The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-14

proper that your committee should suggest the
names Of the officers to preside over the per-
manent organization ofthe convention; but we
suggest that the majority report be accepted
in so far only as it suggests the officers to pre-
side over the same. GEORGE PAsCHAL.
HENRY LEWIS.
Report Of majority adopted. Col. Belknap
declines to serve as chairman andW. ]. Locke
Vice President was called to the chair, and
the question of permanent chairman being in
order, Judge A. Semering and L.
alton, and by call of the roll of mem
bers present, Judge Seimering was de-
clared elected.
c H. Johnson, one of the permanent secre-
taries declined and Eugene Staffel was elected
| in his stead.
On motion committee on resolutions was
appointed to-wit:
c. H. Clifford, L. C. Crothaus, r. w.
Rodgers, Jocob Coll, J. H. Bolton.
| The committee retired and the convention
took recess.
The committee on resolutions came in with
their report and the convention proceeded to
business:
| RESOLUTIONS.
To the chairman and members Of the Repub
| lican convention of Bexar county:
| Your committee on resolutions respectfully
submit the following:
1. That we favor platform in harmony
with this progressive age.
2. That we are especially in favor of an ef
hcient system of public schools. providing for
free tuition Of each child in the state of scho-
lastic age, ten months annually.
3. That we favor encouragement of immi-
grafton.
4. That we are in favor of such protective
tariff as will encourage home industry
5. That we are opposed to any Legislative
enactment 'avoring prohibition or Sunday
laws"
| 6. That we favor a uniformity of taxation
advalorem as we'll as occupation.
| 7. That we desire to encourage railroads
and internal Improvements.
3. That we favor the appointment of the
judiciary officers by the executive with the ad.
vice and consent of the senate.
| 9. We are opposed to the boarding of pub
lie funds at the expense of the taxpayers
10. That we deprecate the abuse Of the par
doning power by the chief executive, and hold
it to be an incentive to crime.
IL. That we favor the integrity and unity of
the republican party and pledge ourselves to
its support.
JACOB COLL,
| X. w. ROGERs,
| John II. BoLToN,
| L. G. GRoTHAUs,
| CHAS. II. CLIFFORD, Chm.
| The chairman declared that the next bust
ness in order was election of delegates
| The next business being the selection of
delegates to the district and state conventions.
A committee of five was appointed to report
names for the action Of the convention: IS for
district convention and 10 for state. The
committee were: X. Willing, Geo. Paschal
c: A. Richter, J. P. Newcomb and L. W.
Madarasz.
The committee reported the following list
OF names, to-wi,:
Congressional Conventional. w. Paschal,
A. J. Evans, VIM. HoeAing, Hans Degener,
A. Siemering. C.. Runge, w Light, J H.
Bottled, Jasper Thompson. A Sefel, c. Ogden.
J. P. Newcomb, Jacob Coll, 7. M. Gibbs and
L. c. Grothaus.
State convention delegates-G H Noonan,
Gus Duerler. w H Huston, A Belknap, VIM
ioeHing, A Evens. A Siemering. Jas Davis
George Paschal, c Grothaus, ii D Bennett
I G Anderson, James p Newcomb.
Alternates-W J Locke, c Ogden, Jasper
Thompson, L M Lscy, C Runge, F Groos, E
Staffel, Rummel. RWulfng, ! N Armstrong
and H Elmendorf, l. w Madarasz.
| On motion five names were added to dis
trict convention town: A. Moye, A Belknap.
l. " Madarasz, J c Manning, X w Rodgers
Col. A Belknap was elected permanent
chairman Of the republican executive com
mittee.
George Paschal, Esq, was gwen a. vote Of
thanks for his service as the retiring chairman
Of that committee.
County executive committee: George w
faschal, l. w Madarasz, c H johnson, Jas
per Thompson, w Huston, w Locke,
M Gibbs J w Light, l. Lacy, Louis Rum
mel and Ed Froboese.
Thanks were rendered to the officers of the
| convention.
| Adjourned