The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-01-30

: State Convention At Austin.
I 4 great dca! Of confusion aad disorder
existed IN the beginning. owing TO the iac'
tina. no basis Of organization Ind been pre-
siou.ly adopted. J, gradually snb''ded'
however after the election OF the regular
oi!icers. NJ. y. X. Taylor was elected
pfe,dent. Nessrs. ~ $ Oldham, ". Z.
Norton. {. B Sheppard. VI !. Johnson aid
I John Marshall were appointed Vice Ffes''
den,.-aud Ncssfs Dccordcva. Chalmers,
Calhoun, Ila,uic. iisreeu'', lo'b'l', and
Pennington Secretaries.
The nominees selected. We gave 10 our
,ssup Of las, week ihsy viii be lound At
the head Of our editorial columns. he ini>
loving gentlemen uI'c prosecuted to TIE
Convention Tor tho ollse Of attorney Gen
efal: Nesus Willie, Chiffon. Morgan
Gould. aud Turner. Chiffon lead 81 on
the fret ballot HIS name aud that OF w.
Turner were soon wiihdrawn, Willie then
took the lead. Tor one or two ballots NJ
Morgan, OF Red River, seemed TO bo The
hyorile OF a majority Of ,be Couseni'on
after that, sod bis friend. pressed hi, claims
until it beeame esijen, th4t De- could not
ys, two tAid. Nh,u h. was withdraw
NJ Grabaus name was twice before tAc
Conycoron The ats. time be- insisted
upon is Withdrawal before .vots WAS taken.
The second time be made 90 opposition,
auA vas elected ei,aoa, diIisuisy.
For Ireasu,er, there were the names Of
James II Raymond, {. II. Randolph. and
f. . Scarbot0ush.
For Comptroiier, he NAMES Of shaw.
Johns. and Johnson were offered
RAYMOND and Shaw received eomp'i'
men,sty votes, hu, their claim, were speed
ny Opposed Of
Wheeler had no opposition iOf Chief
Justice OF the supreme Court. snd was
nominated By acclsmalion For Assoei>
ate Je.lice. there Nere the names Of Messrs.
Buckley, GRAY, Jennings. Waul, Moore,
and W Henderson,. The contest was
prolonged Tor four or FIVE hours, attil I, vas
narrowed down To Gray and Buckley. After
several ballolngs Buckley oudeayofed Ia
withdraw his name, bu; his Trend, would
I not permit him to do SO. lie was analiy
selected.
Tho Convention selected the city Of
Houston FOR holding the mex, Democratic
State Convention, and appointed the first
Of May 1899. They adopted the following
basis OF organ aaiion which VIII proven,
confusion or unnecessary delay
Resoirea. rha, TO insure al equsl voice
to the Democracy OF the whole state IN
future State Conventions. We recommend
Ia. following basis Of representation
lst lha, each organized county Of the
State, which may bold u Democratic p'i-
mary meeting and appoint delegates. shall
be entitled 10 one vote In the Convention iG.
each one hundred votes and one vote for
any fraction Of votes, over Hity aud less
than one hundred, which such county may
have eas, "a, the theu ln-t preceding else>
ton Tor the Democratic State ticket, Fto-
vided, however, tina, any organized county
casting less than one hundred Democratic
votes shall he entitled to one vote.
II That tho various counties shall be
entitled to delegates or seats IN tbs Con-
fatl [ il,g ami ed "a
vote shall have one delegate, all other
counties to halt as mads delega'es ss II
may have votes in the Convention Pros
vidaj, tia, one delegate be allowed Tor m
odd vote, "A Tor INSTANCE, five votes shnll be
allowed lhres d,leg stes. eleven votes to ia
delegates, tRn votes to one delegate, tour
votes to two delegates, nine votes 10 i've
delegates, &c.
81. Tint no person be allowed To I'll as
prox, from any county which may have a
regularly appointed delegate or delegates
Ia attendance on the Convention; nor as
proxy IN any case, unless his appointment,
10 writing. be ogned hy one or more OF the
regularly appointed delegates oI the county
which he proposes 10 represent
4lh. lhat no person shall represent ANY
other couut, than tina, Of bis residence,
nuiess he SHALL have been regularly appoini-
ed by primary meeting or constituted
proxy N writing, ma aforesaid, by regu-
lnrlv appointed delegate OF del,gates 81
tho county he may propose to represent,
Resolrsd, That it shall be the duty oil
the Chairman Of the State Democratic
1 .n,,,ttt.. al ina.t four months before the