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Democratic Precinct Convention.

Democratic Precinct Convention.
Pursuant TO call of Hon. o. Il. Brown,
Chairman OF the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Precinct No. 1, Hays county,
Texas. The Democracy OF aid Precinct,
assembled in Convention at the Court House
in San Marcos, on Saturday, june 2sth,
1882, at 2 o'clock, p. m, for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the County Convention
TO be held at Kyle ON the LIST day of July,
1882, and for such other business az was
proper TO be brought before the convention.
Mr.. Brown being absent on account of
sickness, Mr.. s. v. Daniel was elected Chair
man, and A. Duggan selected to act AZ Sec
retary of the Convention.
Upon motion of Mr.. Northcraft the Con-
vention decided to elect the delegates to the
County Convention by ballot
Judge Kone moved to elect eleven ll)
delegates to the County Convention, which
motion prevailed.
Nominations for delegates being in order,
the following gentlemen were placed in
nomination.:
Jas. L. Malone, Ed II. Kono, s. B. Nc
Bride, l. b. Donaldson, Felix Kyle, W. Z
Motheral, =. ID. Jackman, Daniel McKie,
DIR. Woods, W. r. Haynes, j. v. Hutchins,
s. V. Daniel, Geo. T. McGehes, d. A.
Glover, Thos. II. Franklin and Gideon Il.
johnson. 8ai griFist
Mr.. Northcraft moved that the eleven
names receiving the highest number of
votes, should be declared the delegates to the
County Convention, which motion prevailed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hutchins, the Chair
man appointed Judge Kone and Dan McKie,
to act as tellers to receive the VOTE aanH
Upon casting up the ballot the following
gentlemen were elected delegates; inip4
James L. Malone, Ed. r. Kone, s. B. Nc
Bride, W. E. Motheral, Dan McKie, J..V.
d. A. Glover, Gid johnson, DR..
Woods, W. r. Haynes, Felix Kyle
Mr. Motheral offered the following reso-
lution which was adopted:
ResoIoed, That we recognize in the Hon.
John Ireland a true democrat friend Of the
people, and statesman whase character
and abilities eminently ft him for the office
Of Governor of Texas, and that we instruct
our delegates to advocate his nomination at
The State Convention. 9n no sa0M iHg
W. G. Pitts offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted: oco odi slai 80
Be& ResoIced, BY the Democracy of Pre-
,inct No. l, Hays county, Texas, in Con-
vention assembled, That the administration
Of Gov. O. M. Roberts has been eminently
wise and proper, and worthy of the hearty
endorsement of the people of the State. n,
Mr.. Hutchins moved that the Convention
endorse the Hon. Gustaye Cook of Harris
county, for position on the Appellant
Bench of the State, which motion, was sec
onded by Judge Kone and carried
Mr.. Franklin moved the endorsement of
Hon. Jno. P. White, for u like position on
he Appellate Bench, which motion was
luly seconded by Mr.. Northcraft, and car
led. aa 5a1l'hl5 @iiAoit4%
MIR. Mcbride moved that Hon. 0. T..
Brown be elected Chairman of the Demo
ratio Executive Committee, of Precinct No.
!, Hays county, Texas for the next ensuing
wo years, which motion was unan mously
Idopted. 4 loalad di ~
1t was then moved that the proceedings of
his Convention be furnished the FREE
PRESS, Kyle Nutshell and s. A. Express.
With request that they publish the same,
which motion prevailed. r Ida
There being no other business before the
Mr.. Northcraft moved an adj
ournment, which carried, and the Chair
nan declared the Convention adjourned,
ubject to the call of its regular Chairman.
s. v. DANIEL, Chr'm.
A. DUaGAN, Sec'y.