San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-30
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE FATE OF A NATION n DEPENDS
UPON ITS WORK.
The Bosses All Present and Good
Many Who Amt Bosses-Anti-
Ring Is the Feeiing-Downed
After Hard Fight.

The democratic convention assem-
bled this morning nj Turner hall ut lO:4o
O'Clock, although the hour was set for
10 O'Clock. Long before the hour of
the convention ,canyassing was going on
lively on SOledad street and at Turner
hall, but The friends Of both candi-
dates and the candidates them
selves were working Justify. Both
boilers delegations from precincts
~ AN u we're present, the straight
delegates from all the precincts wearing
blue budgrs to designate them from the
| other crowd. The San Pedro club and
the Young Mems Democratic Christian
union We'd with each other for the
hOnors of being buttOn-hOled. while
I chairman Cooke circulated freely among
the crowd from the bar-rOOLn counter TO
the speakers chair. Commissioner
/ Braden WIS there, so WAS Newc0mb,
while the tall form of Colonel Wathall
doomed up everywhere.
he rap to order was the signal FOR the
delegates to take their seals, which they
did ieisureIy, while the "hairman waited
patiently. bovine cane was used as a
| gavel. lie said you have been called for
! the purpose Of making nominations Tor
| the legislature and the county offices.
! hone il will be harmonious. III we de-
mean ourselves as democrats we need
have no fears Ofthe future. Nominations
for temporary chairman are now in order.
Mason nominated Reagan HOu-tOn. No
other nominations were made, and he
was elected, and took the chair.
Houston spoke few words and then
| proceeded to business. Chas. Mutually
WAS nominated Tor temporary secretary.
Mason moved for two secretaries. j. r..
| Hunter was nominated. w. u.
s..lF if,af lH lkFU
Caliaghan moved to have three secTe-
tarics: carried. All were placed in
nomination and elected.
Major Tcel moved that committee
of one from each precinct on permanent
! organization. The chair stated that u
committee on credentials was needed
first. Chevalier amended to make ii two
delegates from each precinct. Mason
thought this was too large committee.
| Newton thought it was not the time TO
select delegates for organization yet.
| He moved that Il committee OF 10 be APP
pointed by the chair. Teel thought
each precinct ought TO be represented,
rs there might be trouble, and would
| be.
w. l. Thompson thought Teel's mo-
! ton was decidedly the best. Heilig-
man moved to substitute 10 from the
| county anu W lIOlll the HIS Ndo
accepted. Ferguson thought commit
tee for credentials ought to be appointed
from the convention instead of from the
delegates, as it would not be just where
there are contrasting delegations. Col.
Morrison thought the committee on Gre
dentials should be appointed first, and
| moved that the committee OF 10 be APP
! pointed first and that the committee on
| permanent organization could act after
wards.
The question on the original motion
was then called.
Barnard said the rule in the state con-
vention was each precinct names its own
committee, and he moved that each pre-
cinct do so, except those precincts from
which there are contrasting delegations,
which should not be allowed to name
any. This was seconded and supported
by CheValier Teel said this was de-
cidedly wrong. He knew Of no contest,
except in precinct No. 10, and the con-
ventiOn had no right to bar them; the rule
was for both contrasting delegations to be
allowed representation but be not
allowed 10 vote on their own credentials.
Dibble thought the largest precinct in
the county ought not to be debaTred be-
cause there was 4 contest. lie wanted
each delegation, even if contrasting
delegation should not be allowed to
name its own representative and present
its own case. You can not bar us out.
Morrison opposed it and supported the
| original motion for ten men.
). G. Newton moved to lay Barnard's
motion on the table.
w. II. Young moved that each dele
| CATION be allowed representation on the
| committee.
Major Teel accepted it.
Callaghan called for NewtOn's motion.
Young claimed that he had the floor
before the motion to lay upon the table
was made.
The motion was put to lay upon the
| table and lost.
Teel accepted Barnard's motion.
Cooke moved as q substitute to appoint
a committee OF ten, and moved TO lay
MOrrison's motion on the table. Lost.
Tee's motion AZ amended by Mr..
Barnard was then put.
Newton moved to appoint committee
of 30 from the house.
Moved to lay upon the table.
Ferguson wanted a new deal. Moved
that a committee OF 30 be appointed from
the body of the house.
Bowman seconded il.
General Russ thought it about time to
settle whether they would deal fairly or
| not. He proposed that each precinct name
| itsown representative. The disorder in
the hall caused a motion to be made
and carried that five sergeants-at arms
be appointed. p. J. Lewis, A. Scheva-
lier, f. n. Sanchez, Capt. Story and b.
f. johnson were appointed. Story
thought the sergeants ought to be in
structed to clear the hall OF those not be-
longing to the convention. There were
many here who were here to create con-
fusion. That was what they came here
for. Haltom moved the original motion
OF Teel. The chair recognized the mo-
ton OF Mr.. Ferguson. Russ moved to
| lay on the table. Chair ruled that the
| previous question had precedence. Bar
| nard said that question would only cut
| of debate.
The previous question. was put to close
debate, and was lost. Barnard moved
| that Ferguson's motion be laid upon the
table. Adopted. There was then moth
ing before the house. Robertson moved
that each delegation appoint one dele
| gate for committee on creden-
tials, and each contested dele
| CATION present be allowed to go be-
| fire the committee. Chair put the
motion that each delegation appoint one
delegate and contrasting precincts be not
allowed a representative before the COM
mittee. RobeI tson's motion was put
and carried unanimously.
A recess was taken for a few minutes,
WIN n the chair called the convention to
order to allow each precinct to nominate
their representatives. This was as fol-
| lows:
COMMTTTEE on CRLDE >TIAIs.