The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22
The County Precinct Meetings Last Sat
urday.


No. convened at the court house yester-
day at IL N. 1t was called to oruer by
Col. JOhn w Robertson. MIR. A. L. Woolu-
ridge was elected chairman, and. Col. j.
4. q. Whitehead secretary, and 4. Z.
Fisher seargearit-at-arms. A committee
on credentials YVES appointed ana report
ed, seating the entire list of delegates
published IN the STATESMAN on last sun
Jay. Two or three resolutions were tnen
offered recommending tue number ana
manner OF electing delegates to the cOun-
ty convention, and alter a spirited
debate it was decided to send the
entire number (forty-fve) of pre-
cinct delegates to the county convention,
and that each delegate be entitled To one
half vote. A tioater was elected to bring
the delegates up to fOrly-siX that tue
twenty-tnree Delegates the precinct is EN-
titled 10 might be FULLY represented.
Col. rutherford tuen introduced the
following resolution:
tsesolped, That IN the opinion of this
convention of delegates Gran NJ. Roberts
mas deserved to be and is tue choice OIL
the people of Texas for governor OF this
state. Ne believe the only danger that
now threatens his denomination is tue
failure Of the people to speak out and iu-
struct their delegates in primary meet
ings, and we therefore instruct the dele
gates from Austin precinct to vote for no
one to represent Travis county in tue
Dallas convention except those who will
support Oran NJ. Roberts for governor
with zeal and tervency.
The resolution was adopted--yeas 30,
nays 4; refusing to vote Oecauie they
were opposed to instructions, II.
A resolution was passed instructing
delegated to Use their influence to secure
the election OF delegates to the congress
sionaf convention at Georgetown in favor
OF Hon. Setn Shepard Tor congress. A
resolution was then passed denOuncing
certain malicious statement derogatory to
Capt. WIN. =. Walsh as false IN TACT, ana
that 1t was the sense of the convention
that Capt. Walsh was tue endowment OI
nOnor, and in any and all respects suitable
to tue nigh place OF commissioner Ot the
general Ianu office or any other position
W wnicn the people of tuIs state may call
dim.
Mr.. Wilson Gregg and Judge Lee were
then nominated Tor Justices OF tue peace,
ana j. -. Patterson Tor constable.
An executive committee, composed OF
the following gentlemen, was tnen select
ed to serve Two years: LIST warn, v. Arcu-
er; I'd ward, Or. K. L. Grant; od, Col. Il.
Grow; 4tu, DIR. j. j. TonIn; 5tn, u. u.
Wooten; 6tn, W. p. FIsner; Itu, h. u.
Morris; eth, I. 4. Sneed; ytn, Or. Cum
mlngs; lvtn, W. b. w alker; Uovalie school
louise, A. Burleson; Pottef's store, Judge
Sneeks; Pecan springs, Il. w. Riley.
Mr.. u. u. Hooten was elected chair
man Of the committee. Tnanks were
tnen rendered tue officers OF tue conven-
ton Tor tue able and impartial m4uner
IN which they performed LneIr respective
luties, ana tue convention tuen ADJOURNED
SINE die,
PRECINCT NO. 4.
The Democrats oil precinct No. met at
Duval yesterday. anu the following pro-
ceedlngs were nad:
j.. u. Easton was elected chairman, and
Geo. w. Walling secretary, j. b. Kemp,
Geo. w. Walhng and u. Colvin were Dc
lected as delegates to the county conven-
ton, and James b. Rogers, Games A.
Wright and Thos. Crosby, alternates.
A resolution endorsing ROBERTS admin
istration was passed and the delegates in
structed to vote for .. NJ. Roberts
for governor, Frank r. Lubbock,
treasurer, Capt. w, A. Pitts for comptrol-
sioner of the general land office. On motion
Off. b. Kemp, the Hon. Seth Shepard was
unanimously recommended as the choice
of this precinct for representative in the
next congress. Delegates to the county
convention as to other offices were unIn-
structed. j. ID. EAsToN, Chairman.
GEO. W. WALLING, Secretary.
PRECINCT No. D.
OATMANvILLE, July II, 1880.
Precinct convention met pursuant to
call of w. G. Walsh, chairman executive
committee of Precinct No. 4. The chair
man being absent, Col. Bunton called the
convention to order.
On motion, Col. E. W. Stands was cleo
ted president and C. E. Anderson secre-
ta-y.
The following gentlemen were elected
delegates and alternates: No. /, john E..
Campbell alternate, j. G. White. No.
2, Joe Davis; alternate, c. E. Anderson.
No. 8, Hugh McClure; alternate, j. T..
Wilson. No. 4, George Heissner; alter
nate, Hardin Walsh.
The following resolution was offered
by j. c. White:
ResolUed, That we, the voters of pre-
cinct No. 4, endorse the administration of
Governor o. NJ. Roberts.
Carried by votes of u to 10.
On motion, Geo. Heissner was declared
the choice Of said precinct for county
commissioner, and delegates are requested
to east their vote for said gentlemen in
joint convention with precinct No. Z, be-
ing commissioners district No. -.
Nominations for justice of the peace for
the precinct being in order, j. &. White
was unanimously declared the choice OF
said convention. Henry White having
received the highest number of votes was
declared the choice of the convention for
constable. j. c. White, j. Z. Campbell
and J. G. Wilson we're then elected to act
a. an executive committee for the next
term. On motion the convention ad-
journed. Z. w. Strands, President.
G. y. ANDERSON, Secretary.