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The committee retired, and on motion
of Col. DeGress the convention took a
recess of thirty minutes.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Mr.. E. G. Bartholomew, chairman of the
committee on credentials and permanent
organization, reported recommending
Hon. W. H. Holland for permanent chair
man; L. A. Black tor secretary, and Tom
Moran for assistant secretary.
The report was adopted.
Col. DeGress then moved that a com
mittee of nine be appointed to select dele
gates to the state and congressional con-
ventlons and to name county ticket.
Major Jim Cassidy objected and Of
fered substitute providing that the con
vention Immediately proceed to elect
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions.
This somewhat scotched the we'll oiled
machine, and for moment, as Sam
Weller would say, the ''vhells within the
vhells" refused to run smoothly, and
there was some confusion which, however,
was promptly squelched by the chair de-
claring the substitute had no second.
Major Cassidy, however, was equal to
the emergency, and felt around in his
voluminous pockets and raked up another
which he ardently hoped would pass and
secure second for the first.
He read it as follows:
We believe it to be unwise to make regu-
lar party nominations at this time, and
therefore endorse the independent ticket.
This created more confusion, but for
moment only, as Chairman Holland, with
consummate address, ruled it was not
substitute, and therefore out of order.
The machine then moved along, and the
original motion, by Colonel DeGress, pre-
vailed, and the following committee was
appointed:
j. G. DeGress, w. G. Phillips, E. G. Bar
Conrad Pfuger, T. A. Black, w. R. Scales
and Dan Sellers.
just as the last name was announced it
dawned upon the gorgeous intellect of Mr..
Dickinson, colored gentleman of some
sixty summers, that there was very ugly
and dangerous bug under the chip some
where and he vigorously kicked against
the way the committee had been appointed.
Lem Chalmers, another wide-awake darby,
frantically grasped the idea that ma
chine was running the concern, and he
kicked
Then Others kicked, and pandemonium
was only averted by some very skillful
tactics on the part of the managers.
The committee then retired, and the
took recess of half an hour;
but it was at least one hour and half be-
fore the committee showed up.
Colonel DeGress, its chairman, then an
nounced ready to report.
Mr.. A. p Foster moved that the vote
on the report of the committee be taken
by wards and precincts. Considerable
discussion followed, but it was voted down
and the secretary proceeded to read the
following report:
Hon. W. II. Holland, Chairman:
We, the committee, recommend the
delegates to the
STATE CONVENTION:
J. G. DeGress, W. G. Phillips, W. E.
Easton. Henry Dickinson, John Taylor,
II. B. Kinney, G. NJ. Campbell, W. Y.
Leader, W. B. Brush, John B. Rector, d.
Friedman, j. B. Scott.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION:
R. Roach, DR.. j. I. Mckinley, A. p. |
Blocker, j. G. DeGress, w. G. Phillips, w. |
Y. Leader, Moses Brooks, j. B. Rector, w. |
4. Holland, John Mcdonald, G.. Cunio, j. |
4. Black.
Report adopted.
Col. DeGress then submitted the fol-
owing:
Hon W. IL. Holland, Chairman:
Your committee further report, and |
present the following names for the
county offices:
For the legislature-Judge j. p. Rich |
lrdson and Hon. Felix Z. Smith.
County judge. NJ. Breckenridge.
Sheriff-D. G. Pace.
Tax assessor-H. NJ. Metz.
Tax collector-A. r. Morris.
County clerk-Frank Brown.
County treasurer-A. j. Jernigan.
Animal and hide Inspector. X. War |
en.
Public weighers-S. g. Kingsbury and
?. A. Morrow
County surveyor-H. G. Schmidt
County commissioner-First precinct, |
Nm. Wellmer.
Second precinct-Thomas Anderson.
Fourth precinct-Frank lexington.
Justices of the peace-Third precinct,
julius Schultze and A. o. Millican.
We present these gentlemen for their
veil known integrity, capacity and fitness
or the different offices. Whilst all of
hem are not republicans, they are worthy
If support, all of them being recognized
IS gentlemen.
With this ticket presented to the voters
If Travis county, we feel convinced that
We can defeat the cOllar-bound democ-
acy.
Report adopted.
On motion of Col. DeGress, comittee
If five was appointed to conduct the
W. G. Phillips was elected chairman of