The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-11


Menartlville as u Political Storm Center.
The call Of J. X. Jefferson, Jr., chairman Of
the democratic executive committe of this SEN
atorial district, as published in the Express
yesterday has raised tremendous laugh at
the expense of the Bexar county democratic
leaders, and develops one of many miserable
mistakes made by them at Galveston.
Mr.. Jefferson calls the convention to NEE,
at Menardville, 2I5 miles by stage, from San
Antonio, on the 24th iust., the same day upon
which the congressional convention meets III
Austin.
The following are the delegates to the sena-
torial convention from this county:
DR.. V. o. King, Jno. c. Beck, Jas. M
earns, S. N. Walthall, Sam S. Smith, Thos.
Martin, w. r. Story, Thos. ]. Devine, Leo
Tarleton, J. M. Penalosa, W. H. Mason, H..
b. Andrews, b. l. Boone, Jas. T. Quesenbup
w. A. Wallace, c. L. Wurzbach, M. X.
Garcia; Fritz Russ, Ben J. Maurmann, Chas.
Seabaugh, Thad. w. Smith, H. c. King, N.
o. Green, J. E. Dryer, J. H. McLeary.
Green, Dwyer, Devine, Wurzbach, Mason,
Penalosa, are on the Congressional delegation,
and it is left to the candidates in the delegation
to 60 or be left out by the selection of some
frontier statesman.
Mr.. Jefferson, who is a Seguin statesman,
appeals to the patriotism and democracy
the delegates to put in an appearance-while
he rolls over on the grass and laughs at the
Bexar county patriots riding us miles BY
stage to get there.
Jefferson was one of the lucky dis
coveries made by Mr.. Upson's San An
tonic friends. 1t was anything to
corral the frontier counties for Epson. West
was voted for to secure the Travis democracy
and Austin selected as the meeting place; then
a whole list Of defeated candidates living in
Iampasas, Williamson and other counties, re-
ceived the votes of the Bexar patriots in order
to make Epson solid. They traded of chair
manships, and were reckless in the extreme,
and poor Epson will find his own Jealous
friends have been completely given him away.
An Important Point for Working Men.
The San Antonio Mechanics and Working.
mems Union have accomplished one good OBJ
ject, which is of more real importance than
will appear from prima facie view. 1t had
been the custom for the architects to let the
whole contracts for buildings to one contrac-
tor, who in their turn let sub contracts for the
different kinds of work required, but these
sub contractors had no builders lien on the
building, and had often to deal with unreliable
men, as many Of our workman know to their
cost. This system added materially to the
cost of buildings and was prejudicial to the
real interests Of the working man.
The officers of the Workingmens' Union
have, we understand, recently conferred with
Messrs. Alfred Giles and w. X. Dobson, who
have concurred in the request that in future
all specifications shall be made out for each
trade, and every workman contracting for any
one branch Of the work will become an actual
contractor.
This movement will work well for the gen.
eral good, but it will Of course affect the in
terests of wholesale contractors, who have
heretofore monopolized the whole contracts of
the city.
The City Wood and Coal Yard.
Has been removed to corner of avenue d and
9th street. 89-2w
Mr.. A. l.. Wood, formerly of San Anto-
MO, died yesterday at Austin.
Fresh Lemons
Just received, by L. DeBona 4 Co., corner Of
Commerce and Main Plaza. SStf
Lace lam5requins just received by
Sgt ERASIuS REED.
New fringes of different kinds just re-
ceived by ERAsTUs REID. S7-3t
Closing Out
Mems and boys straw hats, at cost, at
S-S-6t S. DEUTSCH & Co.
Emerson loans money on everything but
future prospects. S-2-u