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San Antonio Daily Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Anti-prohibition convention in Dallas reassembled on May 4, appointing committees, seating 1117 delegates, electing officers including Hon. D. C. Giddings as chairman, hearing speeches, and adopting resolutions by Hon. Roger Q. Mills for the platform.
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No Time Wasted in Preliminaries—Over One Thousand Delegates Present—A Business Meeting from the Word Go.
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Dallas, May 5.—Convention reassembled at 3 p. m. yesterday, appointed the usual committees, and listened to a strong speech by Hancock, of Austin, who was followed by Cochran, of Dallas, and Jackson, of the Farmers' Alliance. The committee on credentials made their report by senatorial districts, and seated the delegates, 1117 in number. Committee on permanent organization reported, and report was adopted, making Hon. D. C. Giddings permanent chairman; Will Lambert, C. R. Lane, A. A. Bell and Houston as secretaries, and a dozen gentlemen from various sections of the state as vice presidents. The president elect addressed the meeting and was followed by Melvin Wade, (colored) whose address was enthusiastically cheered. The committee on address could not report and the work of issuing an address to the voters of the state was put upon the executive committee, of which Hon. Geo. Clark was chosen chairman. Hon. Roger Q. Mills reported a series of resolutions laying down the platform on which the fight should be waged. These resolutions will be given to the people of the state in regular form.
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Dallas
Event Date
May 4
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adopted permanent organization, seated 1117 delegates, issued resolutions as platform, address to voters assigned to executive committee.
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Convention reassembled at 3 p. m., appointed committees, heard speeches by Hancock, Cochran, and Jackson, seated delegates by senatorial districts, adopted permanent organization with Giddings as chairman and others as officers and vice presidents, president elect and Melvin Wade addressed the meeting, executive committee formed with Clark as chairman to issue address to voters, Mills reported resolutions for the platform.