The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-08
Travi. County Convention.
AUsrIN. Anenst 3 1s1s

L. NJ, "a
e L. L. Sneed, chairman of the count
+ executive committee, in the chair.
n Capt. T. E. Sneed was appointt
temporary chairman and Joe H. Stey
art temporary secretary.
$ On motion, q committee was 81
] pointed on credentials and basis
represents Commit e consisto
OF two from precinct and one frol
each of the other precincts IN th
, county.
The selections were: Precinct Nc
1, none; No. ., b. Z. Giles; No. ;
VIM. NJ. Walton aud Fred Carleton
No. 4, L. S. Woodward; No. ), Fell
smith; No. 6, ]. II. lively. Majo
West was added to the committee.
The committee retired, and in few
moments returned with the followin,
report:
To the President Of the Convention:
Your committee find that the follow
ing duly accredited delegates are pres
emf, viz:
Precinct No. 1, Webberville-None
Precinct No. 2, Manor-B. c. GILES,
A. F. Boyce, w. L. Shipp, Tom Zlm
pelmaD, j. T. Gregg and Willis
Crockett.
Precinct No. 3-R. A. Rutherford,
w. M. Walton, Fred Carleton, C. S.
West, j. w. Stalnaker, J. ii. Stewart.
Il. w. Riley, N. G. Shelley, John T.
Lindley, L. NJ. Crooker, ]. d. Doxey,
John r. Billingsly, G. II. Bardell, j.
d. Elliott and John Cardwell.
David Riley, w. G. Mcintyre, G. Col
vim, c. r. West and Robert Soult.
Precinct No. 5, Boggy-A. A..
Hughes, Felix Smith, W. G. Slaus, w.
ID. Miller, James A. Thompson and Tiff
Johnson.
Precinct No. 6, Oatmanyille-J. E.
Rector, E. w. Stands, George Heiss-
ner, Sr., Sam Nuckols, w. L. Young,
Robert Eanes, ST., Jacob Swank and
j. II. Zivley.
Your committee recommend that the
several precincts be entitled to the fol-
lowing number of votes in this con zen
tion:
Precinct No. /, Hebbervllle, 2votes
No. 2, Manor, votes; No. 3, Austin,
l l votes; No. 4, Merrilltown, 3 votes
No. ., Boggy, 2 votes; No. G, Oatman-
vile, 8 votes. Total 90 votes.
Your committee recommend W. M.
Walton, as permanent chairman; l..
5. Woodward, r. Eanes, ST., vice
presidents; G. Colvin, as permanent sec
retary, and L. L. Slauss, as permanent
sergeant-at-arms.
Your committee recommend the fol-
lowing as the order of business: 1. Ap-
pointing delegates to the congressional
convention. 2. Appointing delegates
to the senatorial convention. 3. Ap-
pointing delegates to the floatorial con-
vention. 4. Nominatlons for county
officers in the following order:
Representative, county Judge, coun.
ty attorney, sheriff, treasurer, county
clerk, district clerk, collector, assessor,
county surveyor, hide inspector and
four county commissioners. Respect
fully submitted.
l.. ID. WOODWARD, Chairman.
A motion was made to accept the
report of the committee down to that
part of it providing for county nomi-
nations. After much discussion it
was decided to make full nominations
by vote of five to sixteen.
Pending this question a resolution
was presented TO pretermit nomlna-
tlons for county judge and district
clerk, which proposition was rejected
Mr.. Giles then moved that the con-
the Brennan conventfUf;H to
eiRet ia ia this JieapFaptiaau elefliA9 dse5
they are allowed IN this convention;
but, as the frat precinct is not repre-
sented, that the convention elect the
delegates to which it is entitled, but
that in doing so they shall select citI-
zens of that precinct. Carried.
The following was then reported as
the list of delegates to the congression.
al convention:
Precinct No. George Harris, Will
liam d. Hunter.
Precinct No. 2-John E. Rainey,
James Manor.
Precinct No. 81. A. Hooper, N.
G.. Shelley, J. III. Stewart, B. y. Cot
ton, r. A. Rutherford, G. 8. West,
Fred Carleton, L. NJ. Crooker, j. NJ.
Murch, ]. II. DinkIns, John Cardwell.
Precinct No. 4-Davld Riley, J. R.R.
McPhall, James E. Rector.
Precinct No. 5-Felix E. Smith, Rod
Jones.
Precinct No. 6-J. II. lively, George
HeIssner, E. w. Stands.
The delegates were then confirmed
by the convention, and the delegates
were authorized to select their own
proxies IN the event of their failure to
attend the BRENNAN convention.
The chairman was authorized to ap-
point the delegates to the senatorial
and flotorial convention.
The following delegates were named:
Senatorial "A. S. Walker, Felix E.
Smith, John Cardwell, N. G. Shelley,
Tom Jones, r. w. Riley, L. N. Crook
er, J. d. Doxey, r. A. Rutherford, j.
Lindley, Alex NJ. Jackson, jr., James
Manor, ]. F. Oatman, L s. Woodward,
James E. Rector, John w. Robertson,
r. Fl. Ward, George Pendexter, ]. W.
Brown, George Heissner, Lee Giles,
J. II. Dinkins, j. NJ. Murch. Floto.
rial. H. Stewart, Fred Carleton, j.
E. Shepard, DR.. Cummings, ]. T. Mil
Ter, ]. r. Billingsiy, John D. Elliott,
Hardin Walsh, G. s. West, Sam Muck
OILS, L. L. Sloss, J. H. lively, E. W.
Stands, o. II. Cullen, II. B. Barnhart,
B. C. GILES, ]. II. Thompson.
The FIVE minute rule was adopted.
1t was moved and carried that the
hindmost man be dropped on each bal
lot,
Nominations for Representative were
then made, as follows: Thomas 4.
Sneed, Felix E. Smith, J. B. Kemp,
Fred Carleton.
Carleton's name and that OF F. Z.
Smith were withdrawn.
First ballot-Sneed II 119-1GS, Kemp
Z 1-56, scattering 1 3.
Second ballot - Sneed 10 IS 81,
Kemp 10s-21.
Col. Sneed withdrew, saying he had
been placed in nomination without
authority.
Joe II. Stewart and Felix E. Smith
were then nominated.
Third bAllot-Smith 105-2l, Kemp
@ 1896, Stewart 25.
Stewards name was withdrawn.
Fourth ballot-Kemp 3 4, Smith
l3 "A.
Necessary to a choice IA votes.
The name of Kemp was withdrawn
and Smith nominated by acclamation.
The following resolution was then
introduced:
Resoloed, That the delegates of this
ronotv IN the Rrenham convention he