San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-14
COUNTY REPUBLICANISM.
THF PRIMARY DELEGATES ASSEM-
BILE IN CONVENTION
And Enthusiastically Recommend a State
State Ticket Be Put in the Field.


this morning in the Turner hall at 10
o'clock, and there were about 7S dele
gates present.
Mr.. j. II. Bolton, chairman, called the
convention to order, whereon the fol-
lowing temporary officers were elected:
John ii. Bolton, chairman.
J Z. Newcomb and w. j. Locke, vice
chairmen.
On motion the following committees
were appointed:
Credentials-L. w. Madarasz, Walter
Scott, ii. c. Miller, Jacob Coll, Henry
Reilly.
Permanent Organization-L. G. GrOt-
haus, G. c. Cresson, Phil Braubach, G.
Sauer, j. II. Davis.
The convention then adjourned to
meet again at IL O'Clock.
On the convention re-assembling, the
report of the committee on credentials
was called for, when the chairman .of
that committee, Mr.. MadarasZ, reported
the primary delegation as published in
the LIGHT of Monday last. The basis OF
the primary representation being ! vote
in every % votes cast. The report was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. l.. G. Grothaus, for committee on
organization, reported the following as
permanent officers:
Chairman-John ii. Bolton.
Vice president-L. W. Madarasz.
Second vice president-Wesley Ogden.
Third vice president-W. j. Locke.
Secretary-C. Runge.
Assistant secretary John j. Stevens.
overwhelmingly Bader.
Fhe basis Of representation to be one
vote in every 200 votes cast for comp
trOller at the last election, and one vote
for each additional 100 or fraction there
of.
On motion of l.. c. Grothaus, sec
onded by Ryder-Taylor, the report was
adopted.
The chairman said it was the second
time he was so hOnOred, and thanked the
convention for the honor.
He had the interest Of the republican
party at heart as much as any man, and
believed in action. While he did not
think that the party could now elect
ticket still il was wise to show that
they meant business and was at the least
a very lively corpse.
Mr.. Runge then moved that each dele
CATION be seated together, and this was
done.
Mr.. Grothaus moved that committee
of seven be elected on resolutions. An
amendment was made that the chair
man appoint one delegate from each
precinct upon the said committee. This
amendment was accepted and ultimate
ly carried.
The chairman appointed L. G. Grot-
haus, Sam johnson, Ii. Mitchell, Otto
Solms, j. z. Newcomb, W. HOefling, f.
Staffel, Al. Busche, w. j. Locke, w.
HAYWARD, Phil. Braubach, Ed. Liecke.
MIR. Wesley Ogden wanted the party
organized in the state and county and
moved that a committee OF five be APP
pointed who should select chairman OF
The county and one member from each
precinct as a member of the executive
committee, said member to be chairman
of his precinct in order that they might
be at all times ready to work in an or
ganized way. GrOthaus was in
favor of the resolution. but wanted it
held back until after the resolution COM
mittee had reported. NewcOmb consid-
cred that instead of i've one member
from each precinct should be placed on
the committee, as it would give them
better information as to the party. Mr..
Ogden accepted the amendment and AZ
ter some objections the resolution passed,
the following being appointed on the
committee:
G. II. Clifford, l.. Huth, Jr., w. w.
Bright. W. Ogden, w. 5. MessmeT, NJ.
Uhr, w. j. Locke, w. Junius, Phi. Brau-
bach, w. Scott, w. A. Bonynge, <. A
LieCke.
Mr.. j. r. Davis wanted the committee
on resolutions to take Mexican affairs in
to consideration.
l.. C. Grothaus did not want the COM
mittee pledged to any course, but it
would do its duty.
W. Ii. Huston introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
convention, that the best interests OF the
republican party OF Texas demand the
nomination of complete and full state
ticket by the convention, to assemble at
Waco on the 25th inst; and,
Resolved, That our delegates to said
convention be, and are hereby, instruct
ed to persistently work for, and vote,
for the accomplishment of that purpose.
The resolution called forth consider
able feeling. Mr.. Bonynge moved to
refer the matter to the committee on
resolutions. Grothaus seconded it. Mr..
MadarasZ wanted it held over until after
adjournment. Huston did not think
that it had anything to do with the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Sam johnson did not want it re-
ferred to the resolution committee. He
wanted it acted upon by the convention
and voted on by precinct.
Mr.. Madarasz's motion was lost
and the vote required on Mr..
Bonynge's motion to refer Hus-
tons resolution to the committee
on resolutions. Mr.. Sauer moved to
lay Mr.. Bonynge's motion upon the
table and his motion was carried.
On a motion being made to vote on
the Houston resolution right away Sam
johnson opposed 1t believing that any
attempt to run state ticket would
cause it to be showed under 1000 ma
Jority;he wanted to wait for more propen-
tious opportunity. This was the signal
for Mr.. Huston's eloquence, and In
spirited speech he retorted showing how
small the republican force was in one
time and how it grew until in 1860 1t
swept the entire country. He advocated
open warfare and said that he believed
that If the republicans had done their
duty in the past, Texas instead OF being
democratic stronghold would have
been doubtful state.
A vote by precinct was then taken,
and there were SO votes for the resolu-
ton and four against it. The adverse
votes were subsequently transferred to
the victorious side, and the vote record
ed as being unanimous. The vote was
received with cheers.
The convention then adjourned to
meet again at o'clock.