The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-27
STATESMAN
AUSTIN.
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Democratic County Convention,

The Democratic convention OF Travis
county met at the market house, in the city
of Austin, at 2 p. NJ, and was called to order
by Col. Fred. Carleton, the chairman Of the
county executive committee, who stated
the object to be the selection of delegates
TO the Democratic congressional conven-
ton, to meet in Austin on the sixteenth of
August next, whereupon the following pro-
ceedings were had
On motion, a committee OF five was APP
pointed by the chair on credentials, which
committee reported the following as duly
elected delegates:
Precinct No. (Manor) Mr.. Crockett,
Conrad Phluger, James Manor, JohR w.
Brown, John E. Rainey and Dock Giles.
Precinct No. 2 (Austin)-Messrs. w. NJ.
Walton, John A. Green, o. Archer, George
Hancock, Sam H. Wildly, J. w. Robertson,
B. NJ. Odom, +. w. Chandler, J. +. Dat
man, 2. T. Fillmore, J. j. Searcy, George
B. Zimpelman, james Eeill, VIM. Brueg-
ger5of, George Pendexter, Z. A. Smith,
Z. T. Moore, Joseph Walker, Giles H. Bur.
dit, q. s. West, j. P. G. Whitehead, r. j..
Hill, II. Hirshfeld. VIM. Kluge, R. A.
Rutherford, L. z. Edwards, Il. H. Bowman
and Fred Carleton.
Precinct No. 81. s. Woodward, J. b.
Camp, W. G. Mcintyre, DAVID Riley, j. ID.
Doxey, John Lindley, - Tett, John
N. King, Thomas Bird, i. ID. Easton, G..
ColvIn, N. B. Mays and Brice Dillingham;.
Precincts Nos. 4 and 5 had no delegates
present.
On motion. ]. III. Zlvley, B. Milan, A.
A. Hughes, G. w. Waters, X. K. White,
Sam Nuckles, Milo Nuckles, E. s. Berry
and j. j. Davis, being present from Pre-.
cinct No. A, were admitted to seats in the
convention as delegates.
On motion, J. II. Tulk, Joe L. Sutton, j.
M. Jones, d. A. Todd, Felix 4. Smith and
j. w. Smith, being present from Precinct
No. 3, were seated as delegates to the con-
vention.
On motion, a committed of five on per
manent organization WIS appointed by the
chair, which committee reported j. F..
Oatman as president and Osceola Archer
as secretary. The report being unanl-
mously adopted, the president was con-
Quoted to the chair, and made a few appro
pirate remarks as TO the objects OF the con-
vention, urging harmony and united action.
On motion OF James Manor, Fred Garlic
ton, Felix Smith, Dave Riley and j. II.
Zivley were appointed committee on basis
of representation, who reported that each
precinct would be entitled to one vote fol
every 100 Democratic votes, and one fol-
every fraction of fifty over at the last cleo.
ton, which gives the county "a votes in
the district convention, which gives to
Precinct No. / four votes, No. 2 twelve
votes, No. 3 three votes, No. three votes
and No. two votes, which report was
adopted.
A motion of Henry Hirshfeld, that each
precinct select their number of delegates 10
proportion to their representation in the
county convention, after considerable dis
cussion, was adopted, when the following
delegates were duly elected by their respec.
tive PRECINCTS to represent this county in
the district convention, tO-wit: ~
Precinct No. - JohnsW. Brown. DIR.
Fowler, Thos. L. Rowe and James Manor.
Precinct No. John ID. Elliott, N. G.
Shelley, James II. Burts, F. W. Chandler,
Joseph Walker, c. s. West, Thomas II
Sneed, @. II. Burditt, r.. A. Rutherford,
J. F. Oatman, VIM. Brueggerhof and Fred
Carleton.
Precinct No. 3.-James d. Easton, L. s.
Woodward and James ID. Doxey.
Precinct No. An. @. Nuckols, B. Mi
lam and J. II. Zivley.
Precinct No. 5.-Felix 4. Smith and ID
A. Todd
Col Fred. Carleton resigned the char
= manship of the county executive commit
tee, and Capt. Thos. +. Sneed was elected
in his place, whereupon the convention ad
journed sine die j. T. OATMAN.
President.
OscEoLA ARCHER, Sec'y.