The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
Routine Business - Speeches by
Various Gentlemen.
Synopsis OF the Platform TO be Re-
ported tins Morning.
Especial to The Statesman

| Especial to The Statesman
GALVESTON, July ia report placed
in circulation this morning that GovernO
Roberts would in nowise accept tn,
nomination, caused numerous telegram
to be sent him. The following is reply
| to one of them:
Messrs. A. A. Burck and E. L. Antony:
GENTLEMEN-I answer that have au
thorlzed no one to say that would undel
| no circumstances accept nomination
but have said to all, and also in my pub
| lished letter, that 1 was. not a candidate
and wished now to return to private life
lSlgned.1 ORAN NJ. ROBERTS.
This is interpreted by his friends tt
mean that he occupies just the
same position he has occupied
before the two last state conventions
that he is not a seeker of the position
but would accept it If rendered him.
The following appeared on the streets
this evening in the shape of dodger:
Attention. Friends Ex-Governor o. NJ
Roberts are requested TO meet tonight al
| O'Clock. in the rooms over the Bank Ex'
| change. Market street.
Pursuant to the call the rooms were
crowded to overlooking with enthusiastic
friends of the governor. Enoch Breeding
was elected chairman of the caucus and
Charles Keller, of Grimes county, secre-
| tary. Enthusiastic speeches favoring the
placing of Roberts name before the con-
yention were made by Judge Saunders,
of Bell county, Senator Henderson,
of BraZos, Mr.. Lockett, E. l..
Antony, Captain Garrett Busch, of Collin
| county, and Flournoy, of Mcclellan.
Senator Henderson advised extreme
| caution, and said he did not desire to see
the old Alcalde brought up before the
convention and slaughtered.
Finley, of Smith county, said he was
one of the warmest friends OF Governor
Roberts, but that he had re-
fused him the privilege of putting
his name before the convention and that
he would not vote for him In the cOnven-
ton unless his name was introduced by
some one authorized to speak for
him, and denounced the caucus us gotten
up with the sole purpose of defeating
Ireland.
Judge Quinan said he was for Roberts,
but II no friend of Ireland was allowed
to be present he would withdraw, as he
was friend of both.
The speeches were heated. 1t is al
most the unanimous sentiment of Cover
nor Roberts friends that his name shall
be brought before the convention.
A resolution was offered and adopted
that the roll, by counties, be called,
and that the delegates present answer
rs to the prospects, with delegations, of
representing the counties. The roll call
was interrupted by the suggestion that
there were opponents of the governor
present who desired to find out his
strength, and proposed disseminating the
roll call.
Upon the motion of Senator Hen
derson, of Brazos county, the call
ing of the roll was suspended, and
a committee of ten was appointed by the
chairman to canvass the delegations in
the city as to the strength of the COVER
nor and report at a caucus to be held
at Turner hall at eight O'Clock tomorrow
morning. The meeting adjourned after
the appointment of Busch of Collin, as
sergeant-at-arms, to see that only dele
gates favorable to the nomination of
Roberts be admitted.
1t was reported in the Roberts caucus
tonight that the delegates Instructed for
Ireland would bolt is favor of Roberts If
placed before the convention.
The Republican county convention met
in the United States courtroom tonight
anc elected eight delegates and eight al
ternates to the state convention to be
held in Austin July %.
An excursion of about two hundre
people from Bellville came down over the
Santa Fe yesterday morning, returning in
the evening. Henry Somers, one of the
excursionists, fell in fit of aPoplexy,
corner of Strand and Twenty-siXth streets
at O'Clock Sunday night, and was con-
veyed to the hospital.
The excursion by the firemen to Mid
dleggs, on the Texas and Mexican, yes
terday, was largely attended.
Cotton quiet middling 1216c sales
none receipts %. BacOn-Kansas City,
unchanged.
THE CAUCUSEs.
GALVESTON, July 1S.-ImmedIately
after breakfast this morning the friends
of Governor Roberts met at Turner hall
to consider among themselves as to what
was the proper course to pursue. Elo-
quent speeches was made in favor of
placing his name before the convention.
Also speeches advising extreme caution
lest the old man be put up only to be sac
rificed.
The chairman requested those present
who were not in favor of placing Roberts
before the convention to retire, as they
were out of place, as that was meeting of
friends favoring such policy. At this
Point III tho pioO00uinSs tesOiuIiOns
were adopted excluding reporters
from the caucus, IN conse-
quence OF which nothing more is
known of what TRANSFERRED except such
conclusions as can be drawn from the
fact that the statement was made to your
reporter by one of the leaders of the
Roberts movement that his name would
be put before the convention and kept
there.
The friends of Judge Ireland met also at
the Artillery hall in OPEN convention,
j. b. Simpson, of Dallas county, in the
chair. Nothing, however, was done ex-
cept to appoint committee, composed OF
one from each congressional district, to
manage the interests of Judge Ireland
upon the floor OF the convention.
The roll call, by counties, to ascertain
the strength of Ireland was begun, but
postponed until s O'Clock tonight, when
another caucus is to be held.
CoNvENTI0N-FIRsT Days SESSION.
The Democratic state convention was
called to order at the the Pavilion, on
the beach at 11:15 this morning by g. X.
Smith, chairman of the state executive
who made an enthusiastic
Democratic speech, advocating harmony.
A temporary organization was effect
ed by the election of j. w.
Booth, of Wise county, unanimously,
for temporary chairman George w,
Dashiel, of Bexar, and James Garrison,
of Rusk, as temporary secretaries. Cap
tain Lee Hall, Joe A. Owens, of Calves
ton, and t. l.. Railey. of Harris county,
temporary sergeants-at-arms.
A resolution that a committee on Gre
dentials be created, with one member
from each of the thirty-one senatorial
districts in the state, was adopted.
The following gentlemen were named by
delegation from the senatorial districts
to act upon credentials committee G..
W. O'Brien, of jefferson county f. l..
johnson, of Shelby; III. Kretz, of Harri-
son; l.. @. Demorse, of Bowie; G. l..
Gilbert, of Hopkins James S. Hogg. of
Wood John N. Gooch, of Anderson
Earl Adams, of Houston o. T. Holt, of
Harris; John G. Walker, of Galveston; W.
ii. Grain, OF Lavacca; W. W. Searcy, of
Washington Neal Robinson, OF Fayette /;
Enoch Breeding, of Milan NV. Smith, |
of Navarro; William Carleton, of |
Kaufman William Busch, of Collin;
James Gunter, of Grayson; A. L. Mat
lock, of Montague: John A. Gordon, of |
Wise; p. b. Tarleton, of Hill (;
L. w. Goodrich, of Falls; G.. r. |
Freeman, of Hamilton; W. c. Belcher, of |
Williamson; j. 7. Hutchings, of Hayes;
Jonathan Payne, of Goliad; Winchester |
Kelsoe, of Maverick; Jno. r. Jefferson, of |
Tom Green; B. r. Webb, of Callahan; j. |
A. Fry, of Erath; d. H. Scott, of Lamar. |
The same plan was adopted with regard |
to the committees on permanent |
organization and platform and resolu- |
tions. The following Is the committee on |
permanent organization:
S. B. Cooper, of Tyler; John P. David |
son, of Nacogdoches; w. II. Pope, of |
Harrison :. j. NJ. Moore, of Morrison !; |
R. w. Hudson, of Camp; j. w.
Allison, of Gregg; j. ]. Faulk, |
of Henderson,. Il. l.. Bridges of |