The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-09

The wis Striker Ficor the Truly LOii
Saturday was the day announced for
the gathering or the truly Ioil at the
court house. The object as set forth in
the call was TO put straight. Simon pure
county ticket in the field, and at the hour
of ten the clans began to assemble. The
STATESMAN reporter was psesent, and
noticed on all sides and sprinkled among
the crowd many well known political
strikers and vote manipulators, audit was
evident they were there for the purpose
% controlling
THE CONVENTION.
By eleven O'Clock the district court
room was pretty well filed. There were
| many prominent Democrats present To
witness the ground and LOFTY trmbling of
the truly loil a. the strikers cracked their
whips and controlled the ring. They did
not have to wait long before Mr.. II. Hol-
land. chairman OF the Republican execu-
tive committee OfTrayis county, took the
chair and called the meeting to order. He
stated the object of the meeting, and also
gave briet history of the independent
ticket now in the field 1t was then IN
order to elect temporary chairman of
the convention, and Col. DeGress and
Judge Richardson were put in nominal
ton. The truly loil at once wanted to
know if Col. DeGress was pure Repub-
lican, a. they had heard he had a decided
leaning toward greenbackism and made
| the race for mayor on that ticket. Just
here
THE STRIKERS
quicker than nine shakes of sleeps tail,
cracked their whips, and the ground and
lofty tumbling commenced in earnest.
The uproar was almost deafning during
the performance and only subsidized by
Col. DeGress taking the floor and endeav-
oring to explain his position. He said
she would pass over and not allude to
the remarks of a certain person, who at
one time edited Democratic paper, as
he considered him beneath his notice."
| Great applause.) The Aforesaid individual
was seated near the reporter and hastily
rising from his seat, said"That same chargi
has been made against me before and
branded it as lie, and now tell you to
your face that you are liar" Great
confusion and Il most disgraceful scene
| ensued. Col. DeGress, who was some
distance OFF, attempted to approach the
man who had given the lie, and who was
busy getting out his jack knife, which he
| opened. The hair of the reporter, who
was between the eontending parties, as
| sumed II rigid, perpendicular position as
he, with blanched cheeks crawled under
Il table and commenced pulling off his
| shoes preparatory to swimming out of
| the court room in an ocean of blood,
which he mOmentarily expected TO be
| turned loose. Fortunately officers Lock
and Cooper were present and approached
the belligerent with the jack knife and
prevented bloodshed, and the probable
drowning of the reporter. During this
little episode, the excitement was intense,
and one individual, with his specs on the
back of his head, vOciferOusfy yelled: 81
move this convention adjourn" The
reporter from under the table and Col
| c., who was trying to get under bench,
heartily seconded the motion. After
some time, quiet was restored, and Col
DeGress was elected and took the chair,
and immediately after w. ii. Holland was
elected permanent chairman, with l.. NJ.
Bradley secretary. Mr.. Cassidy offered a
resolution that the convention proceed to
nominate a straight, simOn-pure
| REPUBLICAN TICKET.
The strikers at once cracked their
whips, and the Bodybuilding and contor-
lions of the truly loil were uneX-
| celled, but to them were exceed
lngly painful, and when the following
resolution as substitute was offered the
astonishment and grief depicted upon
their countenances was distressing to be-
hold
Resoired, That this convention deem il
\ inadvisable to make any nominations for
| county officers but that the ticket as pub
| lished in the city papers under the head
ing of independent ticket" be recon-
mended to the Republicans and all indie
pendent voters of this county.
| The substitute caused great uproar and
Gen. Wallace and others took the floor
and proceeded to demolish it but the
strikers were too much for them and
they were compelled to sit down amid
the most dire confusion. Gen. Neal and
Col. Bob Campbell then took the floor but
they were soon silenced and the strikers
managed to lug in the previous question
and cutting off all debate and securely
gagging the convention passed the substi-
tute amid the widest confusion and the
most awful din. Col. Campbell mounted
"a bench and endeavOred to make some
kind of speech but not word could
he heard. The convention broke up in
the widest disorder and adjourned with
out even motion. Seriously speaking
the assemblage. yesterday and the conduct
of those who managed it was anything
but creditabie. 1t had more the appear
ancc of a mob than dignified political
meeting. The 'true and tried" and the
honest colored Republicans were incOn-
tinently floored and completely squelched.
| We understand that the bone and sinew
of the party will meet again on the 18th
and endeavOr to put a ticket in the field
and no doubt they will succeed.
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