The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-07
Committee on Represents
The report was adopted.


The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation, order of business and rules made
the following report:
To John " Robinson, Req Temporary
Chairman, cath Senatorial Convention.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation, rules, platform, etc., beg to re-
port as follows:
/. We recommend for permanent Off
GERS of the convention, Judge, j. N.
Lyle, Williamson, president; b. III. Stew
art, of Burnet, first vice president; L. s.
Maxey, Of Travis, second vice-president;
Will Lambert, of Travis, secretary.
2. We recommend for the government
of this convention the rules OF the seven
teenth legislature of the state of Texas.
3. We offer for adoption by this con-
vention the following resolution:
Resolved, That the senatorial Dem
ocratic convention of the twenty.fourth
senatorial district hereby pronounce its
hearty approval of the action of the late
Galveston state convention, both as to
its nominations and its platform, and
that we do hereby pledge our earnest
support, to both the men and the princi-
Piles therein offered to the people of
Texas" Adopted.
The permanent officers having taken
their places, nominations were declared
in order.
Mr.. Fisher of Williamson, moved that
Hon. Barclay Martin be invited before
the convention, which being adopted.
Mr. Martin took the stand and in sub
stance said 81 thank God that / am
once more safely lodged in the camp of
Israel :" that he had come to tell the as
sembled delegates that he was nc longer
a candidate, that he was out of the field
and that he was now for the nomination
and election of Hon. A. w. Terrell. He
said he took the field months ago that
he saw Mr.. Henderson quit in favor of
the distinguished gentleman of Travis
county, but that he had remained in
the field until few days ago, when he
met Col. B. Trigg, of Travis county, the
opponent of Judge Terrell, at Burnet
that he was then led to the conviction
that no Democrat ought to place obstacles
IN the way of Judge Terrell's nomination
and election, and that he was before the
convention to make his confession and
retire, pledging his earnest adhesion to
the nominee of the convention. He said
evil as the election of B. Trigg, who had
been seeker after Office from the day
he became one of L. j. Davis militia
colonies, in the day when white men
were hunted in Texas like dogs. He
said he had no desire to see man elected
state senator who had been tried for
malfeasance in office and elected there
from in consequence. He said he
would work earnestly for the Demo
cratic nominees from ireland down,
and that he hoped and expected
to see Hancock and Terrell receive
majority of two thousand votes in this
senatorial district.
Col. Coffee put Hon. A. W. Terrell in
nomination for the state senatorship, and
said it made him proud to contemplate
his name being added to the brilliant list
of Democratic candidates.
Mr.. Stewart, of Burnet, nominated
according to instructions, Hon. W. 81.
The ballot was then taken with the
following result: For Terrell
williamson county, ~ votes; Travis
county, IA total 20. For Westfall
Burnet county, votes.
% Mr.. Stewards motion, the nomina
ton of A. w. Terrell was made unani
nous.
Some one had announced from the
stand, before the dinner hour, that ''s
distinguished citizen of Travis coun
tyn would address the convention
during the afternoon, and all were on
the qui vive TO see him, when motion
was made that Col. Peeler address the
convention, and he took the stand. To
write his speech, as delivered, would
take q $40 scribe, and therefore
we must only refer to the
points made therein, He told how The
Epson men did il in Austin how they
rsfu ,ed the invitations of the conven-
ton to participate IN its proceedings,