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Proceedings OF Senatorial Convention
The Senatorial convention OF tn
25th Senatorial District assembled
at tho court house at San Marco
Wednesday, at IL O'Clock. Jndg'
Ed. II. Kono, chairman OF tho distric
executive committee, called the con
yention to order Mr. w. b Walker
was elected temporary chairman o
tho convention. Joseph Pfaust was
elected temporary secretary.
j. P. Bridges moved that a com
mittee consisting of one delegate
from each county DO appointed OF
permanent organization, and a simi
lar committee on credentials ano
basis of representation. The motion
prevailed and the following delegates
were appointed on permanent organ
ization: j. ID. Quinn. Comal; +. ID
Saner, Kendall; j. p. Bridges, Cald
well; II. Breustadt, Guadalupe; w,
A. Wright, Blanco; Geo. Il. McGehee,
Hays; Jas. Flack, Llano. On delega-
ton and basis of representation: w.
A. III. Miller, Llano; l.. IL. Brown,
Hays; Thos. McNeal, Caldwell; p. d.
Saner, Kendall; w. Clemens, Comal;
j. P. Dibrell, Guadalupe; w. w.
Martin, Blanco.
Pending the reports of these COM
mittees, upon motion Judge Pfeufler
and Hon. j. v. Hutchins were in
vited to address the convention.
Committees submitted the follow
ing reports:
Chairman Senatorial Convention
We your committee on permanent
organization beg leave to submit the
following report:
We recommend for permanent
chairman Capt. w. NJ Rust, of Quad
alupe. And for permanent secretary,
Joseph Pfanst, Of Comal county.
j. d. Quinn, Chairman.
Your committee on credentials and
basis of representation recommend
that the following named gentlemen
be admitted as delegates to seats in
the convention, viz: G. Mcpherson,
N. Fl. Murry, G. r. Perry, John w.
Martin and w. A. Wright, of Blanco.
Thos. Mcneil, "A. b. Storey, W. B.
Walker, j. p. Bird .ses, NJ. r. String
fellow, E. Fl. Rogan, j. j. Hall, G.
w. Kyser, L J. Daley, f NJ. Cook,
q. 4. Cliett, j. G. Ellison, M. l..
Luce, of Caldwell. Il. B. Huffman,
j. D. Quinn, Z. Green, A. Schwantze,
J. Pfaust, w. Clemens, A. Eismann,
F. Gerloff, DR.. j. P. Lshde, e. Koe-
big, of Comal. II. Buesestall, W.
M. Rust, w. N, A'brite, J. 3. DID
rell, of Guadalupe county. DIR. j. II.
Combs, E. j. L. Green, G. M. Hull,
P. G. Woods, G. G. Johnson, VIM.
Giesen, L. III. Brown, j. III. Bishop,
G. 7. McGehee, Ferg. Kyle, g. L.
E. Vaughan, Tom Everett,
Spence Townsend, J. G. Ragsdale,
Ben Stephenson, j. T. Howard, Jack
w. w. Pickett, w. T.. Ack-
lin, and j. NJ. Adams, of Hays coun
ty. P. j. Saner, Of Kendall county.
w. A. III. Miller and james Fiack,
Of Llano county.
Your committee in determining
who are entitled to seats in this con-
vention have excluded all proxies ex-
sept tile proxies from Llano county,
whose appointment as proxies was
provided for by resolution in the
Llano county convention there being
40 provision in any other county.
Your committee, adopting the same
basis of representation adopted in
The late democratic convention in
Galveston find that Blanco county is
entitled to 2 votes; Caldwell county,
votes; Comal county, 2votes; Guld-
llupe county, s votes; Hays county,
votes; Kendall county, l vote;
Llano county, 3 votes.
w. A. HI. MILLER,
Chairman.
The reports were adopted without
Mr.. j. 2. Bridges was upon motion |
elected assistant secretary, and Mr..
1eo. T. McGehee sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Flack, Of Llano, moved that
he convention proceed to nomina-
ion, and that nominating speeches
,e limited to five minutes.
Mr.. Rogan, of Caldwell, offered to
mend, allowing ten minutes for
speeches. Amendment
ccepted and resolution adopted.
DR.. Woods, of Hays, placed the
lame of j. V. Hutchins before the
and Mr.. j. b. Dlbrell. of
Guadalupe, nominated Geo. Pfeuffer.
Iessrs. Miller, of Llano; Koebig, of
Jomal, and j. D. Quinn, of Guada-
npe, seconded the nomination of
'feuffer, and Messrs. McNeal and
'tringfellow, of Caldwell, and Combs
f Hays, that of Hutchins.
On call of counties Blanco cast
3-5 votes for Pfeuffer, 2-5 votes for
Iutchins; Caldwell, 4 votes for Hutch
rs; Comal, 2 votes for Pfeuffer;
Guadalupe, S votes for Pfeuffer;
lays. votes for Hutchins; Kendall,
vote for Pfeuffer; and Llano, 8
otes for Pfeuffer. Total vote,
'feuffer, II 3-5; Hutchins, 8 rs.
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