San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-11
Senatorial Cssvensies.

Convention OF tho Democratic parry
Of the 3Ist Senatorial District called to
order by Capt J.V. Hutchins, who
who made q short but we'll timed
speech counsslins harmony 10 the
making Of nominations. Col. 3. ID
Jaekmau was elected temporary chair
man and Joseph Hatchett Secretary.
90 motion q committee Of one from
each county was appointed on crsden'
tisls and basis Of representation, viz,
Thos. MoNeal from Caldwell. r. y.
Rouudtree Of Nc Culloch, Il II Wilkes
Llano, A. M. Erskine Guadalupe, DIR.
Gregg San Saba. j. r. Burleson. Hays,
W. NJ. Ysndell, Blanco. Credentials
Of delegates referred to committee. On
motion of j. L. Ellison candidates for
the senate and legislature were request
cd to address the convention. Maj.
". II. Burses, Capt. Ferse Kyle, and
Colonel Wilkes responded with clio.
qusut expositious Of their views.
On motion committee adjourned to
2 D, m. At the suggestion OF Capt.
Kyle some member Of the Caldwell
delegation was requested to address
the convention 10 the interest OF Mr..
Greenwood, who was unsvoidsbly alb
sent. Responded to by Mr.. Joseph
Hatchett.
Committee on credentials and basis
Of representation submitted the follow
ing report:
SAN MARCOS, HAYS Co.. SEP. 8. 1880
To the Hon. s. d. Jackman,
Temporary Chairman.
Your committee on permanent or
ganizst;op, Credentials, and basis Of
representation beg leave to report as
follows:
We find that W. NJ. Yandell. W.
NJ. Rust are duly accredited delegates
by proxy from Blsnco county and that
said county is entitled to four votes in
this convention.
And that j. p. Bridges. H. Polk,
Thomas McNeal, G. r. Smith, l.. j.
Storey, w. A. CLARK, VIM. Jenkins,
H. A. Rice, Jno. W. Campbell, j. j.,
Ellison. z. T. Cliett, A. Chiles. VIM,
Steele, j. @. Lamb, jesse Jeffrey and
Joe Hatchett are the accredited dele
gates from Caldwell county, and that
said county is entitled to IA votes ip
this convention.
And that Thomas Benton, J. 4.
Burleson G.. Il. MoGehee, s. D. j ack.
man and Ike McLendon are duly ac-
credited delegates from Hays county,
and that said county is entitled to 8
votes in this convention.
And that r. f. Rountree is the
duly accredited delegate from Lleno
county and that said county is entitled
to 4 votes in this convention.
And that r. +. Rountree is . duly
accredited delegate by proxy from
MoCplloch county, and that said coun.
~ is entitled to 2 votes in this conven.
ton.
That DR.. A. Gregg and Perdie
Mathis arc duly accredited delegates
from San Saba county, und that eaid
county is entitled to q votes in this
convention.
And that DR.. John +. Barbour,
Jno. A. Neill, Thomas d. James,
Thomas p. Anderson, Henry Il. Mo.
Culloch and A. M. Erskine are the
duly accredited delegates from Gauda-
lupe county, and that said county is
entitled to 10 votes in this convention.
We further state the votes to which
the respective counties are entitled as
named above are based on the vote
cast for o. M. Roberts at the last
Gubernatorial election, allowing one
for every hundred uotes and one for
every fraction Of fifty or more.
We recommend Col. S. D. Jaokman
as the permanent chairman. and j. p,
Bridges as secretary Of this conven-
ton.
Respectfully submitted,
A. NJ. ERsKINE,
Chairman of committee.
On motion report Of committee was
received aud adopted.
On motion Joseph Hatchctt. Of
Caldwell was elected vice. president.
On motion DR.. w. NJ. Yandell, of
Guadalupe, was ELECTED asst Secretary.
The following resolution was offered
by Col. s. D. Jaokman
Resolved That this convention
endorses the course Of s. B. Maxey IS
U. 8. Senator. and recognizing the fact
that the experience acquired in one
term of service will render him more
efficient in the future, We hereby in
struct our Senator to vote for and use
bis influence to secure his election,
Considerable discussion followed, af-
ter which motion to table the reso-
luton was lost. Resolution was then
adopted.
Nominations for Senator were de-
clared in order. j. L. Ellison put in
nomination w. H. Burgess Of Quad
alupe. Thos. McNeal put in nomina-
ton T. c. Greenwood Of Caldwell.