San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-16
UNITED AND HARMONIOUS.
SUCH WAS THE ENDING OF THE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Lincom's Republicanism Shown to be
the Underlying Principle of the
Great Labor Movement.

Lincoln's Republcanism Shown to be
the Underlying Principle of the
Great Labor Movement.
The republican county convention
reconvened on Saturday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock, when the chairman, Mr..
John II. Bolton called the convention to
order.
AS Precinct No. ] had failed to elect
delegates, Mr.. GuilIemette of that pre-
cnct was upon motion of Mr.. NewcOmb,
given a seat in the convention.
Mr.. l.. e. GrOthaus, for the committee
on resolutions, reported the following:
"The committee on resolutions begs
leave to offer the following report:
We the republicans Of BeXAr county in
convention assembled present TO the
publ iG the following as our views:
|. We endorse the platform OF prin-
ciples adopted by the republican nation
al convention at Chicago in 1884.
2. We favor stringent and effective
measures for the protection OF the
rights of American citizens abroad.
3. We favor the payment of pensions
by the United States government TO
union soldiers disabled during the war,
and to union soldiers widows.
/. We are in favor OF the restoration
of the tariff OF 1867 on wool.
3. We are in favor OF the approprla-
tiOn of money by congress in support OF
public school education.
6. We believe in the prompt and Wig
orOus suppression OF all forms of anarch-
ism. l.. G. GROTHAUs, chairman.
MIR. w. S. Messmer, of the LIGHT, in
trOduced some resolutions, printed in
the editorial columns of this issue, af-
tho 70 hra ham Lincoln
had taken upon the labor question. Mr..
sam johnson wanted some information
upon the question, and he got 1t. Mr..
GrOthuus thought that the republican
platform of 1884 covered the question.
MIR. W. II. Huston desired that the resO-
buttons be adopted, as they affirmed
principles of % years ago, and could not
be regarded as being new trap to catch
votes. Ultimately the resolutions were
adopted.
Mr.. c. IL. Clifford, for the committee
upon organization, brought in the fol-
lowing report:
"YOur COmmittee'tO whom was COM
United the nomination of q chairman for
the county executive committee, and
one member from each precinct to con-
stitute county executive committee,
would respectfully report:
County DalFman-JOun H. DOllOn.
Precinct Is. M. johnson,
Precinct 3-Hans Degener.
Precinct &C. Runge.
Precinct J-S. NJ. Uhr.
Precinct Il-W. j. Locke.
Precinct l3-W. j. Light.
Precinct l5-Phil BraubaCh.
Precinct PIE. A. Leicke.
Precinct 2G-Walter Scott.
Prpcinct 27-Jag p NeWcOmb
Precinct 2S-W. II. HOefling, Sr.
Precinct &c. III. Clifford"
The report was adopted, and the chair
man and the committee authorized to
fill up the vacancies from each precinct
in the county.
MIR. Bolton having thanked the con-
ventiOn for the honor done him, the fol-
towing delegates were elected:
State conventions: J. p. NewCOmb,
J. II. Bolton, George Paschal, A. }.
Evans, w. S. Messmer, w. ii. Huston,
l.. w. Madarasz, j. Il. Davis, l.. e, GrOt-
haus.
Alternates: II. Riley, j. j. Stevens,
f. l.. WarburtOn, G. Guillmette, r. W.
Rogers, Walter Scott, Jacob GOll, Frank
Umschcid. W. w. Bright and DIR. Hertz
berg.
Congress iOnal convention: p. {. Ank-
eTSOl, -. W. MChlllhteT, W. d. l.OCht,
Otto SOlms, Joe UmsCheid, G. Runge,
Joe MORN, VIM. Hoefling, Il. w. Val
lace, Julius Liecke, DIR. f. HertZberg
and W. J. Light.
Senatorial Conventional. w. NADIA
rasz, j. p. NewcOmb, Charles Ogden,
Louis IIuth, Jr., w. HOefling, Jr., Shed
Porter, f. W. PuetZe, w. Junius, Ed
Liecke, - Siedel.
w - nd
G. GrOthaus were called upon to address
the convention, and all the speakers
were well received. The convention
then adjourned.
1t is no figure of speech to say that the
convention was harmonious, energetic
and enthusiastic and it would indicate
great and united action to spread and
sustain the glorious principles of repub-
licAnism