The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-09-11
7 TTTTI7I7ITTIT0T
THE LEGISLATIVE CONTEST.

SAN SABA, TEXAS, Sept. 8, 1880.
Yesterday tho district democratic
convention met and concluded its la
bors hy nominating Joe Brown for rep
tcscntatiyc In the next legislature.
a short history OF the organization
and workings of the party in the coun-
" will better show the people how
nominees are made. = call was made
on .he ith day of August for district
convention to be held at this place on
the 9TH day Of September, consequent
~ only period Of twenty four days
elapsed from the time the call was
made to tie day appointed for the con-
yeutiOn to meet. Partly IN consequence
of this short time and tho ,antipathy
the citizen in general has to nomina-
ing conventions tho 9Th day of Sep
fember came and ont of the five coun-
tics composing the district three were
partially represented, namely Burnet,
NcCdIlooh and san saba, leaving
Llano and Cnncho without n voice.
When the delegates met, the chairman
nudge John ljeWsly, of this county, ex-
pressed himself that as the counties
were not properly represented the con-
venti0n ought not to nominate, and q
motion was then made to adjourn with
ont nominating, but the motion was
.ost by u decided majority. Messrs. j.
4. Rlmsdrll, of Bnruel, and A. b. Hay
worth aud Joe II. Brown, Of San Saba,
were rnced before the convention rs
candidates for the nomination. On
the hrst three ballots taken, Ramsdell
and llayWurth received all the ballots.
with the latter in the lead. A caucus
vas then taken and an agreement was
ontcisl into between McSween of Bur-
net, and Lclbeiter ana others of the
san Saba delegation, by which it was
greed to give Brown the three votes
+ Burutt on the fnnrth ballot, in order,
~ 10 il claimed, 20 break the dead lock
u the halloling aud thueby give tho
delegates % chance to unto on one of
ne other candidates. Accordingly tho
vote %. Hulnet was given for Brown
90 the fourth buil0t, lcdbetter and
'hirk of the San Saba delegation. and
Audorann, Of NcCulloch following suit,
nominating Brown. This result was I'M
expected to aid OK PC ihe Judas of the
convention, who, lf'rr sacrcdly gree
ing to help select some one who would
receive tho support of the democratic
votes OF the district, turned his back
upon Ms own promises and caused
man to be nominated who is not in
sympathy will tic democratic party,
ns he has derl red that he would sup
port Wash J mes f,r congress instead
OF Seth Shepard, the regular demo-
cratic nomine' Nr BrpUn also de-
olarcd some two months ago, in the
county convention held here to elect
delegates To tho Georgetown conven-
ton, that no would support Jones no
matter who was nominated at that con-
yention. Upon this declaration, he
was excused from further duty as a
delegate in the snid convention and
left the body. These facts are shown
20 prove the absnrdity Of nominating
man who will not support the demo-
cratic ticket, especially in crisis like
that which exists in this congressional
district. II will DO seen there
fore. that Mr.. Brown WAS not thought
TO he worthy democrat in the county
convention, hut nevertheless succeeded
through the short sightedness of mem
hers OF members Of the district con-
vention, in securing the nomination.
There is great opposition hero to nom
mating conventions. and probably no
candidate which might have been nom
mated would have given universal
satisfaction on account Of tho reasons
first given, yet had Mr. Ramsdell been
brought forward md nominated with
ont amy species Of iugglery and with
mi representation from all the coun-
ties there would not be any serious OBJ
struetion to his general support.
XXX.