San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-31
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION.
A Tame Affair, Conducted With Great
Tameness.

A Tame Affair, Conducted With Great
Tameness.
" HOusg0n Esd, was called to the
chair and George Il. Dashiell was chosen tenn
poTary secretary, and II committee on perma-
nent organization and on ere dentihls was APP
pointed, upon motion. by the temporary chair
man. The convention thcreupon took RE-
cess of ~ minutes 10 allow the committees 10
report. III,
the repOrt of the committee was read and was
adopted. A. W. Houston was reported rs per
manent president, George X. Dashel as per,
manent secretary. which realized the millenlal
figure OF the lion and the lamb lying down To-
gether in bTOthcrly affection.
Can't W. X Story made motion, that
committee be appointed on platform ana res
buttons and supported in a few fOrclble re-
marks, wherein he alluded to the wool inter-
csts of the district and the need oil having
those interests protected. deieghhte , ,TT.'
Travis moved 10 lay said mot on on the Table
and in support of his motion, SAID lhc cOhN'l-
ton had no right to lay down PLATFORM
The national democratic platform AT Chl-
cagO in 1884 was the voice Of The party ana the
state convention soon to convene at CAVES
ton, was the proper mouthpiecc OF the demo
cracy of Texas. He temporarily Withdrew ms
motion to lay the motion of Capt. story on tue
table, in order 10 give Capt. story tht opI.nr-
tunity to explain his notion, but wheh Mr.
Theodore Banks arose. with pCrtentlous coun-
tenance, and pOnderOus and elongated sell.
importance, utO uHpack his ideas, the dele.
gate from Travis put on the breaks with great
vigOr, and squelched the eloquchce vi MI
Banks.
A resolution was introduced and passed
against lowering the existing duties upon
wool or putting il on the free SIDE. IL looked
towards protection. ,
Mr. Scion Stewart introduced strongly
wOrded resolution, protesting against Inc
wrongs done to American citizens by Mehlco'
and calling upon the United States govern
ment to protect American citizens IN MEXICO
from Mexican OutrageS.
The motion of Captain Story was voted
down quite unceremhnOusly and the cOnNcn-
ton then got down to hard pan" in the shape
of nominations for congressman.
Joseph ID. Sayers was placed IN nomination
in "A neat speech.
Mr.. Theodore Banks rose to his feet and
nominated Oscar BergstrOm In rev well
chosen remarks, wherein he dmly alluded TO
the Knights of Labor and their influence
Mr. j. =. O'Lcary seconded the nolnl-
nation of Mr.. BergstrOm. Mr.. I'D.
Bladen, with full head Of steam on
and in his irrepressible way, took the floor ana
| pitched into the nomination of Mr.. Bergstrom
| as an element of discOrd. Mr.. Sayers should
have a walkOver the-track and nobody else
| should be brought out in opposition 10 MN
Mr.. Bradcn was very earnest ana energetic III
his tones and gestures.
| ton of MIR. BergstrOm aud denied any wish,
or purpose to create diScOrd and upon near
| ing this declaration, Mr.. Ed. Braden let his
bristlcs fall and Gained down.
Mr.. Sayers was unanimously nominated
without any opposition.
Oscar BergstrOm was elected chairman OF
the Congressional Executive committee. by u
vote of ia to l6a for Mr.. Charles Montague,
of Bandera. The vote Of BeNar was "a Tor
Montague, TO 90 for BergstrOm, the BraGkeh-
ridge men apparently had no use Tor Berg
StrOm and wanted 10 sit down on him with
| the ponderOsity of II pile-driVer The whOle
| thing was tame.