The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21

favored the education of the mass,
white and colored; but in Separa
schools. 1t favored normal schoo
for the education of teachers. Und
the present administration Il
The public schools had been careful
fostered and provided for. The sta
university is an accomplished fac
we favor the protection Of the publ
school lands. He declared the rai
, roads and other corporations wei
subject TO the control of the govern
ment. Ireland has seen that the law
were faithfully executed. He has bee
loyal and faithful to his party. i
spirit and in truth. In the name {
the democracy of Dallas count
tender to this d. conVentio
John ireland, of Guadalupe, traine
and conservative officer. to be his ow
successor to the highest office With
the gift of the people of Texas. TG -ea
applause
Sauator John Young Gooch, of Ar
derson. seconded the nomination
Ireland had been ever faithful. I'll
would not undertake to recount hi
administration, but the taxes ha
been reduced from fifty to thirt,
cents, the lowest possible reduction
and meet expenses. His speech wa
a thrilling one, and was vigorousl!
applauded.
Mr.. Terhune, delegate from Hunt
moved that Ireland be nominated BY
acclamation.
A delegate from Comanche moved
adjournment until 80.
The adjournment was voted down
and the motion was put, shall Ire
land be declared the nominee of this
convention, by acclamation ?"
The response of the "ayes" was louC
and long, and of the "nays" scatter
ing and brief, and the president an
nounced that the Hon. John Ireland
had been
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION.
A delegate moved that committee
of three be appointed to escort Gov.
Ireland to the hall
The chair appointed Messrs. Coch-
ran, of Dallas; Mccullough, of Quad
alupe, and johnson, of Shelby, and
they left the hall in search of the
governor.
1t was then decided to proceed at
once to the nomination for lieutenant
governor, and Hon. j. Y. Gooch nom
mated, in a sparkling speech, the
HON. BARNETT GIBBS. OF DALLAS.
Mr.. Terhune, Of Hunt, stated that
everybody was in favor of Gibbs, and
that he moved his nomination be ac-
claimed. Here deafening cheers were
heard from the outside, which were
speedily taken up by the convention,
they thinking it denoted the approach
of Governor Ireland. The alarm was
false one, however, and Hon. Mr..
Robinson, of Dallas, gained the plat
form and secured the attention of the
convention, while he delivered an en-
thusiastic speech in favor of his
friend, Barnett Gibbs.
A delegate from Comanche
county, whom the convention
dubbed ''chief," tried to talk upon the
floor, but was invited to the platform,
where he surprised the convention by
quite a display of eloquence. He de-
nounced the acclamation business as
"gag law" West Texas wanted to
be heard, and didn't care to be gagged,
and wouldn't be. He had no man to
nominate but demanded call of the
roll.
Gov. Ireland then entered and was
G. eeted with cheers. The band struck
up and Gov. Ireland took his seat at
the right of the president.
GOVERNOR IRELAND's SPEECH.
When the band finished the COVER
convention. When he had been elect
nH hn hn hn fai - T,,1
unto the people. That VOW had been
as charged by certain newspapers. If
have notified him beforehand, and
been followed. His errors had been
because he had not fully understood
the constitution and laws of his couu-
try. There were several things he
might have done, had he not
have preferred to let the law
take its course. His first
allegiance was to the people of Texas,
and second to the democratic party.
He fully appreciated the circum-
stances of his second nomination, and
would do his whole duty. He was
profoundly thankful. [Applausel.
There was another effort to ad-
journ.
Mr.. Terhuue, of Hunt, withdrew
his motion to nominate Mr.. Gibbs
by acclamation.
Mr.. Speney, of Rusk, moved, as a
friend of f. L. Johnson, of east Texas,
that Gibbs be nominated by acclama-
tion.
Hon. Mr.. Johnson seconded the mo-
tion, and asked his friends to vote for
Gibbs.
MI. McGaugney, of Wood, nominat-
ed John Doom, of Comanche county,
(the Comanche chief, as he was so
anxious to have west Texas repre-
sented. Finally the question before
the house was put, aud Hon. Barnett
Gibbs was nominated by reclamation
and the convention adjourned until
3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Caven commit
Harrison; johnson, of Shelby, and
McCOmb, of Montgomery,was appoint
ed to notify Mr.. Gibbs of his nomina-
ton by acclamation.
Mr.. Gibbs upon entering the hall
was greeted with the most enthuslaS-
tic and tremendous applause that
marked the entire proceedings of the
convention. His address was pointed
and brilliant. He paid a glorious tri-
butte to the young democracy of the
state, and descended to the body of
the convention amid thunders of ap-
plause.
The following resolution was ther
offered by a Grayson county dele
gate:
Resolved, That the basis of rep
resentation in the next democratic
state convention shall be upon th'
vote for electors on the presidentis
ticket, in November, 1884. Referred
By Mr.. IL. b. Short, of Nacogdo
ches:
Resolved, by this convention, Tha
| the policy of the democracy of Texas
shall henceforth oppose all corpora
tions, not of a public or quasi publi
nature, aud does hereby commit itsel
to the speedy abolishment of all land
ed corporations, especially holding
real estate within the borders of tn
state.
THE Co8IPTRoLLERsIIIP
Mr.. w. S. Robinson, of Fayett
county, then placed in nomination
Hon. w. j. Swain, for comptroller
and asked that he be nominated b
acclamation.
DR.. Smith, of Brazos, nominate
Hon. Jas. H. Littlefield, of Hill cour
ty, for comptroller.
Mr.. Geo. w. Tyler, of Bell count,
l. &c n