The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-26

took I".DRS.
The EXAMINER il under promise
to report Yesterdays proceedings ut
the state republican convention trul,
aud formally. II II difficult tu-l a.,
but nulcss u trace break, IL will ur
done Sam Patch said "somc thugs
can be done rs well ~ others, and d
that be correct philosophy, MAY hr
| ed. The reporter Whu has
the task M hand is
solcmuly impressed wtiha sense of
the. Importance and zoe, NJ it dillidcui.
~ The minister who opened with
prayer forgot to put In petition for
| the reporters aud they were Left tu
their own resource. May heaven
and the public pardon this one .
Amen and here goc-
Col i. &. Degrees. OF Austin, called
| the convention To- order AT noon
! About 200 drlcgatcs were present.
| Col. Degrees Is one Of the wheel
horses oi the party lie WAS u bray,
| lighter on the union side, HI,
commanded a reg iWeut and the title
hr wears hc won, His opening de-.
livcramcc was short and to the point
the colonel having announced that
the hr-t business before the hou-c
was temporary organization H. n
Davis. African, OF Fort BENT county.
nominated cen G.. VI. rcrknson.
t.. " Roberts. of Harris county
uuuruAtcd T.. W Nadaras5
The latter nomination wa, second
cd b, u &. Bigger. of nluln-.
Ifruttl Ian ..f I.tuN...n t.I......I
nomination G. VI Ferguson. IN.
trict clerk offor Grud county.
H. I. Gray, oi rcr.touc county,
-''"ndrd the nomination of fcrgu.
son.
| Madara.2 nomlunliou wa. seconded
also 10y w. :. Ncsmrr of ~an An.
tonic.
II. ID. Richardson, African. ut An
derrou county, seconded the uumiun.
| lou OF trrgu-on.
y. j. kosrnihal Oi FAycttr county.
seconded the nomination of MudHrnsl
W I. NWHh7oh, NiricHn, Of Nndcr
son county. seconded tie nomination
ni ttrgnsuh
N"lillhhll onH were cloHnd.
Judge N'Ethlhal moved and the
m"'lon prrNallru ihai the election Of
| temporary chairman ice hHd 10y roll
eau OF counties.
CARRIED
u. !. i'hNls, African, oi Nhl'Hl
county, inquired W 10 WA" hhH the
mower 'h eh'h delegation to east the
vote.
'rrm combustion Cu-urd, Hnd Cob
So. Degrees raped order out of
'hNo-, "elhE hl- Bold hrhlcd vHur HS d
ehNtI
tie raid delegate could arrange i'
cast county votes Tor temporary
chairmnni that proxies must not vot,
~ thls stage.
Much debate cnsucd ~ to tn,
method Of voting on the question be-
lorc the convention.
Col llrgr''- attempted tu TAKE >
vote on 1t. RESOLUTIONS were partly
terminated but nothing could be- con
'ludod bcdlam broke loose
Notions TO table.
Notions To RECONSIDER.
Chairman No motion is before
the cnh'ehiioh.'
At THIS stage NIL other candidate
Withdrew ANA Ferguson of luri Zen,
was unanimously elected temporary
chairman.
Col Degrees selected Davis, foscn'
thai aud NNdaraNI a- committee Il
escort Ferguson to the char
lie lisa handsome man, about hal
white, graceful and evidently fairly
educated. Ills brain is heavy and h'
is welt balanced. II took thut sort u
man to do the work before MIN, M,
when II was over yesterday the com
rlimrnts pad the Temporary chair
nHu we're genuine aud hc deserved
thcn.
samuel > I-ion Of Galveston coun
iy, A. Whiie ui tulmr- ruun
~ IT, a.. Davis at Fort Bcn'
county, Hhd II. !. Richardson
"I Anderson county, were rlrcic'
temporary secretaries. IhcN ARE nj
Africans Aud did their WORK VERY
rrcdltanlN IHE EXAMINER rrpurtr
worked nj the table provided Tor th
srereiSrirs, and wa, erHlll'd Will
their cheerful attention To business
Il After tcmporar! organization wa
reached, on motion, Kew lhughorl
. at the local ministry was rHllc'
20 upon to open proceedings Wlil
. prayer u" asked blessing pn IA
ID party and prayed that IL might attain
state and national success, iuHSmuc
+ AS IT represented true patriotism 49,
D. Was not - parry OF Hpoil-
p On motion the temporary chan
4 man was empowered To appoint
e. committee on platform, rulor "l ord'
Z anu resolutions.
= lht debate previous To lhr passing