San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-24

The Outcome.
The county democratic convention
was called TO order, pursuant to pub
lished notice, In Turner's hall at 1890
this morning. Fred Cooke, chairman OF
the county committee, called the conven-
tion to order, and the placing Of a tenn
| porary chairman at the head of the
menagerie was the signal for such q
scene as would raise hair on the head OF
| tenderfOot.
Mr.. A. w. Houston placed the name Of
Fred Cooke in nomination, and was fol-
lowed by District Clerk Dashiell, who
nominated Oscar Bergstrom, whom he
stated would not lend himself to the be-
hests of any ring or faction in or out Of
| the convention. &. s. Robinson warmly
seconded the nomination Of Mr.. Berg
| strom. A. w. Houston arose to his feet
and charged Mr.. DashIell with having
cast a slur upon Mr.. Cooke by saying
that Mr.. Bergstrom, If chosen temporary
chairman, would scorn to be the tool Of
any ring or faction, and he warmly
defended Mr.. Cooke.
John housekeeping to the front called
for a show Of hands. Then the fun COM
menced in earnest. The voice Of the
assembly rose in war as Of mighty
waters and the ear could not detect the
slightest Ineligible sound, save the
names of the contending candidates for
the empty honors of the temporary
craftsmanship. The decision OF this
question was justly regarded as testing
the strength Of the respective candi-
dates, Bergstrom being the mouth-pi piece
of the Swain men, and Cooke represent
ing the Brackenride party. A division
of the house was called for and the dele
tot hn
goats of the scriptures. Counting noses
was harder than counting ties for
tramp and for more than fifteen minutes
the attempt was accompanied by such
vociferous yells as would have startled
the echoes Of everlasting silence. The
stunning war, vibrating like thunder,
drowned every attempt Of the speaker
to make himself heard for several min
utes. Finally by dint of incessant ham
mering with mesquit club on the table
before him, he 80 far reduced chaos to
order as to make his frantic yell par
italy audible and give the convention
to understand that Fred Cooke was the
temporary chairman. The announce
ment was received with mingled yells
of Appropriation and division amid which
DemOsthenes Bushick elevated his slen-
der length on q chair and clawing the
oil WIN lhbbdbs w appear
from the decision. The chair looked
at him u moment compassionately and
Withdrawing, conducted Mr.. Cooke to
his seat which he took as temporary
chairman. Labat and John L. O'Leary
were enstaled secretaries and the con-
vention WAS temporarily organized.
Mr.. Dashiell moved that a committee
of thirty, one from each precinct, be ap-
pointed on permanent organization.
Houston moved, rs a substitute, that
a committee OF twenty, one-half from
the city and the other from the county
precincts, be elected by the chair as
committee on permanent organization,
and that second committee similarly
constituted be appointed on credentials.
The fun here broke out all over, in one
spot, and reached its climax when Hous-
ton, in answer to some Ciceronian out
bursts OF Mr.. f. Ii. Bushick of the Even
ing Paper, informed that callow youth
that the democracy Of Bexar county
was not yet reduced to the extremity
of receiving instructions from any one
under the direction OF James Z. New
comb. The roar with which this an
nouncement was received drowned the
mild rebuke of the chair; the substitute
was put and declared carried; u motion
was adopted for the appointment Of five
sergeants at arms to maintain order; a
recess was taken for one hour
to enable the chair to make up his
committees, and so ended the first
chapter.
At 1850 p. IN. the chairman handed il
the names of committees, and the con-
vention then adjourned until two
O'Clock.
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.
A. W. Houston, Oscar Bergstrom, G.
r. Dasheill, J. III. Stringfellow, Juan Car
denas, John Stanley, A. !. Lockwood, n.
b. Andrews. Theodore Banks. j. z.
O'Leary, j. Il. Hambleton, q. w. Russ,
Edward Braden, II. TraiDOr, j. w. Pat
terson, j. Gallardo, A. S. Jones, James
Seaman, Il. Quintanna, j. b. Cavanaugh,
Felix Ariega.
sERGEANTs AT ARMS.
Mr.. Van Ripper, Chss. Abbey, John
Cavanaugh, Glen. Bee. Il. n. Sanchez,
Z. o. Stevens.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
II. Pauly, L. N. Walthall, L. T. Teel,
II. b Salliway, John Withers, Joe. CAST
ana, N. o. Green, w. r. Story, A. Chew
alier, ii. Tournat, VIM. McEwee, J. T..
Quesenbury, Jose Leana, Blake De Witt,
Percilia Flores, G.. s. Connolly, Lon
Barton.
Convention assembled again pursuant
to adjournment. As we go to press the
committee on permanent organization
are now making their report, whichis as
follows:
Chairman, the committees choice, is
Oscar BergstroD; vice-Presidents, j. N.
Gallagher and e. l.. Wurzbach, all three