| Show r v It = lir GENERAL NEWS I 4I H t The Texas Democratic State I i Convention i i President i Cable Clicks The Printers Strike I Hendricks Letter of Acceptance 1 j f1 j Accept-ance Shorthand Sweet 1iy 1 The Nutmeg Republicans I ffichigan Greenbackers I I I The Irish Cause Cholera I Plenro Pneumonia i 1 Texas Democrats j i I I F Houston Tex 20The Democratic I j reassembled 1 r cratic State convention rea n i > ill I at 10 am when a permanent organization I If hv 1 j 1 or-ganization was tflected The report of the committee on platform port J unanimously adoped The was the National endorses Ir 4 i platform declares in Democratic platform i il j favor of common free schools for 11 i both white and black children opposes I 1 t the enactment of a herd law i 1 poses recommends that the legslature of i M I 1 the State should limit the amount t of real estate owned or held by corporations f J declares school lands are porations sacred trust in custody of the legislature i t legis-lature a advocates the leasing such i lands until actual settlers desire to the same Tne maj Jrlty 1 4 I purchase introduced r of the committee on reolntious t i troduced a motion that the two fW i j j thirds rule be sustained which EXit t cited a contest Debate and call roll it by counties followed when the twa j thirds rue was sustained by voe J f j i of SQO yes to 187 nays wi j Houston Texas 20 Saveral ms d I r Ii > lions to adjourn were voted dwn j The only name presented for nomi fl ti nation for Governor was Ireland t John 1 t t j The rale was suspended and l I KL I t Ireland was renominated for governor ils t L l gover-nor by acclamation amid great enthusiasm if I f ri t i j en-thusiasm State Senator Earnest i t h j j i faiKv nf T iinq wag nominated for I I I f lieutenantgovernor by acclamation I I id 1 I i i tion Gibbs is the youngest man 1 I ft t nominated for lientouantgov ever I I 1 ernor of Texas Ireland und Gtsubs I I i 1 addressed the convention Adjourned I I Ad-journed to 6 p m |
