The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-02
THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION
WILLIAM PolNDEXTER ELECTED
TEXAS NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MAN OVER TOM LOVE.
ANTl.PLATFORM ADOPTED
The BaiIey-Ferguson Plan Is Chosen
Texas Governor Goes to the st.
Louis Convention as Delegate.
Wear Chairman.

Dan AHLOulU, I6A- uS ueLuuCldls
in convention assembled Wednesday
for the purpose Of electing delegates
to the st. Louis convention, did this
Governor Ferguson heads the dele,
CATION to the democratic national con
vention in st. Louis.
Judge W. c. Wear was elected per.
manent chairman Of the convention,
defeating Judge A. 3. Watkins, the
pro caucus nominee, by a vote of 43S
to 400.
The Ferguson plan for electing dele.
gates at large by districts subject to
ratification by the convention carried
by vote of 446 to 369. This broke
up the pro caucus slate. Only five of
the men who were on that slate were
chosen by the districts Governor
Ferguson, who was not on said slate,
was chosen by the Eleventh congress.
sional district and the delegation has
named him as its head.
The majority report of the platform
committee which declares against ma.
tional prohibition and national woman
suffrage was adopted and the minority
report presented by Hon. Cullen F.
! Thomas and others who participated
in the pro caucus, which minority re-
port declared against an expression
upon these subjects and which lauded
President Wilson and his acts at great
length, was rejected. The vote for
the majority report was 425 to 37S.
Finally Judge William C, Poindexter
was elected national committeeman,
defeating Hon. Thomas B. Love, nom
lnee of the pro caucus. The vote an
nounced was 419 to 347.
The humor of the convention
throughout was good. At times there
were incidents bordering on the SEN
sational, but at no time was acrimon-
lous speech INDUCED in, both sides it
seemed were trying to Guido one an
other in show of fairness and cour-
tesy Frequently the floor leaders,
Colonel Ball for the pros and w. A..
Hanger for the ants, made agree
ments which saved friction and time.
The Platform as Adopted.
Resolved, by the democrats of Tex
as, in convention assembled, That we
cordially indorse the administration
of Woodrow Wilson, and we indorse
the candidacy of Thomas R. Marshall
| for vice president, and believe him to
be fit running mate for Woodrow
Wilson in the ensuing presidential
campaign, and the delegates to the St.
Louis convention are hereby instruct
| ed to vote for the nomination of Wood
row Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall.
Resolved, That we indorse the ad.
minstration of Governor James e. Fer
guson and commend him for his fidel-
lty to the pledges he made to the peo-
pie and the efforts he has put forth for
the industrial development of our
state. We especially commend him for
his wise, timely and courageous coop
GRAFTON with the president of the Unit
ed States in dealing with the vexatious
problems growing out of the Mexican
situation.
Resolved, That adhering to the fun
damental democratic principles, that
every state has the right to determine
the qualifications of its own voters, we
declare our unalterable opposition to
female suffrage through an amend
ment to the federal constitution.
Resolved, That the democratic par
ty has steadfastly maintained that
every state possesses the power to reg
ulate and control its own police af-
fairs, and in accordance with that view
we declare our unalterable opposition
to any amendments to the federal con-
stitution Withdrawing from the states
Of this union the right to determine,
each for itself, whether the manufac-
ture and sale of liquor shall be per-
mitted or prohibited within its juris-
diction. We agree with President Will
son when he said that "any sef.gov-
erning community which constitutes a
social unit should have the right to
control the matter of regulation or
withholding of licenses"
Shortly before adjournment the con.
vention unanimously adopted. by a
viva voce vote, a resolution sent I'D
by ]. M. Goggan of Ell Paso calling
upon congress to uphold the president
In his endeavor to establish an army
and navy that will be strong enough
to protect the interests of the people
and preserve the honor and dignity OF
the nation. The resolution follows:
BE it resolved, by the representa-.
tives of the democratic people of the
State of Texas in convention assem-
bled, That we congratulate the nation
on the fact that at this time of world
wide stress it has as its chief execu
tive Woodrow Wilson, patriotic
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