM ROLLER WORKS PRECISELY;
s0UELGHEs FERGUSON OPPOSITION
Colquitt Has Resolution Against Compromise Of Anti
Trust Suits Thrown Out; Effort to Cast Reflection
on the Preachers Who Favored Ball Is Also
Voted Out by the Committee.

3 short talk on it by governor o. B. Col
quit, a member OF the committee
: Governor COlquitt opposed the plank
ard spoke against it. He reviewed
the history of the Magnolia Petroleum
suit which was filed by attorney gem
eral LOOney and eXoneraued Looney-
! The vote to strike this out was first
declared TO be a tie, but recount
showed that the plank had been killed
by a vote Of Is to IS.
Governor COlqUitt also introduced
and had passed a resolution urging
the congressmen and senators from
Texas to work for bill to relieve the
Texas cotton growers who have been
left with their crops on their hands
because of the European war. This
resolution was carried without dis
Land Plank.
L A Dale, Of FL Paso, introduced
a resolution favoring the sale Of arid
school lands without the condition Of
settlement on them. and this was also
passed. This resolution is intended
to dispose Of the lands in western
Texas which cannot be settled upon,
but which could be sold for cattle
and sheep grazing. Governor Colqultt
offered an amendment limiting the
amount Of this land to be sold TO any
one person at eight sections, which
was accepted. and the amended reso-
luton passed.
Col Bill" Sterrett. the fish and
luton providing for protection for the
fish and oyster industry. He told Of
the good that had been done in pro-
tecting these industries in Texas He
was cheered loudly by the committee
when he had finished
FOur-Year Term of office.
A constitutional amendment was
urged in a resolution which was
passed faToring tour-year term OF
office for state, county and district
80 srs-.H So r~- IL
judicial positions and also that only
one term could be served
A resolution Of congratulation upon
the recovery Of senator c. A Culber-
son was also passed. A resolution
calling for the redistricting Of the
state was passed with the clause in IL
which read, regardless Of the fact
that any individuals political future
viii be aided or injured"
sIaps at Preachers.
The last resolution considered was
aimed al the political preachers and
churches which had taken an active
part in the prohibition campaign. 1t
was introduced by chairman Lane, Of
the platform committee, who spoke
at length on the resolution. which
was finally tabled. Chairman Lane
said that he had waited for Is years
TO have someone denounce the -po-
lIt1ca1 preachers" and his resolution
proposed TO endorse FergusOn's stand
Dad politics, as It was considered as q
slap at the churches and preachers,
regardless Of whether or not they had
IA ken a part in the campaign. and was
tabled with the consent of the chair
man OF the committee, who introduced
IL He denied that he intended any
reflection on the churches or preach
ers, other than political preachers"
The platform as reported to the
convention follows.
THAT we, the Democracy of Texas
in convention assembled at FL Paso.
reaf1lrm our faith and pledge anew
our devotion to the fundamental and
time honored principles of DemOc-
racy as secured by the founders and
fathers Of this republic. and as rean-
nOunced in the last Democratic plat
form as made at Baltimore, and upon
which our party secured control of
the federal government and from
which has followed and viii follow
manifold blessings to all our people.
Administration Endorsed.
2-We cordially and heartily en-
dorse the national Democratic admin
and congratulate the people
Of the United States upon the patriotic :
fidelity with which that adminsstra-
ton has kept faith with the people
and has passed into living laws prom
ises made by our party in its ma
tiOnal pl-tfOrm at Baltimore. We
believe that having so thoroughly and /
persistently kept the faith, that that
administration is entitled 10 and will /
receive the endorsement, support and 1
assistance Of all Democrats, and these I
We gratefully pledge for all the Demo- |
,rats Of Texas.
3.-We cordially commend the wise, 1
patriotic, firm and conservative poll I
les OF governor ColQuitt, who has !
Kept faith with the people under try.
ng circumstances and express to him /