San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-04
The Legislative Convention.

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s. Fisher, of Hays was elected tenn
porary secretary.
The following named persons were
appointed a committee on temporar,
organization:
j. G. Walker, Caldwell; Il. II
Kone, Hays; j. b. Dibrell, Guada
lupe. \.
The committee made the folio wing
report which was adopted:
Your committee recommend fol
permanent chairman, Hon. j. N
Stagner of Caldwell, and for perma
nent secretary $. Fisher, of Hays
and that the two-thirds rule be adop
ted.
A. B. Story, of Caldwell, moved the
appointment of II committee of one
mem ber from each county on creden
tials.
Mr.. j. v. Hutchins, of Hays offered
the following substitute:
That this convention now proceed
to business without the appointment
of committees.
On vote the substitute was lost
and the original motion was adopted
and Il. III. Rogan, OF Caldwell. w. NJ
Rust, of Guadalupe and J. V. Hut
chins, of Hays, were appointed on
said committee.
During the retirement of the CON-
mittee Gen. H. E. McCulloch, DIR. j.
H. Combs and Hon. j. M. Jolley
addressed the convention.
Thereupon the committee made
the following report:
To Hon. j. N. Stagner, chairman
of the representative district conven-
ton of the 91st district:
Your committee on credentials
respectfully report the following
members as entitled to seats
A. B. Story, e. FL. Rogan, S. L..
French, Thos. Blackwell, II. A. Miles,
Geo. Keyser, j. d. Smith, W. b.
Walker, z. L. Cliett, j. L. Ellison, j.
w. Wright, John Hamilton, S. o. b,
Jolley, D. G. Chamblin, III. A. Rice.
A. w. Northcut, P. H. Callahan and
j. N. Stagner, from Caldwell county {:
j. V. Hutchins, e. Northcraft, W. Q.
Dugger, ID. S. Combs, E. II. Kone, S.
Fisher,J. G. Douglass, Julius Schmidt,
Spence Townsend, Ferg Kyle,
and II. Saunders, from Hays county !;
d. G. Bledsoe, Alex Wilson, Henry
Terrell, w. P. Douglass, w, B Sher-
ril, Fenper Jefferson, j. B. Dibrell,
w. B. Mays, w. III. McClaugherty,
w. NJ. Rust, T. d. James, e. V. Dale,
j. r. Lynch, VIM. Vordenbanmen.
F. NJ. Dletz, r. d. McGee, Sam
Heron, Il. G. Weinert, Dr. Nixon
and James Manford, from Guada-
lupe are entitled to seats on the floor
of this convention.
And we recommend the basis of
representatives the same as adopted
by the state convention under which.
Caldwell is entitled to votes
Guadalupe 4.
Havs +" q.
All of which is respectfully substitu-
ted. E. HI. RoaAN,
w. M. RUST,
j. V. HUTCHINs.
The chair have announced nomina-
tions in order A B. Story put in
nomination the name of j. M. Jolley,
of Caldwell county.
Mr.. A. E. Wilson then put in
nomination Gen. II. E. McCulloch, of
Guadalupe county.
Hon. J. V. Hutchins putin nomina-
ton the name of DIR. j. H. Combs, of
Hays county.
Judge E. H. Rogan, of Caldwell,
seconded the nomination of Gen. II.
E. McCulloch. w. B. Walker of
Caldwell, seconded the nomination of
j. NJ. Jolley.
The convention on motion of Mr..
Ellison of Caldwell, adjourned to 1:3O
p. NJ.
The nomination of ]. M. Jolley
was seconded by S. Fisher, of Hays.
The nomination of j. Fl. Combs
was seconded by A. B. Story, OF Cald-
well.
On motion, of Mr.. Rust members
of the press were invited within the
bar.
On the 9th ballot Gen. McCulloch
took the stand and in an eloquent and
patriotic speech withdrew from the
canvass, and requested the nomina-
ton of Messrs, Jolly and Combs by
acclamation.
On motion of the Hays county
delegation seconded by the delega-
tions from Guadalupe and Caldwell
county the said ]. NJ Jolley and ].
II. Combs were declared the nominees
of the democratic party Of the 9lst
district.
Hon. w. II. Burges was then INV
ted to address the convention. MIR.
Burges then addressed the cOnven-
ton on state and federal politics with
bis usual ability and elOquence-
A b. Story offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
REsorvED.-ThAt the sincere thanks
Of TINS convention and the democrats
Of tins representlTe district are due
to Gsa- MSCdlloch for his magnani
nous acton IN the interests Of harmony
in the convention and the ultimate
saocess Of the denOcrAtic party IN the
distinct
Vote Of thsuks eas r1ade % the
citIzens Of SsEuin Eud 10 The oAoers
Of tbe oouventIO1-