The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-24
The COUNTY CONVENTION.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND
A SPLENDID COUNTY
TICKET HARMONIOUS
LY SELECTED.
WITH ONE VOICE THE DEMOC'
RACY OF TRAVIS COUNTY EN-
DORsE HER FAVoRITE


At 10 O'Clock a. m. Saturday, Hon. A.
P. Woodbridge, chairman of the county
executive committee, called the County
Democratic convention to order, and pro-
ceeded at once to effect its temporary Or
panization by the election of Hon. L. s.
Maxey as temporary chairman, and the
appointment of Mr.. Will Lambert as tenn
porary secretary.
Mr.. Maxey, upon assuming the chair,
stated that the duties of presiding officer
are at times attended with serious diff
Guilty and embarrassment, and particu-
larly so in political conventions where
the individual manifests such absorbing,
though commendable interest in the for
tunes of his friend, and hence, however
capable and upright in intention the
chairman may be, he stands ever in need
of the sympathy and earnest cooperation
of the collective body on such occasions
as this. He therefore craved the generous
indulgence and invoked the active assist
aace of the members in the performance
o. the trust they had cOnfided to him. He
sa d we have met under suspicious circum-
ances. for the first time in quarter of
a century the democracy of Travis county
had come together beholding the emblem
of their party, and hence the emblem of
good government, floating triumphantly
from both the state and federal capitol.
He congratulated the democracy upon the
supreme struggle of 1884 which gave the
American Union Grover Cleveland and
eliminated in the overthrow of republl-
can methods and policies, and said that
the proceedings of the day should be
marked by decorum and harmony and a
wise selection of officers that would bind
together individual membership and as
sure the integrity and unity of the demo-
cratic party of Travis county.
On motion of Mr.. Fred Carleton, COM
mittee on permanent organization, Gre
dentials basis of representation and order
of business was appointed, consisting OF
one member from each ward and voting
precinct, the following gentlemen being
selected:
l. Webberville-Dave Jones.
2. Manor-Lee Giles.
8. Austin, 1st ward-Wm. Salge.
I'd ward-T. A. Thomson.
Sd ward. A. Hooper.
4th ward-H. D. Patrick.
9TH ward-A. w. Townsend.
9th ward-H. A. Linn.
9TH ward-Gardner Ruggles.
Sth ward-Thos. E. Sneed.
9th ward-John H. Robinson.
10th ward-W, A. Burt
Pecan Springs-A. j. Gibson.
Govalle-Wade Henry.
Seider's store-A. Anglin.
4. Duval-John Bevel.
B. Oatmanville-S. G. Cranberry.
g. Pilot Knob-F. E. Smith.
s. Fall Greek Church--Al. Musgrove.
After some delay in waiting on tin
committee, recess, which extended Owe
the duration of an hour, was taken, afte
which time the committee submitted thei
REPORT
as follows:
Hon. T. S. Maxey, Temporary President of tn
Convention:
SIR-Your committee on permanent or
panization and basis of representation
beg leave to report as follows-we respect
fully recommend that the basis of repre-
sentation be as follows:
l. One vote for every % votes cast TO
Governor Ireland at the last general cleo
ton, and one vote for every fraction of
votes of Ii and over.
Precinct No l. Webberville, votes,
Precinct No. 2, Manor II votes.
Precinct No. 3, Seiders springs, 2 votes
Govalle, votes; Pecan spring, 2 votes.
Austin-First ward, votes; Secon
ward, 6; Third ward, a; Fourth ward, a
Fifth ward, 8; Sixth ward, 4; Sevent
ward, Il Eighth ward, s; Ninth ward, D
Tenth ward, 6.
Precinct No. 4, votes; precinct No
votes; precln, 1T No. 6, votes; precnc
No. Z, l vote; precinct No. 8, 2 votes.
Webberville- Jones, Ed. Rogers
Alex Roe Geo. Gilbert, Joe Brown, JET
Burleson, Ed. Burleson, Tom Banks, Gas
ton Banks.
Manor-W. A. B. Howell, E. F. Kel
ner, William Luedecke, j. E. Wildbahl
L. b. Giles, A. T. Anderson, A. j. Almquis
W. B. Raney, j. j. French, j. L. Gregg, 4
L. Bell, S. H. Hill, Sim Foster, l. H. Hous
Leo Sheffield.
Seiders' Store-A. Anglin, j. W. Han
cock.
Govalle-Wade Henry, E. M. Bacon, \
S. Dunn, A. NJ. Davidson.
Pecan Springs. w. Holland, j.
Gibson.
First ward, Austin--W. II. Salge, W. l
Sh.ehan. Pat Scott, Col. Sublett, A. ,
Zilker, W. D. Sheehan.
Second ward-R. E. Grant L. A. Thon
son, T. S. Maxey, Jerry Sheehan, q. /
Anderson, c. G. Maillot, VIM. Brennan.
Third Ward. A. Hooper, Fred. Carlo
ton, j. H. Houghton, j. W. Mclaughlin
Fourth Ward-R. p. Smythe, U. I
Caldwell, Joe Goodman, W. FILLER, N.
Shelley, H. H. Patrick.
Fifth Ward-A. Won Rosenberg, Sam L
DeCordova, A. W. Townsend.
Sixth Ward-C. q. Weller,L M.Crooke
H.A. Linn, R. S. Graves, DR.. White,
McNair, W. B. Workman, F. W. Gregor.
Seventh Ward-Gardner Ruggles, Jn'
P. Kirk, N. S. Walton, Fl. L. Spain, DEM
Corwin, Geo. P. Assmann, M. Nj. Mclnnl
Eighth Ward-T. E. Sneed, Geo. L. ho'
ertson, w. G. Denny, A. s. Burlesol
Geo. Criser, A. Deffenbaugh, U. A. Cal