San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-14
THE CONVENTION CLOSES.
The Democracy of Texas Go Through the
Motions and Adjourn-Other
Telegraph Ticks.

IeleBTdpn TICKS.
Convention assembled yesterday
morning and proceeded with the ballot
ing for lieutenant-governor. johnson
withdrew his name and Wheeler was
nominated by reclamation.
In the ballot for attorney-general, the
same scenes were repeated as in the bal
lot for governor. James ii. Hogg, OF
competitors, when his opponents with
drew and left him q clear field.
In the nomination for justice OF the
supreme court, half score Of names
were put In nomination, but during the
progress of the first ballot, the contest
narrowed down TO Hsrris, of Bolton, and
Gaines, of Lamar, and the vote stood 1853
for Gaines $40 for Harris. Harris mag
unanimously withdrew in favor Of Gaines,
and who. was declared the nominee of
the convention.
Mccall was nominated for comptroller
on the third ballot Hall, OF Williamson,
was nominated land commissioner on
the first ballot Lubbock was nominated
state treasurer by reclamation: o. II.
Cooper, of Harris county, was nomi-
mated State superintendent of schools on
the second ballot, and the offices were
full candidates.
Several resolutions were passed; the
stereotyped vote Of thanks rendered;
state executive committee of thirty-One
was appointed, one from each district,
and the convention adjourned.
Mexico proposes, as a preliminary to
the settlement Of the Cutting case, that
Uncle Sam appoint an envoy extraor-
binary to 60 over the case with the
Mexican attorney. general, find out the
true inwardness of the affair, and report
to Washington. Pending the agreement
neither party to take action. The cabi
net acceded to the request after two
hours consultation.
John Ireland says Cutting never made
application to him, but expresses in
recent dispatch to the New York World
the hope that the government Of the
United States can never be made to sub
nit to such rule of law. Every editor
and every other person who writes or
prints matter in the United States OBJ
noxious to the views of Mexico can at
any time, when found in Mexico, be ar
rested and punished as Cutting has been.
The person of Cutting Is not alone in
volved. Surely our government has not
made an idle demand. No one wants
war, but | trust no one wants peace at
the expense of national honor and the
fights of American citizens. The only
way to avoid war is to be ready for it,
Show a willingness to accept it fit must
come. Outrage has gone far enough.
Congressman Lanham rises to explain
how it was that the resolution on the
Cutting case was not acted upon by con-
gress. Congress had agreed to adjourn
that day, and did not see the matter Of
sufficient Importance 70 delay on that
account. In other words it was more
important that congressman should go
home and look after political fences than
that the honor of the American name
should be upheld and the rights of
American citizens indicated.
The democracy of the third Georgia
district, have re-nominated G. +. Crisp
his own successor in congress.
Rome has finally spoken upon the
question of the Knights of Labor. The
society is unequiyooally condemned by
the Holy See, and the bishops of the
church are enjoined to preach against 1t
and sll secret societies under the papal
ban.
The chin music in the anarchist trial
continues. The state and the defence
are making the strongest presentation
Of their several cases that is possible.
A very sad story gains circulation
through the state of poor young girl
who suicided at .Denison because she
was mOneyless, and preferred death to
life Of shame. Her name was Leola
Brown, and her former residence was in
Carthage, Mo.
San Domingo is In the throes Of the
most serious revolution that has been
started there for many years. The lead
ers are, president-elect General Ulias
Hereaux and his defeated rival, General
Masses, the latter of whom has an army
of 5000 men at his back. The govern
ment forces number 1000.
Congressman Lanham put on his war
paint and feathers at Ell Paso last Light
and delivered regular old screamer of
war speech, endorsing the very line OF
foreign policy which was 80 clearly laid
down by James G. Blaine some years
since.
SWANS friends at the state capital
are decidedly blue over the Galveston
fiasco.
Wheeler, the nominee Of the conven-
tion for lieutenant-goyernor, was for
merly mayor of Austin.
The state grange adjourns after pass
ing resolutions endorsing labor organi-
cations and assuring them that they
would ever maintain the right and priv
ilege Of any body of laboring men.
The excitement occasioned by the Bel
fast riots has been increased by the out
rage committed by Orangemen of
Queens Island upon Catholic named
johnson. The latter was returning
home from work when he was seized by
Orangemen who applied to him coat OF
tar and feathers. The Catholics are very
indignant at the outrage, and VOW ven
geance against the perpetrators. Five
thousand additional policemen arrived
yesterday.
The Hungarian town of Sillen has Just
been destroyed by fire. The property
burned includes 400 houses, a church,
nunnery and school. Loss, $4,000.
The pope has been confidentially in
formed from Vienna that the Emperors
William and Francis Joseph's confer
ence at CASTOR took into account the po-
sition OF the vatican, and thanked both
emperors for this manifestation OF inter-
est in his behalf.
The British cabinet has decided, among
other things, to appoint royal commits
sion to inquire into the Belfast riots.