The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-03
INDIGNANT DEMOCRATS.

INDIGNANT DEMOCRATS.
Meeting in Strives Hall - New Delegates
Elected-A Formal Complaint.
About thirty persons, residents in the fourth
ward, met last evening in Strives hall to ex-
press their indignation at the way in which the
primary meeting of the ward was conducted
on Saturday last.
On motion, Mr.. Arthur Blenker was called
to the chair, and Mr.. Charles Seabaugh was
elected secretary.
Mr.. Harrison moved that committee of
three be appointed to select delegates to the
convention, ignoring those who had already
been elected at previous meeting.
Mr.. Lowday thought it would be futile to
send delegates TO the convention, as the other
delegation appointed by it would 20 to the
officers. He thought this meeting should only
take action disappearing of the manner in
which Saturday nights meeting had been con-
Quoted.
Mr.. Harrison said the action of this meeting
might be ignored by the county convention,
but he thong hit the object of the meeting was
to ignore what the meeting presided over by
Mr.. Pauley had done. He ignored the exist
ence of that meeting, and wanted delegates
sent from the present one to fight the thing out
in the convention If the convention thought
proper to ignore the action of this meeting, all
right, for that was its power, but he wanted
the manner in which Saturdays meeting
had been conducted, shown up properly. We
would thus be doing justice to ourselves. He
referred to the Objectionable feature in the
management of the former meeting and asked
who would assume to be our masters and gag
our sentiment and destroy our power to act.
Mr.. Lowday endorsed what Mr.. Harrison
said, but was opposed to circumscribing the
wishes and interests Of the people. He would
yield to Mr.. Harrison's purpose, but wanted
the committee to select delegates increased to
five.
A committee OF FIVE was. then decided on,
and appointed as follows: Harrison, Shearn,
Lowday, McAlister and Womble.
A recess was then taken and the committee
reported the selection of the following as del
egates: Arthur Blenker, S. w. McAlister,
Tom Harrison, Charles Seabeugh, George
Schroeder, Joseph Sheen, c. L. Lowday and
Ramon Biencourt.
The report was adopted without discussion.
Mr.. Charles Seabaugh arose and moved
that a committee be appointed to formally pre-
sent the complaint CT the democracy Of the
precinct before the convention and to urge the
establishment of proper rules for the
management of precinct meetings in
order that the Just selection of democrats
might be made. This motion being Sec
onded Mr.. Seabaugh proceeded to complain
that the meeting of Saturday was run unfairly
by the French party in the French interest.
Those who had managed the affairs had called
the meeting, adjourned it to a latter hour and
still further delayed it to secure the presence
of Mr.. French's friends. There were persons
present who were no friends to democracy and
against whom he had commended at the polls.
Mr.. Pauly had acted unfairly, and he thought
the convention should censure Mr.. Pauly for
whilst he 1.-THE speaker) was on his legs speak.
ing to a motion, Mr.. Theo. Baldus had moved
an adjournment, and the chairman allowed it
to be carried without regard to courtesy on the
usage Of such meetegs.
Mr.. Tom Harrison, Jr., complained that
there was quantity of foreigners at the meet
ing who did not understand the motions and
voted in some cases both ways. When men
got up to speak if opposed to French they
were told to sit down again.
Mr.. Seabaugh confirmed this and said that
the worst of it was, MIR. Pauly counted the
double votes when they were in favor of the
French party, but ignored them at other times.
The chairman then named Messrs. Harri-
son, Seabaugh, Lowday and Sheen as the
committee.
The delegates we're sent without instruction
beyond that the majority should rule and the
vote be given as unit. The m citing then
adjourned sine die.