The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-29

Young; county treasurer. A. J. Jernigan.
by aeclamation; county attorney, Z. t.
Moore, by reclamation; county judge. 4.
L. Fillmore /; county clerk. Frank Brown !:
representative to the legislature. Fred
Carleton; district clerk. J. b. Gildart ::
Mr.. Giles offered the following resolution !:
Rescirsd By this eonsentioa, That it is in
eXpedient to make nominations for dis
trict judge.
Resolution lost by a vote of - to Ial.
Nominations were proceeded with. and
Judge A. 5. Walker put in nomination.
He was nominated by reclamation. Sc
lection of Delegates to the state conven-
ton was then in order.
Col. Peeler offered the following:
ResOtred, That the delegates to the
state convention at Dallas be, and they
are hereby instructed, so long as the
name of o. NJ. Roberts is before the con-
vention, to labor actively and faithfully
to secure his nomination.
A substitute was offered by Mr.. K. j.
Hill as follows:
Res0lred, That in making selection of
delegates to represent this county in the
Democratic state convention at Dali
las, the delegation shall be COM
posed of men representing the diff
erent views as to the nomination
for governor, which are represented by
delegates here present, and as nearly as
practically in the proportion represented
by their respective voting strength in this
convention.
1t was moved that the substitute be
laid upon the table. Carried by vote of
251 to 12a, and the original resolution
passed by a vote of % to 81.
The convention then proceeded to elect
seven delegates TO the state convention.
The vote was by ballot, and resulted
in the election of the following
delegates: A. J.: Peeler, A. W. Ter
ren, DIR. X. Swearingen, DIR. W.
5. Fowler, J. b. Kemp, John o. johnson.
and j. j. TObin. The following was then
offered:
Resolred, That the Hon. Seth Shepard is
the choice of this convention for congress,
and that the delegates use their influence
to secure his nomination.
Carried unanimously.
On motion a committee of five were APP
pointed as follows: A. j. Peeler, Joe
Stewart, d. G. Wooten. X. A. Rutherford,
and b. G. Giles, to select thirty delegates
to the congressional and fioterial conven-
lions. A motion prevailed instructing
delegates to the floterial convention TO
support Blanco man for fioater provided
acceptable. The committee reported the
following delegates: Dudley Wooten, j.
A. Fields, Joe Stewart, A. NJ. Jackson, j.
p. c. Whitehead, Duval Beal. Taylor
Moore, r. A. Rutherford, Mr.. Searcy, f.
G. Morris, j. T. Hamilton, l.. b. Giles,
E. w. Stands, Fred Carleton, d. n.
Robinson, j. "A. Hooper, Ben. Pillow, r. NJ.
Thomson, DR.. Swearingen, G. L. Rob-
ertson, Thomas Thrasher, Judge Lee,
Il. w. Folts, Geo. +. Pc ndeXter,
S. r. Fisher, w. FL. Tobin, w. S. John
son, A. w. Townsend, John w. Brown
and T. E. Sneed.
The following was then offered by Mr..
S. G.. Sneed and passed.
Resolved, That the party organization of
this county shall be as follows:
1. Chairman executive committee.
2. Executive committee composed of
one from each of the eight precincts.
3. A chairman at each voting box and
executive committee of three members
to act with each chairman.
4. That hereafter each voting box, ut a
meeting to be called by its chairman, elect
delegates direct to the county convention
on the basis of one for each fifty Demo-
cratic voters and one for each twenty-five
and less than fifty.
The following county executive Demo-
cratic committee was appointed: S. G.
Sneed, L. D. Hill, J. A. Fields, j. b.
Kemp, j. c. White, Robert Jones, with
power to appoint for precincts Nos. and
s. Mr.. S. g. Sneed was unanimously
elected chairman.
The convention then adjourned sine
die