The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-23

| est number of votes, unless n serious
break occurs in his ranks within the
next two hours.
Levi p. Morton, Cornelius n. Clcsg,
A. b. Council, Ira Davenport and Mr..
Drexcl are all strong to-day. Gen
eral VIM. II. Seward, ofAuburn, is
still In tbs field and appears to have a
large following. lie appears to be
the most promising dark horse in the
republican stable. Stewards friends
claim that unless o selection IL made
ON the first or second ballot their can
didate will come to the front with
flying colors. There will probably
be dozen candidates placed in
nomination after the permanent or
gunization of the convention and nm
informal ballot taken, which will be
followed by an adjournment until to-
night or to morrow morning.
At 1920 o'clock James ID. Warren,
chairman of the state committee,
called the convention TO order, and
announced that the state committee
had agreed upon Senator Warner
Miller for temporary chairman of the
convention. In his address Mr.. Mil
Ter called attention to the fact that
the republican party of the state, for
the first time in twenty-five years,
was confronted by both the federal
and state governments In tho hands
of the democracy. lie advocated II
rigid adherence to the protection Of
American industries and American
labor loud cheers) Upon the
question of civil service he said the
republi an party had put the law into
practical use and were committed TO
it. He closed by predicting grand
victory in November next. The chair
man was authorized TO appoint the
usual committees and the convention
adjourned till 1850 p. IN.
II was O'Clock p. M, when the
meeting was again called to order.
The chair announced the first business
in order was the report of the COM
mittee ON contested seats, and Gen.
ernl Sharp, chairman of the commit
tee, reported in favor Of recognizing
the contestants in the First Albany
district and the regular delegation
from the Second ,lbany district.
The report was adopted as respects
the First district.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported for chairman,
Hon. Jas. w. Hustled, and the list OF
secretaries comprised the names OF
Vhrooman, Chickering, S,earns and
Barker, and also long list of vice.
presidents. The report was adopted
and amid great applause General
Hustled took the chair.
He spoke briefly and among other
| antI thot hnnnat "a
honest ballot, an honest count aud
nrata OF isea, -. s.snru form ssf .s."ssi'.'s
doctrines of the republican party
, ave stand to-day on hallowed grount
On Wonder mountain, in sight of that
:, historic battlchill where the continen
n al soldiers won he victory thai
made the nation, died the great cap
:, tain who by his great proves ant
his skin saved for all time what IN
continental soldiers had gained
Under the shadow of that gran
name we meet here to-day to rene'
r. our Ii ieli,y to the principles for whic
"A we fought and 10 fight it out on
w selves on that line Il
~ the leaves fall in November
At the conclusion of Hustled
90 speech II motion was made and ado
4. tod that the convention proceed TO q
40 nomination of candidates for 90
" ernor. Aftcra brief discussion, d,
ing which an unsuccessful attcm
,os was made to adopt motion for all
an formal ballot, Chas. ID. Baker, of ST.
,ha ben county, placed in nominate
600 Jean Davenport, of Stcubcn coul
's' MIR T.T.V an Allen, of New York,
iowed with IA tribute to Hon. Lev
Morton, whose name he placed
nomination; James a. Drnnlson
Kenselae " county nameiJas. Ii. !
plit and at the mention of the name OF
the candidate the convention was thrI
the into uproarous applause which
de- repeated again and again.
ion Robert Sewell. OF
two York, seconded Carr's nominal
non Mr.. Edward Hatch, of Erie, mex
on a cupied the platform in the in'ere
ucs- Hon. James b. Warren, the
II committees chairman. AT the
the ton of this veterans name there
ter good deal OF applause, but the
for unstration was not equal i'll vo
ma to that accorded the preceding
ichs- luce.
the During pause in Mr.. Hatch
ards marks "a crowd of several hun
outside the line of delegates, she
loudly for Swinburne, the lab
mems candidate. Another inc
of this speech was the
Worth applause caused by the casual
es Az tion of ex-President Arthur's
made Andrew ). Draper OF ALBANY,
nn1IntN A
ar be- burne, oil Albany county "a
Cuba mention of the name there
of at frantic burst OF applause froi
Q per- doctors friends outside the co
a nv ton. Senator Arkell nominal
w. Drexcl, of New York. 5. L.
presented the name of General
Seward, of Cayusa county.
A motion TO adjourn until me
at at this point very decidedly
WSTe down and motion for an
III 10 recess was likewise defeated.
Q pass Mr.. George Bliss, of the con
ihehts ON resolutions, stated that the
nereht mittee hoped for an early ad
&c mas ment to night, In order to Civ
ere re- TO further hear representatives
labor Interest and OF the soldit
~ terests before formulating phi
Mr.. Fossett moved that one
Es. be taken and then an adjou
n pa be hau til morning. This W
OF the by strong dissenting vote.
mated ton to proceed to ballot for &c
semble was adopted ami roll was called
md all tricts and resulted as follows:
scrim- The first ballot for goveri
r gov suited rs follows: General u
" York James ID. Warren, 1877; John i.
/ candi- port, .i05; General VIM. II. slew
,g into Cornelius N. Bliss, oS' Lew L;
/ such q ~; John w. DrexeL oT ~
ination Swinburue, S2 Mayor Ss,I ,
Tor this l6; Alonzo NJ. Corhen, = WI
I mixed Judge Charles Andrews, l.
ties had AT the conclusion OF the II
robabil- lot tho convention, at $3.50 p.